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Aurungzebe

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Mogul emperor of Hindustan, third son of Shah Jehan; ascended the throne by the deposition of his father, the murder of two brothers and of the son of one of these; he governed with skill and ...

Aurillac

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Capital of the dep. of Cantal, on the Jourdanne, affluent of the Dordogne, built round the famous abbey of St. Geraud, now in ruins.

Auscultator

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Name in "Sartor Resartus," the hero as a man qualified for a profession, but as yet only expectant of employment in it.

Aurungabad

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A city in Hyderabad, in the Nizam's dominions; once the capital, now much decayed, with the ruins of a palace of Aurungzebe.

Auscultation

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Discerning by the sound whether there is or is not disease in the interior organs of the body.

Aureola

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A wreath of light represented as encircling the brows of the saints and martyrs.

Aurochs

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A German wild ox, now extinct.

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