barbari

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Idris Ali mentions "barbari," a pejorative term used in the Egyptian dialect for black Africans, especially Nubians: "The degrading element of the word is rooted in a close association between human culture and linguistic competence; the barbari is someone who mispronounces and misuses Arabic, and his broken speech points to a lack of culture.

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  1. In logic, the mnemonic name of a kind of syllogism the premises of which are those of a syllogism in barbara (which see), while the conclusion is only a particular instead of a universal affirmative: as, All men are mortal; all kings are men; hence, some kings are mortal. This kind of syllogism was noticed by Occam, and the name was invented by one of his followers, Albert of Saxony. See mood.
  2. Also improperly used for baralipton, 1.

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  • Siamo intransigenti sostenitori del principio stabilito dall'art. 27 comma II della Costituzione italiana, che stabilisce la personalità della responsabilità penale e riteniamo barbari e inaccettabili tutti i tentativi di superare questa norma di grande civiltà giuridica, in nome della tutela di interessi economici di parte, come quelli delle lobby del diritto d'autore, che non hanno e non possono avere una posizione di preminenza sui diritti della persona. —  The Pirate Bay - Blog
  • I spent most of my chilhood there and on the way to school the driver would always stop off and so we could buy breakfast: hot barbari and a type of feta cheese, more like bulgarian goats cheese really. —  The Fresh Loaf
  • Passepartout 2008-12-14 - Ma quali barbari - Philippe Daverio —  Torrentreactor.Net
  • Anonymous (A little housekee …): Can we still look forward … vonlenska (A little housekee …): Pssst. Some of us barbari … cleanser (A little housekee …): Hmm, spambots, let's see … —  Verbal Spew
  • The foreign costume is strictly carried out even in detail, especially in those things in which the uncultivated Roman was distinctly sensible of the contrast, Thus the names of Rome and the Romans are avoided, and, where they are referred to, they are called in good Greek "foreigners" (-barbari-); in like manner among the appellations of moneys and coins, that occur ever so frequently, there does not once appear a Roman coin. —  The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)
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