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  2. Mimeograph - Wikipedia

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    A mimeograph machine (often abbreviated to mimeo, sometimes called a stencil duplicator or stencil machine) was a low-cost duplicating machine that worked by forcing ink through a stencil onto paper. [1] The process was called mimeography, and a copy made by the process was a mimeograph.

  3. List of classical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Although the Roman Catholic church adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1582, England / Britain, a Protestant nation, didn't adopt it until 1752.) O.T. – Old Testament Oxon. – Oxonium, Oxonienses ("Oxford", "Theologians or Scholars of Oxford")

  4. Dagger (mark) - Wikipedia

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    [1] [25] The asterisk and the dagger, when placed beside years, indicate year of birth and year of death respectively. [5] This usage is particularly common in German. [26] When placed immediately before or after a person's name, the dagger indicates that the person is deceased. [5] [27] [28] [29] In this usage, it is referred to as the "death ...

  5. Memento mori - Wikipedia

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    Roman Krznaric suggests memento mori is an important topic to bring back into our thoughts and belief system; "Philosophers have come up with lots of what I call 'death tasters' – thought experiments for seizing the day." These thought experiments are powerful to get us re-oriented back to death into current awareness and living with spontaneity.

  6. Symbols of death - Wikipedia

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    In Buddhism, the symbol of a wheel represents the perpetual cycle of death and rebirth that happens in samsara. [6] The symbol of a grave or tomb, especially one in a picturesque or unusual location, can be used to represent death, as in Nicolas Poussin's famous painting Et in Arcadia ego. Images of life in the afterlife are also symbols of death.

  7. Theta - Wikipedia

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    A quotation attributed to the ancient Roman author Ennius (though possibly spuriously) said of it: "oh, theta, a letter much unluckier than the others". [ 4 ] According to Porphyry of Tyros , the Egyptians used an X within a circle as a symbol of the soul; having a value of nine, it was used as a symbol for Ennead .

  8. Seal (emblem) - Wikipedia

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    On the death of a seal-holder, as a sign of continuity, a son and heir might commission a new seal employing the same symbols and design-elements as those used by his father. It is likely that this practice was a factor in the emergence of hereditary heraldry in western Europe in the 12th century. [26] [27]

  9. Vine staff - Wikipedia

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    The vine staff, vine-staff, or centurion's staff [1] (Latin: vitis) [2] was a vinewood rod of about 1 m (3 ft) in length used in the ancient Roman army [3] [4] and navy. [5] It was the mark and tool of the centurion : [ 6 ] both as an implement in the direction of drill and maneuvers [ citation needed ] ; and to beat wayward or laggard soldiers ...