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Language
Of of pertaining to any method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, whether united in a system specific to a country or region.
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Thialfi
Language; Encyclopedias
In the Norse mythology the god of manual labor, Thor's henchman and attendant.
Sleipnir
Language; Encyclopedias
In the Scandinavian mythology the horse of Odin, which had eight legs, as representing the wind with its eight principal "airts."
Substitution
Language; Encyclopedias
In theology the doctrine that Christ in His obedience and death stood in the place of the sinner, so that His merits on their faith in Him are imputed to them.
George Stephenson
Language; Encyclopedias
Inventor of the locomotive, born, the son of a poor colliery engineman, at Wylam, near Newcastle; was early set to work, first as a cowherd and then as a turnip-hoer, and by 15 ...
James Napper Tandy
Language; Encyclopedias
Irish patriot, born in Dublin, where he became a well-to-do merchant, and first secretary to the United Irishmen association; got into trouble through the treasonable schemes of ...
The Sun
Language; Encyclopedias
Is a star; is the centre of the solar system, as it is in consequence called, is a globe consisting of a mass of vapour at white heat, and of such enormous size that it is 500 ...
Gasparo Spontini
Language; Encyclopedias
Italian operatic composer, born at Majolati; settled in Paris in 1803, and a year later made his mark with the little opera "Milton," and subsequently established his fame with ...
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