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- proper noun A large
inscribed stone found near Rosetta,Egypt , in 1799; later used as a basis for understanding many previouslyundecipherable examples ofhieroglyphic writing. - proper noun hence Any source of information crucial to interpreting.
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Examples
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I would like to receive offers via e-mail from Computerworld partners. big collaboration event this week, Cisco is wheeling out what it describes as the Rosetta Stone of high-def videoconferencing to address one of the biggest problems facing the technology - interoperability.
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We checked with a company called Rosetta Stone, which offers computer language learning services in 24 languages, including Chinese.
Interest in Learning Chinese May be Growing Exponentially 2010
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The Rosetta Stone was the discovery of Fields '"Bagels and Bongos," a collection of mambo tunes based on Yiddish classics - or, as Bennett and Kun call it, "The White Album of the Jewish Latin Craze."
Tom Teicholz: Bagels, Bongos and Josh Kun Tom Teicholz 2010
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A good one is called Rosetta Stone, and it helps you to learn how to not only learn the language but to correctly pronounce it.
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This tablet, called the Rosetta Stone, was sent to
Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Anne C. Lynch Botta 1853
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He estimated the computer program, called Rosetta Stone, cost about $50,000.
New Jersey Real-Time News Jeanette Rundquist/The Star-Ledger 2010
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The Rosetta Stone was the first restaurant venture for all of the partners.
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Don't call Rosetta Stone, we can help you right here.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2010
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Don't call Rosetta Stone, we can help you right here.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2010
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The Rosetta Stone was a big hit with crowds around it all the time.
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