(n)an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II, Syn.Chaldaea

chaldean

(n)a wise man skilled in occult learning, Syn.Chaldaean, Chaldee

chaldean

(n)an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea, Syn.Chaldaean, Chaldee

chaldean

(adj)of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture, Syn.Chaldaean, Chaldee

chaldron

(n)a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels

haldane

(n)Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964), Syn.John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, J. B. S. Haldane

haldane

(n)Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936), Syn.John Haldane, John Scott Haldane

haldane

(n)Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937), Syn.Elizabeth Haldane, Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane

haldane

(n)Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928), Syn.Richard Burdon Haldane, Richard Haldane, First Viscount Haldane of Cloan

haldea

(n)ground snakes, Syn.genus Haldea

babylonia

(n)an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king), Syn.Chaldea, Chaldaea

eastern ground snake

(n)in some classifications placed in genus Haldea; small reddish-grey snake of eastern North America, Syn.Haldea striatula, Potamophis striatula

haloperidol

(n)tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome, Syn.Haldol

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Chaldaic

a. [ L. Chaldaicus. ] Of or pertaining to Chaldea. -- n. The language or dialect of the Chaldeans; Chaldee. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chaldaism

n. An idiom or peculiarity in the Chaldee dialect. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chaldean

a. [ L. Chaldaeus. ] Of or pertaining to Chaldea. -- n. (a) A native or inhabitant of Chaldea. (b) A learned man, esp. an astrologer; -- so called among the Eastern nations, because astrology and the kindred arts were much cultivated by the Chaldeans. (c) Nestorian. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chaldee

a. Of or pertaining to Chaldea. -- n. The language or dialect of the Chaldeans; eastern Aramaic, or the Aramaic used in Chaldea. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chaldee Paraphrase, A targum written in Aramaic. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chalder

{ } n. [ Icel. tjaldr. ] (Zool.) A kind of bird; the oyster catcher. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chaldron

n. [ OF. chaldron, F. chaudron kettle. The same word as caldron. ] An English dry measure, being, at London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the United States the chaldron is ordinarily 2, 940 lbs, but at New York it is 2, 500 lbs. De Colange. [ 1913 Webster ]

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