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4. abbat(h)īe, -cīe n.
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abbathie, abbacie
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(a) The office, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot; (b) an abbey.
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5. abbatisse, -ice n.
10. ablactāciǒun n.
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The weaning (of a child).
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15. abstersiǒun n.
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Surg. (a) The act or process of cleansing a wound or sore, the removal of pus or other impurities by means of cleansing medicines; (b) a detergent or cleansing property.
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16. abstersīve adj.
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Of medicines: able to remove pus or other impurities from a wound or sore; cleansing, detergent.
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17. abstracciǒun n.
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Withdrawal from worldly affairs and interests, asceticism.
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18. acācia, -ie n.
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acacie
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Med. A gum made from the juice of green plums or sloes (used as an astringent, a restringent, or a repercussive).
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19. accessō̆rie n.
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(a) An accessory to a crime; (b) that which is subordinate to something else.
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20. accidentāl adj.
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(a) Phil. Not a natural or essential part of a thing, non-essential, incidental, secondary; (b) not inherent in a thing, induced from without; (c) ?growing out of something else, ?outward, external.
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