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(Encyclopedia)vernier vûrˈnēr [key], auxiliary scale, either straight or an arc of a circle, designed to slide along a fixed scale. Its unit divisions, usually smaller than those on the fixed scale, permit a far...Paulus Diaconus
(Encyclopedia)Paulus Diaconus: see Paul the Deacon. ...Aegineta, Paulus
(Encyclopedia)Aegineta, Paulus: see Paul of Aegina. ...Passionists
(Encyclopedia)Passionists: see Paul of the Cross, Saint. ...Bowles, Jane Auer
(Encyclopedia)Bowles, Jane Auer: see under Bowles, Paul. ...Bon Homme Richard
(Encyclopedia)Bon Homme Richard: see Jones, John Paul. ...Pétain, Henri Philippe
(Encyclopedia)Pétain, Henri Philippe äNrēˈ fēlēpˈ pātăNˈ [key], 1856–1951, French army officer, head of state of the Vichy government (see under Vichy). In World War I he halted the Germans at Verdun (1...Tychicus
(Encyclopedia)Tychicus tĭkˈĭkəs [key], in the New Testament, companion of Paul. ...Aristarchus
(Encyclopedia)Aristarchus ărˌĭstärˈkəs [key], in the New Testament, Macedonian companion of Paul. ...Demas
(Encyclopedia)Demas dēˈmăs [key], in the New Testament, companion who forsook Paul. ...Browse by Subject
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