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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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Witch of Endor
Language; Encyclopedias
A divining woman consulted by King Saul, who affected to call up the spirit of Samuel, who foretold his defeat and doom.
Trieste
Language; Encyclopedias
An ancient town and still the first seaport of Austro-Hungary; at the head of the NE. arm of the Adriatic, 214 m. SW. of Vienna; an imperial free city since 1849; consists of an ...
Unyoro
Language; Encyclopedias
A native State of Central Africa, between Lake Albert Nyanza and the territory of Uganda.
zero
Language; Encyclopedias
A word of Arab origin signifying a cipher, and employed to denote a neutral point in scale between an ascending and descending series, or between positive and negative.
Warrington
Language; Encyclopedias
A parliamentary borough in Lancashire, on the Mersey, 20 m. E. of Liverpool; an old town, but with few relics of its antiquity; manufactures iron-ware, glass, soap, etc.; sends ...
Trappists
Language; Encyclopedias
An order of Cistercian monks founded in 1140 at La Trappe, in the French department of Orne, noted for the severity of their discipline, their worship of silence and devotion to ...
Valentinians
Language; Encyclopedias
A Gnostic sect, called after their leader Valentine, a native of Egypt of the 2nd century, regarded heathenism as preparatory to Christianity, and Christ as the full and final ...
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