Dictionary definition: abîme

Article: NursEncyclopedia of World Biography;      700+ words ...Said Nurs&xEE; Turkish religious leader Said Nurs&xEE; (1876-1960) was an Islamic philosopher who authored ... writings and teachings. In his rich, full life, Said Nurs&xEE; witnessed and experienced much. As both an observer and ...

Dictionary definition: Lemaître, Abbé Georges Edouard
A Dictionary of Scientists;      611 words ...Lema&xEE;tre, Abbé Georges Edouard (1894 ... Belgian astronomer and cosmologist Lema&xEE;tre was born at Charleroi in Belgium. After ... professor of astronomy in 1927. Lema&xEE;tre was one of the propounders of the big ...

Dictionary definition: Turangalîla-symphonie
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music;      408 words ...Turangal&xEE;la-symphonie (Sanskrit, turanga ... movement, rhythm’, and l&xEE;la , ‘play in the sense of divine ... Introduction , Chant d'amour 1 , Turangal&xEE;la 1 , Chant d'amour 2 , Joie du sang ...

Dictionary definition: maître
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English;      288 words ...ma&xEE;tre noun L19 French (literally, ‘master’ ... sense of ‘instructor’ in the phrases ma&xEE;tre d'armes and ma&xEE;tre de ballet ; see also cher ma&xEE;tre , ma&#xEE ...

Dictionary definition: maître d'hôtel
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English;      258 words ...ma&xEE;·tre d'hô&xB7 ... x2CC;metrə / (also ma&xEE;·tre d' / ˌm&x101 ... x259;r / ) • n. ( pl. ma&xEE;·tres d'hô· ...

Dictionary definition: maîtres d'
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English;      263 words ...ma&xEE;tres d', ma&xEE;tres d'armes, etc., plurals of ma&xEE;tre d' , ma&xEE;tre d'armes , etc.

Dictionary definition: maître d'
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English;      278 words ...ma&xEE;tre d' noun phrase (also ma&xEE;tre de ) plural ma&xEE;tres d', maītres de L19 French (colloquial abbreviation of ma&xEE;tre d'hôtel ). The manager of a hotel dining room or restaurant, a headwaiter.