1860s neologisms

thumb|Symbols of homosexuality

thumb|upright|A heterosexuality symbol

The Mesolithic (Greek: μέσος, mesos 'middle' + λίθος, lithos 'stone') is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic. The term Epipaleolithic is often used synonymously, especially for outside northern Europe, and for the corresponding period in the Levant and Caucasus. The Mesolithic has different time spans in different parts of Eurasia. It refers to the final period of hunter-gatherer cultures in Europe and the Middle East, between the end of the Last Glacial Maximum and the Neolithic Revolution. In Europe it spans roughly 15,000 to 5,000 BP; in

Japanese era from October 1868 to July 1912

thumb|Charles Darwin in 1868

wave that remains in a constant position

thumb|Satellite photograph of a mesa in the Cydonia region of Mars, often called the "[[Face on Mars" and cited as evidence of extraterrestrial habitation]]Pareidolia (; ) is the tendency for perception to impose a meaningful interpretation on a nebulous stimulus, usually visual, so that one detects an object, pattern, or meaning where there is none. Pareidolia is a specific but common type of apophenia (the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things or ideas).

A girlfriend is a woman who is a friend, acquaintance or partner to the speaker, usually a female companion with whom one is platonically, romantically, or sexually involved. In a romantic context, this normally signifies a committed relationship where the individuals are not married. Other titles, for example "wife" usually signify that the individuals are legally married.

geographical and historical region in Southern and Eastern Europe

Miscegenation is the genetic admixture that occurs among peoples of different races and among peoples of different ethnic groups. Historically, miscegenation has been socially controversial and subject to legal proscription in racist societies and in racialist societies that enforce racial segregation, hierarchical systems of racial caste, and a culture of social conservatism. The word 'miscegenation' has various adjective forms, including "miscegenated", "miscegenist", and "miscegenetic"; in contemporary English usage, there are multiple equivalent terms with less negative connotations, inclu

was a after Genji and before Meiji. The period spanned the years from May 1865 to October 1868. The reigning emperors were and .

proposed socioeconomic class

homosexual men

annual period when frivolous news becomes more common

Type of novel

Japanese era from March 1864 to April 1865

was a after ''Man'en and before Genji''. This period spanned the years from March 1861 through March 1864. The reigning emperor was .

thumb|350px|An 1868 cartoon, threatening that the Ku Klux Klan (represented by a Democratic donkey) would lynch scalawags (left) and carpetbaggers (right) once [[Horatio Seymour won the presidency. (The winner was actually Ulysses S. Grant.)]] In United States history, scalawag (sometimes spelled scallawag or scallywag) was a pejorative term that referred to white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War.

geopolitical designation

political and philosophical concept

young male singer with an unchanged voice in the soprano range

was a after Ansei and before Bunkyū. This period spanned the years from March 1860 through February 1861. The reigning emperor was .

stock manic laughter by a villain in fiction

19th c. genre centering on crime, transgression, and mystery and seeking to arouse intense emotion

song

Lorna is a feminine given name. The name is said to have been coined by R. D. Blackmore for the heroine of his novel Lorna Doone, which appeared in 1869. Blackmore appears to have derived this name from the Scottish placename Lorn/Lorne. In the U.S., according to the 1990 census, the name ranks 572 of 4275, and as a surname, Lorna ranks 62296 out of 88799. National Lorna day is held annually on 30 April. It originally started in Staffordshire but is now recognised worldwide.

poem by Lewis Carroll

sensory organ in some aquatic birds