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Jacobi

[juh-koh-bee, yah-koh-bee]

noun

  1. Abraham, 1830–1919, U.S. pediatrician, born in Germany.

  2. Karl Gustav Jakob 1804–51, German mathematician.

  3. Mary Corinna (Putnam), 1842–1906, U.S. physician (wife of Abraham Jacobi).



Jacobi

noun

  1. Sir Derek ( George ). born 1938, British actor

  2. Karl Gustav Jacob (karl ˈɡʊstaf ˈjaːkɔp). 1804–51, German mathematician. Independently of N. H. Abel, he discovered elliptic functions (1829). He also made important contributions to the study of determinants and differential equations

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Jeb Jacobi, a sophomore, has been involved with the school's Turning Point USA chapter for years and was volunteering at Wednesday's event - the first stop on Kirk's planned 15-site "American Comeback Tour" of college campuses.

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At least I liked her kooky sincerity, as well as a supporting performance by 12-year-old Jacobi Jupe as Shakespeare’s fictional son.

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Since our rule is that the driver controls the audio, I had queued up “I, Claudius” read by Derek Jacobi on Audible.

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Jacobi Wright had 16 points, 12 in the first half, to keep South Carolina close enough to rally down the stretch.

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Sir Derek Jacobi has said he's "shocked" by high West End ticket prices, which risk making theatre an "elitist" pursuit.

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