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41. dēclīning(e ger.

Additional spellings: declininge
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(a) Gram. an inflectional ending of a verb, inflectional morpheme; (b) med. 'stage in course of sickness when recovery gradually begins; one of four stages (beginning, augmentation, state…

42. dēclinson n.

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Gram. (a) A declension of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives; (b) the conjugation of a verb.

43. decompǒund ppl.

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Gram. Of a word: made by compounding a word which is already compound.

44. dẹ̄de, dēde n.

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(a) An action, a deed; god dede, ivel dede, etc.; see also almes dede, est dede, man dede, mis dede; (b) a marvelous act, miracle; also, a feat of magic; (c) a favor, kindness, service; (d) ?an…

45. dēfaut(e n.

Additional spellings: defaute
186 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Lack, insufficiency, absence; short weight [quot.: a1400]; at defaut, incomplete (as to antlers), lacking; for defaut, for lack of something; in your defaut, in your absence, because of your…

46. dēgrẹ̄ n.

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(a) An elevated place, a step, platform, tier; a step in a flight of stairs; a tier of seats; a rung of a ladder; song of degres, one of the fifteen gradual Psalms; (b) bi degres, by steps or stairs…

47. demonstrātīf adj. & n.

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(a) Characterized by logical reasoning, logical; proceding from true premises, demonstrable, certain; -- as noun, personified; demonstratif conning, the science of logic; also, knowledge based on…

48. dēpōnent adj.

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Gram. Of Latin verbs: deponent.

49. dī̆minūtī̆f adj. & n.

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Gram. A derivative word denoting a small kind of the primitive, a diminutive; also noun diminutif.

50. discō̆rden v.

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(a) To differ in will or opinion, argue, disagree; quarrel, be at odds; oppose (sb.); discorden with, quarrel with (sb.); (b) discorden fro (from, til, to), to disagree with (sb. or sth.), dissent…

51. disjunctīf adj.

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Gram. conjunccion disjunctif, a construction in which two singular subjects are said to be construed separately or disjunctively with a singular verb.

52. distribūciǒun n.

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(a) Apportioning or allotment (of goods, alms, etc.); administering (of sacraments); spending (of money); (b) an allotment, a share; a gift.

53. distribūtī̆f adj.

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(a) Spending or contributing freely; (b) gram. distributive or individualizing; --?also as noun.

54. dubie adj. & n.

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Gram. Of uncertain gender; as noun: the classification including certain nouns of doubtful gender.

55. evōcāciōn n.

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Gram. The naming or specification of the referent of a pronoun of the first or second person, which results in deviation from the normal rule of the concord of person; such a deviation from, or…

56. feminīn(e adj. & n.

Additional spellings: feminine
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(a) Of sex: female; sex feminin; as noun: a female being, a woman; (b) fig. feminin fader, Father-Creator.

57. figūre n.

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Shape, form, appearance: (a) visible or tangible shape or form; general appearance; bodili figure, figure of this world; of the face: expression; (b) of a living being: bodily form, appearance (often…

58. fō̆rmen v.

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(a) To create (something), to make (out of nothing); (b) to give life to (someone), create (a person, a soul); (c) to give shape or structure to (a person, a beast, a part of the body); formed

59. frequentatif adj.

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Gram. frequentative; verbe frequentatif.

60. fūtūr(e adj.

Additional spellings: future
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(a) Later than a specified time; esp., later than the present, future; futur time, futur temps; (b) gram. referring to the future; futur tens.