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1. abāten, -i(en v.
Additional spellings:
abati, abatien
99 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) To knock down or demolish (a wall, etc.); (b) to knock (sb.) down; strike down or defeat (an enemy); (c) strike (sail); cast down (a banner).
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7. composiciǒun n.
45 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The composition, constitution, or structure (of a complex object, organ, etc.); also, complexion, character; (b) a concoction, a compound medicine; (c) the act of making or constructing something……
10. dēnomināciǒun n.
16 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A name or designation; taken denominacioun, to receive a name or reputation; (b) the act of giving a name (to sth.), naming.
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12. difference n.
69 quotations in 6 senses
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The fact of difference in kind; lack of identity, unlikeness, dissimilarity, diversity: (a) without constr.; (b) with prep. phr.; (c) with gen.
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13. dī̆minūciǒun n.
14 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Diminishing in numbers or quantity, lessening; reduction, decrease; (b) math. subtraction; (c) extenuation of sin.
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15. dī̆minūtī̆f adj. & n.
5 quotations in 2 senses
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Gram. A derivative word denoting a small kind of the primitive, a diminutive; also noun diminutif.
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16. dī̆visiǒun n.(1)
78 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) The act or processes of splitting or breaking up; branching (of arteries, streams); (b) separability, divisibility; (c) math. the process of dividing numbers, division; (d) hunt. the ceremonious……
20. inēquālitẹ̄ n.
5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Unevenness in surface or contour; (b) disparity in size or strength; (c) irregularity in pulsation; (d) math. non-identity of numbers.
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24. mediāciǒun n.
46 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Mediation, negotiation; also, intermediation [quot.: a1475(?a1430)]; bi (thurgh, with)..mediacioun, with (someone's) help, through the good offices (of sb.); (b) means; bi mediacioun (and mene,……
26. multiplīen v.
157 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) To become greater in size, amount, number, or intensity; increase, grow, spread; increase (for sb.) [quot.: a1425]; (b) to thrive, prosper, flourish.
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32. prōgressiǒun n.
9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A journey; also, a military sally; (b) the action of proceeding from one stage to another in any operation or development; a natural process; ?also, a process of production; birth; (c) math. a……
39. superficiā̆l adj.
13 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) On or at the surface of the skin, body, a boiling liquid, etc.; external; also, as noun: an outer surface or part; (b) without thorough understanding, cursory; (c) unimportant, insignificant; (d)……
40. superflū(e adj.
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superflue
36 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Exceeding what is necessary or normal; (b) useless, worthless, vain; also, immoderate, excessive; ?foolish [quot. a1450 St.Kath.(3)]; (c) of a person: extravagant; also, of a house: ?extravagantly……