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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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Slough of Despond
Language; Encyclopedias
A deep bog in the "Pilgrim's Progress," into which Christian sinks under the weight of his sins and his sense of their guilt.
Thersites
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A deformed Greek present at the siege of Troy, distinguished for his insolent raillery at his betters, and who was slain by Achilles for deriding his lamentation over the death of ...
Thebaide
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A desert in Upper Egypt; the retreat in early times of a number of Christian hermits.
first Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe Sir Stafford Canning
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A distinguished ambassador, born in London, son of a well-connected merchant, and cousin to Canning the statesman; passed from Cambridge to the Foreign Office in 1807 as a ...
Suleiman Pasha
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A distinguished Turkish general, born in Roumelia; entered the army in 1854, fought in various wars, became director of the Military Academy at Constantinople; distinguished ...
Sydenham
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A district of Kent and suburb of London, to the SE. of which it lies 7 m., includes the Surrey parish of Lambeth, where in 1852-54 the Crystal Palace was erected and still stands, ...
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