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Thus it was written in the epistle of Noel Demos,
> Phil Anthony wrote:
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> > And I thought a credenza had something to do with music :>)
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> Well, I guess we could have crescendoing credenzas.
For anyone who may actually be wondering, here's what WWWebster has to say on
the subject:
Main Entry: cre·den·za
Pronunciation: kri-'den-z&
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian, literally, belief, confidence, from Medieval Latin credentia
Date: 1880
1 : CREDENCE 3
2 : a sideboard, buffet, or bookcase patterned after a Renaissance credence;
especially : one without legs
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Main Entry: ca·den·za
Pronunciation: k&-'den-z&
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian, cadence, cadenza
Date: 1836
1 : a parenthetical flourish in an aria or other solo piece commonly just
before a final or other important cadence
2 : a technically brilliant sometimes improvised solo passage toward the close
of a concerto
3 : an exceptionally brilliant part of an artistic work
Ted
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Ted Ashton ([log in to unmask]), Info Serv, Southern Adventist University
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