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The other new moment began in the 12th century when new forms of ... canon musical form and compositional technique, based on the principle of strict imitation, in which an ... [2 Related Articles] Canon City city, seat (1861) of Fremont county, south-central Colorado, U.S. It is located at the eastern ... [1 Related Articles] canon law body of laws made within certain Christian churches (Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, independent churches of ... [18 Related Articles] Canon Law, Code of official compilation of ecclesiastical law promulgated in 1917 and again, in revised form, in 1983, ... [5 Related Articles] Canongate Church (from the article "Edinburgh") ...built in the 15th century). 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[1 Related Articles] canopy (from the article "rainforest") Rainforests exhibit a highly vertical stratification in plant and animal development. The highest plant layer, ... Canosa di Puglia town, Puglia (Apulia) region, southeastern Italy, on the right bank of the Ofanto (ancient Aufidus) ... Canossa ruined 10th-century castle southwest of Reggio nell'Emilia in Italy, famous as the meeting place (1077) ... [4 Related Articles] Canova, Antonio, marchese d'Ischia Italian sculptor, one of the greatest exponents of Neoclassicism. Among his works are the tombs ... [3 Related Articles] Canovas del Castillo, Antonio Spanish historian, statesman, and prime minister, whose political activity brought about the restoration of Spain's ... [3 Related Articles] Canrobert, Certain soldier and political figure who as a marshal of France (from 1856) was a supporter ... Canso Causeway (from the article "Canso, Strait of") ...Georges Bay and the Northumberland Strait. 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Cantal (from the article "Auvergne") ...region and historical region of France encompassing the central Cantal, Plomb du (from the article "Auvergne") ...point in central France. The Vivarais Mountains top out at Mount Mezenc, 5,751 feet (1,753 ... cantala (Agave cantala), plant of the family agave (Agavaceae) and its fibre, belonging to the leaf-fibre ... [1 Related Articles] cantaloupe (from the article "Comparing Apples and Oranges: A Nutrient Scorecard") Cantalupensis group, the cantaloupes (named for Cantalupo, near Rome, where these melons were early grown ... Cantalupo, Jim American businessman (b. Nov. 14, 1943, Oak Park, Ill.-d. April 19, 2004, Orlando, Fla.), established ... cantar in Spanish literature, originally, the lyrics of a song. The word was later used for ... [1 Related Articles] Cantar de Mio Cid Spanish epic poem of the mid-12th century, the earliest surviving monument of Spanish literature and ... 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One club fungus, the cauliflower fungus (Sparassis crispa), has flattened clustered branches ... cantharides (from the article "aphrodisiac") ...drugs such as alcohol or marijuana, which may lead to sexual excitation through disinhibition, modern ... Canthigaster (from the article "puffer") Related to the puffers are about 12 species, also capable of inflating themselves, known as ... canthus (from the article "eye, human") ...folds of tissue covering the front of the orbit and, when the eye is open, ... canticle (from Latin canticulum, diminutive of canticum, "song"), a scriptural hymn text, used in various Christian ... cantiga genre of 13th-century Spanish monophonic, or unison, song, often honouring the Virgin Mary. The most ... 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Cantonese language variety of Chinese spoken by more than 55 million people in Guangdong and southern Guangxi ... [6 Related Articles] Cantonese regional style (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...in 1912 of a republic. Inspired by the "New Japanese Style," the Kao brothers and ... Cantonment (from the article "Yangon") The centre of the city, called the Cantonment, was planned by the British in 1852 ... cantor in Judaism and Christianity, an ecclesiastical official in charge of music or chants. [1 Related Articles] Cantor's diagonal theorem (from the article "infinity") ...are equal. Using a so-called "diagonal argument," Cantor showed that the size of the counting ... Cantor's paradox (from the article "set theory") The so-called Cantor paradox, discovered by Cantor himself in 1899, is the following. By the ... Cantor, Eddie American comedian and star of vaudeville, burlesque, the legitimate stage, radio, and television. 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