COUNT ALEXANDER FREDRO
\kˈa͡ʊnt ˌalɪɡzˈandə fɹˈɛdɹə͡ʊ], \kˈaʊnt ˌalɪɡzˈandə fɹˈɛdɹəʊ], \k_ˈaʊ_n_t ˌa_l_ɪ_ɡ_z_ˈa_n_d_ə f_ɹ_ˈɛ_d_ɹ_əʊ]\
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A notable Polish dramatist, called "the Moliere of Poland"; born at Suchorow in Galicia, 1793; died at Lemberg, July 15, 1876. He is the founder of Polish comedy, those who preceded him having worked over French plays. "Mr. Moneybags" (his first piece, 1821), "Ladies and Hussars", "Man and Wife", and "Revenge", are his titles. The scenes are taken from real life.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).
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