battle of Marathon
— Noun
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～ a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians
battle of Austerlitz
— Noun
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～ a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II
Battle of Jena
— Noun
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～ the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians
battle of Caporetto
— Noun
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～ battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces
battle of Marston Moor
— Noun
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～ a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert
Book of Exodus
— Noun
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～ the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
book of account
— Noun
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～ a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books"
bosom of Abraham
— Noun
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～ the place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after death
Book of Esther
— Noun
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～ an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
book of knowledge
— Noun
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～ an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge
bone of contention
— Noun
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～ the subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money"
Book of Habakkuk
— Noun
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～ an Old Testament book telling Habakkuk's prophecies
Book of Nehemiah
— Noun
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～ an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity
Book of Obadiah
— Noun
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～ an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible
Book of Deuteronomy
— Noun
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～ the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law
Book of Amos
— Noun
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～ an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies
Book of Isaiah
— Noun
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～ an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies
Book of Genesis
— Noun
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～ the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers
book of instructions
— Noun
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～ a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
Book of Micah
— Noun
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～ an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem