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ˈtæl ɪstallis

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Tallis, Thomas Tallisnoun

    English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585)

  2. prayer shawl, tallith, tallisnoun

    (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer

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  1. tallis

    A Tallis, also known as Tallit, is a Jewish prayer shawl. It is a fringed garment traditionally worn by religious Jews, specifically men and in some modern progressive communities even by women. It is worn during the morning prayers on weekdays, Shabbat, and holidays. The Tallis has special twined and knotted fringes known as Tzitzit attached to its four corners.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. TALLIS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tallis is ranked #81181 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Tallis surname appeared 233 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tallis.

    82.8% or 193 total occurrences were White.
    11.5% or 27 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    3.8% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tallis in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tallis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of tallis in a Sentence

  1. Sarah Wootton:

    I would live my life as ever to the full and die, before the disease mounted its last attack, in my own home, in a chair on the lawn, with a brandy in my hand to wash down whatever modern version of the Brompton Cocktail some helpful medic could supply. And with Thomas Tallis on my iPod, I would shake hands with death. sir Terry was fond of saying, 'It's time we learned to be as good at dying as we are at living' and his brave approach to confronting issues of death, including his own, was a heartfelt demonstration of dignity.

  2. Terry Pratchett:

    I would like to die peacefully with Thomas Tallis on my iPod before the disease takes me over and I hope that will not be for quite some time to come, because if I knew that I could die at any time I wanted, then suddenly every day would be as precious as a million pounds, if I knew that I could die, I would live. My life, my death, my choice.

  3. Terry Pratchett:

    I have vowed that rather than let Alzheimer's take me, I would take it, i would live my life as ever to the full and die, before the disease mounted its last attack, in my own home, in a chair on the lawn, with a brandy in my hand to wash down whatever modern version of the Brompton Cocktail some helpful medic could supply. And with Thomas Tallis on my iPod, I would shake hands with death.

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    a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
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