ALANUS AB INSULIS
\ɐlˈanəs ˈab ˈɪnsjʊlˌa͡ɪz], \ɐlˈanəs ˈab ˈɪnsjʊlˌaɪz], \ɐ_l_ˈa_n_ə_s ˈa_b ˈɪ_n_s_j_ʊ_l_ˌaɪ_z]\
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A noted French scholastic philosopher (1114-1203). Of his voluminous theological writings the best known is the treatise on "The Articles of the Faith". His poem "Anti-Claudianus, or On the Duties of a Good and Perfect Man" is one of the most celebrated poetic compositions of the Middle Ages.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.
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