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Paris, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Paris, Treaty of, any of several important treaties, signed at or near Paris, France. For the Treaty of Paris of 1856, see Paris, Congress of. For the Treaty of Paris of 1898, see Spanish-Americ...Paris, University of
(Encyclopedia)Paris, University of, at Paris, France; founded 12th cent., confirmed 1215 by papal bull. The most famous of its colleges was the Sorbonne, which opened in 1253 and gained academic and theological dis...part of speech
(Encyclopedia)part of speech, in traditional English grammar, any one of about eight major classes of words, based on the parts of speech of ancient Greek and Latin. The parts of speech are noun, verb, adjective, a...Parts of Holland
(Encyclopedia)Parts of Holland: see Lincolnshire. ...Parts of Kesteven
(Encyclopedia)Parts of Kesteven: see Lincolnshire. ...Parts of Lindsey
(Encyclopedia)Parts of Lindsey: see Lincolnshire. ...Baale of Judah
(Encyclopedia)Baale of Judah bāˈəlē, jo͞oˈdə [key] [Heb. Baale, fem. of Baal], the same as Kirjath-jearim. ...nullity of marriage
(Encyclopedia)nullity of marriage, in law, an unlawful marriage that is either void or voidable because of conditions existing at the time of the marriage. A bigamous or incestuous marriage, for example, is void, a...Nystad, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Nystad, Treaty of: see Northern War. ...Occam, William of
(Encyclopedia)Occam, William of: see William of Occam. ...Browse by Subject
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