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Brewer's: Intercalary

(Latin). Inserted between or amongst others. Thus, an intercalary day is a day foisted in between two others, as the 29th February in leap-year. (See Calends.) “It was the custom with…

Gregory County, SD Census Data

South dakota Gregory County, South Dakota People QuickFactsGregory CountySouth DakotaPopulation, 2005 estimate 4,290775,933Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -10.5%2.8%…

Gregory County, SD Social Statistics

Gregory county south dakota dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school1,051100.0Nursery…

Gregory County, SD Economic Statistics

Gregory county south dakota dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over3,782100.0In labor force2,27360.…

Gregory County, SD Housing Statistics

Gregory county south dakota dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units2,405100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached1,94881.01-unit,…

Brewer's: Altar

(An), in Christian art. St. Stephen (the Pope), and Thomas Becket are represented as immolated before an altar. St. Canute is represented as lying before an altar. St. Charles Borromeo is…

Silverius, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Silverius, SaintSilverius, Saintsĭlvērˈēəs [key], d. 537, pope (536–37), an Italian; successor of St. Agapetus I. The son of Pope Hormisdas, who had been married before taking orders,…

Brewer's: Poke

A bag, pouch, or sack. Poke A lazy person, a loafer, a dawdler. Poke To thrust or push against; to thrust or butt with the horns. Also to busy oneself without any definite object. “…

Nyssa

(Encyclopedia) NyssaNyssanĭsˈə [key], name of several ancient cities devoted to the worship of Dionysus. The best known of them is a town of Cappadocia, Asia Minor, near the Halys (now the Kizil…

Pope, Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Pope, Alexander, 1688–1744, English poet. Although his literary reputation declined somewhat during the 19th cent., he is now recognized as the greatest poet of the 18th cent. and the…