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...unshakable conviction that Latin, far from being dead, was a "living and vital language for all cultivated persons." Over the years, Bacci brought out four editions of a Latin dictionary, including terms that did not exist in Caesar's day, and himself coined such gems as gummis salivaria (chewing gum) and barbara sahatio (the twist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Feb. 1, 1971 | 2/1/1971 | See Source »

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