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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Aorist
Britannica 11thAORIST (from Gr. d6pioTos, indefinite), the name given in Greek grammar to certain past tenses of verbs (first aorist, second aorist).
Aosta
Britannica 11thAOSTA (anc. Augusta Praetoria Salassorum), a town and episcopal see of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Turin, 80 m. N.N.W. by rail of the town of Turin, and 48 m. direct, situated 1910 ft. above sea-level, at the confluence of the Buthier and the Dora Balt