In fact, the name 8 ½ – which is anglicized in number form via the Italian title Otto e Mezzo –is a not-so-veiled reference to the metatextual fact that the film is indeed, Fellini’s eight-and-a-half' film. Don’t just take my word for it: here's renowned film critic Mar...
A descant, discant, or discantus is any of several different things in music, depending on the period in question; etymologically, the word means a voice above or removed from others. The Harvard Dictionary of Music states: Anglicized form of L. discantus and a variant of discant. What ...
What does the name Soren mean? Søren (Danish: [ˈsœːɐ̯n̩], Norwegian: [ˈsøːɳ]) or Sören (Swedish: [ˈsœ̌ːrɛn], German: [ˈzøːʁən]) is a Scandinavian given name that is sometimes Anglicized as Soren. The name is derived from...