10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONOMACHY»
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A critical pronouncing dictionary
In algebra, a quantity that has but one denomination or name. MONOMACHY, mo
-n6m'a-ke> $. A duel ; a single combat. £T Nothing can more show the
uncertainty of onr orthoepists in the pronunciation of anasual words than tbe
accentuation ...
2
The Cavalry of the Roman Republic
Nor were scions ofthe aristocracy the only ones tovalue monomachy. Members
ofthe municipal elite alsovalued monomachy asa displayof martial valor. C.
Marius was of municipal originand Claudius Asellus and Artorius seem notto
have ...
3
Epic Visions: Visuality in Greek and Latin Epic and its ...
I explore this phenomenon with reference to Quentin Tarantino's depiction of
Beatrix Kiddo's monomachy ('Showdown at House of Blue Leaves') at the end of
Kill Bill: Vol. I — a sequence noted for its distracting allusiveness. Two death
scenes ...
Helen Lovatt, Caroline Vout, 2013
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A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the ...
Tn-- wily words or tliis termination we have in Johnston's Dictionary are
Logdmabhy, Monomachy, Scio- machy, and TMomachy, the two first of which he
accents oil the first syllabic, and the two last on the secr-nd. Mr. Sheridan has but
two of ...
John Walker, Thomas Tegg ((Londres)), 1827
5
The Gilded Tongue: Overly Eloquent Words for Everyday Things
MONOMACHY (ma-NAH M-uh-kee) : n. from Middle French monomachie, from
Latin monomachia, from Greek monos (one, single, alone) and machomai (fight):
a duel. Alexander Hamilton lost his life in a monomachy with then-vice president
...
6
Principles of English Pronunciation
Mr. Scott has marked it in the same maimer as I have done ; Mr. /Barclay has
followed Mr. Sheridan. MONOMACHY, mo-nom-a-ke, s. A duel; a single combat.
gf Nothing can more show th.e uncertainty of our orthoepists inthe pronunciation
of ...
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A Critical Pronoucing Dictionary & Expositor of the English ...
Mr. Scott has marked it in the same manner as I bav* done: Mr. Barclay has
followed Mr. Sheridan. MONOME, moVnome, 5. In algebra, a quantity that has
but one denomination or name. MONOMACHY, mA-n3m'4-kt, t. A duel ; a single
combat ...
8
Statius and the Thebaid
Tydeus' wrestling-bout with Agylleus also refers back to the monomachy in book
2. There also Tydeus' heroic virtus, his vis overcame mighty odds. In the second
book, there is no reference to his stature; indeed, in the monomachy, he is ...
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A New and Enlarged Military Dictionary, Or, Alphabetical ...
See ohservations on this rubjeet in ]ames's Comprehenswe View, page 9, Szc. 1
MONOMACHY, (Manamarbtq Fr.) a single combat, or the fighting ot two, hand to
hand. It is derived from the Greek. A duel may be properly called Monomachy.
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Authoring War: The Literary Representation of War from the ...
The final synecdoche to be noted is monomachy: the clash between two warriors.
Battle scenes in the Iliad120 involve a cinematic technique in which the focus
moves from individual encounter to individual encounter, intermittently panning ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONOMACHY»
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Not All Bad: “Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning”
... other hardy souls for nearly two hours of graphically simulated gore-spatter and clangorously balletic monomachy of bodies and vehicles. «New Yorker, Dec 12»
Prince Caspian and the Planets
Peter challenges Miraz to 'monomachy', after which 'full battle' is joined. The combatants in this final battle include the Narnian trees, and this is ... «OUPblog, May 08»
