(barbaric person)

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• Barbaric — Bar*bar ic (b[aum]r*b[a^]r [i^]k), a. [L. barbaricus foreign, barbaric, Gr. barbariko s.] 1. Of, or from, barbarian nations; foreign; often with reference to barbarous nations of east. Barbaric pearl and gold. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• barbaric — barbarian, barbaric, barbarous 1. These words had their origins in people s ideas about foreign languages. The Greek word barbaros, ‘barbarian’, which is the ultimate source of all these words, meant someone who spoke words sounding like ba ba.… …   Modern English usage

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• Goths — n. Germanic tribes that originated in Scandinavia and invaded the Roman Empire gɒθ n. member of the Goths, member of one of the Germanic tribes that originated in Scandinavia and invaded the Roman Empire; barbaric person …   English contemporary dictionary

• List of English words with disputed usage — Some English words are often used in ways that are contentious between writers on usage and prescriptive commentators. The contentious usages are especially common in spoken English. While in some circles the usages below may make the speaker… …   Wikipedia

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• barbarian — barbarianism, n. /bahr bair ee euhn/, n. 1. a person in a savage, primitive state; uncivilized person. 2. a person without culture, refinement, or education; philistine. 3. (loosely) a foreigner. 4. (in ancient and medieval periods) a. a non… …   Universalium

• Land-Tenure in the Christian Era — • The way in which land has been held or owned during the nineteen hundred years which have seen in Europe the rise and establishment of the Church is a matter for historical inquiry. Strictly speaking, the way in which such ownership or tenure… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Hyksos/Archive 1 — DiscussionWhy is there a discussion in the second paragraph? It should be moved here. 20:41, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC):I looked up in the history, and it looks like it was taken care of. :) 17:46, 13 December 2005 (UTC) Another standpoint for this theory …   Wikipedia

• Barbarian — is a pejorative term for an uncivilized person, either in a general reference to a member of a nation or ethnos perceived as having an inferior level of civilization, or in an individual reference to a brutal, cruel, warlike, insensitive person… …   Wikipedia