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Dura  n.  Short form for Dura mater.





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... by Ustad Isa, variously described as a Byzantine Turk and a native of Shiraz in Persia. The pietra dura work belongs to the Persian school and the common belief that it was designed by Austin de Bordeaux, a French architect in the service of Shah Jahan, ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia
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... the Ophite God: and many cities were denominated from him. Both [1156]Appian and Stephanus Byzantinus mention places in Syrophenicia called Oropus. Upon the Euphrates also in Mesopotamia were the cities [1157]Amphipolis, and [1158]Dura, both called of old Oropus. The chief Syrian God had the title of Bel, Baal, and Belial: which last the Greeks rendered [Greek: Beliar]. Hence Clemens instead of saying, what agreement can there be between ...
— A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) • Jacob Bryant
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Words linked to "Dura" :   dura mater, meninx, meninges


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