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aestheticism
the doctrine that aesthetic principles are of supreme importance and that works of art should be judged accordingly -
beaux-arts
relating to the classical decorative style, esp that of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris -
caodaism
an eclectic religion, originated in Cochin-China in 1926, combining Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucianist elements and affected to some extent by Christianity. -
college radio
radio broadcasting from stations affiliated with a college or university, often at a frequency below 92 MHz FM. -
mcguffey
William Holmes, 1800–73, U.S. educator: editor of the Eclectic Readers, a series of school readers. -
modern jazz
any of various styles of jazz that have evolved since the early 1940s and are marked generally by harmonic and rhythmic complexity, emphasis on chord progressions rather than melody, a tendency to draw on classical forms and styles, and eclectic, allusive melodic tags in improvisation. Also called progressive jazz. Compare bop1 , cool jazz, hard bop.