a unit used in the comparison of power levels in electrical communication or of intensities of sound, corresponding to an intensity ratio of 10 to 1
a male fertility god whose cult was widespread in ancient Phoenician and Canaanite lands
a lyrical style of operatic singing using a full, rich, broad tone and smooth phrasing
a rich, white, mild, creamy cheese of a kind originally made in Italy
a town in northern Algeria, situated to the south of Oran; population 197,600 (est. 2009)
a book of the Apocrypha containing additional stories of Daniel, concerned mainly with his refusal to worship Bel and his slaying of a dragon