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1 day ago · In some languages, diphthongs are single phonemes, while in others they are analyzed as sequences of two vowels, or of a vowel and a semivowel. Sound changes. [edit] Certain sound changes relate to diphthongs and monophthongs. Vowel breakingor diphthongization is a vowel shiftin which a monophthong becomes a diphthong.
1 day ago · Nantes is the préfecture (capital city) of the Loire-Atlantique département and the Pays de la Loire région. It is the residence of a région and départementprefect, local representatives of the French government. Nantes is also the meeting place of the région and département councils, two elected political bodies.
1 day ago · Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, vicomte de Saint-Exupéry[3] (29 June 1900 – c. 31 July 1944), known simply as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (UK: / ˌsæ̃tɪɡˈzuːpəri /, [4] US: /- ɡzuːpeɪˈriː /, [5] French: [ɑ̃twan də sɛ̃t‿ɛɡzypeʁi] ⓘ), was a French writer, poet, journalist and aviator. He received several prestigious ...
1 day ago · Witchcraft is the use of alleged supernatural powers of magic. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft. Traditionally, "witchcraft" means the use of magic or supernatural powers to inflict harm or misfortune on others, and this remains the most common and widespread meaning. [1] According to Encyclopedia Britannica, "Witchcraft thus defined ...
1 day ago · The 19th century was an era of rapidly accelerating scientific discovery and invention, with significant developments in the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, electricity, and metallurgy that laid the groundwork for the technological advances of the 20th century. [4]
2 hours ago · The tiger (Panthera tigris) is a large cat and a member of the genus Panthera native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is traditionally classified into nine recent subspecies, though some recognise only two subspecies, mainland Asian tigers ...
1 day ago · IPA. [panɡimun] Ban Ki-moon (Korean: 반기문; [pan.ɡi.mun]; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was the South Korean minister of foreign affairs and trade between 2004 and 2006.
