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81. sixt(e num.

Additional spellings: sixte
62 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Ordinal number as adj.: sixth; (b) in phrases: the sixt calendes of october, the 26th of September; the sixt houre, the sixt tide (of the dai, noon, midday; the sixt houre of the night, midnight…

82. sol n.(2)

4 quotations in 1 sense
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Mus. The fifth degree or note of Guido d'Arezzo's hexachordal scales.

83. spāce n.

256 quotations in 14 senses
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(a) An interval or a span of time elapsing between two specified points, events, etc.; (b) the amount or extent of time comprised by or contained within a specified period; -- often with gen. or of ph…

84. temperūre n.

40 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Moderation, temperance, self-control; (b) meekness, gentleness; (c) ?as adv.: moderately; ?error for tempre adj. (f).

85. tenorī n.

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Mus. The vocal part that carries the main melody.

86. tenǒur n.

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(a) The main point, focus, etc. of a document; the intent of a law or legal agreement; also, the tone of a letter [quot. c1400(?a1300)]; also in fig. contexts; (b) law the true and essential meaning…

87. tenth(e num.

Additional spellings: tenthe
83 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Ordinal number as adj.: tenth; (b) in combs. & phrases: tenth del (part), one-tenth of a whole; also, a small part, a fraction; also, a tithe [1st quot.; cp. 2.(b)]; tenth houre (time), the tenth…

88. thē̆sis n.

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Mus. A lowering of the voice.

89. thǒume n.

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(a) The short thick digit next to the index finger and opposable to the other digits, thumb; hille of the thoume, the fleshy part of the palm lying below the thumb; (b) in proverbs and prov…

90. thrid num.

108 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Ordinal number as adj.: third;—freq. in adv. phrases of time: the (than) thrid dai, the thrid morn (night, time, etc.), etc., on the third day (morning, night, occasion, etc.), for the third time…

91. thrī̆tẹ̄nth(e num.

Additional spellings: thritenthe
30 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Ordinal number as adj.: thirteenth; thritenth dai, the thirteenth day; also, on the thirteenth day; thritenth yer, in the thirteenth year; dai thritenth, on the thirteenth day; (b) ordinal number…

92. treble n.

17 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The product of multiplication by three; a sum three times greater than that to which it is compared; also, a trebled number as represented in a written calculation [quot. c1450]; (b) mus. the…

93. treble adj.

29 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Threefold; composed of three like elements or parts; also, having three aspects, tripartite; (b) multiplied or increased thrice; of actions: performed three times; (c) treble in philosophie

94. twelfth num.

52 quotations in 2 senses
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Ordinal number as adj.: (a) twelfth;—sometimes in adv. phrases: the twelfth dai (month, yer, capitle), on the twelfth day, in the twelfth month (year, chapter); (b) in cpds. and combs.: twelfth dai

95. twelve num.

139 quotations in 7 senses
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Cardinal number as adj.: twelve, a dozen; ten other twelve, about twelve (plows, yards of cloth, etc.); ten or twelve or twenti, between ten and twenty (foals); ten verse or twelve, ten or twelve…

96. ūnisǒun n.

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Mus. The interval between notes of identical pitch, the unison; also, a note of the same pitch as another; also, the note used as the base note in contrapuntal singing.

97. ūnitẹ̄ n.

91 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Insusceptibility to differentiation, indivisibility, lack of diversity; also, purity, freedom from adulteration (b) theol. the essential unity among the persons of the Trinity; the oneness or…

98. ū̆t n.

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Mus. The first note or degree of Guido d’Arezzo’s hexachords; ut la; ef fa ut; ge-sol-re ut, q.v.

99. wā̆sten v.

235 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) To devastate (a land, town, etc.), lay waste; ppl. wastinge, laying waste; (b) to despoil (a region, tract of land, etc.) through the removal of resources.

100. wā̆ter-pīpe n.

Additional spellings: waterpipe
3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) ?A tube or hollow cylinder serving as a passage for water;—used metaphorically; (b) mus. a water organ.