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  • 1pearly — pearliness, n. /perr lee/, adj., pearlier, pearliest. 1. like a pearl, esp. in being white or lustrous; nacreous: her pearly teeth. 2. adorned with or abounding in pearls or mother of pearl. [1400 50; late ME peerly. See PEARL1, Y1] * * * …

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  • 2pearly — a. 1. Abounding in pearls. 2. Clear, pure, translucent, limpid, pellucid …

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  • 3pearly — pearl•y [[t]ˈpɜr li[/t]] adj. pearl•i•er, pearl•i•est 1) like a pearl, esp. in being white or lustrous: pearly teeth[/ex] 2) adorned with or abounding in pearls or mother of pearl • Etymology: 1400–50 pearl′i•ness, n …

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  • 4Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …

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  • 5The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran —   …

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  • 6Pearly — Pearl y, a. 1. Containing pearls; abounding with, or yielding, pearls; as, pearly shells. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling pearl or pearls; clear; pure; transparent; iridescent; as, the pearly dew or flood. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7Nea Ekklesia — This page is about the Nea Ekklesia of Constantinople. For the namesake 6th century church in Jerusalem, see Nea Ekklesia of the Theotokos. The Nea Ekklēsia (Greek: Νέα Ἐκκλησία, New Church ) was a church built by Byzantine Emperor Basil I the… …

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  • 8Kambojas of Yaska — Yaska Acharya was a celebrated Sanskrit scholar and grammarian of the seventh century BCE. He wrote a well known etymological work on important ancient Sanskrit words, which is popularly known as Nirukta [http://www.hindunet.org/hindu… …

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  • 9Roman triumph — Trajan s column, a depiction in stone of a symbolic triumph celebrating Trajan s victory over the Dacians (Romania). The procession winds up the column in a spiral panel …

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  • 10History of California to 1899 — History of California This article is part of a series Timeline …

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