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  • 91prop|y|lite — «PROP uh lyt», noun. a volcanic rock with triclinic feldspars greatly altered by hydrothermal action, occurring in regions of silver deposits. ╂[American English < Greek própylon, variant of propýlaion gateway (see etym. under propylaeum (Cf.… …

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  • 92prop|y|lit|ic — «PROP uh LIHT ihk», adjective. of or like propylite …

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  • 93prop|y|lon — «PROP uh lon», noun, plural lons, la « luh». a monumental gateway standing before the actual entrance, or pylon, of a temple or avenue, in ancient Egypt. ╂[< Greek própylon, variant of propýlaion gateway; see etym. under propylaeum (Cf.… …

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  • 94Prop. Fid. — Prop. Fid.     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Abbreviations     ► Abbreviation in general use, chiefly Ecclesiastical     Propaganda Fide (Congregation of the Propaganda, Rome) The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIII. New York: Robert… …

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  • 95prop root — n. a root that descends externally from a plant stem into the ground, helping to support the stem, as on a mangrove …

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  • 96prop man — prop man, Informal. a man in charge of stage properties at a theater who furnishes them as needed; property man …

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  • 97Prop replica — A prop replica is a collectible recreation of a movie or television prop that is intended to accurately re create the item as it appeared in the original media. Work on a prop replica can range from the use of resins to cast a copy of an existing …

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  • 98Propædia — The one volume Propædia is the first of three parts of the 15th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica, the other two being the 12 volume Micropædia and the 17 volume Macropædia. The Propædia is intended as a topical organization of the Britannica s… …

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  • 99Prop and Wings — The Prop and Wings (propeller and wings) is a military insignia used to identify various aviation related units in the United States military. The Prop and Wings originated as an insignia of the United States Army Air Corps, and one version of… …

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  • 100prop sth up — UK US prop sth up Phrasal Verb with prop({{}}/prɒp/ verb ► to help an organization, system, etc. that is having trouble, often by giving financial help: »The US Federal Reserve adjusted interest rates in January in an attempt to prop up the… …

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