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disparagement — dis·par·age·ment /di spar ij mənt/ n 1: the publication of false and injurious statements that are derogatory of another s property, business, or product – called also business disparagement, commercial disparagement, disparagement of property,… … Law dictionary
Mandarin Chinese profanity — The traditional Chinese characters for the word huàidàn (壞蛋/坏蛋), a Mandarin Chinese profanity meaning, literally, bad egg Mandarin Chinese profanity consists of many slang words and insults involving sex. While many offensive words and expletives … Wikipedia
John Milton — For other people named John Milton, see John Milton (disambiguation). John Milton Portrait of John Milton in National Portrait Gallery, London c. 1629. Unknown artist (detail) Born 9 December 1608(1608 12 09) Bread Street … Wikipedia
List of atheists (authors) — Authors * Douglas Adams (1952 ndash;2001): British radio and television writer and novelist, author of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy . [ I am a radical Atheist... Adams in an interview by American Atheists… … Wikipedia
Roman Britain — History of the British Isles This box: view · talk · edit … Wikipedia
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Cap.: Moscow. Also called Russia, Soviet … Universalium
Budé, Guillaume — (1468 1540) The most famous French humanist of the first half of the 16th century. Born into a recently ennobled family of royal officials, he studied law at Orléans but left without taking a degree. In 1491 he underwent a sort of secular… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
Dutch — late 14c., used first of Germans generally, after c.1600 of Hollanders, from M.Du. duutsch, from O.H.G. duit isc, corresponding to O.E. þeodisc belonging to the people, used especially of the common language of Germanic people, from þeod people,… … Etymology dictionary
Ramanuja Kavirayar — (1780, Ramanathapuram – 1853, Madras) was a Tamil savant and poet. Living in Madras, at that time the scene of the literary labours of several eminent Tamil scholars, many of whom were his own students, he dominated the world of Tamil… … Wikipedia
Land of the Free — For other uses, see Land of the Free (disambiguation). Land of the Free National anthem of Belize Lyrics Samuel Alfred Haynes, 1963 Music … Wikipedia
