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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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Walt Whitman
Language; Encyclopedias
The poet of "Democracy," born in Long Island, U.S., of parents of mingled English and Dutch blood; was a large-minded, warm-hearted man, who led a restless life, and had more in ...
tope
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The popular name in Buddhist countries for a species of cupola-shaped tumulus surmounted by a finial, in shape like an open parasol, the emblem of Hindu royalty; these parasol ...
vendetta
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The practice which existed in Corsica and Sicily on the part of individuals of exacting vengeance for the murder of a relative on the murderer or one of his relations.
Vishnu
Language; Encyclopedias
The Preserver, the second god of the Hindu triad, Brahma being the first and Siva the third; revealed himself by a succession of avatars, Rama being the seventh and Krishna the ...
Upolu
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The principal island in the Samoan group, is 140 m. in circumference, and rises in verdure-clad terraces from a belt of low land on the shore, with Apia, the capital of the group, ...
Vulcan
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The Roman god of fire and an artificer In metals, identified with the Greek Hephaestus; had a temple to his honor in early Rome; was fabled to have had a forge under Mount Etna, ...
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