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history of the letter “n”
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loss in Vulgar Latin
- In Vulgar Latin
Roman numerals
- In Roman numeral

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Medieval Writing - The History of m.	Gloria Lotha	May 11, 2022
	Add new Web site: Medieval Writing - The History of m.	Gloria Lotha	Feb 18, 2019
	New article added.	Michael Ray	Apr 25, 2018