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noun(Par-is)a son of Priam whose abduction of Helen leads to the Trojan War
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biographical name(Par-is)Matthew died 1259 English monk and historian
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geographical name(Par-is)city on the Seine River, the capital and by far the most populous city of France population 2,243,833
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geographical name(Par-is)city in northeastern Texas population 25,171
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noun(Par-is)a very poisonous green copper and arsenic compound C4H6As6Cu4O16 used especially formerly as an insecticide and pigment
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noun(Par-is)a brilliant yellowish green
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noun phrase(Par-is)a white powdery slightly hydrated calcium sulfate CaSO4·1/2H2O or 2CaSO4·H2O made by calcining gypsum and used chiefly for casts and molds in the form of a quick-setting paste with water
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noun(Par-is)a betting pool in which those who bet on competitors finishing in the first three places share the total amount bet minus a percentage for the management
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noun(Par-is)a machine for registering the bets and computing the payoffs in pari-mutuel betting