ALCUIN

Meaning of ALCUIN in English

Pronunciation: ' al-kw ə n

Function: biographical name

ca 732-804 Anglo-Saxon theol. & scholar

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ALCUIN — biographical name circa 732-804 Anglo-Saxon theologian & scholar
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ALCUIN — born с 732, in or near York, Yorkshire, Eng. died May 9, 804, Tours, France Anglo-Latin poet, educator, and cleric. …
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ALCUIN — /al"kwin/ , n. ( Ealhwine Flaccus ) A.D. 735-804 English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne. Also, Alchuine …
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ALCUIN — biographical name circa 732-804 Anglo-Saxon theologian & scholar
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ALCUIN — born c. 732, , in or near York, Yorkshire, Eng. died May 19, 804, Tours, France Anglo-Latin poet, educator, and …
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ALCUIN — Alcuin BrE AmE ˈælk wɪn § \ -wən
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ALCUIN — born 0441; 732, in or near York, Yorkshire, Eng. died May 9, 804, Tours, France Anglo-Latin poet, educator, and cleric. …
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ALCUIN — Алкуин
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ALCHUINE — /al"kwin/ , n. Alcuin.
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ALBINUS — /al buy"neuhs/ , n. Alcuin.
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ROMAN — in printing, one of the three major typefaces in the history of Western typography (the others being italic and black …
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