Linacre

[ lin-uh-ker ]

/ ˈlɪn ə kər /

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noun

Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.

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How to use Linacre in a sentence

The distinguished foreign scholar, however, considered Linacre as an enthusiast in recondite studies, but no mere pedant.
Catholic Churchmen in Science|James J. Walsh
Linacre plainly foretold that its removal would surely prove fatal, and the event verified his unfavorable prognosis.
Catholic Churchmen in Science|James J. Walsh
Dr. Payne closes his appreciation with these words: "Linacre had, it would seem, no enemies."
Catholic Churchmen in Science|James J. Walsh
Transitum namque materiae per angustum corpus id accidens consequitur (Linacre).
On the Natural Faculties|Galen

One of their number, Linacre, who was also a prebendary of Westminster, busied himself with editions of certain writings of Galen.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton

British Dictionary definitions for Linacre

Linacre

/ (ˈlɪnəkə) /

noun

Thomas. ?1460–1524, English humanist and physician: founded the Royal College of Physicians (1518)

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