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EARLY MODERN TIMES [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- History (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- early modern times
1, record 1, English, early%20modern%20times
correct, see observation, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The early modern times lasted from the end of the 15th century to the end of the 18th century. 1, record 1, English, - early%20modern%20times
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In early modern times, people began to exploit the bogs. 2, record 1, English, - early%20modern%20times
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In most of the sources consulted, this term was not capitalized. 3, record 1, English, - early%20modern%20times
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term always used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - early%20modern%20times
Record 1, Key term(s)
- early modern history
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Histoire (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- époque moderne
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9poque%20moderne
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- temps modernes 2, record 1, French, temps%20modernes
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
- histoire moderne 3, record 1, French, histoire%20moderne
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
De la fin du Moyen Âge (traditionnellement fixée à 1453, chute de Constantinople [ou à 1492, découverte de l'Amérique]) à la Révolution française (1789), début de l'époque «contemporaine». 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9poque%20moderne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon certaines sources, l'histoire moderne peut aussi comprendre la période de temps entre la Révolution française de 1789 et aujourd'hui, période normalement appelée «époque contemporaine». On peut aussi parler d'«époque moderne avant la Révolution» et d'«époque moderne après la Révolution» pour les différencier. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9poque%20moderne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La grande majorité des sources consultées écrivent ces termes en minuscules. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9poque%20moderne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
temps modernes : Terme toujours utilisé au pluriel. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9poque%20moderne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-03-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- History (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- modern history
1, record 2, English, modern%20history
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
History from the end of the Middles Ages, or after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, to the present day. 1, record 2, English, - modern%20history
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "modern history" may also refer more specifically to the period from 1789 to the present day, therefore excluding the Middle Ages and the period from 1453(or 1492) to 1789, called the early modern times. 2, record 2, English, - modern%20history
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Histoire (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- histoire moderne
1, record 2, French, histoire%20moderne
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- temps modernes 2, record 2, French, temps%20modernes
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le Moyen Âge et l'époque contemporaine. 2, record 2, French, - histoire%20moderne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces termes peuvent aussi représenter plus spécifiquement la période entre 1453 ou 1492 (fin du Moyen Âge) et 1789 (début de l'époque contemporaine). On peut diviser l'histoire moderne en «époque moderne avant la Révolution» et «époque moderne après la Révolution». Dans cette fiche, toutefois, elle représente l'ensemble des périodes allant du Moyen Âge (inclusivement) à aujourd'hui. 3, record 2, French, - histoire%20moderne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
temps modernes : Terme toujours utilisé au pluriel. 3, record 2, French, - histoire%20moderne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2023-03-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- History (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- modern times
1, record 3, English, modern%20times
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The term "modern times" is recognized by historians as being the period of time immediately following what is somewhat confusingly known as the early modern times.... The actual modern times began at the end of the 18th century, going up to the present. 2, record 3, English, - modern%20times
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The exhibition’s stunning display of artifacts illustrates the development of wine glasses and accoutrements from the Middle Ages to modern times. 3, record 3, English, - modern%20times
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In most of the sources consulted, this term was not capitalized. 4, record 3, English, - modern%20times
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Histoire (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- époque contemporaine
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9poque%20contemporaine
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- histoire contemporaine 2, record 3, French, histoire%20contemporaine
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie de l'histoire qui concerne l'époque qui a suivi [la Révolution de] 1789. 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9poque%20contemporaine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La grande majorité des sources consultées écrivent ces termes en minuscules. 4, record 3, French, - %C3%A9poque%20contemporaine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-03-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Rules of Court
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- plead non est factum
1, record 4, English, plead%20non%20est%20factum
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This category of mistake is derived from a small group of cases most of them of modern times, although the doctrine existed at least as early as 1584. The general rule is that a man is estopped by his deed, and although there is no such estoppel in the case of ordinary signed documents, a party of full age and understanding is normally bound by his signature to a document, whether he reads or understands it or not. If, however, a party has been misled into executing a deed or signing a document essentially different from that which he intended to execute or sign, he can plead non est factum in an action against him. The deed or writing is completely void in whosesoever hands it may come. 1, record 4, English, - plead%20non%20est%20factum
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Règles de procédure
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- plaider la défense non est factum
1, record 4, French, plaider%20la%20d%C3%A9fense%20non%20est%20factum
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En common law, la personne qui ignorait le contenu ou la nature d'un écrit qu'on lui a fait signer peut, par la défense "non est factum", en faire prononcer la nullité quant à elle. 2, record 4, French, - plaider%20la%20d%C3%A9fense%20non%20est%20factum
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1978-08-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Squalodon
1, record 5, English, Squalodon
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These primitive forms appear to have been ancestral to the squalodonts, which, first appearing in the late Oligocene, became the characteristic world-wide cetaceans of early Miocene times. Such forms as Squalodon and Prosqualodon probably resembled greatly the modern porpoises in habits and appearances. 1, record 5, English, - Squalodon
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- squalodon
1, record 5, French, squalodon
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère cétacé fossile, dont les dents postérieures rappelaient celles des squales. (Les débris de ce genre sont assez fréquents dans le Miocène et le Pliocène de l'Europe et de l'Amérique du Nord. Type de la famille des squalodontidés). 1, record 5, French, - squalodon
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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