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Asmonean

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As`mo`ne´an
a.1.Of or pertaining to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged; Maccabean; as, the Asmonean dynasty.
n.1.One of the Asmonean family. The Asmoneans were leaders and rulers of the Jews from 168 to 35 b. c.
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