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Ascham

American  
[as-kuhm] / ˈæs kəm /

noun

  1. Roger, 1515–68, English scholar and writer: tutor of Queen Elizabeth I.


Ascham British  
/ ˈæskəm /

noun

  1. Roger. ?1515–68, English humanist writer and classical scholar: tutor to Queen Elizabeth I

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ascham, an exclusive private girls' school in Sydney's east, endured a public row earlier in the year when a group of its high-flying parents demanded a greater say in the school council's choice of headmistress.

From Time Magazine Archive

Reporters discovered that Roberts had checked in at Sydney's swanky Glen Ascham Hotel under an assumed name.

From Time Magazine Archive

This period was characterized by the study and classification of the practical questions of language and versification; and in this labor it was co�perating with the very tendencies which Ascham had been attempting to counteract.

From A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism by Spingarn, Joel Elias

The works of Ascham, which are collected in a single volume, remain for the gratification of those who preserve a pure taste for the pristine simplicity of our ancient writers.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

Ascham visited Bradgate in the summer of 1550 on his way to London.

From Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages by Various

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