pehlevi
Webster Dictionary
an ancient Persian dialect in which words were partly represented by their Semitic equivalents. It was in use from the 3d century (and perhaps earlier) to the middle of the 7th century. and later in religious writings
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zohar
Webster Dictionary
a Jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition to Rabbi Simon ben Yochi, who lived about the end of the 1st century. a. d. Modern critics believe it to be a compilation of the 13th century
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golden horde
(ˈgoʊl dənˌaɪ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the army of Mongols that overran E Europe in the 13th century and maintained suzerainty in Russia until the 15th century.
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albigenses
(ˌæl bɪˈdʒɛn siz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
members of an ascetic Christian sect that arose in Albi in the 11th century and was destroyed in the 13th century.
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red-brick
(red-brick, redbrick)
Princeton's WordNet
of or relating to British universities founded in the late 19th century or the 20th century
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redbrick
(red-brick, redbrick)
Princeton's WordNet
of or relating to British universities founded in the late 19th century or the 20th century
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trainband
(trainband)
Princeton's WordNet
a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century
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impressionism
(ɪmˈprɛʃ əˌnɪz əm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a late 19th-century and early 20th-century style of musical composition in which subtle harmony, rhythm, and tonal color are used to evoke moods and impressions.
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prakrit
(Prakrit)
Princeton's WordNet
any of the vernacular Indic languages of north and central India (as distinguished from Sanskrit) recorded from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD
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renaissance
(ˌrɛn əˈsɑns, -ˈzɑns, -ˈsɑ̃s, ˈrɛn əˌsɑns, -ˌzɑns, -ˌsɑ̃s;)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century. marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.
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moor
(Moor)
Princeton's WordNet
one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century. conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
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fin de siecle
(fin de siecle)
Princeton's WordNet
relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century.
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frank
(æŋk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a member of a confederation of Germanic peoples living on the right bank of the lower Rhine in the 3rd century a.d. and by the 6th century ruling most of what is now France, the Low Countries, and W Germany.
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thebes
(Thebes)
Princeton's WordNet
an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs
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alemanni
(ˌæl əˈmæn aɪ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a confederation of Germanic tribes, located W of the Rhine and N of the Danube rivers in the 3rd century a.d.: by the 5th century partially driven from this area and settled in N Switzerland and Alsace.
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zen
(ɛn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a Mahayana movement of Buddhism, introduced into China in the 6th century a.d. and into Japan in the 12th century. that emphasizes enlightenment by means of meditation and direct, intuitive insights.
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patrai
(Patras, Patrai)
Princeton's WordNet
a port city in western Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese on an inlet of the Ionian Sea; was a major trade center from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC; commercial importance revived during the Middle Ages
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patras
(Patras, Patrai)
Princeton's WordNet
a port city in western Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese on an inlet of the Ionian Sea; was a major trade center from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC; commercial importance revived during the Middle Ages
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persia
(Persia, Persian Empire)
Princeton's WordNet
an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
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persian empire
(Persia, Persian Empire)
Princeton's WordNet
an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
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uncial
Webster Dictionary
of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as early as the 1st century b. c., and were seldom used after the 10th century a. d., being superseded by the cursive style
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hun
(ʌn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a member of a pastoral people of the Eurasian steppes, who in the late 4th century a.d. began a course of alternating conflict and alliance with their Iranian and Germanic neighbors and the Roman Empire: they reached the height of their power in Europe under Attila in the 5th century. and then disappeared from history.
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sarmatian
(ɑrˈmeɪ ʃi ən, -ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a member of any of a group of peoples who occupied the S Eurasian steppes from about the 4th century b.c. to the 4th century a.d.
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scribe
(ɪb)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
one of a group of Palestinian scholars and teachers of Jewish law and tradition, active from the 5th century b .c . to the 1st century a .d ., who transcribed, edited, and interpreted the Bible.
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italia
(Italy, Italian Republic, Italia)
Princeton's WordNet
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
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italian republic
(Italy, Italian Republic, Italia)
Princeton's WordNet
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
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italy
(Italy, Italian Republic, Italia)
Princeton's WordNet
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
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la tène
(ˈleɪt n si)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
designating the period of the European Iron Age that followed the Hallstatt period, roughly from the 5th century b.c. to the 1st century a.d.
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essene
(ˈɛs in, ɛˈsin)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a member of a monastic Jewish sect that flourished in Palestine from the 2nd century b .c . to the 2nd century a .d .
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centuries
Webster Dictionary
of Century
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