didactic

  • 131didact — ˈdīˌdakt noun ( s) Etymology: back formation from didactic (II) : a didactic person * * * /duy dakt/, n. a didactic person; one overinclined to instruct others. [1950 55; prob. back formation from DIDACTIC; cf. AUTODIDACT] …

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  • 132ITALIAN LITERATURE — Influence of the Bible As in other European cultures, the Bible became known to the Italian literary and cultural world through the Latin Vulgate, which was extensively studied in medieval times and, to a lesser extent, in the humanist period of… …

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