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(Encyclopedia) hydriahydriahīˈdrēə [key], ancient Greek water jar with three handles—two lateral for lifting, a third vertical for pouring. In shape it was similar to the amphora, the early form…Malluch
(Encyclopedia) MalluchMalluchmălˈək [key], in the Bible. 1 Merarite. 2, 3 Two who gave up foreign wives. 4, 5 Two signers of the covenant. 6 Priestly family returned with Zerubbabel; an alternate…Deira
(Encyclopedia) DeiraDeiradēˈĭrə [key], old English kingdom between the Humber and the Tyne rivers. In the late 6th cent. it was united with Bernicia, to the north, to form Northumbria.étude
(Encyclopedia) étudeétudeāˈt&oomacr;d [key], a brief musical composition, usually for piano, fashioned to instruct an instrumentalist in a particular technical problem, such as scales or trills.…Ellis, William
(Encyclopedia) Ellis, William, 1794–1872, English missionary, pioneer of printing in the Pacific. Sent in 1816 to Polynesia as a nonconformist missionary, he set up at Tahiti the first printing press…Bomu
(Encyclopedia) BomuBomubōˈm&oomacr; [key], river, c.500 mi (800 km) long, rising in NE Congo (Kinshasa) and flowing generally westward. It forms part of the Congo–Central African Republic border…Zoba
(Encyclopedia) Zoba or ZobahZobaboth: zōˈbə [key], in the Bible, Aramaean state, NE of ancient Palestine, at the time of Saul, David, and Solomon. It waged war on Israel. An alternate form is is…Ceredigion
(Encyclopedia) Ceredigion, county, 694 sq mi (1,797 sq km), W Wales. Ceredigion, corresponding to the former county of Cardiganshire, was established in 1996 when the nonmetropolitan county of Dyfed…United Church of Canada
(Encyclopedia) United Church of Canada, Protestant denomination formed in 1925 by the union of the Methodist, Congregational, and Presbyterian churches in Canada. A large number of Presbyterian…smaltite
(Encyclopedia) smaltitesmaltitesmôlˈtīt [key], opaque tin-white to steel-gray mineral of the pyrite group, a compound of cobalt and arsenic. It occurs in massive form, occasionally in crystals (cubes…Trending
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