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1. Ro-setta stone
   Ro-set'ta stone` A stone found at Rosetta , in Egypt, bearing a trilingual inscription, by aid of which, with other inscriptions, a key was obtained to the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt. Brande & C.
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2. Ro-setta stone
   • A stone found at Rosetta, in Egypt, bearing a trilingual inscription, by aid of which, with other inscriptions, a key was obtained to the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt.
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3. Rosetta stone
   [n] - an inscription of a black basalt stone
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4. Rosetta Stone
   Slab of basalt with inscriptions from 197 BC, found near the town of Rosetta, Egypt, 1799. Giving the same text in three versions - Greek, hieroglyphic, and demotic script - it became the key to...
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5. Rosetta Stone
   noun a part of an inscribed granite stela that was originally about six feet tall and was set up in 196 BC; the inscriptions in hieroglyphics and Demotic and Greek gave the first clues to the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics
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6. Rosetta Stone
   ancient Egyptian stone bearing inscriptions in several languages and scripts; their decipherment led to the understanding of hieroglyphic writing. An ... [10 related articles]
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7. Rosetta Stone
   Rosetta Stone: see under Rosetta.
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8. Rosetta Stone
   The Rosetta stone is a tablet of basalt found near Rosetta in the Nile delta, bearing an inscription in Greek, and hieroglyphics. It's discovery by Napoleon's soldiers in 1799 made the deciphering of hieroglyphics possible. The inscription is a decree of Ptolemy Epiphanes, promulgated at Memphis in 196 BC.
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9. Rosetta Stone
   Slab of basalt with inscriptions from 197 BC, found near the town of Rosetta, Egypt, 1799. Giving the same text in three versions – Greek, hieroglyphic, and demotic script – it became the key to deciphering other Egyptian inscriptions. Discovered during the French Revolutionary Wars by one of Napoleon's officers in the town now called...
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10. Rosetta Stone
    The `Rosetta Stone` is an ancient Egyptian granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree issued at Memphis in 196 BC on behalf of King Ptolemy V. The decree appears in three scripts: the upper text is Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, the middle portion demotic script, and the lowest Ancient Greek...
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11. Rosetta Stone
    (software) `Rosetta Stone` is proprietary computer-assisted language learning (CALL) software developed by Rosetta Stone Inc. Both its title and logo refer to the Rosetta Stone, an artifact inscribed in multiple languages that helped Jean-François Champollion to decipher Ancient Egyptian h...
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12. Rosetta Stone
    (band) `Rosetta Stone` were a British goth band formed in the mid 1980s by Porl King (guitar/vocals/keyboards) and Karl North (bass), plus their drum machine and synthesizer rack nicknamed "Madame Razor". The band was named after the Rosetta Stone, an Egyptian historical artifact, a...
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