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Jerome

[ juh-rohm; British jer-uhm ]

noun

  1. Saint Eusebius Hieronymus, a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
  2. Jerome K(lap·ka) [klap, -k, uh], 1859–1927, English humorist and playwright.
  3. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sacred name.”


Jerome

/ dʒəˈrəʊm /

noun

  1. Jerome, Saint?347?420MRomanRELIGION: monkMISC: scholarRELIGION: saint Latin name Eusebius Hieronymus. ?347–?420 ad , Christian monk and scholar, whose outstanding work was the production of the Vulgate. Feast day: Sept 30
  2. JeromeJerome K(lapka)18591927MEnglishWRITING: humorous writer Jerome K ( lapka ). 1859–1927, English humorous writer; author of Three Men in a Boat (1889)


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“The stadiums will be built eventually,” says FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke.

Jérôme Fandor took the card which Juve held out to him, and had got for him as a special favour.

As he was hurrying away, he spied Jérôme Fandor, who had not missed a single detail of the scene.

But Jérôme Fandor was not the man to be discouraged in the face of difficulties: he was determined to brave them—conquer them!

Police Headquarters takes a view of this affair which is the very reverse of that taken by our contributor, Jérôme Fandor.

Jérôme Fandor slipped away and wandered through the gorgeous reception rooms.

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