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  • 61apocryphal — [16] Apocryphal is a ‘secondgeneration’ adjective; the original adjective form in English was apocrypha (‘The writing is apocrypha when the author thereof is unknown’, John de Trevisa 1387). This came, via ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek… …

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  • 62unfathered — [unfä′thərd] adj. 1. Obs. having no father; fatherless 2. of unknown paternity; bastard 3. of unknown authorship or unestablished authenticity …

    English World dictionary

  • 63Sir Gawain and the Green Knight — an English alliterative poem of unknown authorship, dating from the 14th century. * * * Sir Gawain and the Green Knight [Sir Gawain and the Green Knight] a long English poem written in the 14th century by an unknown author. It is about Sir Gawain …

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  • 64CANTATAS AND CHORAL WORKS, HEBREW — The term cantata is used here to designate an accompanied vocal composition in several movements for one or more soloists, with or without choral sections. Contemporary names for works in this form can vary: dialogo, for example, or oratorio.… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 65Nibelungenlied — Ni be*lung en*lied , n. [G. See {Nibelungs}; {Lied}.] A great medieval German epic of unknown authorship containing traditions which refer to the Burgundians at the time of Attila (called Etzel in the poem) and mythological elements pointing to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 66anonymous — adjective Etymology: Late Latin anonymus, from Greek anōnymos, from a + onyma name more at name Date: 1631 1. not named or identified < an anonymous author > < they wish to remain anonymous > 2. of unknown authorship or o …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 67Satan — This article is about the concept of Satan. For the concept of devil , see Devil. For other uses, see Satan (disambiguation). Gustave Doré, Depiction of Satan, the antagonist of John Milton s Paradise Lost c.1866. Satan (Hebrew: הַשָׂטָן ha&#8230; …

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  • 68Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex — Infobox Person name = Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex image size = 180px caption = Portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532 ndash;3 birth date = 1485 birth place = death date = death date|1540|7|28|df=y (55) death place = occupation =&#8230; …

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  • 69Children's literature — For the academic journal, see Children s Literature (journal). Children s book redirects here. For the A. S. Byatt novel, see The Children s Book. Children s story redirects here. For the song, see Children s Story. Four children reading Dr.&#8230; …

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  • 70Minnesang — Walther von der Vogelweide (Codex Manesse, ca. 1300) Minnesang was the tradition of lyric and song writing in Germany which flourished in the 12th century and continued into the 14th century. People who wrote and performed Minnesang are known as&#8230; …

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