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  • 1stem — 1. n. & v. n. 1 the main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, usu. rising into light, but occasionally subterranean. 2 the stalk supporting a fruit, flower, or leaf, and attaching it to a larger branch, twig, or stalk. 3 a stem shaped part of an… …

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  • 2Ancient Greek grammar — is morphologically complex and preserves several features of Proto Indo European morphology. Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, articles, numerals and especially verbs are all highly inflected. This article is an introduction to this morphological… …

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  • 3Ancient North Arabian — Spoken in Arabia Extinct marginalized by Classical Arabic from the 7th century Language family Afro Asiatic Semitic …

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  • 4Ancient Greek phonology — is the study of the phonology, or pronunciation, of Ancient Greek. Because of the passage of time, the original pronunciation of Ancient Greek, like that of all ancient languages, can never be known with absolute certainty. Linguistic… …

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  • 5ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …

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  • 6Ancient Egyptian medicine — refers to the practices of healing common in Ancient Egypt from circa 3300 BC until the Persian invasion of 525 BC. This medicine was highly advanced for the time, and included simple, non invasive surgery, setting of bones and an extensive set… …

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  • 7Ancient Semitic religion — spans the polytheistic religions of the Semitic speaking peoples of the Ancient Near East.Its origins are intertwined with earlier (Sumerian) Mesopotamian mythology.Semitic gods refers to the gods or deities of peoples generally classified as… …

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  • 8stem|ma — «STEHM uh», noun, plural stem|ma|ta «STEHM uh tuh». 1. the recorded genealogy of an ancient Roman family. 2. a) a geneological tree. b) any chart or diagram showing genetic relationships. 3. Zoology. a simple eye, or a single facet of the… …

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  • 9Ancient Greek — This article is about the language. For Ancient Greek culture in general, see Ancient Greece. For Ancient Greek population groups, see List of Ancient Greek tribes. Classical Greek redirects here. For the culture, see Classical Greece. Ancient… …

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  • 10Ancient Greek grammar (tables) — * This article includes only the tables of declension and the conjugation of verbs. For further explanation see Ancient Greek grammar. DeclensionThe articleExamples ending with ᾰ (gen. ης)Attic second declensionVowel stem in υς (gen. υος) The… …

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