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Group of Eight

(Encyclopedia) Group of Eight: see under Group of Seven.

G7

(Encyclopedia) G7, G8, and G20: see Group of Seven.

week

(Encyclopedia) week, period of time shorter than the month, commonly seven days. The ancient Egyptians used a 10-day period, as did the French under the short-lived French Revolutionary calendar. In…

Group of Twenty

(Encyclopedia) Group of Twenty (G20): see under Group of Seven.

G8

(Encyclopedia) G8: see Group of Eight under Group of Seven.

Abagtha

(Encyclopedia) AbagthaAbagthaəbăgˈthə [key], in the Bible, one of Ahasuerus' seven chamberlains.

G20

(Encyclopedia) G20: see Group of Twenty under Group of Seven.

Seven Wise Men of Greece

(Encyclopedia) Seven Wise Men of Greece, list of men drawn from among the outstanding politicians and political philosophers of ancient Greece. Although such listings differed widely, a usual one…