One day an unknown youth asked Mozart to explain to him how to start to compose a symphony.
- You are young, - answered Mozart. In the beginning write a ballade, and if you like it, come to me.
- But you! At the age of ten you have composed a lot of music.
- But I did not ask anybody how to do it.
- (pascal) computing programming language used esp. In education. [pascal, name of a scientist]
PASHTO
—n. Language of afghanistan, parts of pakistan, etc. —adj. Of or in this language. [pashto]
PASSIM
adv. Throughout; at several points in a book, article, etc. [latin]
PASTEL
n. - (often attrib.) Light shade of a colour (pastel blue).
- crayon of powdered pigments bound with a gum solution.
- drawing in pastel. [french pastel, or italian pastello diminutive of *pasta]
PASTOR
n. Minister, esp. Of a nonconformist church. [latin pasco past- feed]
PASTRY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 dough of flour, fat, and water used as a base and covering for pies etc.
- cake etc. Made wholly or partly of this. [from *paste]
PATCHY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 uneven in quality.
- having or existing in patches. patchily adv. Patchiness n.
PATENT
leather n. Glossy leather.
- medicine n. Proprietary medicine available without prescription.
- office n. Office issuing patents.
- —n. - official document conferring a right or title, esp. The sole right to make, use, or sell a specified invention.
- invention or process so protected. —adj. - obvious, plain.
- conferred or protected by patent.
- a proprietary. B to which one has a proprietary claim. —v. Obtain a patent for (an invention). patently adv. (in sense 1 of adj.). [latin pateo lie open]
PATHOS
n. Evocation of pity or sadness in speech, writing, etc. [greek: related to *pathetic]
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