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m. george francis ventris
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Michael George Francis,
1922–56,
English architect and linguist.
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Ventris
(ˈvɛntrɪs)
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n
Michael George Francis.
1922--56, English architect and scholar, who deciphered the Linear B script, identifying it as an early form of Mycenaean Greek
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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