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  1. Diana
    the Roman goddess of fertility, the moon, nature and childbirth; portrayed in art as a huntress; identified with Artemis.
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  2. Diana
    [n] - English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles 2. [n] - (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Diana
    Opening vocal syllables sung usually in rumba used to set the key of the song.
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  4. Diana
    In Roman mythology, the goddess of chastity, hunting, and the Moon; daughter of Jupiter and twin of Apollo. Her Greek equivalent is the goddess noun [ Latin Diana .] (Myth.) The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; -- identified with the Greek goddess Artemis . « And chaste Diana haunts the...
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  5. diana
    The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; identified with the Greek goddess Artemis. 'And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade. ... <zoology> ' (Pope) Diana monkey, a handsome, white-bearded monkey of West Africa (Cercopithecus Dian...
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  6. Diana
    noun (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Diana
    Princess of Wales noun English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. Diana
    • (n.) The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; -- identified with the Greek goddess Artemis.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. Diana
    (from the article `Revere`) ...First known as Rumney Marsh, it was settled in 1626 and was part of Boston from 1632 until 1739, when it became part of Chelsea. During the ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/43

  10. Diana
    (from the article `Houdon, Jean-Antoine`) The most celebrated of Houdon`s mythological works is his supple, elegant statue of `Diana,` first shown in 1777, although not at the Salon—possibly ... ...to a pretty and intimate Rococo ideal that is the quintessence of 18th-century taste. This Classicism was purified by Jean-A...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/43

  11. Diana
    (from the article `Two Gentlemen of Verona, The`) The main source of the play`s plot was a translation of a long Spanish prose romance titled Los siete libros de la Diana (1559?; The Seven Books of ... ...Twelfth Night. As is generally true of Shakespeare, he derived the essentials of his plot from a narrative source, in this case a lon...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/43

  12. Diana
    in Roman religion, goddess of wild animals and the hunt, identified with the Greek goddess Artemis. Her name is akin to the Latin words dium (`sky`) ... [3 related articles]
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  13. Diana
    Diana is a Lat In girl name. The meaning of the name is `divine ` Where is it used? The name Diana is mainly used In English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian and In Roman Mythology.How do they say it elsewhere? Dijana ( In Serbian, Croatian and In Slovene) Kiana ( In Hawaiian) Diane ( In French and In English) Dean (In
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Dia

  14. Diana
    Diana is the daughter of a widow of Florence in
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/K1.H

  15. DIANA
    Descriptive Intermediate Attributed Notation for Ada
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  16. Diana
    Diana (dīăn'u) , in Roman religion, goddess of the moon, forests, animals, and women in childbirth. She was probably originally a forest goddess and a special patroness of women. She was identified with the Greek Artemis, and at her temple on the Aventine at Rome she was honored as t...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0

  17. Diana
    Diana, princess of Wales, 1961–97, wife of Charles, prince of Wales, heir to the British throne. The daughter of the 8th Earl Spencer, Lady Diana Frances Spencer was a kindergarten teacher in London before her 1981 marriage to Charles. They had two sons, the princes William (b. 1982) and Henry...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A08

  18. Diana
    In Roman mythology, Diana was an ancient Italian goddess, in later times identified with the Greek Artemis, With whom she had various attributes in common, being the virgin goddess of the moon and of the hunt, and as such associated with the crescent moon, bow, arrows, and quiver. The name is a femi...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  19. Diana
    Diana is a Swiss, trailer-mounted, twin 25 mm cannon anti-aircraft gun. Early versions were fitted with Oerlikon KBA cannons, later models with the KBB cannon. Diana fires 600 rounds-per-minute from a dual belt feed with a muzzle velocity of between 1100 and 1375 metres per second.
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  20. Diana
    In Roman mythology, the goddess of chastity, hunting, and the Moon; daughter of Jupiter and twin of Apollo. Her Greek equivalent is the goddess Artemis. The huntress was depicted as an athlete bearing a bow and arrow, and sometimes a shield against Cupid's love darts. Hounds, stags, and nymphs were her companions, including Callisto transfo...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  21. Diana
    (mythology) In Roman mythology, `Diana` (lt. "heavenly" or "divine") was the goddess of the hunt and moon, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to talk to and control animals. She was equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, though she had a...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana

  22. Diana
    (album) `diana` is a 1980 album by American R&B and soul singer Diana Ross, released by Motown. Her 11th studio album, it was, and still is, the biggest-selling studio collection of Ross` career. Conception: Following the U.S. success of 1979`s The Boss, Ross wanted a freshe...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana

  23. Diana
    (song) "`Diana`" is a song written and made famous by Paul Anka in 1957. It was inspired by a high school friend named Diana Ayoub. The original Paul Anka 1957 recording reached number one on the Billboard "Best Sellers In Stores" chart (although it climbed no higher than ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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