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    Praetor (redirect from Pretor)
    Praetor (/ˈpriːtər/ PREE-tər, Classical Latin: [ˈprae̯tɔr]), also pretor, was the title granted by the government of ancient Rome to a man acting in one...
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  • Gavin Edmund Pretor-Pinney is a British author, known for his books The Cloudspotter's Guide and The Wavewatcher's Companion. Pretor-Pinney is son of...
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    formation first popularized and proposed as a type of cloud in 2009 by Gavin Pretor-Pinney of the Cloud Appreciation Society. Added to the International Cloud...
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    Pretor (Macedonian: Претор) is a village in the Resen Municipality of North Macedonia, on the northeastern shore of Lake Prespa. It is over 13 kilometres...
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    The Cloud Appreciation Society is a society founded by Gavin Pretor-Pinney from the United Kingdom in January 2005. The society aims to foster understanding...
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    John Pretor Pinney (1740 – 23 January 1818) was a plantation owner on the island of Nevis in the West Indies and was a sugar merchant in Bristol. He made...
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    located in Botanica district. The local administration is managed by a pretor appointed by the city administration. It governs over a portion of the city...
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    Archived 2009-12-13 at the Wayback Machine The Cloudspotter's Guide By Gavin Pretor-Pinney, p. 233 "Cloud Iridescence | SKYbrary Aviation Safety". skybrary...
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    Moldova, and the most affluent. The local administration is managed by a pretor appointed by the city administration. It governs over a portion of the city...
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  • devoted to its ethos of 'idling'. Founded in 1993 by Tom Hodgkinson and Gavin Pretor-Pinney, the publication's intention is to improve public perception of idling...
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