Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- King of Israel famous for his wisdom and his architectural projects, including the Temple in Jerusalem.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One of the kings of Israel, noted for his superior wisdom and magnificent reign; hence, a very wise man.
- noun (Bot.) a perennial liliaceous plant of the genus Polygonatum, having simple erect or curving stems rising from thick and knotted rootstocks, and with white or greenish nodding flowers. The commonest European species is
Polygonatum multiflorum .P. biflorum andP. giganteum are common in the Eastern United States. SeeIllust. ofRootstock . - noun (Bot.) any plant of the liliaceous genus Smilacina having small whitish flowers in terminal racemes or panicles.
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- proper noun A king of
Israel famous for his wisdom. - proper noun A male
given name . - noun A very large
champagne bottle (named after the king) with thecapacity of about 20liters , equivalent to 28standard bottles.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Old Testament) son of David and king of Israel noted for his wisdom (10th century BC)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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"SOLOMON AND BALKIS" is the Talmudic version [109] of the dialogue, which took place between Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, on the occasion of her visit to the wise King.
A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) Sutherland Orr 1865
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Stacey Solomon from the x-factor has her own forum!
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CORNISH: Solomon is an investigative journalist for the Center, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research group.
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CORNISH: Solomon is an investigative journalist for the Center, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research group.
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Solomon is really dedicated and he just has to be Sam,
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"You can have a much better social relationship if you can see the person face-to-face," said Kaitlin Solomon, 21, a senior at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va.
Tech Connects Students, But Brings Stress, Poll Finds AP 2010
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Norman Solomon is co-chair of the Healthcare Not Warfare campaign, launched by Progressive Democrats of America.
Norman Solomon: Top 'Tossup' House Race for Progressives: Raul Grijalva Norman Solomon 2010
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Well at least Krys better still be Quil though. i actually am more upset that Solomon is being recast than I think i would have been if Taylor would have been recast.
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But if there are inaccuracies or RNP talking points in Solomon's article, I'll change it to the WSJ link.
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Solomon is a prickly guy who has issues with his father.
Archive 2007-04-29 Bill Crider 2007
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