aaron : Idioms & Phrases
aaron burr
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noun United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
Burr.
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aaron copland
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noun United States composer who developed a distinctly American music (1900-1990)
Copland.
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aaron montgomery ward
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noun United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
Montgomery Ward; Ward.
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aaron's rod
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noun tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
common mullein; woolly mullein; great mullein; torch; flannel mullein; Verbascum thapsus.
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Aar"on's rod`
Etymology
See Exodus vii. 9 and Numbers xvii. 8Definitions
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(Arch.) A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two. -
(Bot.) A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod.
Webster 1913
hank aaron
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noun United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
Hank Aaron; Aaron.
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henry louis aaron
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noun United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
Hank Aaron; Aaron.