Modena
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noun
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Ancient name: Mutina. a city in N Italy, in Emilia-Romagna: ruled by the Este family (18th–19th century); university (1678). Pop: 175 502 (2001)
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(sometimes not capital) a popular variety of domestic fancy pigeon originating in Modena
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Professor Marwan El Ghoch of the Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia explains that this limitation makes it difficult for BMI to accurately reflect adiposity.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
To detect plastic particles inside the insects, Devlin worked with Elisa Bergami, a microplastics specialist at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, and imaging expert Giovanni Birarda at Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026
Kubica's win was in the privately entered AF Corse - yellow livered as a nod to the early days of Ferrari's time in Modena before Enzo Ferrari moved operations to the now-famous Maranello near Bologna.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025
El Modena is seeded No. 1 in Division 1 softball and won’t play until Thursday with only five teams in the bracket.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025
Later, Reynolds journeyed to Bologna, Modena, Parma, and Venice, studying the methods of the Venetian painters.
From Famous European Artists by Bolton, Sarah K.
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