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 The following words are marked in red throughout the text in the Art and Life in Africa CD-ROM program. Within the program, click on the words to view the definitions in a popup window.

 

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nautically:

Relating to the navy.

neophytes:

Beginners, recent converts.

nexus:

A link or tie. Also, the core or center.

niches:

Recesses in a wall, as for holding a items such as a statue.

nominal reincarnation:

Many African people believe their ancestors take an active role in their lives.

novices:

People new to a field or unexperienced.

nuances:

Subtle or slight degrees of difference in meaning, feeling, or tone.

nubility:

Relating to young women who are attractive and/or ready for marriage.

numinous:

Filled with or characterized by a sense of a supernatural presence.

 

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Revised November 17, 1998