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E, letter of the alphabet
(Encyclopedia)E, fifth letter of the alphabet. It is a usual symbol for a mid-front vowel, such as ĕ in the English step. A mid-front vowel was represented by Greek epsilon [Gr.,=e without the aspirate], to which ...Holy Cross, College of the
(Encyclopedia)Holy Cross, College of the, at Worcester, Mass.; Jesuit; founded and opened 1843, chartered 1865 as a school for men, coeducational since 1972. Noteworthy among its facilities are the O'Callahan Scien...M, letter of the alphabet
(Encyclopedia)M, 13th letter of the alphabet, usually representing a bilabial nasal as in the English much. It corresponds with the Greek mu. M is the Roman numeral for 1,000. ...Ten Thousand, March of the
(Encyclopedia)Ten Thousand, March of the: see Xenophon. ...Common Market of the South
(Encyclopedia)Common Market of the South: see Mercosur. ...Caves of the Thousand Buddhas
(Encyclopedia)Caves of the Thousand Buddhas: see Dunhuang. ...Bertha of the Big Foot
(Encyclopedia)Bertha of the Big Foot: see Bertrada. ...Renewed Church of the Brethren
(Encyclopedia)Renewed Church of the Brethren: see Moravian Church. ...Brothers of the Common Life
(Encyclopedia)Brothers of the Common Life: see Groote, Gerard. ...White Hill, battle of the
(Encyclopedia)White Hill, battle of the: see White Mountain. ...Browse by Subject
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