the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
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the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
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the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, French and Romance origins.the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, French and Romance origins.the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, French and Romance origins.the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, French and Romance origins.the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, French and Romance origins.the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, French and Romance origins.the Romance language spoken in Italy
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, French and Romance origins.the Romance language spoken in Italy
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, French and Romance origins.of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language; "Latin verb conjugations"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, French and Romance origins.an inhabitant of Normandy
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, French and Romance origins.the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, French and Romance origins.the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, French and Romance origins.relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, French and Romance origins.the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
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Of or pertaining to Aeolia or Aeolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; aeolic; as, the Aeolian dialect.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: romance, language, spoken, france, countries.Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: romance, language, spoken, france, countries.The act of colonizing, or the state of being colonized; the formation of a colony or colonies.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: romance, language, spoken, france, countries.The district or country colonized; a settlement.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: romance, language, spoken, france, countries.A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large ones supported in a horizontal position upon others. They are found chiefly i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: romance, language, spoken, france, countries.the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: romance, language, spoken, france, countries.To represent by words written or spoken; to give an account of; to make known to others by words or signs; as, the geographer describe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: romance, language, spoken, france, countries.A coin of the same general weight and value, though differing slightly in different countries, current in Mexico, Canada, parts of Sou…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: romance, language, spoken, france, countries.an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: romance, language, spoken, france, countries.an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: romance, language, spoken, france, countries.The language of the Icelanders. It is one of the Scandinavian group, and is more nearly allied to the Old Norse than any other languag…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: romance, language, spoken, france, countries.(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: romance, language, spoken, france, countries.The language spoken by the Lapps in Lapland. It is related to the Finnish and Hungarian, and is not an Aryan language.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: romance, language, spoken, france, countries.The language of the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the Deccan and Concan.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: romance, language, spoken, france, countries.A weight of various commodities, esp. of gold and silver, used in different European countries. In France and Holland it was equal to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: romance, language, spoken, france, countries.One of certain public pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the 15th century, the object of which was to lend money…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: romance, language, spoken, france, countries.(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: romance, language, spoken, france, countries.One of three relations or conditions (that of speaking, that of being spoken to, and that of being spoken of) pertaining to a noun or…
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