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schil·ler       [shil-er] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a bronzelike luster, sometimes with iridescence, occurring on certain minerals.

[Origin: 1795–1805; < G: play of colors, glitter]
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Schil·ler       [shil-er] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Ferdinand Can·ning Scott       [kan-ing] Pronunciation Key, 1864–1937, English philosopher in the U.S.
2.Jo·hann Chris·toph Frie·drich von       [yoh-hahn kris-tawf free-drikh fuhn] Pronunciation Key, 1759–1805, German poet, dramatist, and historian.
3.Astronomy. an elliptical walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 112 miles (180 km) in length and 60 miles (100 km) in width.
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schil·ler       (shĭl'ər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A lustrous colored reflection from certain planes in a mineral grain.


[German, iridescence, from Middle High German schilher, iridescent taffeta, from schilhen, to twinkle, squint, from Old High German scilihen, to squint, wink.]

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Schil·ler       (shĭl'ər)  Pronunciation Key 
German poet, dramatist, and historian. A leading romanticist, he is best known for his historical plays, such as Don Carlos (1787) and Wallenstein (1798-1799), and for his long didactic poems.

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schiller

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German romantic writer (1759-1805) 

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Schiller Park, IL (village, FIPS 68081) Location: 41.95983 N, 87.87002 W
Population (1990): 11189 (4315 housing units)
Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 60176

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Schiller

Schil"ler\, n. [G., play of colors.] (Min.) The peculiar bronzelike luster observed in certain minerals, as hypersthene, schiller spar, etc. It is due to the presence of minute inclusions in parallel position, and is sometimes of secondary origin.

Schiller spar (Min.), an altered variety of enstatite, exhibiting, in certain positions, a bronzelike luster.

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