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• trenchant — trenchancy, n. trenchantly, adv. /tren cheuhnt/, adj. 1. incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit. 2. vigorous; effective; energetic: a trenchant policy of political reform. 3. clearly or sharply defined; clear… …   Universalium

• trenchant — trench•ant [[t]ˈtrɛn tʃənt[/t]] adj. 1) incisive or keen, as language or a person; cutting: trenchant wit[/ex] 2) vigorous; energetic: a trenchant policy of reform[/ex] 3) clearly or sharply defined; clear cut; distinct • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME …   From formal English to slang

• trenchant — /ˈtrɛntʃənt / (say trenchuhnt) adjective 1. incisive or keen, as language or a person; cutting: trenchant wit. 2. thoroughgoing, vigorous, or effective: a trenchant policy. 3. clearly or sharply defined, as an outline. 4. Chiefly Poetic sharp;… …  

• trenchant — adj. 1 (of a style or language etc.) incisive, terse, vigorous. 2 archaic or poet. sharp, keen. Derivatives: trenchancy n. trenchantly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF, part. of trenchier: see TRENCH …   Useful english dictionary

• Geschichte der britischen U-Boot-Klasse T — Die T Klasse war eine U Boot Klasse der britischen Marine im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Das letzte Boot der Klasse wurde 1975 in Israel außer Dienst gestellt. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 1936–1938 2 1939 3 1940 4 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Liste deutscher U-Boote (1935–1945)/U 751–U 1000 — Deutsche U Boote (1935–1945): U 1–U 250 | U 251–U 500 | U 501–U 750 | U 751–U 1000 | U 1001–U 1250 | U 1251–U 1500 | U 1501–U 4870 Diese Liste behandelt ausschließlich die deutschen U Boote U 751 bis U 1000 des Zweiten Weltkrieges der Jahre 1935… …   Deutsch 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

• YIDDISH LITERATURE — This articles is arranged according to the following outline: introduction UNTIL THE END OF THE 18TH CENTURY the bible in yiddish literature epic homiletic prose drama liturgy ethical literature Historical Songs and Writings transcriptions of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Mill, John Stuart — born May 20, 1806, London, Eng. died May 8, 1873, Avignon, France British philosopher and economist, the leading expositor of utilitarianism. He was educated exclusively and exhaustively by his father, James Mill. By age 8 he had read in the… …   Universalium

• BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• French literature — Introduction       the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …   Universalium