Auer

[ ou-er ]
/ ˈaʊ ər /

noun

Le·o·pold [lee-uh-pohld; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/,1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Auer
/ (German ˈauər) /

noun

Karl (karl), Baron von Welsbach. 1858–1929, Austrian chemist who discovered the cerium-iron alloy used for flints in cigarette lighters and invented the incandescent gas mantle
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