French+idiom

  • 41Richard Nykke — (Nix) (c.1447 1535) was bishop of Norwich, the last Roman Catholic to hold the post before the Henrician reform. Described as ultra conservative , but also much respected , [Diarmaid MacCulloch, Thomas Cranmer (1996), p. 126.] he maintained an… …

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  • 42provincial — (adj.) late 14c., pertaining to a province, from Fr. provincial (13c.), from L. provincialis, from provincia (see PROVINCE (Cf. province)). Of the small towns and countryside (as opposed to the capital and urban center) from 1630s, a French idiom …

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  • 43gallicism — n. French idiom …

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  • 44Gallicism — n. a French idiom, esp. one adopted in another language. Etymology: F gallicisme (as GALLIC) …

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  • 45gal|li|cism — or gal|li|cism «GAL uh sihz uhm», noun. a French idiom or expression …

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  • 46Gal|li|cism — or gal|li|cism «GAL uh sihz uhm», noun. a French idiom or expression …

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  • 47Degas, Edgar — ▪ French artist Introduction in full  Hilaire Germain Edgar De Gas  later  Degas  born July 19, 1834, Paris, France died September 27, 1917, Paris       French painter, sculptor, and printmaker who was prominent in the Impressionist… …

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  • 48Althusser, Louis — ▪ French scholar born October 16, 1918, Birmandreis, Algeria died October 22, 1990, near Paris, France       French philosopher who attained international renown in the 1960s for his attempt to fuse Marxism and structuralism.       Inducted into… …

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  • 49Berlioz, Hector — ▪ French composer Introduction in full  Louis Hector Berlioz  born December 11, 1803, La Côte Saint André, France died March 8, 1869, Paris  French composer, critic, and conductor of the Romantic period, known largely for his Symphonie… …

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  • 50Roussel, Albert — ▪ French composer born April 5, 1869, Tourcoing, Fr. died Aug. 23, 1937, Royan  French composer who wrote in various styles and whose music is notable for its lyrical fervour, austerity of technique, and harmonic audacity.       Roussel joined… …

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