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( b´´r k d b´r ) (KEY) , magical formula used by the Gnostics (see Gnosticism) to invoke the aid of benevolent spirits to ward off disease and affl...
expulsion of the products of conception before the embryo or fetus is viable. Any interruption of human pregnancy prior to the 28th week is known as a...
people of ancient Greece, of unknown origin. In Homer, the Achaeans are specifically a Greek-speaking people of S Thessaly. Historically, they seem to...
( ch´ s n) (KEY) , 1893–1971, U.S. Secretary of State (1949–52), b. Middletown, Conn. He was (1919–21) private secretary to Louis D. Brandeis, ...
( k n´) (KEY) , dry, simple, one-seeded fruit with the seed attached to the inner wall at only one point. Achenes are indehiscent, i.e., they do not ...
(äk´´ p l´k ) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 515,374), Guerrero state, S Mexico. A fashionable resort since the 1920s, it is known for its lavish hotels,...