-logy is a suffix in the English language, used with words originally adapted from Ancient Greek ending in -λογία (-logía). The earliest English examples...
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A sex position is a positioning of the bodies that people use to engage in sexual intercourse or other sexual activities. Sexual acts are generally described...
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Gnosticism (from Ancient Greek: γνωστικός, romanized: gnōstikós, Koine Greek: [ɣnostiˈkos], 'having knowledge') is a collection of religious ideas and...
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Anne Boleyn (/ˈbʊlɪn, bʊˈlɪn/; c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances...
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The terms foobar (/ˈfuːbɑːr/), foo, bar, baz, qux, quux, and others are used as metasyntactic variables and placeholder names in computer programming or...
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Pinterest is an American social media service for publishing and discovery of information in the form of pinboards. This includes recipes, home, style...
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Orgasm (from Greek ὀργασμός, orgasmos; "excitement, swelling") or sexual climax (or simply climax) is the sudden release of accumulated sexual excitement...
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This article contains Persian text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (Persian:...
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Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic...
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Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader, and activist. She is recognized for having a consistent artistic...
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Yahoo! Mail (also written as Yahoo Mail) is an email service offered by the American company Yahoo, Inc. The service is free for personal use, with an...
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Heterosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between people of the opposite sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality...
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Deism (/ˈdiːɪzəm/ DEE-iz-əm or /ˈdeɪ.ɪzəm/ DAY-iz-əm; derived from the Latin term deus, meaning "god") is the philosophical position and rationalistic...
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Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli (from Classical Nahuatl chīlli [ˈt͡ʃiːlːi] ), are varieties of berry-fruit plants from the genus Capsicum,...
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A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned...
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Human life expectancy is a statistical measure of the estimate of the average remaining years of life at a given age. The most commonly used measure is...
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Stockholm syndrome is a proposed condition or theory that tries to explain why hostages sometimes develop a psychological bond with their captors. Stockholm...
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Hesse or Hessia (German: Hessen [ˈhɛsn̩] ), officially the State of Hesse (German: Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden,...
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A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, 'witness' stem μαρτυρ-, martyr-) is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing...
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The flute is a member of a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, producing sound with a vibrating...
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Amritsar (Punjabi: [əmːˈɾɪtsəɾ] ; ISO: Amr̥tasara), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as Ambarsar, is the second-largest city in the...
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Bugs Bunny is a cartoon character created in the late 1930s at Warner Bros. Cartoons (originally Leon Schlesinger Productions) and voiced originally by...
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The 2017 NFL draft was the 82nd annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players. It was...
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The national flag of France (drapeau national de la France) is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands coloured blue (hoist side), white, and red. The...
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In Newtonian mechanics, momentum (pl.: momenta or momentums; more specifically linear momentum or translational momentum) is the product of the mass and...
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The Genovese crime family (pronounced [dʒenoˈveːze, -eːse]), also sometimes referred to as the Westside, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and...
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The Hollywood Reporter (THR) is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It...
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Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ and record producer. Raised in Northeast Los Angeles and...
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An orchestra (/ˈɔːrkɪstrə/; OR-ki-strə) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families...
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Naya Marie Rivera (/ˈnaɪə rɪˈvɛərə/ NY-ə riv-AIR-ə; January 12, 1987 – July 8, 2020) was an American actress, singer, and model. Recognized for her work...
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