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pant for something — ˈpant for/after sb/sth derived to want sth/sb very much • The end of the novel leaves you panting for more. Main entry: ↑pantderived … Useful english dictionary
pant — [pænt] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: pantaisier, from Vulgar Latin phantasiare to see things which are not there , from Latin phantasia; FANTASY] 1.) to breathe quickly with short noisy breaths, for example because you have been… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pant — verb 1 (I) to breathe quickly with short noisy breaths because you have been running, climbing etc or because it is very hot: He was panting after his exertions. | The dog lay panting on the doorstep. 2 (T) to say something while panting: I can t … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pant — 1. noun /pænt/ a) A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp. Pant leg b) A violent palpitation of the heart. 2. verb /pænt/ a) To … Wiktionary
aspire — aspirer, n. aspiringly, adv. /euh spuyeur /, v.i., aspired, aspiring. 1. to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, esp. for something great or of high value (usually fol. by to, after, or an infinitive): to aspire after literary… … Universalium
South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… … Universalium
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Shivani — Infobox Writer name = Gaura Pant Shivani गौरा पंत शिवानी imagesize = 180px caption = Gaura Pant Shivani (1923 –2003) pseudonym = Shivani birthdate = birth date|1923|10|17 birthplace = Rajkot, Gujarat IND deathdate = Death date and… … Wikipedia
The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… … Wikipedia
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
