to take a letter down in shorthand
1take — takable, takeable, adj. taker, n. /tayk/, v., took, taken, taking, n. v.t. 1. to get into one s hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write. 2. to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a book …
2Duployan shorthand — Duployan shorthands Type light line geometric alphabetic stenography …
3Joseph Louis Lagrange — Lagrange redirects here. For other uses, see Lagrange (disambiguation). Joseph Louis Lagrange Joseph Louis (Giuseppe Lodovico), comte de Lagrange …
4Purcell, John Baptist — • Archbishop of Cincinnati (1800 1883) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Purcell, John Baptist John Baptist Purcell …
5John Baptist Purcell — John Baptist Purcell † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John Baptist Purcell Archbishop of Cincinnati, born at Mallow, Ireland, 26 Feb., 1800; died at the convent of the Ursulines, Brown County, Ohio, 4 July, 1883. Of his early education but… …
6Augustine, Saint — ▪ Christian bishop and theologian Introduction also called Saint Augustine of Hippo, original Latin name Aurelius Augustinus born Nov. 13, 354, Tagaste, Numidia [now Souk Ahras, Algeria] died Aug. 28, 430, Hippo Regius [now Annaba, Algeria]… …
7ALPHABET, HEBREW — The origin of alphabetic script has always been a subject of human curiosity. According to Greek mythology, script was brought to Greece from Phoenicia. This tradition was accepted by the Greek and Roman writers, some of whom developed it even… …
8Fathers of the Church — • The word Father is used in the New Testament to mean a teacher of spiritual things, by whose means the soul of man is born again into the likeness of Christ: Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Fathers of the Church …
9literature — /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.… …
10Hangul — For other uses, see Hangul (disambiguation). Hangul 한글 Type …