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2nd Armored Division (France)

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2e Division Blindée Original badge of the 2nd Armored Division. The divisional badge features the Cross of Lorraine Active 24 August 1943 – 31 March 1946 1977–1999 Country   France Branch   French Army, ex-Free French Type Armored division, later 2nd Armored Brigade Engagements Invasion of Normandy Liberation of Paris Liberation of Strasbourg Colmar Pocket Royan Western Allied invasion of Germany Commanders Notable commanders Philippe Leclerc The French 2nd Armored Division (French: 2e Division Blindée, 2e DB ), commanded by General Philippe Leclerc, fought during the final phases of World War II in the Western Front. The division was formed around a core of units that had fought in the North African campaign, and re-organized into a light armored division in 1943. The division embarked in April 1944 and shipped to various ports in Britain. On 29 July 1944, bound for France, the division embarked at Southampton. During combat in 1944, the d...

Polysemy

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Not to be confused with Polysomy. "Polysemia" redirects here. For the moth genus, see Polysemia (moth). Polysemy ( / p ə ˈ l ɪ s ɪ m i / or / ˈ p ɒ l ɪ s iː m i / ; [1] [2] from Greek: πολυ- , poly- , "many" and σῆμα , sêma , "sign") is the capacity for a sign (such as a word, phrase, or symbol) to have multiple meanings (that is, multiple semes or sememes and thus multiple senses), usually related by contiguity of meaning within a semantic field. Polysemy is thus distinct from homonymy—or homophony—which is an accidental similarity between two words (such as bear the animal, and the verb to bear ); while homonymy is often a mere linguistic coincidence, polysemy is not. Charles Fillmore and Beryl Atkins' definition stipulates three elements: (i) the various senses of a polysemous word have a central origin, (ii) the links between these senses form a network, and (iii) understanding the 'inner' one contributes to understanding of the ...

龟峰塔

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body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output table.infobox caption{text-align:center} 龟峰塔 全国重点文物保护单位 中华人民共和国国务院公布 所在 广东河源源城区上城街道 分类 古建筑/佛塔 时代 南宋 编号 6-680 登录 2006年 龟峰塔 ,是位于中国广东省河源市源城区东南方向龟峰山上的一座古塔,始建于南宋绍兴二年(1132年)。被认为“河源八景”之首,另有“东江第一塔”之誉,也是是广东省内仅有绝对年份可考的南宋早期砖塔 [1] 。 目录 1 结构 2 传说 3 历史 4 参看条目 5 参考 结构 龟峰塔高42.6米,为平面六角仿木楼阁式砖塔。塔外观为七层,内却有十四层,其中七层为明层七层为暗层 [2] 。有直壁砖级直上各层塔楼,绕塔外平层座逐级可登顶层。基座边长为5米,底壁厚为3米。塔外每层都砌有柱、额、门、平座、斗拱以及叠涩檐 [1] 。 传说 民间传说,在从前,河源长期受水患之苦,民不聊生。有一神仙云游至此,大发慈悲,就在新丰江与东江的汇合处投下一巨龟。巨龟化为了龟峰山,神仙在上面置立龟峰塔,以镇水妖。此后,河源人民安居乐业 [3] 。 历史 据《河源县志》记载,龟峰塔为明代知县陆大观建造,但在同一县志“艺文篇”中却载有元代诗人谢天与吟咏龟峰塔的诗:“屹屹孤峰万古名,浮图高耸入秋晴。望中如似昂天笔,倒写云笺雁字横。”据此证明,龟峰塔在元代就已存在。 1989年,河源当局对该塔进行了文物修复工作。并在第三层西面发现发现刻有“绍兴二年壬子十一月廿九塔砖”,在北面发现了刻有“绍熙四年十二月廿一”纪年的铭文砖,还在第七层北面出檐牙砖发现刻有“万历三十年修”纪年的铭文砖。这些表明了明代万历年间曾重修过一次的史实。另外也发现了承托刹杆横梁,这是龟峰塔原有塔顶的实物依据 [2] 。 参看条目 广东全国重点文物保护单位列表 广东省文物保护单位 参考 ^ 1.0 1.1 http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2002-10-19/2113774049.html 《组图:“东江第一塔...