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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Hydrangeoideae — the mock oranges.
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The meaning of the word Philadelphus is brotherly love.
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The meaning of the word Philadelphus is brotherly love.
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[Page 44] important inscriptions; some remains of an admirably sculptured and fully gilt wall-screen and pillar of Nectanebo I. (Thirtieth Dynasty,); and a magnificent granite stela of Ptolemy Philadelphus, which is not only the largest Ptolemaic tablet known, but is also historically the most interesting.
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These were for real use: the forty rows of Ptolemy Philadelphus were applied to a floating palace, whose tonnage, according to Dr. Arbuthnot, (Tables of Ancient Coins, &c., p. 231 — 236,) is compared as 4 1
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Phraates would also appear to have borne his brother especial affection, since he takes the name of "Philadelphus" (brother-loving) upon his coins.
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The second rule is for summer flowering woody plants, which bloom on shoots produced the previous season, such as Philadelphus, Deutzia, Buddleja, Weigela.
WalesOnline - Home 2010
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The second rule is for summer flowering woody plants, which bloom on shoots produced the previous season, such as Philadelphus, Deutzia, Buddleja, Weigela.
WalesOnline - Home 2010
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But she has a twin boy and a girl with him called the Sun and the Moon, and then other son, Ptolemy Philadelphus, a few years later, all of whom survive.
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But she has a twin boy and a girl with him called the Sun and the Moon, and then other son, Ptolemy Philadelphus, a few years later, all of whom survive.
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But she has a twin boy and a girl with him called the Sun and the Moon, and then other son, Ptolemy Philadelphus, a few years later, all of whom survive.
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