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  1. petra(Noun)

    stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.

    2. Origin: From Greek πέτρα (rock)

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  1. Petra

    a ruined city, and once the rock capital of Edom, and afterwards of Arabia Petræa; was a place of some importance at one time as a commercial centre; the name Petra signifies rock.

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