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Wykeham [ˈwɪkəm] n
(Biographies / Wykeham, William of (1324-1404) M, English, RELIGION: clergyman, POLITICS: statesman) William of. 1324-1404, English prelate and statesman, who founded New College, Oxford, and Winchester College: chancellor of England (1367-71; 1389-91); bishop of Winchester (1367-1404) ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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(commonly supposed to have been established by William of Wykeham at Winchester, and imported to Rugby by Arnold more for the sake of the lines which were learnt by heart with it than for its own intrinsic value, as I've always understood), that it is a short exercise in Greek or Latin verse, on a given subject, the minimum number of lines being fixed for each form. |
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