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encyclopedist
Term: encyclopedist
Literally meaning: ?round education?
Origin: Med Greek
????????? ???????/Encyglios Pedia (=round education)
??/en-(= prefix meaning ?in?)
+??????/cyclos(=cycle)>1/2??????/1/2cyrtos(=convex)+1/2??????/coilos
(=concave)
+ ????/pes (=child) (genitive: ??????/pedos)
Coined/History
The first encyclopedist who gathered facts about phenomena in an orderly and systematic way was Aristotle. The first encyclopedist who wrote his information in his famous work ? the Naturalis Historia? was Roman Gaius Plinius Secundus (23 AD ? 79 AD), (or Pliny the Elder) . The etymology of the ?term? derived from word ??????????» that was reffered in Ancient Greece to educated people for circular dances.
Definition
A person who writes and compiles an encyclopedia (summary of information from either all branches of knowledge).
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Antimony (sb)
Term: antimony (Sb) Literally meaning: ?not alone, against aloneness? Origin: Anc Greek????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead)?????/monos (=alone) Coined/History Plini the Elder referred to male had female...
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Hypochondria Etymology
Term: hypochondriaLiterally meaning: ?under the cartilage of the breastbone?Origin: Anc Greek???/hypo (prefix meaning "under", "beneath", "less")+ ???????/chondros (=thick, coarse salt, soft bone, carilages in the region between the ribs and navel)...
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Phalanx ( Plural: Phalanges)
Term: phalanx, plural: phalanges Literally meaning: ??? Origin: Anc Greek??????/phalax(=, troop, battle line, round piece of wood, finger?s and toe?s bone)>????/pali+???/ago (=fight) Coined/HistoryThe etymology is derived from the concept...
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Cyclopia
Term: cyclopia or cyclocephaly or synophthalmia Origin: Anc Greek ??????/cyclos(=cycle)>1/2 ??????/1/2cyrtos(=convex) + 1/2 ??????/coilos(=concave) +??/ops(=sight, face) literally meaning "round-eyed," History of wordCyclops were represented...
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Famous Books In The Field Of Taxonomy
Book Author 1. Charaka Samhita Charaka (200 AD) 2. Classification of flowering plants ...
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