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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Magnifique ... Guerre "Cest magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre." Admirable, but not according to rule. The comment of Marshal Canrobert on the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava. "It is because the clergy, as a class, are animated by a high ideal ... that they, as a class, are incomparably better than they need be ... C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre."- Nineteenth Century, April, 1866. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 41 47 4E 49 46 49 51 55 45 2E 2E 2E 47 55 45 52 52 45 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01000001 01000111 01001110 01001001 01000110 01001001 01010001 01010101 01000101 00100000 00101110 00101110 00101110 00100000 01000111 01010101 01000101 01010010 01010010 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M A G N I F I Q U E   . . .   G U E R R E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0041 0047 004E 0049 0046 0049 0051 0055 0045 002E 002E 002E 0047 0055 0045 0052 0052 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4735414843404351553921616162415539525239 |
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