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See also:PLEIAD (Gr. Meats)
, in See also:Greek literature, the name given (by See also:analogy from See also:PLEIADES, below) by the Alexandrian critics to seven tragic poets who flourished during the reign of See also:Ptolemy
The word " See also:pledge " is adapted from the O
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Fr. plege, mod. pleige, See also:security, See also:hostage, Med
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See also:Lat. plivium
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This is a formation See also:form Med
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Lat. plevire or plebire, to undertake or engage for some-one, cf
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" See also:replevin "; it is now considered to be a word of See also:Teutonic origin and connected with Ger. pflegen and " See also:plight."
Philadelphus (285–247 B.c.)
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In See also:French literature, in addition to the See also:Pleiad of See also:Charlemagne, there were two famous See also:groups of the See also:kind
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The first, during the reign of See also:Henri III
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(1574–1589), the See also:chief member of which was See also:Pierre de See also:Ronsard, sought to improve the French See also:language and literature by enthusiastic See also:imitation of the See also:classics; the second, under See also: |
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