Pre|sid|i|um — «prih SIHD ee uhm», noun, plural i|a« ee uh», ih|uhms. 1. a group of people elected by a body to serve as its executive or administrative committee: »…a member of the presidium of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada (New… … Useful english dictionary
pre|sid|i|um — «prih SIHD ee uhm», noun, plural i|a« ee uh», ih|uhms. 1. a group of people elected by a body to serve as its executive or administrative committee: »…a member of the presidium of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada (New… … Useful english dictionary
pre|sid|i|al — «prih SIHD ee uhl», adjective. 1. of or having to do with a garrison. 2. of or having to do with a presidio … Useful english dictionary
pre|sid|i|ar|y — «prih SIHD ee EHR ee», adjective. = presidial. (Cf. ↑presidial) … Useful english dictionary
pre|sid|i|o — «prih SIHD ee oh», noun, plural i|os. 1. a garrisoned fort or military post in Spanish America or, during the period of Spanish or Mexican control, in the southwestern United States and California: »An expedition led by Captain Gaspar de… … Useful english dictionary
pre|sid|ing elder — «prih ZY dihng», a former title of a district superintendent in the Methodist Church, a clergyman who supervises a number of churches and makes recommendations to the bishop … Useful english dictionary
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
pre|side — «prih ZYD», intransitive verb, sid|ed, sid|ing. 1. to hold the place of authority; have charge of a meeting: »Our principal will preside at our election of school officers. 2. to have authority; have control: »The manager presides over the… … Useful english dictionary
sid — aero·sid·er·ite; aero·sid·er·o·lite; an·ap·sid; aph·ro·sid·er·ite; ap·sid·i·ole; ar·ga·sid; ar·se·ni·o·sid·er·ite; as·sid·u·ous; as·sid·u·ous·ly; as·sid·u·ous·ness; bal·a·no·glos·sid; ba·sid·i·al; ba·sid·io·carp; ba·sid·io·lichen;… … English syllables
Pre-Columbian Africa-Americas contact theories — propose direct contact or actual migrations by peoples from the continent of Africa with the indigenous peoples of the Americas at some stage during the pre Columbian history of the Americas– that is, earlier than the late 15th century. There is… … Wikipedia
