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Abul-faraj
Language; Encyclopedias
A learned Armenian Jew, who became bishop of Aleppo, and wrote a history of the world from Adam onwards (1226-1286).
Acanthus
Language; Encyclopedias
A leaf-like ornament on the capitals of the columns of certain orders of architecture.
Aben-Ezra
Language; Encyclopedias
A learned Spanish Jew and commentator on the Hebrew scriptures (1090-1168).
Alimentary canal
Language; Encyclopedias
A passage 5 or 6 times the length of the body, lined throughout with mucous membrane, extends from the mouth to the anus, and includes mouth, fauces, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, and small and large ...
Antisemites
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A party in Russia and the E. of Germany opposed to the Jews on account of the undue influence they exercise in national affairs to the alleged detriment of the natives.
Alton Locke
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A novel, by Charles Kingsley, written in sympathy with the Chartist movement, in which Carlyle is introduced as one of the personages.
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