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Nov 22, 2009
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ca•liph



Pronunciation: (kā'lif, kal'if), [key]
n.
1. a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
2. any of the former Muslim rulers of Baghdad (until 1258) and of the Ottoman Empire (from 1571 until 1924). Also,calif,kalif,kaliph,khalif.

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