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lact- , lact- stem of L. lac, lact- milk (cf. Gr. gála, galakt-; see GALAXY) in derivs.: lactation XVII(f. L. lactāre), lacteal XVII (f. L. lacteus), lacteou… Eliphelet , Eliphal (ĕl´īfăl, ēlī´fəl), the same as Eliphelet4.
Eliphalet (ēlĬf´əlĕt), in the Bible, name of two sons of David. Alternate forms are Eliphelet and… Elizaphan , Elzaphan (ĕl´zəfăn, ĕlzā´–), the same as Elizaphan.
Elizaphan (ēlĬz´əfăn, ĕlĬzā´–). In the Bible, Aaron's cousin. An alternate spelling is Elzaphan. Sokolovsky, Vasily Danilovich , sol1 / sōl/ (also so) • n. Mus. (in solmization) the fifth note of a major scale. ∎ the note G in the fixed-do system. sol2 / säl; sôl/ • n. Chem. a… Firmament , fir·ma·ment / ˈfərməmənt/ • n. poetic/lit. the heavens or the sky, esp. when regarded as a tangible thing. ∎ fig. a sphere or world viewed as a colle… sainfoin , sainfoin herb Onobrychis viciaefolia; also lucerne, Medicago sativa. XVII. Early forms saintfoin, St. Foine — F. †saintfoin (mod. sainfoin) orig. luc…
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