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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
trigon , 3 .
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Some Editors, in order to bring the statement of Herodotus into agreement with the fact, read {leukon ti trigonon}, “a kind of white triangle”: so Stein.
The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003
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As at the entertainments which Hadrian was accustomed to give in Rome, first of all short selections from new essays or poems were recited by their authors, then a gay comedy was performed; then Glycera, the most famous singer in the city, had sung a dithyramb to her harp, in a voice as sweet as a bell, and Alexander, a skilled performer on the trigonon, had executed a piece.
The Emperor — Volume 09 Georg Ebers 1867
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As at the entertainments which Hadrian was accustomed to give in Rome, first of all short selections from new essays or poems were recited by their authors, then a gay comedy was performed; then Glycera, the most famous singer in the city, had sung a dithyramb to her harp, in a voice as sweet as a bell, and Alexander, a skilled performer on the trigonon, had executed a piece.
The Emperor — Complete Georg Ebers 1867
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As at the entertainments which Hadrian was accustomed to give in Rome, first of all short selections from new essays or poems were recited by their authors, then a gay comedy was performed; then Glycera, the most famous singer in the city, had sung a dithyramb to her harp, in a voice as sweet as a bell, and Alexander, a skilled performer on the trigonon, had executed a piece.
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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As at the entertainments which Hadrian was accustomed to give in Rome, first of all short selections from new essays or poems were recited by their authors, then a gay comedy was performed; then Glycera, the most famous singer in the city, had sung a dithyramb to her harp, in a voice as sweet as a bell, and Alexander, a skilled performer on the trigonon, had executed a piece.
The Emperor — Volume 09 Georg Ebers 1867
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As at the entertainments which Hadrian was accustomed to give in Rome, first of all short selections from new essays or poems were recited by their authors, then a gay comedy was performed; then Glycera, the most famous singer in the city, had sung a dithyramb to her harp, in a voice as sweet as a bell, and Alexander, a skilled performer on the trigonon, had executed a piece.
The Emperor — Volume 09 Georg Ebers 1867
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The word Trigonometry comes from two Greek words, trigonon = triangle, and metron = measure.
LearnHub Activities 2008
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The word Trigonometry comes from two Greek words, trigonon = triangle, and metron = measure.
LearnHub Activities 2008
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_kinnor, trigonon_, and several other of the most remarkable instruments of antiquity.
An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Mary Frances Cusack 1864
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