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JEROBOAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon)
Synonyms:
double-magnum; jeroboam
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("jeroboam" is a kind of...):
wine bottle (a bottle for holding wine)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC)
Synonyms:
Jeroboam; Jeroboam I
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
Domain category:
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
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