Definitions
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- proper noun A male
given name . - proper noun biblical A book of the
Old Testament and theHebrew Tanakh . - proper noun biblical A
prophet , author of the book of Amos.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
- noun an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies
Etymologies
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Examples
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Thus the reference here in Amos is not to that fact, but to the revenge which probably the king of Moab took on the king of Edom, when the forces of Israel and Judah had retired after their successful campaign against Moab, leaving Edom without allies.
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ABC News 'Sarah Amos is traveling with the former president and transcribed his comments.
He's back 2008
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ABC News 'Sarah Amos is traveling with the former president and transcribed his comments.
He's back 2008
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Josh : Favorite — excuse me, favouriutéuu — things containing the word Amos, your favorite 3 tweeps you follow, what the Stanley Cup looks like to you, and what you ate for breakfast this morning.
The Geek6 12-Minute Spontaneous Interview with: David Manly 2010
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Forced to land for repairs on an unnamed, remote planet, Captain Amos January and crew discover a cache of artifacts left by a cryptic alien race “long before humans went to space.”
August 4th, 2008 m_francis 2008
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Amos is a notch or two less annoying than Kate Bush.
Fanatical 2008
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Amos is a San Francisco-based actress and comedian, whose wise and funny 1996 one-woman show, âBalancing Act, â told about being raised for many years by interracial (black and white), interfaith (Baptist and Jewish) lesbian mothers.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2004
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Welland as Haymoss (the encrusted form of the word Amos, to adopt the phrase of philologists).
Two on a Tower 2006
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"Amos is one of those guys that may have a zero yard run, but he will also give you a 18 - or 21-yard run somewhere in there,"
NFL - National Football League - Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland 2002
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Cornerback Corvin Amos had a 16-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter for Akron, which is a member of the Mid-American Conference and has failed to beat the Hokies in five attempts.
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