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The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement or Hare Krishnas, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious organisation. ISKCON was founded in 1966 in New York City by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Its core beliefs are based on Hindu scriptures, particularly the Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavata Purana, and the Gaudiya …
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bizarre - Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

bizarre (adj.) 1640s, from Fr. bizarre " odd, fantastic" (16c.), originally "handsome, brave," perhaps from Basque bizar " a beard" (the notion being of bearded Spanish soldiers making a strange impression on the French); alternative etymology traces it to It. bizarro " angry, fierce, irascible," from bizza " fit of anger.
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herb root used in cooking, 1903, from Japanese. Look at other dictionaries: Wasabi — (Eutrema japonica) Systematik Eurosiden II Ordnung: Kreuzblütlerartige (Brassicales) … Deutsch Wikipedia. wasabi — [wä′sə bē] n. [Jpn] an herb (Eutrema wasabi) of the crucifer family, with greenish roots that are grated and used like horseradish in Japanese dishes …
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squamous — 1) flat, as in a cell layer (as opposed to cuboidal and columnar) 2) a suture with scale like and overlapping margins 3) squamosal 4) adjective for squama (scale); possessing scales …. Dictionary of ichthyology. squamous — См. squamose …. Dictionary of invertebrate zoology.
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part of a French newspaper devoted to light literature and criticism (usually at the bottom of a page and separated by a rule), 1845, from Fr. feuilleton (18c.), lit. a leaflet (added to a newspaper), dim. of feuille leaf, from L. folium (see…