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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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Baron Thurlow Edward

Language; Encyclopedias

A noted lawyer and politician of George III.'s reign, born, a clergyman's son, at Bracon-Ash, Norfolk; quitted Cambridge without a degree, and with a reputation for ...

Tom Taylor

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A noted playwright and journalist, born at Sunderland; was elected to a Fellowship at Cambridge, for two years filled the chair of English Literature at University College, ...

Eduard Ivanovitch Todleben

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A noted Russian general of German descent, who, trained in the engineer corps, greatly distinguished himself by his defensive operations at Sebastopol during its siege by the ...

Smectymnuus

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A pamphlet written in 1641, the title of which is made up of the initial letters of the names of the authors.

Solar Cycle

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A period of 28 years, within which the first day of the year passes successively through the same sequence of week-days.

Theophrastus

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A peripatetic philosopher, born in Lesbos; pupil, heir, and successor of Aristotle, and the great interpreter and expounder of his philosophy; was widely famous in his day; his ...

Talavera de la Reina

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A picturesque old Spanish town on the Tagus, situated amid vineyards, 75 m. SE. of Madrid; scene of a great victory under Sir Arthur Wellesley over a French army commanded by ...