Balfour

Bal·four

[bal-foor, -fer]
noun
Arthur James ( 1st Earl of Balfour ) 1848–1930, British statesman and writer: prime minister 1902–05.
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Balfour (ˈbælfɔː, -fə, -fʊə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
Arthur James, 1st Earl of Balfour. 1848--1930, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1902--05); foreign secretary (1916--19)

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Balfour Bal·four (bāl'f&oobreve;r', -fôr'), Francis Maitland. 1851-1882.

Scottish embryologist and zoologist noted for his studies of the development of the urogenital and nervous systems in vertebrates.

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