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1. mā̆tē̆r(e n.

Additional spellings: matere
318 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) Physical substance, matter; material; mater subget, the matter or substance of which a thing consists; bodilich (ertheli) mater, corporeality; ?also, element [quots.: a1393 & c1400]; (b) prime……

2. perfecciǒun n.

79 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Flawlessness, correctness; purity; a manifestation of perfection [1st quot.]; (b) the act of making perfect; (c) perfect performance or execution of a virtue, ceremony, an office, etc.; (d) a……

3. quā̆litẹ̄ n.

114 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Character, nature, state, or condition; an inherent attribute; innere qualite, ?inner state; [quot.: Barth., last, may belong with sense 3.(a)]; outre qualite, outer state; qualite of the colour……

4. quantitẹ̄ n.

147 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) Size in three dimensions, magnitude, volume, capacity; open quantite, capacity of something when empty; (b) size in length; stature; also fig.; (c) circumference; (d) size of a surface area; also……

5. sensibilitẹ̄ n.

14 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The physical ability to sense or perceive; also, a sensitivity to pain; (b) a particular variety of perception characteristic of a sensory organ; (c) phil. the capacity of the soul to receive……

6. spirit n.

342 quotations in 17 senses
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(a) Life, the principle of life; vital breath, a vital breath; also, the principle of animation, soul; also, a giver of life [quot. a1425(a1400)]; spirit of lif (quiknesse); (b) a living, rational……

7. subǧet n.

124 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) One who is obedient to another or to the wishes of another; a servant; a lover; also fig.; also, something which may be put to the service of man; (b) one who is absolutely under the control of or……

8. substaunce n.

215 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) A type or kind of thing; a thing; also, a material thing; up substaunce, above material things, spiritual, transcendent; (b) an entity possessing physical properties; -- used of the incarnate……

9. ūniversitẹ̄ n.

48 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) An institution of higher learning granting the license to teach and other, higher degrees; also applied to advanced schools of classical and early medieval times; the body of scholars and teachers……

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