Fontana

[ fon-tan-uh; for 1 also Italian fawn-tah-nah ]

/ fɒnˈtæn ə; for 1 also Italian fɔnˈtɑ nɑ /

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Do·me·ni·co

[duh-men-i-koh; Italian daw-me-nee-kaw], /dəˈmɛn ɪˌkoʊ; Italian dɔˈmɛ niˌkɔ/, 1543–1607, Italian architect.

a city in S California.

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David Fontana is Associate Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School.
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David Fontana is an associate professor of law at George Washington University School of Law.
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In addition to myself, there was another label looking for their “big break” with Fontana.
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The Daily Pic: In 1961, Lucio Fontana portrayed his female dealer as a cut – hold the "n".
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No one knows when exactly the longtime couple split, but Marley is currently engaged to Brazilian model Isabeli Fontana.
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Both Fontana and Sowinski say that he went through a complete course of counterpoint and composition.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
The works that bear a higher opus number than 65 were published after the composer's death by Fontana.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
The reader will remember the composer's intention of playing there with Fontana his Rondo for two pianos.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
You remember how in his letters to Fontana he abuses Camille Pleyel in a manner irreconcilable with genuine love and esteem.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
At Fontana, however, the undulatory shock was replaced by a vertical one.
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