the subtleties of the french language

  • 1The Oxford Movement (1833-1845) —     The Oxford Movement (1833 1845)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Oxford Movement (1833 1845)     The Oxford Movement may be looked upon in two distinct lights. The conception which lay at its base, according to the Royal Commission on… …

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  • 2The Marriage of Figaro (play) — The Marriage of Figaro Title page from the first edition of The Marriage of Figaro Written by Pierre Beaumarchais Characters …

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  • 3Twelfth century (The) — The twelfth century John Marenbon INTRODUCTION The twelfth century began and ended with events which mark it off, at least symbolically, as a discrete period in the history of Western philosophy. It was in about 1100 that Abelard the most wide… …

    History of philosophy

  • 4Names for the number 0 in English — Wiktionary, the free dictionary, has entries for: aught cipher duck love naught …

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  • 5Flashman and the Tiger — infobox Book | name = Flashman and the Tiger orig title = translator = author = George MacDonald Fraser cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Historical novel publisher = HarperCollins release date = 1999… …

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  • 6Philosophy of language — is the reasoned inquiry into the nature, origins, and usage of language. As a topic, the philosophy of language for Analytic Philosophers is concerned with four central problems: the nature of meaning, language use, language cognition, and the… …

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  • 7Meshes of the Afternoon — Directed by Maya Deren Alexander Hammid Produced by Maya Deren Written by Maya Deren Starring Maya Deren Alexander …

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  • 8Restoration of the Sistine Chapel frescoes — The restoration of the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel was one of the most significant art restorations of the 20th century. The Sistine Chapel was built by Pope Sixtus IV within the Vatican immediately to the north of St. Peter s Basilica and… …

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  • 9Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series — Since first coming to wide notice in the late 1990s, the Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling has engendered a number of legal disputes. Rowling, her various publishers and Time Warner, the owner of the rights to the Harry Potter films, have …

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  • 10literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

    Universalium