baseball: Amateur baseball: …young as age 5 (Tee Ball, in which the ball is batted from a stationary pedestal) and for youths as old as age 18 (Big League). In 1974 girls were admitted into Little League play; boys and girls play together in the baseball program, but the softball program is…

golf: Procedure: …to be played is the teeing ground. The front is indicated by two markers, and the teeing ground is the rectangular space two club lengths in depth directly behind the line indicated by the markers. The player tees his ball anywhere within this space, usually setting it up on a…

Operation Blue Star, Indian military operation in June 1984 ordered by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to root out a group of militant Sikh separatists who had occupied the Golden Temple, the Sikhs’ holiest shrine. The leader of the group was Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, a Sikh fundamentalist who

numerals and numeral systems: Number bases: …meaning “two left”; the endings -teen and -ty both refer to ten, and hundred comes originally from a pre-Greek term meaning “ten times [ten].”

gang, a group of persons, usually youths, who share a common identity and who generally engage in criminal behaviour. In contrast to the criminal behaviour of other youths, the activities of gangs are characterized by some level of organization and continuity over time. There is no consensus on the

Elvis Presley: Presley’s immediate influence and impact: Presley became the teen idol of his decade, greeted everywhere by screaming hordes of young women, and, when it was announced in early 1958 that he had been drafted and would enter the U.S. Army, there was that rarest of all pop culture events, a moment of true…

Satyajit Ray: Adaptations of works by Rabindranath Tagore: Teen Kanya (1961; “Three Daughters,” English-language title Two Daughters) is a varied trilogy of short films about women, while Ghare Baire (1984; The Home and the World) is a sombre study of Bengal’s first revolutionary movement, set in 1907–08 during the period of British rule.

Teen Titans, fictional superheroes. The Teen Titans were not the first group of teen sidekicks—young aides to adult superheroes such as Batman and The Flash—to join together to fight crime, but they are the most famous. The group has gone through many iterations since being introduced in 1964.

Vogue: History: Wintour also began Teen Vogue (2003) and Men’s Vogue (2005–08) in the United States. In 2003 she and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) jointly inaugurated the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, which offered financial support and business mentoring to the “next generation” of American fashion designers.

Brandon Teena was a biologically female individual who lived his life as a male and was murdered by two former friends after they discovered his biological sex. Teena and his story have been at the center of academic and public debates concerning gender and sexuality rights. While it is unclear

Katy Perry: Pop success: The resulting release, Teenage Dream (2010), which provided a broader showcase for her full-throated voice, was even more commercially successful than One of the Boys, spawning such hits as the warm-weather frivolity “California Gurls” (featuring rapper Snoop Dogg) and the inspirational “Firework.” When “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” reached…

Megan Fox: …in the live-action big-screen reboot Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; she reprised the role two years later in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. In 2016–17 Fox had a recurring role on the TV series New Girl, playing Reagan (the latest “new girl”), a pharmaceutical sales representative. She later…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT), comic-book series about a quartet of humanlike warrior turtles, which grew into an enduring multimedia franchise. Born of a radioactive accident, raised by a talking rat, and named for Renaissance painters, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles—cool-headed leader

Megan Fox: …role two years later in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. In 2016–17 Fox had a recurring role on the TV series New Girl, playing Reagan (the latest “new girl”), a pharmaceutical sales representative. She later hosted Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox (2018), a television miniseries…

adolescence, transitional phase of growth and development between childhood and adulthood. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines an adolescent as any person between ages 10 and 19. This age range falls within WHO’s definition of young people, which refers to individuals between ages 10 and

adolescence, transitional phase of growth and development between childhood and adulthood. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines an adolescent as any person between ages 10 and 19. This age range falls within WHO’s definition of young people, which refers to individuals between ages 10 and

The Family International, millenarian Christian communal group that grew out of the ministry of David Berg (1919–94) to the hippies who had gathered in Huntington Beach, California, in the late 1960s. It teaches a message of Christian love based on scripture and Berg’s prophecies. The focus of the

Television in the United States: Teen dramas and adult cartoons: …an entire new genre of “teensploitation” series, many of which became the anchors of the WB network a few years later. Among these WB teen series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003), Dawson’s Creek (1998–2003), and Felicity (1998–2002) met with surprising critical acclaim. Professional

tepee, conical tent most common to the North American Plains Indians. Although a number of Native American groups used similar structures during the hunting season, only the Plains Indians adopted tepees as year-round dwellings, and then only from the 17th century onward. At that time the Spanish

River Tees, river in northeastern England, rising on Cross Fell in the northern Pennines and flowing 70 miles (110 km) east to the North Sea. It forms the boundary between the historic counties of Yorkshire and Durham. In its upper course the Tees flows in a typical Pennines dale (valley), where

United Kingdom: Relief: A line running from the mouth of the River Exe, in the southwest, to that of the Tees, in the northeast, is a crude expression of this division. The course of the 700-foot (213-metre) contour, or of the boundary separating the older rocks of the north…

Teesdale, former district, administrative county of Durham, northeastern England, in the southwestern part of the county. The former district lies on both sides of the River Tees. The area north of the river belongs to the historic county of Durham, and the area to the south lies in the historic

England: The North East: …Tyne and Wear and the Teesside metropolitan area (centred on Middlesbrough) and is therefore unusually diverse. Teesside was heavily industrialized (iron and steel and shipbuilding) during the 19th century, but it has more recently become an important tourist destination along the North Sea at the edge of North York Moors…

titi, (genus Callicebus), any of about 20 species of small arboreal monkeys that have long furred tails and are found in South American rainforests, especially along the Amazon and other rivers. Titis have long, soft, glossy fur and rather flat, high faces set in small, round heads. Even the

tooth, any of the hard, resistant structures occurring on the jaws and in or around the mouth and pharynx areas of vertebrates. Teeth are used for catching and masticating food, for defense, and for other specialized purposes. The teeth of vertebrates represent the modified descendants of bony

sleep: Parasomnias: enuresis (bed-wetting), bruxism (teeth grinding), snoring, and nightmares. Sleep talking seems more often to consist of inarticulate mumblings than of extended meaningful utterances. It occurs at least occasionally for many people and at that level cannot be considered pathological. Sleepwalking is common in children and can sometimes…

Tom Clancy: …Bear and the Dragon (2000), The Teeth of the Tiger (2003), Dead or Alive (2010), and Command Authority (2013) are subsequent novels.

teetotalism, the practice or promotion of total abstinence from alcoholic drinks. It became popular as part of the temperance movement in the early 19th century in Great Britain and North America. Unlike temperance advocates, who promoted moderation in alcohol consumption or abstention solely from

teetotum, form of top having usually 4, 6, 8, or 12 sides marked with distinctive symbols. A teetotum is used for playing games, mostly of the gambling variety, and serves in place of dice. The hexagonal (six-sided) teetotum was known to the ancient Greeks and Romans. A common gambling game with a

teff, (Eragrostis tef), annual cereal grass, grown for its tiny nutritious seeds. Teff is native to Ethiopia and Eritrea, where it is a staple food crop to millions of people, and has increased in popularity as a gluten-free health food elsewhere. The grains have a mild, nutty flavor and are a good

Tefé, city and river port, central Amazonas estado (state), northwestern Brazil. Founded by missionaries as Nogueira in the 17th century and also called Ega at one time, Tefé lies on the left (north) bank of the portion of the Amazon River known as the Solimões, on the lake formed by the mouth of

teff, (Eragrostis tef), annual cereal grass, grown for its tiny nutritious seeds. Teff is native to Ethiopia and Eritrea, where it is a staple food crop to millions of people, and has increased in popularity as a gluten-free health food elsewhere. The grains have a mild, nutty flavor and are a good

Judaism: The traditional pattern of synagogue practices: …public worship; the prayer (tefilla) in the strict sense of petition; confession and supplication (taḥanun) on weekdays; the reading of Scripture; and concluding acts of worship. This general structure of the morning service varies somewhat, with additions and subtractions for the afternoon and evening services and for Sabbath, holy…

phylactery, in Jewish religious practice, one of two small black leather cube-shaped cases containing Torah texts written on parchment, which, in accordance with Deuteronomy 6:8 (and similar statements in Deuteronomy 11:18 and Exodus 13:9, 16), are to be worn by male Jews 13 years of age and older

phylactery: …parchment; the head phylactery (tefillin shel rosh) has four compartments, each with one text. The extracts are Exodus 13:1–10, 11–16; and Deuteronomy 6:4–9, 11:13–21. Reform Jews interpret the biblical commandment in a figurative sense and, hence, do not wear phylacteries. Because of rabbinic indecision about the exact sequence of…

phylactery: The hand phylactery (tefillin shel yad) has one compartment with the texts written on a single parchment; the head phylactery (tefillin shel rosh) has four compartments, each with one text. The extracts are Exodus 13:1–10, 11–16; and Deuteronomy 6:4–9, 11:13–21. Reform Jews interpret the biblical commandment in a…

polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a strong, tough, waxy, nonflammable synthetic resin produced by the polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene. Known by such trademarks as Teflon, Fluon, Hostaflon, and Polyflon, PTFE is distinguished by its slippery surface, high melting point, and resistance to attack

John Gotti was an American organized-crime boss whose flamboyant lifestyle and frequent public trials made him a prominent figure in the 1980s and ’90s. Gotti was the fifth of 13 children born to John and Fannie Gotti, both of whom were children of Italian immigrants. As a teenager, Gotti became a

Tefnakhte, was a chieftain of Sais, in the northwest Nile River delta, later king and founder of the 24th dynasty (c. 736–c. 723 bce; see ancient Egypt: The 24th and 25th dynasties). He was reduced to vassalage by Piye (formerly called Piankhi), a Kushite (Nubian) ruler who invaded Egypt. From his

Shu: …and his sister and companion, Tefnut (goddess of moisture), were the first couple of the group of nine gods called the Ennead of Heliopolis. Of their union were born Geb, the earth god, and Nut, the goddess of the sky. Shu was portrayed in human form with the hieroglyph of…

St. Kateri Tekakwitha ; canonized October 21, 2012; feast day in the U.S., July 14; feast day in Canada, April 17) was the first Indigenous person of North America to be canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. She is revered as a patron saint of ecology. Tekakwitha was the child of a

St. Kateri Tekakwitha ; canonized October 21, 2012; feast day in the U.S., July 14; feast day in Canada, April 17) was the first Indigenous person of North America to be canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. She is revered as a patron saint of ecology. Tekakwitha was the child of a

St. Kateri Tekakwitha ; canonized October 21, 2012; feast day in the U.S., July 14; feast day in Canada, April 17) was the first Indigenous person of North America to be canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. She is revered as a patron saint of ecology. Tekakwitha was the child of a

Tegal, kota (city) and port, northwestern Central Java (Jawa Tengah) propinsi (or provinsi; province), west-central Indonesia. It is located on the Java Sea about 160 miles (257 km) east-southeast of Jakarta. Roads and railway link it with other major cities, including Cirebon to the west, Semarang

Niger: Relief: …the Sokoto River) and the Tegama—a tableland of sandstone, ending, toward the Aïr, at the Tiguidit scarp. To the east the underlying rock reappears in the Damagarim, Mounio, and Koutous regions, to the north of which is the region of Damergou, consisting of clays. In the Manga region, in the…

Tegea, ancient Greek city of eastern Arcadia, 4 miles (6.5 km) southeast of the modern town of Trípolis. The Temple of Athena Alea at Tegea was described by the Greek geographer Pausanias (2nd century ad) as excelling all others in the Peloponnese. Originally built by the city’s traditional

Tempelhof: …services transferred to the new Tegel Airport, though Tempelhof continued to accommodate U.S. military aircraft. After German reunification, Tempelhof resumed civilian flights to help ease air traffic congestion in Berlin, but on Oct. 31, 2008, the airport was officially closed. Appliances, machinery, metal products, and chocolate are manufactured in Tempelhof.

Tegelen, former gemeente (municipality), Limburg provincie (province), southeastern Netherlands. In 2001 Tegelen was merged with the municipality of Venlo. The Tegelen district is bounded on the west by the Maas (Meuse) River. It is known for the Passion Play performed there every few years (May to

Tegernsee, lake, southern Bayern (Bavaria), southeastern Germany, lying at 2,380 feet (725 m) above sea level, surrounded by wooded mountains on the fringe of the Bavarian Alps, south of Munich. It is nearly 4 miles (6.5 km) long, almost 1 mile wide (1.6 km), and 3.5 square miles (9 square km) in

yucca moth, (genus Tegeticula), any of four species of insects of the Prodoxidae family of moths (order Lepidoptera). The adults are small, diurnal, and have tiny spines covering their wings. Each of the four species is adapted to a particular species of yucca. The moths emerge when the yucca

pollination: Butterflies and moths: A small moth, Tegeticula maculata, presents an interesting case. It is totally dependent on yucca flowers, in whose ovules its larvae develop. Before depositing their eggs, the females pollinate the flowers, following an almost unbelievable pattern of specialized behavior, which includes preparing a ball of pollen grains and…

Frederick J. Teggart was an Irish-born American historian who sought to apply scientific method to social and historical inquiry. Teggart studied at Methodist College, Belfast, and Trinity College, Dublin; went to the United States in 1889; and studied at Stanford University (B.A., 1894). He taught

Frederick J. Teggart was an Irish-born American historian who sought to apply scientific method to social and historical inquiry. Teggart studied at Methodist College, Belfast, and Trinity College, Dublin; went to the United States in 1889; and studied at Stanford University (B.A., 1894). He taught

multiverse: Types of multiverses: …1990s by Swedish American physicist Max Tegmark and German computer scientist Jürgen Schmidhuber) that the known universe is equivalent to a mathematical formal system and that all such mathematical systems (or at least all of some class of such systems) are equally real. Similarly disconnected would be so-called parallel universes…

human nervous system: Pons: …consists of two parts: the tegmentum, a phylogenetically older part that contains the reticular formation, and the pontine nuclei, a larger part composed of masses of neurons that lie among large bundles of longitudinal and transverse nerve fibers.

Esaias Tegnér was a Swedish teacher, bishop, and the most popular poet of his period. When Tegnér was nine his father died, leaving the family without money. He received his schooling, however, because his talent was generally recognized. He graduated from the University of Lund in 1802 and was

Tigray, historical region, northern Ethiopia. Its western part rises in high-plateau country where elevations generally range between 5,000 and 11,000 feet (1,500 and 3,300 metres). The region is drained by the Tekeze and Gash (Mareb) rivers. To the east lies the Denakil Plain, including the Kobar

Tigray, people of central Eritrea and of the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. The Tigray speak Tigrinya, a Semitic language related to Geʿez and to Tigré, the language of a separate people (the Tigre) inhabiting northwestern Eritrea. In Eritrea the Tigray are also sometimes called Tigrinya,

tegu, (genus Tupinambis), any of about seven large, carnivorous, tropical South American lizards of the family Teiidae. The background colour of most species is black. Some have yellow, reddish, or white bands across the back, whereas others have broad lines extending down the body with irregular

Tegucigalpa, city and capital of the Republic of Honduras. It is located on hilly terrain hemmed in by mountains, at an elevation of 3,200 feet (975 metres) above sea level. Tegucigalpa, founded in 1578 on the slopes of Mount Picacho as a gold- and silver-mining centre, alternated with Comayagua,

Arghūn: …a stronger rival, his uncle Tegüder. Arghūn thereafter accused Tegüder’s followers of having poisoned his father, protested Tegüder’s conversion to Islām, and, by the beginning of 1284, was at the head of a rebellion. After some reverses, he succeeded in overthrowing Tegüder and having him executed (Aug. 10, 1284); Arghūn…

Tehachapi Mountains: The city of Tehachapi, located east-southeast of Bakersfield, is a mountain community with an ostrich ranch, wind farms, and botanical gardens.

Tehachapi Mountains, segment of the Coast Ranges (see Pacific mountain system), south-central California, U.S. They extend for about 50 miles (80 km) and link the south end of the Sierra Nevada with the mountains along the coast. Elevations in the Tehachapi Mountains average about 8,000 feet (2,400

Tehrān, the capital city of Iran and the centre of the province (ostān) of Tehrān, located in north-central Iran at the foot of the Elburz mountain range. Since its establishment as the capital city by Āghā Moḥammad Khān more than 200 years ago, Tehrān has grown from a small city to a major

Tehrān Conference, (November 28–December 1, 1943), meeting between U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin in Tehrān during World War II. The chief discussion centred on the opening of a “second front” in western Europe.

Psalms, book of the Old Testament composed of sacred songs, or of sacred poems meant to be sung. In the Hebrew Bible, Psalms begins the third and last section of the biblical canon, known as the Writings (Hebrew Ketuvim). In the original Hebrew text the book as a whole was not named, although the

Tehrān, the capital city of Iran and the centre of the province (ostān) of Tehrān, located in north-central Iran at the foot of the Elburz mountain range. Since its establishment as the capital city by Āghā Moḥammad Khān more than 200 years ago, Tehrān has grown from a small city to a major

Tehrān Conference, (November 28–December 1, 1943), meeting between U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin in Tehrān during World War II. The chief discussion centred on the opening of a “second front” in western Europe.

Shirin Ebadi: …a half years, from the University of Tehrān (1969). That same year she took an apprenticeship at the Department of Justice and became one of the first women judges in Iran. While serving as a judge, she also earned a doctorate in private law from the University of Tehrān (1971).…

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), political party of Pakistan founded in 1996 by Imran Khan, a popular cricketer and philanthropist, with the goals of fighting corruption and promoting social welfare. After becoming the second largest party in the 2013 legislative elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Tehri, town, west-central Uttarakhand state, northern India. It lies on the Bhagirathi River, about 25 miles (40 km) east-northeast of Dehra Dun. Formerly the princely state of Tehri, it was merged with the United Provinces (later Uttar Pradesh state) in 1949. The town is an agricultural trade

Uttarakhand: Resources and power: The Tehri Dam on the Bhagirathi River, conceived in the mid-20th century and begun in the 1970s, is one of the largest hydroelectric projects in Asia. The project generated considerable controversy, however, and by the end of the first decade of the 21st century, it had…

Tehri, town, west-central Uttarakhand state, northern India. It lies on the Bhagirathi River, about 25 miles (40 km) east-northeast of Dehra Dun. Formerly the princely state of Tehri, it was merged with the United Provinces (later Uttar Pradesh state) in 1949. The town is an agricultural trade

Peshawar school massacre: …the massacre was claimed by Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Pakistani branch of the Taliban, a militant Islamic movement. TTP leaders sought to justify the massacre as retribution for violent government attacks on its members. In the view of knowledgeable observers, the most probable provocation was Operation Zarb-e-Azb, a government anti-militant…

Tehuacán, city, southeastern Puebla estado (state), south-central Mexico. It is situated in the Tehuacán valley of the Sierra Madre Oriental, at an elevation of 5,500 feet (1,700 metres). Founded in 1540, Tehuacán is one of the oldest Spanish settlements in Mexico. Its hinterland yields corn

Mexico: Pre-Columbian Mexico: …archaeological discoveries made in the Tehuacán Valley of Puebla.

Gulf of Tehuantepec, large widemouthed inlet of the Pacific Ocean, forming the southern shore of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, southeastern Mexico. The gulf extends approximately 300 miles (500 km) from Puerto Angel, in southern Oaxaca state, southeastward to Barra del Suchiate, in southeastern

Isthmus of Tehuantepec, isthmus in southern Mexico, between the Gulf of Campeche on the Gulf of Mexico to the north, and the Gulf of Tehuantepec on the Pacific Ocean to the south. From gulf to gulf the isthmus is 137 miles (220 km) wide at its narrowest part; and it is 120 miles (193 km) from the

Tehuelche, South American Indians who formerly inhabited the Patagonian plains from the Strait of Magellan to the Negro River. They were divided into northern and southern branches. Each division had its own dialect; the northerners have been classified as horse nomads, the southerners as foot

South American Indian languages: Grammatical characteristics: …Chébero); others, like Ona and Tehuelche, with almost no affixing, are also rare.

Toronto: Early settlement: …the Seneca occupied two sites—Teiaiagon, at the mouth of the Humber River, and Ganatsekwyagon, located near the mouth of the Rouge River. However, these sites were abandoned by the Seneca, and the Mississauga (Ojibwa) occupied the area by the end of that century.

Arthur Murray was an American ballroom-dancing instructor and entrepreneur who established a successful mail-order dance-instruction business and, by 1965, more than 350 franchised dance studios, including nearly 50 in foreign countries. The son of an Austrian-born immigrant baker in Manhattan’s

MRSA: Treatment: In addition, the use of teicoplanin, an antibiotic derived from vancomycin, has given rise to teicoplanin-resistant MRSA strains. There are other agents available to treat MRSA infection, though many have limited therapeutic benefit, primarily because of severe side effects. These agents include linezolid, tigecycline, and daptomycin. In some cases, infection…

MRSA: Treatment: …vancomycin, has given rise to teicoplanin-resistant MRSA strains. There are other agents available to treat MRSA infection, though many have limited therapeutic benefit, primarily because of severe side effects. These agents include linezolid, tigecycline, and daptomycin. In some cases, infection can be treated by draining abscesses rather than by administering…

La Orotava: La Orotava’s valleys reach Teide National Park, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2007. The park is the location of a volcanic crater and Teide Peak, the highest point in Spain. Pop. (2007 est.) mun., 40,644.

Teide Peak, volcanic peak at the centre of the island of Tenerife, in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife provincia (province) of the Canary Islands comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), Spain. At 12,198 feet (3,718 metres), it is the highest point on Spanish soil. Teide is the peak atop El Pilón, a

Teignbridge, district in the south-central part of the administrative and historic county of Devon, southwestern England. It surrounds the valley of the River Teign between Dartmoor and the English Channel. Teignbridge’s varied coastline attracts tourists and retired residents to such communities

Teignmouth, town (parish), Teignbridge district, administrative and historic county of Devon, southwestern England. It lies along the north bank of the River Teign estuary where it joins the English Channel. The Saxon settlement of Tegutum was burned by the Danes in 970 and was razed by the French

lizard: Annotated classification: Family Teiidae (racerunners, whiptails, and tegus) Osteoderms absent, supratemporal fossa open. Late Cretaceous to present. New World only, primarily in tropics and subtropics. Great variation in the family, including large terrestrial predators (Tupinambis), large semiaquatic snail eaters (Dracaena), and lacertid-like “racerunners” (Cnemidophorus).

Fujiwara Sadaie was one of the greatest poets of his age and Japan’s most influential poetic theorist and critic until modern times. Fujiwara was the son and poetic heir of the gifted and influential Shunzei (or Toshinari, 1114–1204), compiler of the seventh Imperial anthology of Japanese poetry,

Diet, the national legislature of Japan. Under the Meiji Constitution of 1889, the Imperial Diet was established on the basis of two houses with coequal powers. The upper house, the House of Peers (Kizokuin), was almost wholly appointive. Initially, its membership was slightly less than 300, but it

Waterbury: Teikyo Post University (1890), Naugatuck Valley Community-Technical College (1964), and an extension of the University of Connecticut are in the city. Pop. (2010) 110,366; (2020) 114,403.

biozone: …and teilzones are biochrons and teilchrons, respectively. Biozone is also used synonymously with the terms zone and range zone in stratigraphy.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a French philosopher and paleontologist known for his theory that man is evolving, mentally and socially, toward a final spiritual unity. Blending science and Christianity, he declared that the human epic resembles “nothing so much as a way of the Cross.” Various

Miocene Epoch: …a 55-million-year-old tarsier-like creature called Teilhardina magnoliana, is known in the southern United States, but all North American primates died out by the end of the Eocene Epoch (about 33.9 million years ago) as the region’s climate cooled. Elsewhere, the higher primates, especially the apes, underwent a great deal of…

biozone: …animal involved, is called a teilzone. The geological time units corresponding to biozones and teilzones are biochrons and teilchrons, respectively. Biozone is also used synonymously with the terms zone and range zone in stratigraphy.

Georgian literature: Origins and early development: …personal, though ornate, poetry of King Teimuraz I; among his works is Tsigni da tsameba Ketevan dedoplisa (“The Book and Passion of Queen Saint Ketevan”), a gruesome account of his mother’s martyrdom written in 1625, soon after her death. Less-inspired authors were content to fabricate sequels to Rustaveli’s The Knight…

Herman Teirlinck was a Flemish novelist, poet, short-story writer, essayist, and playwright who is considered one of the four or five best modern Flemish writers. His dramas were a notable influence on post-World War I European theatre. Teirlinck’s first book, Verzen (1900), was a volume of poetry,

Herman Teirlinck was a Flemish novelist, poet, short-story writer, essayist, and playwright who is considered one of the four or five best modern Flemish writers. His dramas were a notable influence on post-World War I European theatre. Teirlinck’s first book, Verzen (1900), was a volume of poetry,

Teishebaini: …a statuette of the god Teisheba, after whom the town was named; numerous examples of gold and silver jewelry; and a particularly rich find of bronze armour and other war gear, including pointed helmets, shields, quivers, and belts. Also found in large quantity were stone seals and beads, carved ivory…