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Bo•ro•din
Pronunciation: (bôr'u-dēn", bor'-; Russ. bu-ru-dyēn'), [key]—
n.
A•le•ksan•dr Por•fi•re•vich Pronunciation: (al"ig-zan'dur pôr-fēr'u-vich, -zän'-; Russ. u-lyi-ksändr' pur-fyē'ryi-vyich), [key] 1833–87, Russian composer and chemist.
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