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Alliensis (Dies) (June 16th, B.C. 390)

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when the Romans were cut to pieces by the Gauls near the banks of the river Allĭa; and ever after held to be a dies nefastus, or unlucky day.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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All to break (Judges ix. 53)
All waters (I am for)
All-work
Alla or Allah (that is, al-ilah)
Alla Akbar
Allan-a-Dale
Allemand
Allen
Allestree
Alley (The)
Alliensis (Dies) (June 16th, B.C. 390)
Alligator
Alligator Pears (the fruit of Persea gratissima)
Alliteration
Allodials
Allopathy
Alls
Allworth
Allworthy
Alma (the human soul)
Alma Mater

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