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[ adjective ] coming next after the nineteenth in position
Synonyms Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)With a large and circumspect 20_th Century technique , he wove the materials of national heroes and events , national folklore and children 's fairy_tales - Slavic dances and love songs - into a solid musical literature which served his people well , and is providing much enjoyment to the World at_large . That he mastered every aspect of his medium according_to his own great talents and contemporary judgments , is a good and solid symbol of his people under the tremendous pressures of proclaiming and practising the rigors of a new culture ; and perhaps of even greater significance - his music is strong 20_th Century evidence of the effectiveness of Evolution , based on a broad Traditionalism for the creative art of music . (Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)Together they had probably done more than any other men to help push Laos toward the 20 th century - constructively . (R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)As capitalism in the 20_th century has become increasingly dependent upon force and violence for its survival , the private_detective is placed in a serious dilemma . Related terms |
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