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 Isme’no (in Jerusalem Delivered).Isoc’rats. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Isobars.
 
Lines on a map connecting places which have the same mean barometric pressure. The closer the isobars are the stronger the wind, the farther the lighter. (Greek, baros, weight.)   1
 


 Isme’no (in Jerusalem Delivered).Isoc’rats. 

 
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