These 16 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Plenipotentiary, Pleonasm, Plesiosaurus.
one who is invested with full and absolute powers to transact any business; specifically, an ambassador or envoy accredited to a foreign court, with full powers to negotiate a treaty or to transact other business.
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redundancy of language in speaking or writing; the use in speaking or writing of more words than are necessary to express an idea.
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the typical group of the order Plesiosauria. The skin was naked, the head comparatively small, neck disproportionately long, and the tail short. Teeth conical and pointed, with longitudinal striations, each sunk in an independent socket. The paddles consist only of the five digits, without marginal ossicles. It was cer certainly aquatic; most probably marine, though it may have occasionally visited the shore. Its organization would fit it for swimming on or near the surface, and the length and flexibility of its neck would be eminently serviceable in capturing its prey.
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in anatomy, plural, serous membranes forming two shut sacs, each PLESIOSAURUS possessed of a visceral and a parietal portion. The former (p. pulmonalis) covers the lungs, and the latter (p. costalis) the ribs, the intercostal spaces, etc. The term is used of the air-breathing vertebrates in the same sense as above. In the singular form it is applied to the odontophore of the mollusca.
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in medicine, a disease arising from an inflammation of the pleura or membranous cover of the lungs. It is attended with sharp pains. It appears that a fluid is developed which is favorable to the growth of the bacteria. If the system is in order the bacteria are killed and the fluid is absorbed, otherwise the lung cavity may fill, with fatal results.
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inflammation of the pleura, going on to exudation, fluid effusion, a absorption, and adhesion. A stitch in the side is complained of, the breathing becomes hurried and shallow, and, as the sero-fibrinous deposit becomes greater, intense dyspnea sets in, with a short, dry, hacking cough.
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pneumonia with bronchitis, the former constituting the chief disease.
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a town of Bulgaria, 19 miles S. of the Danube and 85 N. E. of Sophia. Here in 1877 Osman Pasha, the Turkish general, after defeating the Russians in several engagements, intrenched himself. After making an unsuccessful
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IGNAZ JOSEPH, a German composer; born in Ruppertsthal, near Vienna, June 1, 1757; studied under Haydn and in Italy , and in 1783 was made Kepellmeister of Strassburg Cathedral. In 1791 he visited London, and he harmonized many of the melodies for Thomson's "Collection of Scottish Songs." In 1795 he opened a large music shop in Paris, and in 1807 joined thereto a pianoforte manufactory. His compositions consisted of quartets, concertos, and sonatas. He died in Paris , Nov. 14, 1831.
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Polish ringworm; a disease characterized at first by tenderness and inflammation of the scalp , after which theirs become swollen, their follicles secr ng a large quantity of viscid reddish-colored fluid, which glues them into tufts or masses. The disease is probably caused chiefly by filth. It is endemic in Poland, Russia, and Tartary.
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The square member at the bottom of the base of a column. Also, the projecting band forming the base of a wall, etc. See COLUMN.
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THE ELDER attempt to cut his way through the in- through its center, this line and the vesting Russian army, he was compelled, provisions and ammunition running short, to capitulate with 42,000 men and 77 guns. The siege cost the Russians 55,000 men, the Rumanians 10,000 and the Turks 30,000. Pop. about 25,000 .
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THE ELDER (Caius Plinius Secundus), one of the most celebrated writers of ancient Rome; born in Verona or Como A. D. 23, served in the army of Germany, afterward became an advocate , and was ultimately procurater in Spain. As an inquirer into the works of nature PLINY THE ELDER he was indefatigable. Being at Misenum with a fleet, which he commanded, on the 24th of August, A. D., 79, his sister desired him to observe a remarkable cloud that had just appeared. Pliny discovering that it proceeded from Mount Vesuvius, ordered his galleys to sea, to assist the inhabitants on the coast , while he himself steered as near as possible to the foot of the mountain, which now sent forth vast quantities of burning rock and lava. Pliny and his companions landed at Stabiæ, but were soon obliged to leave the town for the fields. Pliny, who was very corpulent, fell down dead , suffocated probably by the noxious vapors. The eruption which caused his death was that in which the cities of
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THE YOUNGER Herculaneum and Pompeii were destroyed, in the first year of the Emperor Titus. He wrote several works, which have perished, but his name and fame are preserved by his great work entitled "Natural History," in 37 books. It is a laborious compilation, on almost all branches of natural science, fine arts, inventions, and other subjects. It has been translated into most European languages, and even into Arabic, and has been republished a very great number of times.
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Son of Atreus , and husband of Aerope or Eriphyle, by whom he became the father of Agamemnon , Menelaus , and Anaxibia. Plotina, Pompeia. The wife of the emperor Trajan, who persuaded her husband to adopt Hadrian. 2026 Editor's Note: In Greek mythology, Pleisthenes is often identified as the biological father of Agamemnon and Menelaus , though they are more commonly known as the sons of his father, Atreus. According to some accounts, Pleisthenes died young, leading Atreus to adopt the two brothers as his own. His wife Aerope was a Cretan princess who later became the lover of Atreus's brother Thyestes, providing him with the golden lamb that secured his claim to the throne of Mycenae. (Ed: BR 2026-07-14)
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2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about other peoples, religions, or nationalities that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: ET 2026-07-22) a town of Russian Poland, on the right bank of the Vistula, 60 miles N. W. of Warsaw. Its principal building is the cathedral, built in the 11th century. One of the oldest towns in Poland, Plock was the capital of ancient Masovia, and was severely ravaged by the heathen Prussians, ns, the Lithuanians, and the Swedes. During the World War the town suffered severely by being bombarded and fought over in the struggle between German and Russian forces. Pop. about 40,000. PLOMBIÈRES, a town in the French department of Vosges, 14 miles S. of Epinal; sprang into fashion through the favor of Napoleon III., though the virtues of its waters were known ever since the times of the Romans. There are nearly 30 springs, ranging in temperature from 66° to 150° F.; their waters are helpful against skin diseases, gout, rheumatism, dyspepsia, female complaints, etc. The permanent population is about 2,000. Greek philosopher,
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