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  • 41Mesprise — Mes*prise , n. [OF. mespris, F. m[ e]pris. See {Misprize}.] 1. Contempt; scorn. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. [Perh. for F. m[ e]prise mistake. Cf. {Misprision}.] Misadventure; ill success. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 42Mourn — Mourn, v. t. 1. To grieve for; to lament; to deplore; to bemoan; to bewail. [1913 Webster] As if he mourned his rival s ill success. Addison. [1913 Webster] And looking over the hills, I mourn The darling who shall not return. Emerson. [1913… …

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  • 43Timoleon — (Greek: Τιμολέων), son of Timodemus, of Corinth (ca. 411–337 BC) was a Greek statesman and general.As the champion of Greece against Carthage he is closely connected with the history of Sicily, especially Syracuse. When his brother Timophanes,… …

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  • 44Carolingian minuscule — [ right|frame|Example from 10th century manuscript, Vulgate Luke 1:5 8.] Carolingian or Caroline minuscule is a script developed as a writing standard in Europe so that the Roman alphabet could be easily recognized by the small literate class… …

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  • 45Demetrius Ypsilantis — Infobox Military Person name=Demetrius Ypsilantis Δημήτριος Υψηλάντης lived=1793 1832 caption= allegiance=Russia Greece rank= commands=Eastern Greece unit= family=Ypsilantis nickname= placeofbirth=Romania placeofdeath=Vienna, Austria… …

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  • 46Georg Gottfried Gervinus — (May 20, 1805 ndash; March 18, 1871) was a German literary and political historian.Gervinus was born in Darmstadt. He was educated at the gymnasium of the town, and intended for a commercial career, but in 1825 he became a student of the… …

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  • 47Karl Christian Planck — (January 17, 1819–June 7, 1880) was a German philosopher.Planck was born in Stuttgart. He studied at Tübingen, where he became doctor of philosophy in 1840 and Privatdozent in 1848. During this period the influence of Reiff led him to oppose the… …

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  • 48Leosthenes (admiral) — Leosthenes (in Greek Λεωσθένης; died 361 BC) was an Athenian, who commanded a fleet and armament in the Cyclades in 361 BC. Having allowed himself to be surprised by Alexander, tyrant of Pherae, and defeated, with a loss of five triremes and 600… …

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  • 49dyspraxia — /dis prak see euh/, n. Pathol. inability to perform coordinated movements. [ < Gk: ill success, equiv. to dys DYS + prâx(is) action + ia IA] * * * …

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  • 50Solon — Solonian /soh loh nee euhn/, Solonic /soh lon ik/, adj. /soh leuhn/, n. 1. c638 c558 B.C., Athenian statesman. 2. (often l.c.) a wise lawgiver. 3. a town in N Ohio. 14,341. * * * born с 630 died с 560 BC Athenian statesman, reformer, and poet,&#8230; …

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