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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of the Peloponnesus in southern Greece flowing about 115 km (70 mi) to the Ionian Sea.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In zoology, a genus of macrurous decapodous crustaceans, the type of the family Alpheidæ. A. ruber (the red shrimp) and A. affinis are examples.
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Examples
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SIMEON was the son of Cleophas, otherwise called Alpheus, brother to
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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"Alpheus," he said to Mr. Smalley, his informant, "you didn't use to know Deacon Zeb Clark, who lived up by the salt works in my granddad's time, hey?
Cy Whittaker's Place Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
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The solitary messenger rode east from the sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia through the hill country along the Alpheus River.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Alpheus: once convicted of not having health insurance
The Volokh Conspiracy » Destroying the Constitution’s Structure is not Constitutional 2010
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She and Alpheus would also have a daughter before their divorce a few years later.
Neighbors: Loughner's parents strange, but caring for son 2011
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The solitary messenger rode east from the sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia through the hill country along the Alpheus River.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The solitary messenger rode east from the sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia through the hill country along the Alpheus River.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Alpheus, 79, now lives in Texas and goes by the name "Big Al," according to property and phone records.
Neighbors: Loughner's parents strange, but caring for son 2011
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Fibertech and Alpheus have indicated they are seeking similar valuations, which would put them in the price range of $400 million to $500 million, these people said.
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However, regional fiber operators such as KDL, Alpheus and Fibertech could find buyers more easily as larger telecom-services providers, such as
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