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Glossary
Appreciate — To recognize the quality, significance, or magnitude of
Cincinnati — A city of extreme southwest Ohio on the Ohio River. Founded in 1788, it is a port of entry and an industrial, commercial, and cultural center for an extensive area in Ohio and Kentucky. Population: 364,040
Cinquain — A five-line stanza
City council — The governing body of a city
Community — A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.
Couplet — A unit of verse consisting of two successive lines, usually rhyming and having the same meter and often forming a complete thought or syntactic unit
Decimal — A linear array of digits that represents a real number, every decimal place indicating a multiple of a negative power of 10
Eighth — One of eight equal parts
Eighth note — A note having one-eighth the time value of a whole note
Fraction — An expression that indicates the quotient of two quantities, such as 1/3
Gift — Something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation
Half note — musical note having the time value of half a whole note
Half rest — A rest having one half the value of a whole rest
Homogeneous — Of the same or similar nature or kind: �a tight-knit, homogeneous society�
Leader — One that leads or guides
Mayor — The head of government of a city, town, borough, or municipal corporation
Measure — Dimensions, quantity, or capacity as ascertained by comparison with a standard
Medallion — A large medal
Metal — Any of a category of electropositive elements that usually have a shiny surface, are generally good conductors of heat and electricity, and can be melted or fused, hammered into thin sheets, or drawn into wires. Typical metals form salts with nonmetals, basic oxides with oxygen, and alloys with one another.
Musical — Of, relating to, or capable of producing music: a musical instrument
Note — A tone of definite pitch
Patron — One that supports, protects, or champions someone or something, such as an institution, event, or cause; a sponsor or benefactor
Percent — One part in a hundred
Quarter note — A note having one-fourth the time value of a whole note. Also called crotchet.
Quatrain — A stanza or poem of four lines
Reset — The act of setting again
Timeline — A representation or exhibit of key events within a particular historical period, often consisting of illustrative visual material accompanied by written commentary, arranged chronologically.
Today — The present day, time, or age
Tomorrow — The day following today
Yesterday — The day before the present day
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