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... derived from the Italian carnovale , which comes in turn from the Late Latin carnelevamen , meaning a solace of the flesh . " Carni- val " is sometimes incorrectly derived from the two Latin words caro ( flesh ) and vale ( farewell ) ...
... derived from the Italian carnovale , which comes in turn from the Late Latin carnelevamen , meaning a solace of the flesh . " Carni- val " is sometimes incorrectly derived from the two Latin words caro ( flesh ) and vale ( farewell ) ...
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... derived from the Greek , meaning " those within , " and used by certain of the ancient phi- losophers to designate those abstruse or hidden doctrines taught to the initiated , as distinguished from those teachings of a more popular kind ...
... derived from the Greek , meaning " those within , " and used by certain of the ancient phi- losophers to designate those abstruse or hidden doctrines taught to the initiated , as distinguished from those teachings of a more popular kind ...
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... derived from Troschen , meaning " the rough or bristled region . " Also writ- ten Trosachs . " There are glens in Scotland surrounded by loftier hills , and presenting on an incom- parably greater scale the characters of breadth , and ...
... derived from Troschen , meaning " the rough or bristled region . " Also writ- ten Trosachs . " There are glens in Scotland surrounded by loftier hills , and presenting on an incom- parably greater scale the characters of breadth , and ...
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