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Panzini, Alfredo
(Encyclopedia) Panzini, AlfredoPanzini, Alfredoälfrĕˈdō päntsēˈnē [key], 1863–1939, Italian novelist and lexicographer; pupil of Giosuè Carducci. He taught in secondary schools. His genial, popular…Robert the Devil
(Encyclopedia) Robert the Devil, hero of a medieval legend. He was sold to the devil by his mother before his birth but upon discovering the fact did penance and was able to purify himself of his…dictionary
(Encyclopedia) dictionary, published list, in alphabetical order, of the words of a language. In monolingual dictionaries the words are explained and defined in the same language; in bilingual…devil's advocate
(Encyclopedia) devil's advocate: see canonization.Bierce, Ambrose Gwinett
(Encyclopedia) Bierce, Ambrose GwinettBierce, Ambrose Gwinettămˈbrōz gwĭnĕtˈ bĭrs [key], 1842–1914?, American satirist, journalist, and short-story writer, b. Meigs co., Ohio. He fought with extreme…demon
(Encyclopedia) demon, supernatural being, generally malevolent in character. In general, the more civilized pagan societies came to consider demons as powerful, supernatural beings who lacked the…devil
(Encyclopedia) devil: see Satan; demon; exorcism.devil's coach horse
(Encyclopedia) devil's coach horse: see mantid.devil's darning needle
(Encyclopedia) devil's darning needle: see dragonfly.Tartini, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Tartini, GiuseppeTartini, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā tärtēˈnē [key], 1692–1770, Italian violinist, the greatest violin master of his day. In 1728 he founded at Padua a school of the…Trending
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