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Lydgate

American  
[lid-geyt, -git] / ˈlɪdˌgeɪt, -gɪt /

noun

  1. John, c1370–1451?, English monk, poet, and translator.


Lydgate British  
/ ˈlɪdˌɡeɪt /

noun

  1. John. ?1370–?1450, English poet and monk. His vast output includes devotional works and translations, such as that of a French version of Boccaccio's The Fall of Princes (1430–38)

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As Lydgate and anyone else who works in the pro-democracy field quickly notes, the big test - what Lydgate calls “the Super Bowl” - awaits in 2024.

From Washington Times Dec. 31, 2023

"Secretaries of state have a huge role to play in overseeing the administration of the election and making sure that the results accurately reflect the will of the voters," said Lydgate.

From Reuters Nov. 8, 2022

“This absolutely is not a partisan issue,” Lydgate added.

From Seattle Times Jun. 21, 2022

“It’s like putting arsonists in charge of the Fire Department,” said Joanna Lydgate, the group’s chief executive.

From New York Times Jan. 30, 2022

The French version, from which Lydgate made his translation, nearly agrees with the Latin.

From The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein by Douce, Francis

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