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more info Babar, n.
an imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children
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more info Babbitt metal, n.
an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
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more info Babe Didrikson, n.
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more info Babe Ruth, n.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
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more info Babe Zaharias, n.
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more info Babel, n.
(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
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more info Babesiidae, n.
piroplasms and cattle pathogens
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more info Babinski, n.
extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons
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more info Babinski reflex, n.
extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons
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more info Babinski sign, n.
extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons
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more info Baby Doc, n.
son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951)
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more info Babylon, n.
the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
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more info Babylonia, n.
an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king)
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more info Babylonian, adj.
of or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culture
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"Babylonian religion"
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more info Babylonian, n.
the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written
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an inhabitant of ancient Babylon
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more info Babylonian Captivity, n.
the deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC
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more info Babylonian weeping willow, n.
willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental
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more info Babyrousa, n.
a genus of Suidae
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more info Babyrousa Babyrussa, n.
Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
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more info Bacchanalia, n.
an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
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more info Baccharis, n.
shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control
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more info Baccharis halimifolia, n.
a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts
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more info Baccharis pilularis, n.
widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle
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more info Baccharis viminea, n.
California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer
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more info Bacchus, n.
(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
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more info Bach, n.
the music of Bach
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"he played Bach on the organ"
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German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
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more info Bachelor of Arts, n.
a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences
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more info Bachelor of Arts in Library Science, n.
a bachelor's degree in library science
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more info Bachelor of Arts in Nursing, n.
a bachelor's degree in nursing
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more info Bachelor of Divinity, n.
a bachelor's degree in religion
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