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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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Valhalla

Language; Encyclopedias

Hall of Odin, the heaven of the brave in the Norse mythology, especially such as gave evidence of their valour by dying in battle, the "base and slavish" being sent to the realm ...

Oliver Twist

Language; Encyclopedias

Hero of Dickens's novel of the name.

Transylvania

Language; Encyclopedias

Eastern division of the Austrian Empire; is a tableland enclosed NE. and South by the Carpathians, contains wide tracts of forests, and is one-half under tillage or in pasture; ...

Tudela

Language; Encyclopedias

Ecclesiastical city of Spain, on the Ebro, 46 m. NW. of Saragossa.

Sir John Wilkinson

Language; Encyclopedias

Egyptologist, born In Westmorland; studied at Oxford; explored the antiquities of Egypt, and wrote largely on the subject (1797-1875).

Earl of Warwick Richard Neville

Language; Encyclopedias

Eldest son of the Earl of Salisbury, the king-maker; fought in the "Wars of the Roses," and was in the end defeated by Edward IV. and slain (1428-1471).