- preliterary
- pre·literary
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preliterary
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preliterary — adj. * * * … Universalium
preliterary — pre•lit′er•ar′y adj … From formal English to slang
preliterary — “+ adjective 1. [pre + Latin litterae, literae writing + English ary more at letter] : preliterate 2. [pre + literary] : preceding the development of a written literature * * * adj … Useful english dictionary
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
Romance languages — Romance Geographic distribution: Originally Southern Europe and parts of Africa; now also Latin America, Canada, parts of Lebanon and much of Western Africa Linguistic classification: Indo European Italic … Wikipedia
Montessori, Maria — born Aug. 31, 1870, Chiaravalle, near Ancona, Italy died May 6, 1952, Noordwijk aan Zee, Neth. Italian educator. Montessori took a degree in medicine (1894) and worked in a clinic for retarded children before going on to teach at the University… … Universalium
mime and pantomime — Dramatic performance in which a story is told solely by expressive body movement. Mime appeared in Greece in the 5th century BC as a comic entertainment that stressed mimetic action but included song and spoken dialogue. A separate Roman form… … Universalium
biblical criticism — discipline that studies textual, compositional, and historical questions surrounding the Old and New Testaments. Biblical criticism lays the groundwork for meaningful interpretation of the Bible. A brief treatment of biblical… … Universalium
Latin literature — Introduction the body of writings in Latin, primarily produced during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, when Latin was a spoken language. When Rome fell, Latin remained the literary language of the Western medieval world until it was … Universalium
compt — I. ˈkau̇nt, ˈkam(p)t archaic variant of count II. adjective Etymology: Latin comptus, past participle of comere to arrange, adorn, from co + emere to buy (in preliterary Latin, to take) mo … Useful english dictionary
