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  2. Nulla dies sine linea - Wikipedia

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    The motto was allegedly a favorite of the English writer and poet Martin Tupper, for which he was frequently mocked by Karl Marx. [5]In a small introduction to David Zvi Hoffmann's posthumous seminal work "Melamed LeHoel", his eldest son Moses Judah open with these remarks: "It was a pearl in my father's mouth to say 'Nulla dies sine linea' (Frankfurt am Main, 1925)".

  3. List of Latin phrases (N) - Wikipedia

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    List of Latin phrases (N) This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list ...

  4. Linear A - Wikipedia

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    Linear A is a writing system that was used by the Minoans of Crete from 1800 BC to 1450 BC. Linear A was the primary script used in palace and religious writings of the Minoan civilization. It evolved into Linear B, which was used by the Mycenaeans to write an early form of Greek.

  5. Google Translate - Wikipedia

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    Google Translate is a multilingual neural machine translation service developed by Google to translate text, documents and websites from one language into another. It offers a website interface, a mobile app for Android and iOS, as well as an API that helps developers build browser extensions and software applications. [3]

  6. Linear B - Wikipedia

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    Linear B is a syllabic script that was used for writing in Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of the Greek language. [ 1 ] The script predates the Greek alphabet by several centuries, the earliest known examples dating to around 1400 BC. [ 2 ] It is adapted from the earlier Linear A, an undeciphered script perhaps used for writing the ...

  7. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    A Latin translation of René Goscinny's phrase in French ils sont fous, ces romains! or Italian Sono pazzi questi Romani. Cf. SPQR, which Obelix frequently used in the Asterix comics. Deo ac veritati: for God and for truth: Motto of Colgate University. Deo confidimus: In God we trust: Motto of Somerset College. Deo domuique: For God and for home

  8. Linnéa - Wikipedia

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    Linnéa. The twinflower Linnaea borealis became a personal emblem for Linnaeus. Linnéa is a female given name of Swedish origin. It has two derivations, both of which are linked to the famous 18th-century Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus, who was ennobled as Carl von Linné later in life. Primarily, people have named their children in his honor ...

  9. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen - Wikipedia

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    German. " Es ist ein Ros entsprungen " (literally "A rose has sprung up") is a Christmas carol and Marian hymn of German origin. It is most commonly translated into English as " Lo, how a rose e'er blooming " and is also called " A Spotless Rose " and " Behold a Rose of Judah ". The rose in the German text is a symbolic reference to the Virgin ...