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  2. British Security Co-ordination - Wikipedia

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    British Security Co-ordination ( BSC) was a covert organisation set up in New York City by the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in May 1940 upon the authorisation of the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill . Its purpose was to investigate enemy activities, prevent sabotage against British interests in the Americas, and mobilise pro ...

  3. Pre-nominal letters - Wikipedia

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    Pre-nominal letters are a title which is placed before the name of a person as distinct from a post-nominal title which is placed after the name. Examples of pre-nominal titles, for instance professional titles include: Doctor, Captain, EUR ING (European Engineer), Ir ( Ingenieur ), Mons. ( monsignore) CA (Indian Chartered Accountant) [1] and ...

  4. Bilingual dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Bilingual dictionary. A bilingual dictionary or translation dictionary is a specialized dictionary used to translate words or phrases from one language to another. Bilingual dictionaries can be unidirectional, meaning that they list the meanings of words of one language in another, or can be bidirectional, allowing translation to and from both ...

  5. Accademia della Crusca - Wikipedia

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    The Accademia della Crusca ( Italian: [akkaˈdɛːmja della ˈkruska]; lit. 'Academy of the Bran ' ), generally abbreviated as La Crusca, is a Florence -based society of scholars of Italian linguistics and philology. It is one of the most important research institutions of the Italian language, [1] as well as the oldest linguistic academy in ...

  6. Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca - Wikipedia

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    The Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca was the first dictionary of the Italian language, published in 1612 by the Accademia della Crusca. It was also only the second dictionary of a modern European language, being just one year later than the Tesoro de la lengua castellana o española by Sebastián de Covarrubias in Spain in 1611.

  7. Italian honorifics - Wikipedia

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    These are: Medals (Gold, Silver, Bronze) to persons or entity for merit or valor. Knighthood (Cavaliere di Gran Croce, Grande Ufficiale, Commendatore – comm., Cavaliere Ufficiale – cav. uff., Cavaliere – cav.) of five Orders (Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, Ordine Militare d’Italia, Ordine al Merito del Lavoro, Ordine della ...

  8. Engineer's degree - Wikipedia

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    Engineer's degree. An engineer's degree is an advanced academic degree in engineering which is conferred in Europe, some countries of Latin America, North Africa and a few institutions in the United States. The degree may require a thesis but always requires a non-abstract project. [1]

  9. Signed Italian - Wikipedia

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    Signed Italian ( italiano segnato) [1] and Signed Exact Italian ( italiano segnato esatto) [2] are manually coded forms of the Italian language used in Italy. They apply the words (signs) of Italian Sign Language to oral Italian word order and grammar. The difference is the degree of adherence to the oral language: Signed Italian is frequently ...

  10. Gesticulation in Italian - Wikipedia

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    Gesticulation in Italian. Hand gestures are used in regions of Italy and in the Italian language as a form of nonverbal communication and expression. The gestures within the Italian lexicon are dominated by movements of the hands and fingers, but may also include movements of facial features such as eyebrows the mouth and the ch eeks. [1]

  11. Pietro Badoglio - Wikipedia

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    Pietro Badoglio. Pietro Badoglio, 1st Duke of Addis Abeba, 1st Marquess of Sabotino ( US: / bəˈdoʊljoʊ / bə-DOH-lyoh, [1] Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro baˈdɔʎʎo]; 28 September 1871 – 1 November 1956), was an Italian general during both World Wars and the first viceroy of Italian East Africa. [2] With the fall of the Fascist regime in Italy ...