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Jacobi

[ juh-koh-bee; German yah-koh-bee ]

noun

  1. Abraham, 1830–1919, U.S. pediatrician, born in Germany.
  2. Karl Gus·tav Ja·kob [kah, r, l , goos, -tahf , yah, -kawp], 1804–51, German mathematician.
  3. Mary Corinna (Putnam), 1842–1906, U.S. physician (wife of Abraham Jacobi).


Jacobi

noun

  1. æˈəʊɪ JacobiDerek1938MBritishTHEATRE: actor Sir Derek ( George ). born 1938, British actor
  2. Ჹˈː JacobiKarl Gustav Jacob18041851MGermanSCIENCE: mathematician 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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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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The programme will also feature Sir Derek Jacobi, who was at the Oliviers for his lifetime achievement award.

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Sir Derek Jacobi was given the lifetime achievement award, and joked that it would be difficult to talk as he was "already crying".

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Jackson led South Carolina with 19 points, while Johnson and Jacobi Wright had 18 apiece.

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