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  2. Homosexuality in medieval Europe - Wikipedia

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    Between Medieval Men: Male Friendship and Desire in Early Medieval English Literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Cook, Matt, with Robert Mills, Randolph Trumbach, and H. G. Cocks. A Gay History of Britain: Love and Sex Between Men Since the Middle Ages. Oxford: Greenwood, 2007. ISBN 978-1846450020; Crompton, Louis.

  3. Homonym - Wikipedia

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    A homonym which is both a homophone and a homograph is fluke, meaning: A fish, and a flatworm. The end parts of an anchor. The fins on a whale's tail. A stroke of luck. These meanings represent at least three etymologically separate lexemes, but share the one form, fluke. [13]

  4. History of same-sex unions - Wikipedia

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    In late medieval France, it is possible the practice of entering a legal contract of "embrotherment" (affrèrement) provided a vehicle for civil unions between unrelated male adults who pledged to live together sharing ‘un pain, un vin, et une bourse’ – one bread, one wine, and one purse.

  5. List of common misconceptions about the Middle Ages

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    It is frequently asserted that medieval scholastic philosophers engaged in drawn out debates and discussions on how many angels could fit on the head of a pin or a needle. This story is used to highlight the inefficient and fruitless nature of medieval intellectual pursuits when they did happen. Nevertheless, the debates did not take place.

  6. Homophone - Wikipedia

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    Some are homonyms, such as basta, which can either mean 'enough' or 'coarse', and some exist because of homophonous letters. For example, the letters b and v are pronounced exactly alike, so the words basta (coarse) and vasta (vast) are pronounced identically. [17] Other homonyms are spelled the same, but mean different things in different genders.

  7. 150 Medieval Names for Your Baby Knight or Princess - AOL

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  8. Medieval token of love — with a familiar phrase — unearthed ...

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    Archaeologists identified the artifact as a love token from medieval times. The centuries-old token had two handles on the back, the museum said. Although now gone, the fragments indicate the dove ...

  9. Sexual slang - Wikipedia

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    Sexual slang is a set of linguistic terms and phrases used to refer to sexual organs, processes, and activities; [1] they are generally considered colloquial rather than formal or medical, and some may be seen as impolite or improper.