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Year of the Norman Conquest when William the Conqueror defeats Anglo-Saxon Harold II at the Battle of Hastings.
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1066 AD
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An extremely beautiful boy who was loved by Aphrodite in Greek myth.
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Adonis
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Latin for "another I" referring to an intimate friend considered another side to ones self.
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Alter ego
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"The One" in Arabic referring to the almighty creator in Islam.
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Allah
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An allusion to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner, which means an annoying burden.
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Albatross
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A word formed by combining the first letters of words.
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Acronym
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Movement intent upon eliminating the practice of slavery
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Abolitionism
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An ancient Greek poet often considered the founder of tragedy
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Aechylus
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In the open air
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Alfresco
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A story which is meant to be read symbollicaly or metaphorically
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Allegory
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A loss of memory
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Amnesia
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An early precursor to modern chemistry, which involved the search for the Philosopher's Stone.
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Alchemy
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Italian for "in chapel's style" referring to chorus sung without instrumental accomp.
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Acapella
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Latin "toward this" meaning that something was meant for a specific purpose.
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Adhoc
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A selfless concern for others.
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Altruism
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