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palladium
palladium1 image of Pallas in the citadel of Troy, on which the safety of the city depended XIV; safeguard, protection XVI. — L. — Gr. palládion, f. Pallás, -ad- epithet of the goddess Athene.
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T. F. HOAD. "palladium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "palladium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-palladium.html T. F. HOAD. "palladium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-palladium.html |
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Palladium
Palladium in Greek legend, an image of the goddess Pallas (Athene), on which the safety of Troy was believed to depend; it was later said to have been taken to Rome.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Palladium." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Palladium." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Palladium.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Palladium." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Palladium.html |
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Palladium
Palladium, see LONDON PALLADIUM.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Palladium." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Palladium." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Palladium.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Palladium." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Palladium.html |
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palladium
palladium •columbium
•erbium, terbium, ytterbium
•scandium • compendium
•palladium, radium, stadium, vanadium
•medium, tedium
•cryptosporidium, cymbidium, idiom, iridium, rubidium
•indium
•exordium, Gordium, rutherfordium
•odeum, odium, plasmodium, podium, sodium
•allium, gallium, pallium, thallium, valium
•berkelium, epithelium, helium, nobelium, Sealyham
•beryllium, cilium, psyllium, trillium
•linoleum, petroleum
•thulium • cadmium
•epithalamium, prothalamium
•gelsemium, premium
•chromium, encomium
•holmium • fermium
•biennium, millennium
•cranium, geranium, germanium, Herculaneum, titanium, uranium
•helenium, proscenium, rhenium, ruthenium, selenium
•actinium, aluminium, condominium, delphinium
•ammonium, euphonium, harmonium, pandemonium, pelargonium, plutonium, polonium, zirconium
•neptunium
•europium, opium
•aquarium, armamentarium, barium, caldarium, cinerarium, columbarium, dolphinarium, frigidarium, herbarium, honorarium, planetarium, rosarium, sanitarium, solarium, sudarium, tepidarium, terrarium, vivarium
•atrium
•delirium, Miriam
•equilibrium, Librium
•yttrium
•auditorium, ciborium, conservatorium, crematorium, emporium, moratorium, sanatorium, scriptorium, sudatorium, vomitorium
•opprobrium
•cerium, imperium, magisterium
•curium, tellurium
•potassium • axiom • calcium
•francium • lawrencium • americium
•Latium, solatium
•lutetium, technetium
•Byzantium • strontium • consortium
•protium • promethium • lithium
•alluvium, effluvium
•requiem • colloquium • gymnasium
•caesium (US cesium), magnesium, trapezium
•Elysium • symposium
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"palladium." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "palladium." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-palladium.html "palladium." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-palladium.html |
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