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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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Spartacus

Language; Encyclopedias

Leader of the revolt of the slaves at Rome, which broke out about 73 B.C.; was a Thracian by birth, a man of powerful physique, in succession a shepherd, a soldier, and a captain ...

Theseus

Language; Encyclopedias

Legendary hero of Attica, and son of Aegeus, king of Athens; ranks second to Hercules, captured the Marathonian bull, and slew the Minotaur by the help of Ariadne; waged war ...

Teutonic Knights

Language; Encyclopedias

Like the Templars and Hospitallers, a religious order of knighthood which arose during the period of the Crusades, originally for the purpose of tending wounded crusaders; ...

William Taylor

Language; Encyclopedias

Literary historian and critic, born at Norwich; residence on the Continent enabled him to master French, Italian, and especially German, and confirmed him in his taste for ...

Leslie Stephen

Language; Encyclopedias

Man of letters, born at Kensington, educated at Eton and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, of which he became a Fellow; became editor of the Cornhill and of the first 26 volumes of the ...

Stratford

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Manufacturing town in Essex, on the Lee, 4 m. NE. of London.

Sowerby Bridge

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Manufacturing town in West Riding of Yorkshire, 3 m. SW. of Halifax; cotton-spinning, woollen manufactures, and dyeing are the chief; it was the birthplace of Tillotson.