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gregorian telescope
a reflecting telescope that has a paraboloidal primary mirror…
gregorian telescope meaning(s)
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- (n) a reflecting telescope that has a paraboloidal primary mirror and a hyperboloidal secondary mirror; light is brought to a focus through an aperture in the center of the primary mirror
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gregory
/ˈɡrɛ ɡə ri/
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(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight…
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gregory goodwin pincus
United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone…
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gregory i
(Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and…
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gregory john norman
Australian golfer (born in 1955)
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gregory nazianzen
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight…
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gregory of nazianzen
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant…
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gregory pincus
United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could…
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gregory the great
(Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual…
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gregory vii
the Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the…
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gregory xii
the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and…
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gregory xiii
the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)
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gregory xvi
Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked…
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greisen
a granitic rock composed of quartz and mica
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gremlin
/ˈɡrɛm lən/
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(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
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grenada
/ɡrɪ ˈneɪ də/
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an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea;…
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grenada dollar
the basic unit of money in Grenada
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grenade
/ɡrə ˈneɪd/
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a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
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grenade thrower
an infantryman equipped with grenades
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grenadian
a native or inhabitant of Grenada
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grenadier
/ˌɡrɛ nə ˈdɪə/
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an infantryman equipped with grenades
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grenadine
/ˌɡrɛ nə ˈdin/
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thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks
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grenoble
/ɡrə ˈnoʊ bəl/
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a city in southeastern France on the Isere River
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gres-gris
an African amulet