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Anabaptists
Language; Encyclopedias
A fanatical sect which arose in Saxony at the time of the Reformation, and though it spread in various parts of Germany, came at length to grief by the excesses of its adherents in Münster. See ...
Ben Joseph Akiba
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A famous Jewish rabbi of the 2nd century, a great authority in the matter of Jewish tradition, flayed alive by the Romans for being concerned in a revolt in 135.
Alberta
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A fertile region with large forests in British America, on the E. slope of the Rocky Mountains, the south abounding in cattle ranches, and the mountainous districts in minerals.
Box and Cox
Language; Encyclopedias
A farce by J. M. Morton, remarkable for a successful run such as is said to have brought the author £7000.
Adipocere
Language; Encyclopedias
A fatty, spermaceti-like substance, produced by the decomposition of animal matter in moist places.
Antipyrin
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A febrifuge prepared from coal-tar, and used as a substitute for quinine.
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