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1. ascensiǒun n.

33 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) The ascent of Christ to heaven; the Ascension; ascensioun dai, dai of ascensioun; (b) the feast day [forty days after Easter] commemorating the Ascension; ascensioun dai, ascensioun eve(n, the……

2. dē̆scenden v.

105 quotations in 8 senses
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Of downward motion in space: (a) of rain: to fall; descenden doun fro (heaven); of a stream: flow down (from); of light, heat, lightning: stream down, descend; of an object: fall down, descend; from……

3. figūre n.

127 quotations in 12 senses
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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……

4. mēne n.(3)

209 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) A course of action, method, way; a means of attaining an end; (b) bi mene of, with menes of; bi no (manere of) mene; bi al menes; bi god menes, with great skill; menes and weies; weies and menes……

5. prōporciǒun n.

64 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Comparative relation in regard to amount, size, magnitude, number, etc.; ratio, proportion; a comparative relation, mathematical ratio; even proporcioun, balance, equivalence; (b) relative amount……

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