1482
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From this reading _Terentius: Comediæ cum interpretatione Donati_, Baptista de Tortis, Venice, 1482.
1483
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From this reading _Elegantiolae_, by Augustinus Datus, produced at Verona by an unidentified printer in 1483.
1484
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From this reading _Ptolemaeus, Liber quadripartit_, Ratdolt, Venice, 1484.
1502
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading RECENT ADDITIONS TO LIBRARIES Some early printed books of considerable interest have recently been added to the Library of the British Museum, among them a copy of Sannazaro's _Arcadia_, Venice, 1502, in a contemporary binding of boards covered with designs printed from woodblocks.
ADDITIONSnounUS /əˈdɪʃənz/
plural of “addition” — a component that is added to something to improve it
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Elegantiolae_, by Augustinus Datus, produced at Verona by an unidentified printer in 1483.
Antoine
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From this reading Maurice de Sully, Bishop of Paris: _Les exposicions des euungilles en romant_, Antoine Neyret, Chambéry, 1484.
ArcadianounUS /ɑːrˈkeɪdiə/
a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Elegantiolae_, by Augustinus Datus, produced at Verona by an unidentified printer in 1483.
Augustinus
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From this reading _Elegantiolae_, by Augustinus Datus, produced at Verona by an unidentified printer in 1483.
Baptista
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From this reading _Terentius: Comediæ cum interpretatione Donati_, Baptista de Tortis, Venice, 1482.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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bindingnounUS /ˈbaɪndɪŋ/
the capacity to attract and hold something
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a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading Maurice de Sully, Bishop of Paris: _Les exposicions des euungilles en romant_, Antoine Neyret, Chambéry, 1484.
boardsnounUS /bɔːrdz/
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
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Bound written or printed works.
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the people of Great Britain
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Elegantiolae_, by Augustinus Datus, produced at Verona by an unidentified printer in 1483.
Chambéry
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From this reading Maurice de Sully, Bishop of Paris: _Les exposicions des euungilles en romant_, Antoine Neyret, Chambéry, 1484.
Comediæ
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From this reading _Terentius: Comediæ cum interpretatione Donati_, Baptista de Tortis, Venice, 1482.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
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contemporaryadjectiveUS /kənˈtempəreri/
characteristic of the present
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a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
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overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
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cumnounUS /kʌm/
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading _Terentius: Comediæ cum interpretatione Donati_, Baptista de Tortis, Venice, 1482.
Datus
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From this reading _Elegantiolae_, by Augustinus Datus, produced at Verona by an unidentified printer in 1483.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _Terentius: Comediæ cum interpretatione Donati_, Baptista de Tortis, Venice, 1482.
desnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading Maurice de Sully, Bishop of Paris: _Les exposicions des euungilles en romant_, Antoine Neyret, Chambéry, 1484.
designsnounUS /dɪˈzaɪnz/
plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
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Donati
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From this reading _Terentius: Comediæ cum interpretatione Donati_, Baptista de Tortis, Venice, 1482.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
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Elegantiolae
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From this reading _Elegantiolae_, by Augustinus Datus, produced at Verona by an unidentified printer in 1483.
half the width of an em
From this reading Maurice de Sully, Bishop of Paris: _Les exposicions des euungilles en romant_, Antoine Neyret, Chambéry, 1484.
euungilles
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From this reading Maurice de Sully, Bishop of Paris: _Les exposicions des euungilles en romant_, Antoine Neyret, Chambéry, 1484.
exposicions
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RECENT ADDITIONS TO LIBRARIES Some early printed books of considerable interest have recently been added to the Library of the British Museum, among them a copy of Sannazaro's _Arcadia_, Venice, 1502, in a contemporary binding of boards covered with designs printed from woodblocks.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading RECENT ADDITIONS TO LIBRARIES Some early printed books of considerable interest have recently been added to the Library of the British Museum, among them a copy of Sannazaro's _Arcadia_, Venice, 1502, in a contemporary binding of boards covered with designs printed from woodblocks.
interpretatione
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From this reading _Terentius: Comediæ cum interpretatione Donati_, Baptista de Tortis, Venice, 1482.
LesnounUS /les/
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Maurice de Sully, Bishop of Paris: _Les exposicions des euungilles en romant_, Antoine Neyret, Chambéry, 1484.
Liber
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From this reading _Ptolemaeus, Liber quadripartit_, Ratdolt, Venice, 1484.
LIBRARIESnounUS /ˈlaɪbreriːz/
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
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a room where books are kept
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Maurice
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From this reading Maurice de Sully, Bishop of Paris: _Les exposicions des euungilles en romant_, Antoine Neyret, Chambéry, 1484.
MuseumnounUS /mjuːˈziːəm/
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
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Neyret
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Maurice de Sully, Bishop of Paris: _Les exposicions des euungilles en romant_, Antoine Neyret, Chambéry, 1484.
past form of “print” — put into print
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printernounUS /ˈprɪntər/
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading _Elegantiolae_, by Augustinus Datus, produced at Verona by an unidentified printer in 1483.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading _Elegantiolae_, by Augustinus Datus, produced at Verona by an unidentified printer in 1483.
Ptolemaeus
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From this reading _Ptolemaeus, Liber quadripartit_, Ratdolt, Venice, 1484.
quadripartit
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From this reading _Ptolemaeus, Liber quadripartit_, Ratdolt, Venice, 1484.
Ratdolt
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From this reading _Ptolemaeus, Liber quadripartit_, Ratdolt, Venice, 1484.
RECENTadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
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recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading RECENT ADDITIONS TO LIBRARIES Some early printed books of considerable interest have recently been added to the Library of the British Museum, among them a copy of Sannazaro's _Arcadia_, Venice, 1502, in a contemporary binding of boards covered with designs printed from woodblocks.
romant
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From this reading Maurice de Sully, Bishop of Paris: _Les exposicions des euungilles en romant_, Antoine Neyret, Chambéry, 1484.
Sannazaro's
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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading RECENT ADDITIONS TO LIBRARIES Some early printed books of considerable interest have recently been added to the Library of the British Museum, among them a copy of Sannazaro's _Arcadia_, Venice, 1502, in a contemporary binding of boards covered with designs printed from woodblocks.
SullyverbUS /ˈsʌli/
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
From this reading Maurice de Sully, Bishop of Paris: _Les exposicions des euungilles en romant_, Antoine Neyret, Chambéry, 1484.
Terentius
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From this reading _Terentius: Comediæ cum interpretatione Donati_, Baptista de Tortis, Venice, 1482.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading RECENT ADDITIONS TO LIBRARIES Some early printed books of considerable interest have recently been added to the Library of the British Museum, among them a copy of Sannazaro's _Arcadia_, Venice, 1502, in a contemporary binding of boards covered with designs printed from woodblocks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Tortis
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From this reading _Terentius: Comediæ cum interpretatione Donati_, Baptista de Tortis, Venice, 1482.
unidentifiedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnaɪˈdentəfaɪd/
not yet identified
From this reading _Elegantiolae_, by Augustinus Datus, produced at Verona by an unidentified printer in 1483.
VenicenounUS /ˈvenəs/
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
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VeronanounUS /vərˈoʊnə/
a city in Veneto on the River Adige
From this reading _Elegantiolae_, by Augustinus Datus, produced at Verona by an unidentified printer in 1483.
in the company of; together with
From this reading RECENT ADDITIONS TO LIBRARIES Some early printed books of considerable interest have recently been added to the Library of the British Museum, among them a copy of Sannazaro's _Arcadia_, Venice, 1502, in a contemporary binding of boards covered with designs printed from woodblocks.
woodblocks
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