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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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George Ticknor

Language; Encyclopedias

American man of letters, born in Boston; studied in various European cities, where he was received in the best literary circles, and of which he has left in his journal ...

Jacob Snider

Language; Encyclopedias

American mechanical genius; invented a method of converting muzzle-loading rifles into breech-loading; died unrewarded in 1866.

Stilicho

Language; Encyclopedias

A Roman general, son of a Vandal captain under the emperor Valens; on the death of Theodosius I., under whom he served, became the ruler of the West, and by his military abilities ...

Solidus

Language; Encyclopedias

A Roman gold coin adopted by the Franks, and first coined by them in gold, but subsequently in silver, when it was equivalent to one-twentieth of the libra, or pound; as the "sol" ...

Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Language; Encyclopedias

A Roman of patrician birth; leader of the aristocratic party in Rome, and the rival of Marius, under whom he got his first lessons in war; rose to distinction in arms afterwards, ...

Stranraer

Language; Encyclopedias

A royal burgh and seaport of Wigtownshire, finely situated at the southern extremity of Loch Ryan, 73 m. W. of Dumfries; has an interesting 16th-century castle, and a handsome ...

Tain

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A royal burgh of Ross-shire, on the S. shore of the Dornoch Firth, 44 m. NE. of Inverness; has interesting ruins of a 13th-century chapel, a 15th-century collegiate church, an ...