Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
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~ a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change; "in 1974 the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren"
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
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~ a terrorist group of limited popularity formed in 1967 after the Six-Day War; combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism; used terrorism to gain attention for their cause; hoped to eliminate the state of Israel
Pompey the Great
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~ Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)
Peter the Great
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~ czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725)
phase of the moon
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~ a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance
periodic apnea of the newborn
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~ irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome
Paul the Apostle
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~ (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
Pepin the Short
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~ king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)
peer of the realm
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~ a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords
pain in the neck
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~ something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
pain in the ass
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~ something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
pain in the neck
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~ a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain"
President Theodore Roosevelt
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~ 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration; "Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but carry a big stick'" (1858-1919)
probability theorist
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~ a mathematician who specializes in probability theory
probability theory
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~ the branch of applied mathematics that deals with probabilities
plate tectonic theory
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~ the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
political theory
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~ an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation