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ASCLEPIADS

\ɐsklˈɛpɪˌadz], \ɐsklˈɛpɪˌadz], \ɐ_s_k_l_ˈɛ_p_ɪ__ˌa_d_z]\

Definitions of ASCLEPIADS

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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as-kl[=e]'pi-adz, n.pl. an order of Greek physicians, priests of Asclepius or Ã†sculapius, the god of medicine. [Gr. askl[=e]pius, Asclepius.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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