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11Gerundive — In linguistics, a gerundive is a particular verb form. The term is applied very differently to different languages; depending on the language, gerundives may be verbal adjectives, verbal adverbs, or finite verbs. Not every language has… …
12admirable — (adj.) mid 15c., worthy of admiration, from M.Fr. admirable (O.Fr. amirable), from L. admirabilis admirable, wonderful, from admirari to admire (see ADMIRATION (Cf. admiration)). In early years it also carried a stronger sense of awe inspiring …
1339th Infantry Regiment (United States) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=39th Infantry Regiment caption=39th Infantry Regiment coat of arms country=USA allegiance= type=Regiment branch=Regular Army dates=I June 1917 specialization= command structure= size= current commander= garrison=… …
14Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da — born с 1525, Palestrina, near Rome died Feb. 2, 1594, Rome Italian composer. He sang in Rome as a choirboy, then worked as an organist in his nearby hometown of Palestrina. He was appointed director of the Vatican s Cappella Giulia by Pope Julius …
15Unjust War with Mexico — ▪ Primary Source By 1847 Albert Gallatin s long and distinguished career of public service as a congressman, cabinet member, and diplomat was behind him. Most of those with whom he had worked and sometimes fought were dead, and at age 86 he …
16Cortes's Account of the City of Mexico — ▪ Primary Source FROM HIS SECOND LETTER TO THE EMPEROR CHARLES V. In order, most potent Sire, to convey to your Majesty a just conception of the great extent of this noble city of Temixtitan, and of the many rare and wonderful objects …
17Penicuick — PENICUICK, a parish, in the county of Edinburgh; containing, with the hamlets of Howgate, Nine Mile Burn, and Kirkhill, 2572 inhabitants, of whom 907 are in the village of Penicuick, 9 miles (S. by W.) from Edinburgh. The present name of this… …
18splendid — splendid, *resplendent, gorgeous, glorious, sublime, superb can mean having or displaying outstanding or transcendingly impressive qualities. Although, like most adjectives implying transcendence, they are often used interchangeably in hyperbole… …
19Avatar — Av a*tar ([a^]v [.a]*t[add]r ), n. [Skr. avat[^a]ra descent; ava from + root t[.r] to cross, pass over.] 1. (Hindu Myth.) The descent of a deity to earth, and his incarnation as a man or an animal; chiefly associated with the incarnations of… …
20fine — (f[imac]n), a. [Compar. {finer} (f[imac]n [ e]r); superl. {finest}.] [F. fin, LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf. finitus, p. p., finished, completed (hence the sense accomplished, perfect.) See {Finish}, and cf. {Finite}.] 1.… …
