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Cohan, George M(ichael)
U.S. actor, songwriter, playwright, and producer.
cohen
(Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem.
coherentism
Theory of truth according to which a belief is true just in case, or to the extent that, it coheres with a system of other beliefs.
Cohn, Edwin Joseph
U.S. biochemist.
Cohn, Ferdinand (Julius)
German naturalist and botanist, considered one of the founders of bacteriology.
Cohn, Harry
U.S. film producer and cofounder of Columbia Pictures.
Cohnheim, Julius Friedrich
German pioneer of experimental pathology.
coho
Species (Oncorhynchus kisutch) of salmon prized for food and sport that ranges from the Bering Sea to Japan and the Salinas River of Monterey Bay, Cal.
coin collecting
Systematic accumulation and study of coins, tokens, paper money, and objects of similar form and purpose.
coinage
Certification of a piece of metal or other material (such as leather or porcelain) by a mark or marks upon it as being of a specific intrinsic or exchange value.
coke
Solid residue remaining after certain types of coals are heated to a high temperature out of contact with air until substantially all components that easily vaporize have been driven off.
Coke, Sir Edward
British jurist and politician.
Cola di Rienzo
Italian revolutionary leader.
Cola dynasty
South Indian Tamil rulers of unknown antiquity (before c. AD 200).
Colbert, Claudette
French-born U.S. actress.
Colbert, Jean-Baptiste
French statesman.
Colchester
City and borough (pop., 2001: 155,794), southeastern England.
Colchis
Ancient region on the Black Sea.
Cold War
Open yet restricted rivalry and hostility that developed after World War II between the U.S. and the Soviet Union and their respective allies.
cold, common
Viral infection of the upper and sometimes the lower respiratory tract.
Cole, Nat King
U.S. jazz pianist and singer.
Cole, Thomas
British-born U.S. landscape painter, founder of the Hudson River school.
Colebrook, Leonard
English medical researcher.
Coleman, (Randolph Denard) Ornette
U.S. saxophonist and composer, the principal initiator and leading exponent of free jazz.
Coleraine
District (pop., 2001: 56,315), Northern Ireland.
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
English poet, critic, and philosopher.
Colet, John
British theologian.
Colette
French writer.
coleus
Any member of the Old World tropical plant genus Coleus, containing about 150 species, in the mint family, best known for its colourful foliage.
Colfax, Schuyler
U.S. politician.
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