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ghazelor ghazal or gazelIn Islamic literature, a lyric poem, generally short and graceful in form and typically dealing with love. The genre developed in late 7th-century Arabia. Ghazels begin with a rhymed couplet whose rhyme is repeated in all subsequent even lines, while the odd lines are unrhymed. The two main types of ghazel are native to the Hejaz (what is now western Saudi Arabia) and Iraq. It reached its greatest refinement in the works of Hafez. American poets such as Adrienne Rich have used variations of the form. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The devaluation makes it cheaper for them to invest," says Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank economist Ricardo Gazel. A gazel is an elegy of love, occasionally erotic, recited by men, which has a very long tradition throughout the Middle East. We chose Conexant's chipset for its highly streamlined design, which will help us bring our new Gazel USB-ADSL modem products to market quickly," said Eric Teissandier, CEO of BeWAN Systems, based in Paris. |
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