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solomon
noun(Sol-o-mon)a son of David and 10th century b.c. king of Israel proverbial for his wisdom
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noun(Sol-o-mon)any of a genus (Polygonatum) of perennial herbs of the lily family with tubular flowers and gnarled rhizomes
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noun(Sol-o-mon)an emblem consisting of two interlaced triangles forming a 6-pointed star and formerly used as an amulet especially against fever
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geographical name(Sol-o-mon)chain of islands east of New Guinea in the western South Pacific
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geographical name(Sol-o-mon)independent country comprising the majority of the islands in the Solomon Islands chain (see sense 1 above); formerly a British protectorate; capital Honiara area 11,500 square miles (29,785 square kilometers), population 515,870
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geographical name(Sol-o-mon)arm of the Coral Sea west of the Solomon Islands
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noun(Sol-o-mon)any of a genus (Smilacina) of herbs of the lily family that differ from Solomon's seal in having flowers in a terminal raceme or panicle —called also false Solomonseal
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noun phrase(Sol-o-mon)a collection of love poems forming a book in the Protestant canon of the Old Testament
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noun phrase(Sol-o-mon)a didactic book included in the Protestant Apocrypha
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geographical name(Sol-o-mon)former British protectorate comprising the Solomons (except Bougainville, Buka, and adjacent small islands) and the Santa Cruz Islands; capital Honiara (on Guadalcanal)