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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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Euclid of Alexandria
Language; Encyclopedias
A famous geometrican, whose book of "Elements," revised and improved, still holds its place as an English school-book, although superseded as such in America and the Continent; ...
Johann Geiler von Kaiserberg
Language; Encyclopedias
A famous German pulpit orator, born at Schaffhausen; Strasburg was the principal scene of his labors; his writings, though numerous, are rare, among them the "Narrenschiff, or ...
Euripides
Language; Encyclopedias
A famous Greek tragic dramatist, born at Salamis, of wealthy parents; first trained as an athlete, and then devoted himself to painting, and eventually to poetry; he brought out ...
Florence
Language; Encyclopedias
A famous Italian city, situated 50 m. from the sea; it lies in the valley of the Arno, and is built on both sides of the river, but chiefly on the N.; the outlying suburbs are ...
Lord Erskine Thomas
Language; Encyclopedias
A famous lawyer, youngest son of the Earl of Buchan, born in Edinburgh; spent his early years in the navy, and afterwards joined the army; resigned in 1775 to enter upon the study ...
Wolfram von Eschenbach
Language; Encyclopedias
A famous minnesinger, born at Eschenbach, in Bavaria, at about the close of the 12th century; was of good birth, and lived some time at the Thuringian Court; enjoyed a wide ...
Henry Fielding
Language; Encyclopedias
A famous novelist, who has been styled by Scott "the father of the English novel," born at Sharpham Park, Glastonbury, son of General Edmund Fielding and a cousin of Lady Mary ...
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