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81Eloquence — (from Latin eloquentia ) is fluent, forcible, elegant or persuasive speaking in public. It is primarily the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language, thereby producing conviction or persuasion. The term is also… …
82English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
83parlant — parlant, ante [ parlɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1210; de parler 1 ♦ Vx ou didact. Qui parle, est doué de parole. « Les arbres et les plantes sont devenus chez moi créatures parlantes » (La Fontaine). Ling. Le sujet parlant. ⇒ locuteur. ♢ Fam. Il n est pas… …
84Yngling — *The Scylfings (Old Norse: Skilfingar ), the semi legendary royal Swedish clan during the Age of Migrations, with kings such as Eadgils, Onela and Ohthere. When Beowulf and Ynglingatal were composed sometime in the 8th 10th centuries, the… …
85persuasif — persuasif, ive [ pɛrsɥazif, iv ] adj. • 1376; lat. scolast. persuasivus 1 ♦ (Choses) Qui a le pouvoir de persuader. Ton persuasif. ⇒ éloquent. « une éloquence douce et persuasive » (Sainte Beuve). 2 ♦ (XVIIe) (Personnes) Qui sait persuader. «… …
86vocal — 1 Vocal, articulate, oral can all mean uttered by the voice or having to do with utterance. Vocal implies the use of voice, but not necessarily of speech or language; thus, vocal sounds are sounds produced by a creature that has vocal organs;… …
87Gettysburg Address — For the text of the Gettysburg Address, see Gettysburg Address at Wikisource. Main article: Consecration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg The only confirmed photo of Abraham Lincoln (circled) at Gettysburg, taken about noon, just after… …
88Halfdan the Old — (Old Norse Hálfdanr gamli and Hálfdanr inn gamli ) was an ancient, legendary king from whom descended many of the most notable lineages of legend. A second Halfdan the Old is the purported great grandfather of Ragnvald Eysteinsson.Halfdan the Old …
89Belt Line Railway (Toronto) — Infobox SG rail railroad name=Belt Line Railway logo size= old gauge= logo filename= locale=Toronto, Ontario, Canada start year=1892 end year=1894 hq city=Toronto, Ontario, Canada marks=The Belt Line Railway was built in Toronto, Ontario, Canada… …
90De Oratore — First page of a miniature of Cicero s De oratore, 15th century, Northern Italy, now at the British Museum De Oratore ( On the Orator ) is a dialogue written by Cicero in 55 BCE. It is set in 91 BCE, when Lucius Licinius Crassus dies, just before… …
