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131Introduction — To compose an encyclopedia of “medieval literature” of the world is a daunting prospect, since it involves a significant period of time (more than 1,000 years) and a remarkable number of literary traditions (European, Middle Eastern, Persian,… …
132obscure# — obscure adj 1 murky, gloomy, *dark, dim, dusky Analogous words: shady, shadowy, umbrageous (see corresponding nouns at SHADE) Contrasted words: *clear, lucid: *bright, brilliant, luminous 2 Obscure, dark, vague, enigmatic, cryptic, ambiguous …
