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91Cathetus — This page is about the geometric meaning. For the plant, see Phyllanthus . For the epiplemiine moth, see Monobolodes.In a right triangle, the cathetus (originally from the Greek word el. Κάθετος, plural el. Κάθετοι; its plural in English is… …
92Henry F. Ashurst — Infobox Senator | name=Henry F. Ashurst nationality=American jr/sr=United States Senator state=Arizona party=Democratic term start=March 27, 1912 term end=January 3, 1941 preceded=None succeeded=Ernest W. McFarland date of birth=September 13,… …
93Geoffrey of Vinsauf — (fl. 1200) is a representative of the early medieval grammarian movement, termed preceptive grammar by James J. Murphy for its interest in teaching ars poetria (1971, vii ff.). Ars poetria is a subdivision of the grammatical art ( ars grammatica… …
94Islam and slavery — The major juristic schools of Islam traditionally accepted the institution of slavery.Lewis 1994, [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/lewis1.html Ch.1] ] Muhammad and many of his companions bought, sold, freed, and captured slaves. Slaves… …
95Glossary of rhetorical terms — Rhetorical Theory is a subject rife with jargon and special terminology. This page explains commonly used rhetorical terms in alphabetical order. The brief definitions here are intended to serve as a quick reference rather than an in depth… …
96Quebec French syntax — There are increasing differences between the syntax used in spoken Quebec French and the syntax of other regional dialects of French [P.Barbaud, 1998, Dissidence du français québécois et évolution dialectale, in Revue québécoise de linguistique …
97Writing style — is the manner in which a writer addresses a matter in prose, a manner which reveals the writer s personality, or voice. It is particularly evident in the choices the writer makes in syntactical structures, diction, and figures of thought. The… …
98Adverbial genitive — In grammar, an adverbial genitive is a noun declined in the genitive case that functions as an adverb.Adverbial genitives in EnglishIn Old and Middle English, the Genitive case was productive, and adverbial genitives were commonplace. While… …
99Miskito grammar — This article provides a grammar sketch of the Miskito language, the language of the Miskito people of the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and Honduras, a member of the Misumalpan language family. There also exists a brief typological overview of the… …
100Miskito language (typological overview) — This rather technical article provides a typological sketch of the Miskito language. Another related article outlines Miskito grammar in fuller detail. The distinctive purpose of the present article is to single out those specific features of… …
