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conjunction, part of speech
(Encyclopedia) conjunction, in English, part of speech serving to connect words or constructions, e.g., and, but, and or. Most languages have connective particles similar to English conjunctions. In…Froben, Johannes
(Encyclopedia) Froben, JohannesFroben, Johannesyōhäˈnəs frōˈbən [key], 1460–1527, German printer. He established himself at Basel and there in 1516 printed the Greek New Testament, edited and…anagram
(Encyclopedia) anagram [Gr.,=something read backward], rearrangement of the letters of a word or words to make another word or other words. A famous Latin anagram was an answer made out of a question…Grimald, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia) Grimald, Grimalde, or Grimoald, NicholasGrimald, Grimalde, or Grimoald, Nicholasall: grĭmˈôld [key], 1519?–1562?, English poet. He contributed 40 poems to the first edition (1557) of…Higden, Ranulf
(Encyclopedia) Higden, Ranulf, d. c.1364, English chronicler. He wrote the Polychronicon, a universal history, interesting chiefly for its display of the geographical, scientific, and historical…Cheke, Sir John
(Encyclopedia) Cheke, Sir JohnCheke, Sir Johnchēk [key], 1514–57, English scholar. As professor of Greek at Cambridge he taught Roger Ascham and later was tutor to Edward VI. A Protestant, he was…Alexius II
(Encyclopedia) Alexius II (Alexius Comnenus), 1168–83, Byzantine emperor (1180–83), son and successor of Manuel I. His mother, Mary of Antioch, who was regent for him, alienated the population by…Donatus
(Encyclopedia) Donatus (Aelius Donatus)Donatusēˈlēəs dōnätˈəs [key], fl. 4th cent. a.d., Roman grammarian; teacher of St. Jerome. His only well-known work, the Ars grammatica [elements of grammar],…Capgrave, John
(Encyclopedia) Capgrave, John, 1393–1464, English author and Augustinian friar. One of the most learned men of his day, he was a distinguished theologian, philosopher, and historian. His writings,…Wulfstan
(Encyclopedia) Wulfstan, d. 1023, English churchman, archbishop of York (1003–1023) and bishop of Worcester, whose Latin name was Lupus. He is buried at Ely. Homilies are attributed to him, but most…Trending
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