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Adige
The Adige is a river with its source in the Alpine province of South Tyrol near the Italian border with Austria and Switzerland. At in length, it is the second longest river in Italy, after the River Po with .

Adios
Adiós may refer to:*Adios , a champion harness racing sire*Adiós, Navarre*Automatic Distillation of Structure , an algorithm that can teach itself grammar by analyzing text*A pair of Adio skate shoes, or other apparel made by the company

ADIOS (band)
ADIOS was a four piece indie rock band from Akron, Ohio that formed in 2001. After releasing their debut album, "The Ropes", on Tribunal Records in 2003, the spent the next few years touring the United States and Canada. The band released a follow-up EP titled "Situations" in 2005 and disbanded in late 2006 after several months on the road

Adipic acid
Adipic acid is the organic compound with the formula 42. From the industrial perspective, it is the most important dicarboxylic acid: About 2.5 billion kilograms of this white crystalline powder are produced annually, mainly as a precursor for the production of nylon

Adipose tissue
In histology, adipose tissue or body fat or fat depot or just fat is loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. It is technically composed of roughly only 80% fat; fat in its solitary state exists in the liver and muscles. Adipose tissue is derived from lipoblasts

Adire (textile art)
Adire textile is the indigo dyed cloth made in south western Nigeria by Yoruba women, using a variety of resist dye techniques.

Aditus
An aditus is the opening to some interior space or cavity.- Anatomy :In anatomy it can refer to the:* Aditus laryngis* Aditus ad antrum mastoideum* Or uncommonly the Omental foramen, this is a dated term.

Ādityas
In Hinduism, Āditya , meaning "of or related to Aditi", refers to the offsprings of Aditi. Adityas are solar class deities. In later Hinduism, Aditya is used in the singular to mean the sun.-Vedas:

Adiva
Adiva was wife of Boleslaus II of Bohemia. The similarity in name to certain Anglo-Saxon forms and the introduction of English-influenced coinage into Bohemia at the time has led to the hypothesis that she may be the daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England and his second wife Aelfflaed, who was married to a "king near the Jupiter mountains", meaning the Alps

ADJ
ADJ or Adj may refer to:*Adjective, a part of speech*The ISO-639-3 language code for the Adioukrou language, which is spoken in Côte d'Ivoire*The IATA code for Amman Civil Airport in East Amman, Jordan

Adjacent
Adjacent is an adjective meaning contiguous, adjoining or abuttingIn geometry, adjacent is when sides meet to make an angle.In graph theory adjacent nodes in a graph are linked by an edge.

Adjectival
Adjectival may refer to:* Adjective, a part of speech that modifies a noun or a pronoun* Adjectival noun or sometimes "adjectival", a noun that functions as an adjective, especially in Japanese grammar

Adjective
In grammar, an adjective is a 'describing' word; the main syntactic role of which is to qualify a noun or noun phrase, giving more information about the object signified.

Adjournment
An adjournment is a suspension of proceedings to another time or place. To adjourn means to suspend until a later stated time or place.-Law:In law, to adjourn means to suspend proceedings to another time or place, or to end them.

Adjournment
An adjournment is a suspension of proceedings to another time or place. To adjourn means to suspend until a later stated time or place.-Law:In law, to adjourn means to suspend proceedings to another time or place, or to end them.

Adjudication
Adjudication is the legal process by which an arbiter or judge reviews evidence and argumentation including legal reasoning set forth by opposing parties or litigants to come to a decision which determines rights and obligations between the parties involved.

Adjudicator
An adjudicator is someone who presides, judges and arbitrates during a formal dispute. The term adjudicator essentially means a judge, without invoking the legal term. An ombudsman is a type of adjudicator in local government in the United Kingdom.

Adjunct
Adjunct may refer to:* Adjunct , words used as modifiers* Adjunct professor, a professor who does not hold a permanent position at a particular academic institution* Adjuncts, sources of sugar used in brewing

Adjustment
Adjustment means regulating, adapting or settling in a variety of contexts:

Adjutant
Adjutant is a military rank or appointment. In some armies, including most English-speaking ones, it is an officer who assists a more senior officer, while in other armies, especially Francophone ones, it is an NCO , normally corresponding roughly to a Staff Sergeant or Warrant Officer.An Adjutant General is commander of an army's administrative

Adjutor
Adjutor is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. He was born near Normandy, France, where he was made a knight in the First Crusade. He is credited to be the patron saint of swimmers, boaters, and drowning victims, and the patron saint of Vernon, France. The stories given for his patronage of boaters vary

Adjuvant
An adjuvant is a pharmacological or immunological agent that modifies the effect of other agents, such as a drug or vaccine, while having few if any direct effects when given by itself

Adler (locomotive)
The Adler was the first locomotive which was successfully commercially used for rail transport of passengers and goods in Germany. The rail vehicle was constructed and built in 1835 from the british railway pioneers George and Robert Stephenson in the english town Newcastle

ADMET
ADMET may refer to:* ADME-Tox, absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion - toxicity in pharmacokinetics* Acyclic diene metathesis, an olefin metathesis polymerisation method

Administration
The administration of a business consists of the performance or management of business operations and thus the making or implementing of a major decision

Administration
Administration may refer to:-Business:* Administration , the performance or management of business operations* Administration , whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision

Administration (government)
The term administration, as used in the context of government, differs according to jurisdiction.-United States:In United States usage, the term refers to the executive branch under a specific president , for example: the "Barack Obama administration." It can also mean an executive branch agency headed by an administrator: these

Administration (insolvency)
As a legal concept, administration is a procedure under the insolvency laws of a number of common law jurisdictions. It functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent entities and allows them to carry on running their business. The process – an alternative to liquidation – is often known as going into administration

Administrative leave
Administrative leave is a temporary leave from a job assignment, with pay and benefits intact. Generally, the term is reserved for employees of non-business institutions such as schools, police, and hospitals.

Administrator
Administrator may refer to:* Administrator , a person for the performance or management of administrative business operations* Administrator of the Government, in various Commonwealth realms and territories

Administrator (comics)
Administrator is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe, an enemy of Wolverine who is the leader of the Watchtower, an organization hoping to "cure" all mutants of their powers. He first appeared in Wolverine #154.-Fictional character biography:

Administrator (of ecclesiastical property)
In the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, an administrator of ecclesiastical property is anyone charged with the care of church property.-Administrative authority:

Admirable
Admirable may refer to:* Admirable class minesweeper, the largest class of minesweepers the United States Navy ordered during World War II.* USS Admirable , the lead ship of her class.-See also:* Admire, Kansas

Admiral
Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"

Admiral
Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"

Admiral (Australia)
Admiral is the highest active rank of the Royal Australian Navy and was created as a direct equivalent of the British Navy rank of Admiral. It is a four-star rank. Since World War II, in general, the only time the rank is held is when the Chief of the Defence Force is a Navy officer.Admiral is a higher rank than Vice Admiral, but is a lower rank than Admiral of the Fleet

Admiral (Canada)
The rank of Admiral in Canada is typically held by only one officer whose position is Chief of the Defence Staff and the senior uniformed officer of the Canadian Forces. It is equivalent to the Army and Air Force rank of General.

Admiral (disambiguation)
Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers.Admiral may also refer to:-Ships:* Admiral class battlecruiser, a class of Royal Navy ships, of which only the HMS Hood was completed

Admiral (electrical appliances)
Admiral is an American appliance brand currently manufactured by Whirlpool Corporation. The brand is sold at The Home Depot.Ross Siragusa founded Continental Radio and Television Corp. as a maker of consumer electronics in Chicago during 1934. This later became Admiral Corp. Its annual sales were about $2 million. Admiral supplied the U.S

Admiral (sportswear)
Admiral Sportswear is an internationally recognised football and cricket brand.Admiral was the supplier of sports apparel to the England cricket team until 23 April 2008 and, until the end of the 2007/08 season, Leeds United A.F.C..-The beginning:

Admiralty
The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the Kingdom of England, and later in the United Kingdom, responsible for the command of the Royal Navy

Admiralty law
Admiralty law is a distinct body of law which governs maritime questions and offenses. It is a body of both domestic law governing maritime activities, and private international law governing the relationships between private entities which operate vessels on the oceans

Admission
Admission may refer to:*Admission to an event or establishment*University and college admissions*Admission , a statement that may be used in court against the person making it

Admittance
In electrical engineering, the admittance is a measure of how easily a circuit or device will allow a current to flow. It is defined as the inverse of the impedance . The SI unit of admittance is the siemens

Admixture
Admixture can refer to:* Genetic admixture, the result of interbreeding between two or more previously isolated populations within a species.* Racial admixture, admixture between humans, also referred to as Miscegenation* Hybrid

Admonish (band)
Admonish is a Swedish black metal band formed in 1994. They were one of the first bands in the Christian black metal movement and the first Christian black metal group in Sweden. While the band did not release anything until 2005, the magazine Metal Hammer called Admonish "One of the leading Christian black metal bands" in a 1990s issue which focused on black metal

Admonition
Admonition is a punishment under Scots law when an offender has been found guilty but is neither imprisoned nor fined but receives verbal discipline and is afterwards set free; the conviction is still recorded

ADN (newspaper)
ADN is a Spanish free daily newspaper published by Editorial Página Cero, a company owned by Grupo Planeta and groups in regional press, part of Grupo Antena 3. The paper is distributed to 16 provinces with local editions in Spain.-History:

Ado
-Word or Name:Ado may refer to:*Ado *Ado, Akwamuhene ruler of the Akan people *Ado , a monk of Goguryeo*Ado , Eduardo Roberto Stinghen, a Brazilian footballer*Ado Ekiti, a city in Nigeria

Adobe
Adobe is a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material , which the builders shape into bricks using frames and dry in the sun. Adobe buildings are similar to cob and mudbrick buildings. Adobe structures are extremely durable, and account for some of the oldest existing buildings in the world

Adobes
Adobes is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 68 inhabitants.

Adolescence
Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood , but largely characterized as beginning and ending with the teenage stage

Adolf (disambiguation)
Adolf is a given name for males.Adolf may commonly refer to:*Adolf Hitler, an Austrian who led the Nazi PartyAdolf may also refer to:*Adolf , a manga by Osamu Tezuka*Adolph , a play by Pip Utton

Adolf (drama)
Adolf is a critically acclaimed monodrama written by a British actor and playwright Pip Utton in 1997 , and in its latest form, first produced in 2002

Adolphe (film)
Adolphe is a 2002 film based on the novel Adolphe by Benjamin Constant. The film was directed by Benoît Jacquot and starred Isabelle Adjani as Ellénore and Stanislas Merhar as Adolphe.- Cast :* Isabelle Adjani - Ellénore* Stanislas Merhar - Adolphe

Adonic
An adonic is a unit of Aeolic verse, a five-syllable metrical foot consisting of a dactyl followed by a trochee. The last line of a Sapphic stanza is an adonic.- External links :*

Adonis
Adonis , in Greek mythology, the god of beauty and desire, is a figure with Northwest Semitic antecedents, where he is a central figure in various mystery religions. The Greek , Adōnis is a variation of the Semitic word Adonai, "lord", which is also one of the names used to refer to God in the Old Testament

Adonis (comics)
Adonis is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe and adversary of Captain America.-Publication history:Adonis appeared in Captain America #243-244 , and was created by Roger McKenzie and Rich Buckler.

Adoption
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting for another and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities from the original parent or parents

Adoption (disambiguation)
Adoption may refer to:*Adoption, the legal act of permanently placing a child with non-biological parents other than the biological parents.

Adoption (film)
Adoption is a 1975 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. It tells the story of a Kata, an unmarried female factory worker, who becomes interested in neglected children and tries to adopt one

Adorable
Adorable may refer to:* Adorable , a British former rock band.* Adorable , a 1933 film directed by William Dieterle.* Adorable , a 1955 song by The Drifters.

Adorable (film)
Adorable is a 1933 musical comedy film starring Janet Gaynor as a princess who disguises herself to go out and have fun, falling in love with a "commoner" in the process. The movie was written by Billy Wilder, Robert Leibmann, Paul Frank, George Marion, Jr., and Jane Storm, and directed by William Dieterle.-Cast:*Janet Gaynor as "Mitzi"*Henri Garat as Karl Conrad*C

Adoration
Adoration is love given with deep affection. The term comes from the Latin adōrātiō, meaning "to give homage or worship to someone or something."-Ancient Middle East:

Adoration (film)
Adoration is a 2008 Canadian drama film directed by Atom Egoyan and starring Rachel Blanchard, Scott Speedman and Devon Bostick. It is Egoyan's first feature film since Where The Truth Lies.

Adorations
"Adorations" is Killing Joke's first single off their sixth studio album, Brighter than a Thousand Suns. It was released in August, 1986."Adorations" was released as several version including remixes, and even on cassette. "Adorations " was featured as an A-side on a 12" vinyl, with the B-side of "Exile", and "Ecstasy "

Adore
Adore is the fourth album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released in June 1998 by Virgin Records. After the multi-platinum success of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and a subsequent yearlong world tour, follow-up Adore was considered "one of the most anticipated albums of 1998" by MTV

Adore
Adore may refer to:*Adoration* Adore , 1998 album by American band The Smashing Pumpkins*Adore , 2005 album by Japanese singer/pianist Misako Odani

Adorn
Adorn may refer to:*Adorn , a river of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium*Barnstar, a decorative piece in the shape of a five-point star used to adorn the barn

ADP
- Organizations and companies :* Automatic Data Processing, global provider of integrated computing and business outsourcing* Aéroports de Paris, airport authority for the Parisian region in France