Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,526,184,159 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

UMBRA

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.07 sec.
AcronymDefinition
UMBRAUpper Mississippi River Basin Association
UMBRA[not an acronym] US Codeword for high grade SIGINT


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? References in periodicals archive
99) By the mid-1960s, the magazine began to publish the material of younger writers (such as Umbra founder Tom Dent and Harlem Writers Guild member, Jean Carey Bond) more frequently--figures who anticipated and later contributed to the Black Arts Movement.
It has been a most fruitful exercise for me to accompany this gifted writer over the year, to be allowed to "follow the star" with him and to do it, to borrow from the book's title, sub umbra Dei--under the shadow of God.
During the 2001 MLA Annual Convention (New Orleans) special session "In the Wind of History," which I organized, several writers, scholars, and friends had the opportunity to discuss the life and work of Tom Dent--poet, playwright, cultural nationalist, and co-founder of the 1960"s Umbra poetry workshop in New York's Lower East Side.
 
Acronyms browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Acronyms and Abbreviations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.