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81. metaplasmus n.

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Gram. Metaplasm.

82. neither pron.

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(a) Neither of two; neither..other; here neither, neither of them; (b) as adj.: neither of two, not one; neither nouther, neither one nor the other; (c) gram. neuter.

83. neutre adj. & n.

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Gram. Of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and participles: neuter in gender; of verbs or participles: having middle or reflexive meaning (neither active nor passive in meaning); as noun: neuter gender…

84. nōminātī̆f adj. & n.

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Gram. Nominative; nominatif cas, the nominative case; as noun = nominatif cas.

85. nǒun(e n.

Additional spellings: noune
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Gram. (a) A noun; noun abstract, an abstract noun (as opposed to concrete); noun appellatif, a common noun; noun collectif, a collective noun; noun concret, a concrete noun; noun distributif, a…

86. oblīque adj.

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(a) Slanting, sloping sideways, not parallel; crooked, not straight or direct; oblique thwert, aslant, to one side; (b) indirect, not expressed in a literal manner; (c) gram. as noun pl.: oblique…

87. optā̆tī̆f n.

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Gram. The optative mood.

88. optā̆tī̆f adj.

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Gram. Of mood: optative.

89. parfī̆t adj.

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(a) Flawless, unblemished; also fig.; of persons, actions, intentions: faultless, blameless; of gold, metal: perfectly refined; of a soul: pure; of law: incorrupt; of sight, light: unobscured…

90. parfī̆tlī adv.

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(a) Flawlessly; in perfect form or manner; more (most) parfitli, with greater (greatest) perfection; (b) exactly, precisely; (c) with verbs of seeing or articulating: clearly.

91. particiǒun n.

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(a) A division, sharing, or distribution of money, property, booty, etc.; the process of making such a division; maken particioun; (b) a logical distinction, differentiation, or division; (c) the…

92. participle n.

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Gram. A participle; also fig. something intermediate sharing qualities of two contrasting entities.

93. partītī̆f adj.

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Gram. Partitive.

94. passī̆f n.

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(a) A capacity in matter for being acted upon, a passive quality as opposed to an active; (b) the passif, passive people; (c) everlasting passif, eternal reception of bliss; (d) gram. a passive verb…

95. passī̆f adj.

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(a) Of matter or a quality of matter: capable of being acted upon, passive as opposed to active; (b) of one's relation to an attitude or judgment: receptive, passive; passif cursing, the suffering of…

96. persō̆nā̆l(e adj.

Additional spellings: personale
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(a) Pertaining to a person as an individual, individual, private; (b) of actions: performed by the individual himself; (c) with reference to the 'persons' of the Trinity.

97. persǒun(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: persoune
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(a) An individual, a person; -- also with reference to Christ; coll. persons, people; (b) a persoun, per person; persoun or persounes, no persoun ne persounes; a persoun of eighte-tene, eighteen…

98. plāce n.

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(a) Space, extension in two or three dimensions, room, area; also fig.; biriden so muche place, to ride over so much area, cover so much ground; haven place, have room; occupien place, occupy space…

99. plūperfith adj.

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Gram. Of a verb tense: past perfect, pluperfect.

100. plurel n.

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Gram. The plural number.