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• Aesop — (also spelled Æsop, from the Greek Unicode|Αἴσωπος Aisōpos ) (620 560 BC), known only for the genre of fables ascribed to him, was by tradition a slave ( δούλος ) who was a contemporary of Croesus and Peisistratus in the mid sixth century BC in… …   Wikipedia

• AESOP — (all employee share ownership plan) A HM Revenue & Customs approved share scheme which offers tax benefits, now known as share incentive plans. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …   Law dictionary

• Aesop — Gk. Aisopos, semi legendary 6c. B.C.E. fablist …   Etymology dictionary

• AESOP — (Automated Endoscopic System for Optimal Positioning) (Medicine) voice controlled robotic system which holds and maneuvers an endoscope during surgical procedures (manufactured by Computer Motion Inc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Aesop — [ē′səp, ēsäp΄] real or legendary Gr. author of fables: supposed to have lived 6th cent. B.C …   English World dictionary

• Aesop — So sah der spanische Maler Diego Velasquez den griechischen Dichter Äsop Aesop, Abbildung in der …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Aesop — /ee seuhp, ee sop/, n. c620 c560 B.C., Greek writer of fables. * * * Supposed author of a collection of Greek fables, almost certainly a legendary figure. Though Herodotus, in the 5th century BC, said that he was an actual personage, Aesop was… …   Universalium

• Aesop — (6th c. BC) Greek teller of fables, or stories with a satirical and moral twist. The life of Aesop is itself a fable: he is traditionally supposed to have been hunchbacked and ugly (which may be a symbol of racial stereotyping), to have been the… …   Philosophy dictionary

• AESOP — An Evolutionary System for On line Programming. frühes interaktives Query System mit Lightpen für IBM 1800 Systeme. > AESOP: A Final Report: A Prototype Interactive Information Control System , J.K. Summers et al, in Information System Science …   Acronyms

• Aesop — Ae|sop (?620 ?560 BC) an ancient Greek writer who wrote short stories known as Aesop s Fables, which teach moral lessons using characters who are animals. His fables include The Fox and the Grapes and The Tortoise and the Hare …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• AESOP — An Evolutionary System for On line Programming. frühes interaktives Query System mit Lightpen für IBM 1800 Systeme. > AESOP: A Final Report: A Prototype Interactive Information Control System , J.K. Summers et al, in Information System Science …   Acronyms von A bis Z