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As explained in Dune’s Terminology of the Imperium (a glossary that appeared at the end of the first novel), the Butlerian Jihad occurred more than 10,000 years before the events in Dune (lining it up right with the Dune: Prophecy timeline) and lasted nearly 100 years.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Responding to a glossary of Christian European maternal iconography, Catlett replicated the Mother and Child archetype, initially premiered as a limestone carving for her master’s thesis in 1940, later as lithographs and sculptures in terra-cotta, wood, and black marble.
—Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
If your product requires customers to understand complex terminology, for example, consider adding a glossary or a series of FAQs to help your audience learn more about the technology powering your product.
—Jessica Wong, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
The Ministry of Education has commissioned glossaries of scientific terms in 10 languages without them.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Responding to a glossary of Christian European maternal iconography, Catlett replicated the Mother and Child archetype, initially premiered as a limestone carving for her master’s thesis in 1940, later as lithographs and sculptures in terra-cotta, wood, and black marble.
—Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
If your product requires customers to understand complex terminology, for example, consider adding a glossary or a series of FAQs to help your audience learn more about the technology powering your product.
—Jessica Wong, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
The Ministry of Education has commissioned glossaries of scientific terms in 10 languages without them.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Glossary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glossary. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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