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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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Calpurnia
Language; Encyclopedias
The last wife of Julius Caesar, daughter of the consul Piso, who, alive to the danger of conspiracy, urged Caesar to stay at home the day he was assassinated.
Caltagirone
Language; Encyclopedias
A city 38 m. SW. of Catania; the staple industry is pottery and terra-cotta ware.
Calumet
Language; Encyclopedias
Among the American Indians a pipe for smoking, which if accepted when offered, was an emblem of peace, and if rejected, a declaration of war.
Calvados
Language; Encyclopedias
A maritime dep. in N. of France, skirted by dangerous rocks of the same name, with a fertile soil and a moist climate.
Calvary
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The place of the crucifixion, identified with a hill on the N. of Jerusalem, looked down upon from the city, with a cliff on which criminals were cast down prior to being stoned; ...
Calvinism
Language; Encyclopedias
The theological system of Calvin, the chief characteristic of which is that it assigns all in salvation to the sovereign action and persistent operation of Divine grace.
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