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  • 111NATIVITATE Christi (a) — a NATIVITATE Christi annos numerandi ratio, post Dionysium Exiguum invaluit. Cum enimis saeculô VI. cyclum suum ad Christi Incarnationem accommodâsset, primumque eius annum nominâsset illum, in quo Christus conceptus et natus erat; qui eum… …

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  • 112introduction — introduction, prologue, prelude, preface, foreword, exordium, preamble are comparable when denoting something that serves as a preliminary or as an antecedent to an extended treatment, development, discussion, or presentation (as in an exposition …

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  • 113commencer — à faire quelque chose, Adoriri aliquid facere, Aggredi aliquid, Auspicari, Exordium a re aliqua ducere, vel capere, Exordiri, Inchoare, Initium ducere, vel facere, Instituere, Occipere, Ordiri, Principium a re aliqua sumere, Prooemiari, Incipere …

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  • 114preface — Preface, et prologue d un livre, Propos preparatif de ce que nous voulons dire puis apres, Prologus, Praefatio, Exordium. Celuy qui recite la preface és comedies, Prologus. Faire une preface, un preambule, ou une entrée de plaidoirie, Exordium… …

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  • 115exordial — (ˈ)eg|zȯ(r)dēəl, (ˈ)ek|sȯ adjective Etymology: exordium + al : relating to an exordium : introductory …

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  • 116Catastasis — Ca*tas ta*sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to set; kata down + ? to place.] 1. (Rhet.) That part of a speech, usually the exordium, in which the orator sets forth the subject matter to be discussed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) The state, or condition… …

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  • 117Exordial — Ex*or di*al ([e^]gz*[^o]r d[i^]*al), a. Pertaining to the exordium of a discourse: introductory. [1913 Webster] The exordial paragraph of the second epistle. I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 118Introduction — In tro*duc tion, n. [L. introductio: cf. F. introduction. See {Introduce}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of introducing, or bringing to notice. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of formally making persons known to each other; a presentation or making known… …

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  • 119exordial — adjective see exordium …

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  • 120Apuleius — should not be confused with Lucius Appuleius Saturninus, a Roman demagogue or with Pseudo Apuleius, an author. Infobox Writer name = Lucius Apuleius caption = Sketch of Apuleius birthdate = c. 123 birthplace = Madaurus deathdate = c. 180… …

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