Alcuin
or Al·chuine
[ al-kwin ]
/ ˈæl kwɪn /
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noun
Ealhwine Flaccus, a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
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Alcuin
Albinus
/ (ˈælkwɪn) /
noun
735–804 ad, English scholar and theologian; friend and adviser of Charlemagne
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