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1930 animated film
Dixie Days (also known as Uncle Tom and Little Eva) is a 1930 animated short film which was produced by The Van Beuren Corporation and released by Pathé
Dixie_Days
American actress, dancer, and singer (1909–1952)
Dixie Lee (born Wilma Winifred Wyatt; November 4, 1909 – November 1, 1952) was an American actress, dancer, and singer. She was the first wife of singer
Dixie_Lee
2003 backlash against band
In March 2003, the American country band the Chicks, then known as the Dixie Chicks, publicly criticized the American president, George W. Bush, triggering
Dixie Chicks comments on George W. Bush
Dixie_Chicks_comments_on_George_W._Bush
American country band
The Chicks, formerly the Dixie Chicks, are an American country music band from Dallas, Texas. The band consists of Natalie Maines (lead vocals, guitar
The_Chicks
Mid-19th century American minstrel song
"Dixie", also known as "Dixie's Land", "I Wish I Was in Dixie", and by other titles, is a song first published in 1860 that is strongly associated with
Dixie_(song)
English footballer (1907–1980)
William Ralph "Dixie" Dean (22 January 1907 – 1 March 1980) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. Dean holds the long-standing record
Dixie_Dean
American criminal organization
The Dixie Mafia, or the Dixie Mob, originally referred to a loosely connected criminal organization that was based in Biloxi, Mississippi and which operated
Dixie_Mafia
1999 studio album by Dixie Chicks
label studio album (and fifth overall) by American country music band the Dixie Chicks, released on August 31, 1999 through Monument Records. Compared to
Fly_(Dixie_Chicks_album)
2021 wildfire in Northern California
2021 Dixie Fire was an enormous wildfire in Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Shasta, and Tehama counties in Northern California. Named after a nearby Dixie Road
Dixie_Fire
British serial rapist and murderer
Mark Philip Dixie (born 24 September 1970) is a British serial rapist and murderer who was convicted on 22 February 2008 of murdering 18-year-old singer
Mark_Dixie
1969 single by The Band
"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" is a song written by Robbie Robertson. It was originally recorded by his Canadian-American roots rock group the
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The_Night_They_Drove_Old_Dixie_Down
Hart of Dixie is an American television comedy-drama series created by Leila Gerstein for The CW. The series stars Rachel Bilson as Dr. Zoe Hart, who
List of Hart of Dixie episodes
List_of_Hart_of_Dixie_episodes
American singer-songwriter (born 1974)
1995, after leaving Berklee College of Music, Maines was recruited by the Dixie Chicks to replace their lead singer, Laura Lynch. With Maines as lead vocalist
Natalie_Maines
Belgian explorer (1962–2021)
Dirk "Dixie" Dansercoer (12 July 1962 – 7 June 2021) was a Belgian explorer, endurance athlete and photographer. He held records or won prizes for high
Dixie_Dansercoer
2013 studio album by Natalie Maines
Maines' first album since the Dixie Chicks' Grammy-sweeping Taking the Long Way in 2006, and comes ten years after the Dixie Chicks were boycotted and banned
Mother_(Natalie_Maines_album)
Agricultural machinery manufacturers of the United States
(Coatesville) facility returned to Dixie Chopper. Dixie Chopper was founded by Hoosier Art Evans in 1980. In February 2014 Dixie Chopper was purchased by Jacobsen/Textron
Dixie_Chopper
Public university in St. George, Utah, US
Utah Tech University (UT), formerly Dixie State University (DSU), is a public polytechnic university in St. George, Utah, United States. UT offers doctoral
Utah_Tech_University
Series of animated short films (1921-1934)
A Close Call (1929), The Iron Man (1930), Good Old Schooldays (1930), Dixie Days (1930), Western Whoopee (1930), Laundry Blues (1930), Circus Capers (1930)
Aesop's_Fables_(film_series)
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List of animated short films of the 1930s
List_of_animated_short_films_of_the_1930s
2001 single by Dixie Chicks
"Some Days You Gotta Dance" is a song written by Troy Johnson and Marshall Morgan, and recorded by American country music group Dixie Chicks. It was released
Some_Days_You_Gotta_Dance
Bar in College Station, Texas
The Dixie Chicken, also known as The Chicken, is a bar located in College Station, Texas, directly across the street from the Texas A&M University campus
Dixie_Chicken_(bar)
American actress
roles on the TV series Episodes as Morning Randolph (2011–2017), Hart of Dixie as Tansy Truitt (2011–2015), Impastor as Alexa Cummings (2015–2016) and
Mircea_Monroe
Season of television series
The fourth and final season of Hart of Dixie an American comedy-drama television series, originally aired in the United States on The CW from December
Hart_of_Dixie_season_4
Canadian fast-food restaurant
Dixie Lee Fried Chicken is a Canadian fast-food chain founded in 1964 by Ramon Leon and Douglas Walmsley in Belleville, Ontario. Originally a regional
Dixie_Lee_Fried_Chicken
American television series (2025–present)
Williams-Paisley)—a Nashville 911 dispatcher who is Blythe's sister-in-law, and Don's ex Dixie Bennings (LeAnn Rimes)—an aspiring singer who is the mother of a 113 cadet
9-1-1:_Nashville
Flying boat used by Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Dixie Clipper (civil registration NC18605) was an American Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat, best known for beginning, in June 1939, the first scheduled
Dixie_Clipper
American baseball player (1891–1984)
Dorsey Lee "Dixie" Carroll (May 19, 1891 – October 13, 1984) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Boston Braves for
Dixie_Carroll
American steam oil tanker (1921–1942)
SS Dixie Arrow was an American steam-powered oil tanker built in 1920–1921 in Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. She was owned
SS_Dixie_Arrow
2006 studio album by Dixie Chicks
music group Dixie Chicks. Released on May 23, 2006, through Columbia Nashville, it was also the group's last album released under the “Dixie Chicks” name
Taking_the_Long_Way
American social media personality (born 2004)
(2021–2023) with her family and co-led the Snap Original reality show Charli vs. Dixie (2021–2022), with her sister. In 2022, D'Amelio won the thirty-first season
Charli_D'Amelio
Amusement parks in Baton Rouge
Waterpark and Dixie Landin' are adjacent amusement parks in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Blue Bayou is a water park, while the former Dixie Landin' was a dry
Blue_Bayou_and_Dixie_Landin'
Village in Illinois, United States
community events. These include; Free A-Train week in September, Drivin' The Dixie Days in June, and Christmas in the Village on the first weekend in December
Rossville,_Illinois
2002 single by Dixie Chicks
together with Tim O'Brien. The song was later covered by the American band Dixie Chicks, and served as the lead single and opening track to their 2002 album
Long_Time_Gone
Divorcing Jack (1998) Dixie (1943) Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (2006) Dixie Days (1930) Dixie Dugan (1943) Dixie Dynamite (1976) Dixie Land (2015) Dixieland
List_of_films:_D
Defunct mall in Harvey, Illinois, U.S.
Dixie Mall, originally known as Dixie Square Shopping Center and better known as Dixie Square Mall, was an enclosed shopping mall at the junction of 151st
Dixie_Square_Mall
The Chicks (formerly known as the Dixie Chicks) are an American country music band composed of Natalie Maines, along with Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire
The_Chicks_discography
American politician (1882–1965)
Dixie Bibb Graves (July 26, 1882 – January 21, 1965) was an American politician. She served as the First Lady of Alabama and was the first woman to serve
Dixie_Bibb_Graves
2020 single by Dixie D'Amelio
Happy" is the debut single by American social media personality and singer Dixie D'Amelio. It was released independently on June 26, 2020 and later included
Be Happy (Dixie D'Amelio song)
Be_Happy_(Dixie_D'Amelio_song)
American war correspondent
Dixie Tighe (May 23, 1905 - December 31, 1946) was an American war correspondent. Tighe's father had been a reporter, and she followed in his footsteps
Dixie_Tighe
American comedian and political pundit
American comedian and co-author of The Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Draggin' Dixie Outta the Dark and Round Here and Over Yonder: A Front-Porch Travel Guide
Trae_Crowder
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List of historical reenactment events
List_of_historical_reenactment_events
Title of a series of short film "talkies" of 1920s
musical performers of the 1920s. Classical musicians who dominated the early days of recorded sound made their film debuts, along with the many future stars
Vitaphone_Varieties
Yamim Tovim (Hebrew: יָמִים טוֹבִים, romanized: yāmīm ṭōvīm, lit. 'Good Days', or singular Hebrew: יוֹם טוֹב Yom Tov, in transliterated Hebrew [English:
Jewish_holidays
2006 single by The Chicks
criticizing President George W. Bush. "Not Ready to Make Nice" remains The Dixie Chicks' biggest hit in Canada[citation needed]. Though they have had bigger
Not_Ready_to_Make_Nice
American actress (born 1981)
From 2011 to 2015, she starred as Dr. Zoe Hart on The CW series Hart of Dixie. After stepping back from acting in 2019, she and Melinda Clarke co-hosted
Rachel_Bilson
2006 American film by Cecilia Peck, Barbara Kopple
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (also known simply as Shut Up and Sing) is a 2006 American documentary film about the Dixie Chicks controversy, produced
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
Dixie_Chicks:_Shut_Up_and_Sing
Happy Days is an American television sitcom created by Garry Marshall that originally aired on ABC from January 15, 1974 to July 19, 1984. A total of 255
List_of_Happy_Days_episodes
Surveyed border line between U.S. states of Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania
south of the Mason–Dixon line". The 1916 song "Are You from Dixie ('Cause I'm from Dixie Too)" originally recorded by Billy Murray contains the lyrics
Mason–Dixon_line
2002 studio album by Dixie Chicks
Home is the sixth studio album by American country music band Dixie Chicks, released on August 27, 2002, through Monument and Columbia Records. It is
Home_(Dixie_Chicks_album)
American television sitcom (1986–1993)
Atlanta, Georgia, called Sugarbaker & Associates. It originally starred Dixie Carter as Julia Sugarbaker, president of the design firm; Delta Burke as
Designing_Women
American lyricist and music publisher
music by May Olivette Hill & Billy Johnson (1917) "In Those Dear Old Dixie days", lyrics by Graham & Walter Hirsch (1891–1967), music by James White (1920);
Roger_A._Graham
feature film from 1973, A special 2-hour presentation. 553 The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance February 5, 1978 Western TV film, A special 2-hour presentation
List of Walt Disney anthology television series episodes (seasons 1–29)
List_of_Walt_Disney_anthology_television_series_episodes_(seasons_1–29)
American singer and songwriter (1958–2009)
February 23, 2019. Rayner, Gordon and Singh, Anita. Michael Jackson: the final days and how TMZ.com scooped the world. Archived July 10, 2022, at the Wayback
Michael_Jackson
2022 American crime drama television series
earns him the wrath of Jeremiah Dunmire, Tulsa's ruthless, God-fearing Dixie Mafia boss and a rival liquor businessman and his son, Cole. Aided by an
Tulsa_King
Season of television series
The second season of Hart of Dixie an American television series, originally aired in the United States on The CW from October 2, 2012 through May 7,
Hart_of_Dixie_season_2
Species of flowering plant
Alternative names in parts of the United States are Confederate rose and Dixie rosemallow. Cotton roses are semi-deciduous with palmately lobed leaves
Hibiscus_mutabilis
American country singer (born 1957)
Road to Ensenada), Best Country Duo/Group with Vocal (1994 for "Blues For Dixie" with the Texas swing group Asleep at the Wheel), Best Pop Vocal Collaboration
Lyle_Lovett
American actress and model (born 1979)
American actress and model best known for her roles in the TV series Hart of Dixie (2011–2015) and Black Summer (2019–2021), and in films such as Pearl Harbor
Jaime_King
Scottish writer (1855–1905)
Lady Florence Caroline Dixie (née Douglas; 24 May 1855 – 7 November 1905) was a Scottish writer, war correspondent, and feminist. Her account of travelling
Lady_Florence_Dixie
American commercial intercity bus service
The Dixie Greyhound Lines (called also Dixie or DGL), a highway-coach carrier, was a Greyhound regional operating company, based in Memphis, Tennessee
Dixie_Greyhound_Lines
American professional wrestling promotion
the exodus of several wrestlers and Panda Energy divesting its stake to Dixie Carter in 2012, with Carter eventually selling to Anthem in 2017. TNA was
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling
2020 film directed by Jessica Swale
by Jessica Swale, starring Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lucas Bond, Dixie Egerickx, Siân Phillips, Penelope Wilton and Tom Courtenay. Arterton plays
Summerland_(2020_film)
Passenger train between Chicago and Miami, ca. 1940
placed in service on a rotating once every three days overnight schedule between Chicago and Miami as the Dixie Flagler beginning December 17, 1940. Together
Dixie_Flagler
American nu metal band
June 21, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2024. Mancini, Rob (September 15, 1999). "Dixie Chicks Stay on Top as Coal Chamber Lands on Chart". MTV News. Archived from
Coal_Chamber
American serial killer (1956–2002)
naked body was found near a remote logging road in Dixie County. He had been shot four times. Five days later, his car was found in Brevard County. On July
Aileen_Wuornos
2016–17 concert tour by Dixie Chicks
was the fifth headlining concert tour from American country music trio Dixie Chicks. It started on April 16, 2016, in Antwerp, Belgium and finished on
DCX_MMXVI_World_Tour
2025 assassination in Orem, Utah, U.S.
from Pine View High School in May 2021, while earning college credit from Dixie State University (renamed to Utah Tech University in 2020) from 2019 to
Assassination_of_Charlie_Kirk
in the Market for You, The Mole, I'm Confessin', Serenade in Blue Double Dixie! 1963 E 4137 My Monday Date, The James Boys, Cornet Chop Suey, The Truth
Harry_James_discography
American actor (born 1989)
Jay Mosquito State Richard Boca The Guilty Dru Nashe (voice) 2023 Little Dixie Raphael "Cuco" Prado The Bikeriders Wahoo 2024 Road House Vince Long Gone
Beau_Knapp
American actor (born 1977)
cancelled after one season. He also guest-starred on Chuck, Castle, and Hart of Dixie, and from 2013 to 2014, he had a recurring role as Victoria Grayson's (Madeleine
Justin_Hartley
2010 compilation album by Dixie Chicks
The Essential Dixie Chicks is a 2010 greatest hits album from American country music group Dixie Chicks. The pair of discs contain thirty songs personally
The_Essential_Dixie_Chicks
American country singer (born 1958)
a Nashville musician. They were engaged in 1997 and again in 1999. Just days before their 1999 wedding, Tucker canceled the ceremony when she discovered
Tanya_Tucker
1979 American TV series or program
The tone of the Happy Days episode is that of a dry run on the character, that of a pilot episode." Jimmy Brogan as Random Dixie Carter as Aunt Marion
Out of the Blue (1979 TV series)
Out_of_the_Blue_(1979_TV_series)
American rapper and singer (born 1984)
Alison Krauss & Union Station (2006) Taking the Long Way – Dixie Chicks (2007) These Days – Vince Gill (2008) Troubadour – George Strait (2009) Fearless
Jelly_Roll_(singer)
American model and actress (born 1960)
appeared at the end of then-husband Bruce Springsteen's music video "Glory Days." Phillips garnered publicity as the girlfriend and, later, the first wife
Julianne_Phillips
City in Utah, United States
was settled in 1861 to be a cotton mission, earning it the nickname of "Dixie". While the crop never became a successful commodity, the area steadily
St._George,_Utah
American boxer (1883–1934)
Lister Brown (23 December 1883 – 6 April 1934), known professionally as the Dixie Kid, was an American boxer. He was a controversial contender for the World
Dixie_Kid
American singer and actor (1934–1991)
occasional actor, the son of singer and actor Bing Crosby and his first wife Dixie Lee, and twin brother of Phillip Crosby. He was the father of Star Trek
Dennis_Crosby
American dance
Masters of America, New Dances competition, behind the Kikajou and the Dixie Step. (The "lindy hop" was also described in reports as the "Lindbergh Glide")
Lindy_Hop
2024 studio album by Beyoncé
Jeff Gitelman – harmonica (tracks 14, 15) Harv – drums (track 15) Derek Dixie – conductor (track 15), synthesizer (27) Adrienne Woods – strings (track
Cowboy_Carter
English singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1994)
to a website, which subsequently redirected them to a WhatsApp group. Two days later, a voice memo of Styles mumbling "we belong together" was sent to fans
Harry_Styles
American actress (born 1952)
and Marisol Nichols. She says she based her portrayal of the character on Dixie Carter, adding, "Were she still alive, the role would have been hers and
Annie_Potts
Day of the year
308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 57 days remain until the end of the year. 512 – Following Byzantine emperor Anastasius'
November_4
American politician & criminal (born 1942)
Biloxi underworld figure, Halat became the attorney for Kirksey Nix, a Dixie Mafia criminal serving life in the Louisiana State Penitentiary for the
Pete_Halat
American country and folk music duo
Strayer. They, along with Natalie Maines, make up The Chicks, formerly the Dixie Chicks. The sisters decided to record a side project under a different name
Court_Yard_Hounds
American guitarist (born 1954)
songwriter. A seven-time Grammy nominee, he is best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the longest serving guitarist for Deep Purple, having joined
Steve_Morse
American singer-songwriter (born 1978)
(September 25, 2020). "Chris Stapleton's New Song 'Cold' Has Radiohead Vibes for Days". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020. "Academy of Country Music
Chris_Stapleton
American actor (1925–2021)
local community of McLemoresville, hometown of his wife Dixie Carter, constructed the Dixie Theatre for Performing Arts in nearby Huntingdon, Tennessee
Hal_Holbrook
American actor (born 1974)
Roumie is also the co-producer, co-director and lead actor of The Last Days: The Passion and Death of Jesus, a live performance about the passion of
Jonathan_Roumie
pool and Pearl wants to do some cooking. Meanwhile, Jed and Jethrine sing Dixie, then Jed does some dancing. Granny finishes cooking some food, but everyone
List of The Beverly Hillbillies episodes
List_of_The_Beverly_Hillbillies_episodes
American animation studio and production company
on December 14, 1957, then The Huckleberry Hound Show (feat. Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks, Yogi Bear and Hokey Wolf) debuted one year later, in 1958
Hanna-Barbera
American country musician (1936–1992)
Alison Krauss & Union Station (2006) Taking the Long Way – Dixie Chicks (2007) These Days – Vince Gill (2008) Troubadour – George Strait (2009) Fearless
Roger_Miller
first recorded tornado within state boundaries. Alabama, located in the "Dixie Alley" region of the Southern United States, experiences an average of 64
Tornadoes_in_Alabama
American author (born 1964)
children's fiction. She has published over 25 novels, including Because of Winn-Dixie (2000), The Tiger Rising (2001), The Tale of Despereaux (2003), The Miraculous
Kate_DiCamillo
American activist and politician (born 1995)
Madeline (April 10, 2023). "Justin Jones: Tennessee lawmaker reinstated three days after expulsion". BBC News. New York. Retrieved April 11, 2023. "Justin Jones
Justin Jones (Tennessee politician)
Justin_Jones_(Tennessee_politician)
American television producer and screenwriter
episodes of Eli Stone. She created the 2011 comedy-drama series Hart of Dixie. Gerstein won a 2017 Emmy as a consulting producer on The Handmaid's Tale
Leila_Gerstein
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
Light Productions. In 2015, she announced that her new production company, Dixie-Pixie Productions, would produce the movies-of-week in development with
Dolly_Parton
Career of Strom Thurmond in the United States Senate
OL 25045949M. Retrieved August 9, 2021. "Thurmond's Filibuster Angers Dixie Senators". The Herald Journal. Associated Press. August 31, 1957. Retrieved
US Senate career of Strom Thurmond
US_Senate_career_of_Strom_Thurmond
English rock band (1960–1970)
mid-August 1960. The band, now a five-piece, departed Liverpool for Hamburg four days later, contracted to club owner Bruno Koschmider for what would be a 3+1⁄2-month
The_Beatles
American musician (born 1957)
Whitburn 2017, p. 261. Thom Jurek. "These Days". AllMusic. Retrieved April 18, 2024. "Vince Gill—These Days". Austin Chronicle. December 8, 2006. Retrieved
Vince_Gill
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Boy/Male
Hindu
Ryan is An Irish baby name that means king (Celebrity Name: Madhuri Dixit)
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Indian
A queen of Saba in the days
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English American French
Abbreviation of Richard. In the USA Dixie refers to the French word for ten; also to the southern...
Girl/Female
German, Greek
Water Sprite; One who Brings Victory
Female
English
The origin of the American southern "Dixie" is uncertain; however, Louisiana dollars had the French word dix printed on them, DIXIE means "tenth," and this may have been what inspired the song about "the land of dixies," and later the name itself.
Girl/Female
Muslim
A queen of Saba in the days
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian
Good Gift
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
German
Little water sprite.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Dixie, DIXEE means "tenth."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Full of Joy, Mountain strength, Ireland, Peace, Sun Ray (Celebrity Name: Madhuri Dixit)
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ryan is An Irish baby name that means king (Celebrity Name: Madhuri Dixit)
Boy/Male
British, English
Dick's Son
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, French, Latin
Tenth; From the South in the U S; Blessed
Boy/Male
Tamil
Boy/Male
Hindu
Full of Joy, Mountain strength, Ireland, Peace, Sun Ray (Celebrity Name: Madhuri Dixit)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : generally from a pet form of the personal name Dick, but sometimes, according to both Reaney and Dauzat, a nickname for a chorister, from Latin dixi ‘I have spoken’, the first word of the 39th Psalm.
Female
English
Short form of English Dixie, possibly DIX means "tenth."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Dixie.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Dixie, DIXY means "tenth."
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n. pl.
The festival of Saturn, celebrated in December, originally during one day, but afterward during seven days, as a period of unrestrained license and merriment for all classes, extending even to the slaves.
a.
To be played on the stage a number of successive days or nights; as, the piece ran for six months.
n.
Alt. of Pixie
v. t.
To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days ripened the corn.
n.
A low creeping evergreen plant (Pyxidanthera barbulata), with mosslike leaves and little white blossoms, found in New Jersey and southward, where it flowers in earliest spring.
n.
The duration of one's life; the hours and days which a person has at his disposal.
pl.
of Pixie
n.
A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the length of which has been variously estimated from 3,600 years to 3,600 days, or a little short of 10 years.
a.
Successive; one following the other without break or intervention; -- said of periods of time; as, to be away two days running; to sow land two years running.
n. pl.
The three days preceding the Feast of the Ascension.
n.
A colloquial name for the Southern portion of the United States, esp. during the Civil War.
n.
See Nix.
a.
To continue without falling due; to hold good; as, a note has thirty days to run.
a.
Being three times ten; consisting of one more than twenty-nine; twenty and ten; as, the month of June consists of thirty days.
a.
To continue in operation; to be kept in action or motion; as, this engine runs night and day; the mill runs six days in the week.
n.
One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit lying between that of Mercury and that of the Earth, at a mean distance from the sun of about 67,000,000 miles. Its diameter is 7,700 miles, and its sidereal period 224.7 days. As the morning star, it was called by the ancients Lucifer; as the evening star, Hesperus.
n.
An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess.
a.
Pertaining to, or designating, certain days allowed to the pretor for hearing causes, when be might speak the three characteristic words of his office, do, dico, addico. They were called dies fasti.
n.
An old English name for a fairy; an elf.
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