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  2. Dictionnaire de l'Académie française - Wikipedia

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    The Dictionnaire de l'Académie française is the official dictionary of the French language . The Académie française is France's official authority on the usages, vocabulary, and grammar of the French language, although its recommendations carry no legal power. Sometimes, even governmental authorities disregard the Académie's rulings.

  3. Embargo (academic publishing) - Wikipedia

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    Embargo (academic publishing) In academic publishing, an embargo is a period during which access to academic journals is not allowed to users who have not paid for access (or have access through their institution). The purpose of this is to ensure publishers have revenue to support their activities, [1] although the impact of embargoes on ...

  4. Éditions Larousse - Wikipedia

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    larousse .fr. Éditions Larousse ( French pronunciation: [edisjɔ̃ laʁus]) is a French publishing house specialising in reference works such as dictionaries. It was founded by Pierre Larousse and its best-known work is the Petit Larousse. It was acquired from private owners by Compagnie Européenne de Publication in 1984, then Havas in 1997.

  5. Petit Larousse - Wikipedia

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    Le Petit Larousse Illustré, commonly known simply as Le Petit Larousse ( French pronunciation: [lə pə.ti laʁus] ), is a French-language encyclopedic dictionary published by Éditions Larousse. It first appeared in 1905 and was edited by Claude Augé, following Augé's Dictionnaire complet illustré (1889). The one-volume work has two main ...

  6. Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle - Wikipedia

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    Grand Larousse du XIXe siècle. The Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle ( Great Universal Dictionary of the 19th Century ), often called the Grand Larousse du dix-neuvième, is a French encyclopedic dictionary. It was planned, directed, published, and to a substantial degree written by Pierre Larousse, though he also relied on ...

  7. Embargo Act of 1807 - Wikipedia

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    The Embargo Act of 1807 was a general trade embargo on all foreign nations that was enacted by the United States Congress.As a successor or replacement law for the 1806 Non-importation Act and passed as the Napoleonic Wars continued, it represented an escalation of attempts to persuade Britain to stop any impressment of American sailors and to respect American sovereignty and neutrality but ...

  8. Economic sanctions - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Economic sanctions are commercial and financial penalties applied by states or institutions against states, groups, or individuals. [ 1][ 2] Economic sanctions are a form of coercion that attempts to get an actor to change its behavior through disruption in economic exchange.

  9. News embargo - Wikipedia

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    News embargo. In journalism and public relations, a news embargo or press embargo is a request or requirement by a source that the information or news provided by that source not be published until a certain date or certain conditions have been met. They are often used by businesses making a product announcement, by medical journals, and by ...