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1. a short, often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life. Examples: "Early bird gets the worm." "What goes around, comes around.." "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."
2. a reference to another work of literature, person, or event
3. distinct movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, music, and theater that draw upon Western classical art and culture
4. a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
5. the spirit of the time
6. elevated; noble; exalted; uplifting
7.  (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)
8. a metaphor which relies on a comparison between two startling different things
9. theory that says that the earth and its organisms adjust to the environment to keep it habitable