HEINRICH CORNELIUS AGRIPPA
\hˈe͡ɪnɹɪt͡ʃ kɔːnˈiːlɪəs ˈaɡɹɪpə], \hˈeɪnɹɪtʃ kɔːnˈiːlɪəs ˈaɡɹɪpə], \h_ˈeɪ_n_ɹ_ɪ_tʃ k_ɔː_n_ˈiː_l_ɪ__ə_s ˈa_ɡ_ɹ_ɪ_p_ə]\
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A German philosopher (1486-1535); born at Cologne. He was of all professions in turn,- university professor, soldier, magistrate, physician, court historiographer to Charles V. His most notable writings are: "Of the Nobleness and Pre-eminence of the Female Sex"; "Occult Philosophy"; "Uncertainty and Vanity of the Sciences and Arts".
By Charles Dudley Warner
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.
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