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Dazzling is a 2023 novel written by Nigerian-British writer Chikodili Emelumadu and published by Wildfire in 2023. [1] [2] The novel focuses of Treasure, who is married to a spirit and Ozoemena, who is initiated into the Leopard Society which gives her a shamanistic connection with the Igbo goddess, Idemili.
N. nadir. narrows. Also narrow. A land or water passage that is confined or restricted by its narrow breadth, often a strait or a water gap. nation. A stable community of people formed on the basis of a common geographic territory, language, economy, ethnicity, or psychological make-up as manifested in a common culture. national mapping agency.
The New Zealand swan (Moriori: poūwa, Cygnus sumnerensis) is an extinct indigenous swan from the Chatham Islands and the South Island of New Zealand.Discovered as archaeological remains in 1889, it was originally considered a separate species from the Australian black swan (Cygnus atratus) because of its slightly larger bones, and swans not having been introduced to New Zealand until 1864.
Freedom of Speech was the first of a series of four oil paintings, entitled Four Freedoms, by Norman Rockwell. The works were inspired by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a State of the Union Address, known as Four Freedoms, delivered to the 77th United States Congress on January 6, 1941. [4] Of the Four Freedoms, the only two ...
A single-family detached home, also called a single-detached dwelling, single-family residence (SFR) or separate house is a free-standing residential building. It is defined in opposition to a multi-family residential dwelling.
The phrase "standing on the shoulders of giants" is a metaphor which means "using the understanding gained by major thinkers who have gone before in order to make intellectual progress". [1] It is a metaphor of dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants ( Latin : nani gigantum humeris insidentes ) and expresses the meaning of "discovering truth ...
Dheer (surname) Dheer (also spelled as Dhir) is a surname found among the Brahmins and Khatris of Punjab. [1] The Dhirs of Kapurthala are descended from Baba Mahya, who was the Guru (teacher) of Guru Amardās of the Sikhs, and is still revered at Dhir weddings. [2] The word "Dhir" translates to brave. [3]
Enmesharra ( Sumerian: 𒀭𒂗𒈨𒊹𒊏 Enmešarra, "Lord of all me 's") was a Mesopotamian god associated with the underworld. He was regarded as a member of an inactive old generation of deities, and as such was commonly described as a ghost or resident of the underworld. He is best known from various lists of primordial deities, such as ...
An autograph or holograph is a manuscript or document written in its author 's or composer 's hand. The meaning of "autograph" as a document penned entirely by the author of its content (as opposed to a typeset document or one written by a copyist or scribe other than the author) overlaps with that of "holograph".
Etymology and origins Paschimottanasana illustrated in an 1830 manuscript of the Jogapradipika. The name Paschimottanasana comes from the Sanskrit words paschima (पश्चिम, paścima) meaning "west" or "the back of the body"; uttana (उत्तान, uttāna) meaning "intense stretch" or "straight" or "extended"; and asana (आसन, āsana) meaning "posture" or "seat".