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  2. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    according to value: Used in commerce to refer to ad valorem taxes, i.e., taxes based on the assessed value of real estate or personal property: ad victoriam: to/for victory: Used as a battle cry by the Romans. ad vitam aeternam: to eternal life: i.e., "to life everlasting". A common Biblical phrase ad vitam aut culpam: for life or until fault

  3. Glossary of graffiti - Wikipedia

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    Famous or respected graffitist who have died. [1] The people who admire them tag their names on a wall with halos above them [1] or make tribute pieces with their faces or tag with the dates of their birth to death. anti style. a form of graffiti which deliberately flouts graffiti norms, also called ignorant style or hipster style. [2] all city.

  4. Note value - Wikipedia

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    Note value. In music notation, a note value indicates the relative duration of a note, using the texture or shape of the notehead, the presence or absence of a stem, and the presence or absence of flags/ beams /hooks/tails. Unmodified note values are fractional powers of two, for example one, one-half, one fourth, etc.

  5. Phrases from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Wikipedia

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    The shape of the islands in the background spells out 42, and there are 42 coloured balls. The 42 Puzzle is a game devised by Douglas Adams in 1994 for the United States series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books. The puzzle is an illustration consisting of 42 multi-coloured balls, in 7 columns and 6 rows.

  6. Art valuation - Wikipedia

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    Art valuation. Art valuation, an art-specific subset of financial valuation, is the process of estimating the market value of works of art. As such, it is more of a financial rather than an aesthetic concern, however, subjective views of cultural value play a part as well. Art valuation involves comparing data from multiple sources such as art ...

  7. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    cachet. lit. "stamp"; a distinctive quality; quality, prestige. café. a coffee shop (also used in French for "coffee"). Café au lait. café au lait. coffee with milk; or a light-brown color. In medicine, it is also used to describe a birthmark that is of a light-brown color (café au lait spot). calque.

  8. Elements of art - Wikipedia

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    Elements of art are stylistic features that are included within an art piece to help the artist communicate. [1] The seven most common elements include line, shape, texture, form, space, color and value, with the additions of mark making, and materiality. [1] [2] When analyzing these intentionally utilized elements, the viewer is guided towards ...

  9. Gettysburg Address - Wikipedia

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    The Gettysburg Address is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, now known as Gettysburg National Cemetery, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated Confederate forces in the Battle of Gettysburg, the Civil War's ...