Szegedin
a town of Hungary; at the confluence of the Maros with the Theiss, 118 miles S. E. of Budapest.
This town was almost completely destroyed by a terrible flood in March, 1879, out of 6,566 houses, 6,235 being overwhelmed. Since then it has been rebuilt, and now possesses very handsome public buildings, including a town hall , postoffice, law courts, theater, barracks, etc., and is protected against inundations by a double ring ring of embankments . The Theiss is spanned by a couple of railway bridges and a fine suspension bridge (1,940 feet long), designed by Eiffel.
Szegedin manufactures soap, spirits, matches, soda, tobacco, coarse cloth, etc., and carries on an extensive river trade in wood, corn, and wool. A specialty of the place is paprika, a kind of capsicum.
From 1526 to 1686 it was occupied by the Turks. Close by Haynau defeated the Hungarians Aug. 3, 1849. Pop. about 118,000.
SZE-MA, or SUMA KWANG, one of the most eminent statesmen and writers of China, and as a historian second only to Sze-ma Ts'ien; born in 1009. He is renowned as the author of "The Comprehensive Mirror of History," in 294 books, the labor of 19 years. It covers a period from the beginning of the 4th century B. C. to A. D. 960. He died in 1086.
T phaisan. Th represents an original d in hither, thither, whether, faith original T, t, the 20th letter and the 16th consonant of the English alphabet, is a phaisan. Th represents an sharp, mute, consonant, and closely al- d in hither, thither, whether, faith lied to d, both being dentals. It is formed by pressing the tip of the tongue closely against the root of the upper teeth, and differs from d only in being non-vocal, while d is uttered with the voice. T followed by h in the same syllable has two distinct sounds; the one surd or breathed, as in think, thank, thought; the other sonant, or vocal, as in this, that, though. Ti before a vowel, and unaccented, usually passes into sh, as in nation, portion, partial, which are When s or x precedes ti, the t retains its proper sound, as in question, though beproper sound, as in question, though bechurch), as also is such words as mixture, posture, etc. In accordance with church), as also is such words as mix- ture, posture, etc. In accordance with Dutch, Icelandic, Gothic, etc.) is represented in Latin, Greek and Sanskrit by d, and in German by s or z. Thus Engd, and in German by S or z. Thus Engitive dentis), Greek odous (genitive odontos), Sanskrit dant, German zahn, Old High German zand; English heart Latontos), Sanskrit dant, German zahn, Old High German zand; English heart=Latlish eat Latin edo, Greek edō, Sanskrit ad, Old High German ëzan, German ersen. If the t is preceded by s, this rule does not apply, as in English stand= sen. If the t is preceded by S, this rule Th in English, etc., is represented in Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit by by t, and in German by d; thus, English thou Latin tu, Greek tu, Sanskrit tvam, German du, Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit by t, and in German by d; thus, English thou=Latin Sanskrit tri, Old High German dri, dri German drei. In a few instances t in English represents an 1 in Latin, as in tear (s.) Latin lacrima. T has crept in (1) after s, as in behest, amongst, against, lish represents an 1 in Latin, as in tear Old French tiran, Latin tyrannus; parchment=Old French parchemin; morant = French cormoran; ancient = cor- =Old French feid, Latin fides. T is often doubled in the middle of words, occasionally at the end, as in butt, mitt. Tis often used to denote things of the shape of the capital letter; T-bandage, T-square, etc.
T, as a symbol, is used in numerals for Marked with a t; a thief, an expres- 160, and with a stroke over it for 160,000. sion equivalent to the trim literarum derives its force from the fact that hand with the letter T.
To at: Exactly; to a nicety; with the utmost exactness; as, that fits me to a t.