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1. ars-metrīk(e n.
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arsmetrik, ars-metrike, arsmetrike
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(a) The 'art' or 'science' of measuring and calculating, being one of the four disciplines comprised in the quadrivium (along with geometry, astronomy, and music); (b) a treatise on this 'science'.
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5. prolē̆mpcis n.
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Gram. Presentation of a summary statement before relating the details.
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6. rīnocephales n. plural
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Fire-breathing monsters.
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8. scismatī̆k n.
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One who participates in an ecclesiastical schism, a schismatic; heretike and (or) scismatik.
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9. silē̆mpsis n.
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Gram. The joining of elements of a sentence or phrase by partial concord, syllepsis [see concepcioun n.4. for examples].
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10. sinodochẹ̄ n.
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The rhetorical figure synecdoche.
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11. squiballes n. plural
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Hard excrement; hard squiballes.
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12. stā̆phis-ā̆gre n.
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staphisagre
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Stavesacre, licebane (Delphinium staphisagria); also, the seeds of this plant, used medicinally.
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13. stomaticon n.
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Med. A digestive or purgative medicine of various kinds; stomaticon comfortativum; gretere stomaticon.
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