Ayer

[ air ]

/ ɛər /

noun

Sir A(lfred) J(ules),1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.

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So he used Ayer's ague cure with good effect for six months.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883|Various
About six months ago we began using Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, and it acts like a charm.
The American Missionary -- Volume 39, No. 03, March, 1885|Various
(Ayer library), which is largely compiled from the above-named “Papeles de los Jesuitas:”
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXXV, 1640-1649|Various
You may possess it, if you will purify and invigorate your blood with Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
The American Missionary -- Volume 39, No. 03, March, 1885|Various

Ayer maana hizo ocho das que05 camos mi borrico y yo en poder de unos ladrones.
Novelas Cortas|Pedro Antonio de Alarcn

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Ayer

/ (ɛə) /

noun

Sir Alfred Jules. 1910–89, English positivist philosopher, noted particularly for his antimetaphysical work Language, Truth, and Logic (1936)

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