SOLON
\sˈɒlɒn], \sˈɒlɒn], \s_ˈɒ_l_ɒ_n]\
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a legislator Athenian lawgiver and poet. His reforms preserved a class system based on wealth but ended privilege by birth.
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A celebrated Athenian lawmaker, born about 638 b. c.; hence, a legislator; a publicist; -- often used ironically.
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By Sir Augustus Henry
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The Athenian legislator; lived about 638-559 B: C. The constitution which he gave to Athens is very clearly explained in Grote's "History of Greece". Solon himself defined its character and aims in six hexameters which have come down to our time.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].