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Alcuin

[al-kwin]

noun

(Ealhwine Flaccus), a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.

Also, Alchuine.

Also called Albinus.

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Alcuin or Albinus (ˈælkwɪn)

—n
	735--804 ad, English scholar and theologian; friend and adviser of Charlemagne

Albinus or Albinus

—n

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