Rosetta
Americannoun
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a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
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a female given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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"Going from fragmentary skeletons that are hard to interpret, to having a near complete and articulated animal is like finding a paleontological Rosetta Stone," said Peter Makovicky, lead author of the study and a professor in the University of Minnesota Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
From Science Daily
The story of Tharpe herself is being brought into the spotlight in a West End play - Marie and Rosetta, starring Beverley Knight.
From BBC
She said: "It is amazing to honour tell Rosetta Tharpe's story every night, I can only hope what I'm doing is something she would enjoy."
From BBC
The play, Marie and Rosetta, opens in Mississippi in 1946 with the titular characters a new double act rehearsing for their tour.
From BBC
Knight added: "Rosetta sits on the Mount Rushmore of the founders of rock and roll, alongside the names we know."
From BBC
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