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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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Arthur Wellesley Wellington

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(Or Wesley), Duke of, born probably in Dublin, third son of the Earl of Mornington, an Irish peer, educated first at Chelsea, then at Eton, and then at a military school at ...

Topeka

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Capital of Kansas, on the Kansas River, 67 m. W. of Kansas City; is a spacious, well laid out town, the seat of an Episcopal bishop, well supplied with schools and colleges, and ...

Trebizond

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A city and thriving seaport NE. of Asia Minor, the outlet of Persia and Armenia, on the Black Sea; is walled, and outside are various suburbs; manufactures silks.

Giovanni Battista Viotti

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Celebrated Italian violinist, born in Piedmont (1753-1824). His work as a composer featured a prominent violin and an appealing lyrical tunefulness. He was also a director of ...

Whitehaven

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A seaport of Cumberland, 38 m. SW. of Carlisle, with coal and hematite iron mines in the neighbourhood; has blast-furnaces, iron-works, and manufactures of various kinds, with a ...

Anthony Wood

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Antiquary, born at Oxford, and educated at Merton College, Oxford; was a gentleman of independent means; wrote "History and Antiquities of Oxford University," which appeared in ...

Zanzibar

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A kingdom of East Africa, under British protection, consisting of the islands of Zanzibar, with a capital of the same name, and the island of Pemba, and a strip of the coast ...