Aurignac

[ aw-ree-nyak ]

/ ɔ riˈnyak /

noun

a village in S France: many prehistoric artifacts found in area.

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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Example sentences from the Web for aurignac

Doctor Amiel, Mayor of Aurignac, caused all these bones to be collected together, and they were buried in the parish cemetery.
Primitive Man|Louis Figuier
The Aurignac and Brx skulls are distinctly longer and narrower than that of Brnn .
Prehistoric Man|W. L. H. Duckworth
The distinct industry revealed by the grotto finds has been named Aurignacian, after Aurignac.
Ancient Man in Britain|Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie
An argument, however, having an opposite leaning may perhaps be founded on the phenomena of Aurignac.
The Geological Evidence of The Antiquity of Man|Charles Lyell

The new-comers owning descent from an Orang-utan-like forerunner are represented by the Aurignac skeleton and its congeners.
Prehistoric Man|W. L. H. Duckworth

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