Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Greek Mythology The god of woods, fields, and flocks, having a human torso and head with a goat's legs, horns, and ears.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Homininae — thechimpanzees . - proper noun Greek mythology
Greek god ofnature , oftenvisualized ashalf goat and halfman playingpipes . - proper noun astronomy A moon of the planet
Saturn .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Then, from all the earth there arose a sound of great lamentation, and the sea and the trees, the hills, and all the creatures of Pan sighed in sobbing unison an echo of the pilot's words -- "_Pan is dead -- Pan is dead. _"
A Book of Myths Jeanie Lang
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High Liner pan sear or signature $10 - use $2 (smartsource) or $1 off for Pan sear/$1 off for signature
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada 2010
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So in the same way, you understand the term Pan-African as it relates to music, but how about Pan-African food?
Marcus Samuelsson: An Ethiopian, From Sweden In Harlem « 2009
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The term Pan, means one dollar, Bum Pan means a half dollar.
Black Beaver The Trapper George Edward Lewis
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The other dog bone pan is actually a 6-cup Dog Bone Muffin Pan, which is also nonstick and bakes little cakes or muffins in the shape of bones.
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For those who have not been following me, I have published a signficant amount of research on what I call the Pan-European Sovereign Debt Crisis.
Smoking Guns Are Beginning to Litter EuroLand, Sovereign Debt Buyer Beware! 2010
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For those who have not been following me, I have published a signficant amount of research on what I call the Pan-European Sovereign Debt Crisis.
Reggie Middleton: Smoking Guns Are Beginning to Litter EuroLand, Sovereign Debt Buyer Beware! 2010
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The meeting of the Aetolian League which they call the Pan-Aetolium was to be held on a certain day.
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For after all what we call Pan's pipes are simply pieces of bamboo or cane of different lengths tied together and made to sound by blowing across the open tops.
Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University Edward MacDowell 1884
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