succeeding+generations
111development — developmental, developmentary, adj. developmentally, adv. /di vel euhp meuhnt/, n. 1. the act or process of developing; growth; progress: child development; economic development. 2. a significant consequence or event: recent developments in the… …
112rhetoric — /ret euhr ik/, n. 1. (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast. 2. the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech. 3. the study of the effective… …
113Graham, Martha — born May 11, 1894, Allegheny county, Penn., U.S. died April 1, 1991, New York, N.Y. U.S. dancer, teacher, choreographer, and foremost exponent of modern dance. She studied from 1916 with Ted Shawn at the Denishawn School of Dancing and Related… …
114Jefferson, Thomas — born April 13, 1743, Shadwell, Va. died July 4, 1826, Monticello, Va., U.S. Third president of the U.S. (1801–09). He was a planter and became a lawyer in 1767; he was also a slaveholder, though he opposed slavery. While a member of the House of… …
115Scorel, Jan van — born August 1495, Schoorel, Habsburg Netherlands died Dec. 6, 1562, Utrecht Dutch humanist, architect, engineer, and painter. He studied briefly with Jan Gossart, who encouraged him to travel. Five years of work and study in Europe eventually… …
116reproductive behaviour — In animals, any activity directed toward perpetuation of a species. Sexual reproduction, the most common mode, occurs when a female s egg is fertilized by a male s sperm. The resulting unique combination of genes produces genetic variety that… …
117Lwoff, André — ▪ French biologist in full André Michael Lwoff born May 8, 1902, Ainay le Château, France died Sept. 30, 1994, Paris French biologist who contributed to the understanding of lysogeny, in which a bacterial virus, or bacteriophage, infects… …
118physical culture — Introduction philosophy, regimen, or lifestyle seeking maximum physical development through such means as weight (resistance) training, diet, aerobic activity, athletic competition, and mental discipline. Specific benefits include… …
119St. Francis of Assisi — St. Francis of Assisi † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Francis of Assisi Founder of the Franciscan Order, born at Assisi in Umbria, in 1181 or 1182 the exact year is uncertain; died there, 3 October, 1226. His father, Pietro… …
120generation — 1. SYN: reproduction (1). 2. A discrete stage in succession of descent; e.g., father, son, and grandson are three generations. [L. generatio, fr. genero, pp. atus, to beget] asexual g. reproduction by fission, gemmation, or in any other way… …
