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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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John Smeaton
Language; Encyclopedias

Civil engineer, born near Leeds; began life as a mathematical instrument-maker; made improvements in mill-work, and gained the Copley Medal in 1758; visited the principal ...

Sir William Smith
Language; Encyclopedias

Classical and biblical scholar, born in London; distinguished himself at the university there and took a course of law at Gray's Inn, but followed his bent for scholarship, and in ...

Edward Askew Sothern
Language; Encyclopedias

Comedian, born in Liverpool; at 23 went on the stage, and for some time was a member of the stock company of the Theatre Royal, Birmingham; afterwards acted in America, and made ...

George Steevens
Language; Encyclopedias

Commentator on Shakespeare, born at Stepney; in 1736 edited 20 of Shakespeare's plays carefully reprinted from the original quartos, and in 1731 his notes with those of Johnson in ...

Tare and Tret
Language; Encyclopedias

Commercial terms, are deductions usually made from the gross weight of goods. Tare is the weight of the case or covering, box, or such-like, containing the goods; deducting this ...

solidarity
Language; Encyclopedias

Community of interest or responsibility; also that community of being which binds humanity into one whole, so that each affects and is affected by all.

Arthur Goring Thomas
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Composer, born near Eastbourne; studied at the Paris Conservatoire and Royal Academy for Music, London; became popular through the merit of his operas "Esmeralda," "Nadeshda," the ...

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