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E•ras•tus
Pronunciation: (i-ras'tus; Ger. ā räs'toos), [key]—
n.
1. Thom•as Pronunciation: (tom'us; Ger. tō'mäs), [key] 1524–83, Swiss-German theologian.
2. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “lovable.”
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