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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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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 ...
Sowerby Bridge
Language; Encyclopedias
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.
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