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(Encyclopedia)Tarnów tärˈ no͞of [key], city (1993 est. pop. 122,200), Małopolskie prov., SE Poland. It is a railway junction and a center for the manufacture of chemicals, textiles, machinery, and processed fo...Bale, John
(Encyclopedia)Bale, John, 1495–1563, English dramatist and clergyman. An ardent proponent of the Reformation, he used the stage as a vehicle for his views. His most famous play, King John (written c.1535), shows ...Church of the Brethren
(Encyclopedia)Church of the Brethren: see Brethren. ...cock of the plains
(Encyclopedia)cock of the plains: see grouse.cock-of-the-rock
(Encyclopedia)cock-of-the-rock: see cotinga.Egyptians, Gospel of the
(Encyclopedia)Egyptians, Gospel of the: see Pseudepigrapha. ...obliquity of the ecliptic
(Encyclopedia)obliquity of the ecliptic: see inclination. ...Maccabees, Feast of the
(Encyclopedia)Maccabees, Feast of the: see Hanukkah. ...hardening of the arteries
(Encyclopedia)hardening of the arteries: see arteriosclerosis. ...Beggars of the Sea
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