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101Great gun — Gun Gun (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which… …
102Great Mogul — Mogul Mo*gul , n. [From the Mongolian.] 1. A person of the Mongolian race. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: Any of the Mongolian peoples who conquered parts of India and established an empire lasting from 1526 to 1857. Also, any of their… …
103Great Ordinance of 1357 — The Great Ordinance of 1357 was an edict through which Étienne Marcel attempted to impose limits on the French monarchy, in particular in fiscal and monetary matters.Historical contextSince the year 1000 and the Cluny renaissance, medieval… …
104Great Train Robbery — I. The Great Train Robbery a 10 minute US silent film (1903) which has been called ‘the first real movie’, because it was the first to tell a story. It is a western about criminals who rob a train and then celebrate in town. It was made by the… …
105Great Expectations — a novel (1861) by Charles Dickens. * * * Great Expectations [Great Expectations] a novel (1861) by Charles Dickens. It is the story of a young man, Pip, who helped a prisoner to escape when he was a boy. Later, the man sends him money, but Pip… …
106Great organ — Organ Or gan, n. [L. organum, Gr. ?; akin to ? work, and E. work: cf. F. organe. See {Work}, and cf. {Orgue}, {Orgy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as,… …
107Great year — Year Year, n. [OE. yer, yeer, [yogh]er, AS. ge[ a]r; akin to OFries. i?r, g?r, D. jaar, OHG. j[=a]r, G. jahr, Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aar, Sw. [*a]r, Goth. j?r, Gr. ? a season of the year, springtime, a part of the day, an hour, ? a year, Zend y[=a]re… …
108Great Cipher — In the history of cryptography, the Great Cipher was a nomenclator cipher developed by the Rossignols, several generations of whom served the French Crown as cryptographers. It was excellent of its class and so was given this name; it was reputed …
109Great Temple of the Aten — The Great Temple of the Aten is located in the abandoned city of Akhetaten (modern Amarna, in Egypt). It is one of the 2 major temples in the city, the other being the Small Aten Temple. coord|27|39|03|N|30|53|52|EThe temple was quickly… …
110Great Southern California ShakeOut — The Great Southern California ShakeOut is a week long event promoting earthquake preparedness occurring November 12 16, 2008, featuring what will be the largest earthquake drill in U.S. history on November 13, 2008 at 10 A.M. [cite news… …
