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–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) Audio Help [klap-kuh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, 1859–1927, English humorist and playwright.

3.	a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sacred name.”

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Latin scholar who produced the Vulgate, the first scholarly Latin translation of the Bible from Hebrew.

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Jerome

masc. proper name, from Fr. Jérome, from L.L. Hieronymus, from Gk. Hieronymos, lit. "holy name," from hieros "holy" + onyma, dialectal form of onoma "name" (see name).

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jerome
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(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)

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Jerome County, ID (county, FIPS 53) Location: 42.69174 N, 114.26293 W
Population (1990): 15138 (5886 housing units)
Area: 1553.7 sq km (land), 5.3 sq km (water)

Jerome, ID (city, FIPS 41320) Location: 42.72566 N, 114.51574 W
Population (1990): 6529 (2706 housing units)
Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 83338

Jerome, IL (village, FIPS 38375) Location: 39.76685 N, 89.68187 W
Population (1990): 1206 (562 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62704

Jerome, MI Zip code(s): 49249

Jerome, MO Zip code(s): 65529

Jerome, AR (city, FIPS 35170) Location: 33.39882 N, 91.47082 W
Population (1990): 47 (21 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Jerome, AZ (town, FIPS 36290) Location: 34.74670 N, 112.10612 W
Population (1990): 403 (347 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Jerome, PA (CDP, FIPS 38104) Location: 40.21336 N, 78.98394 W
Population (1990): 1074 (445 housing units)
Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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