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1. accidentāllī adv.
6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) On account of superficial or temporary circumstances, not essentially and permanently, incidentally; for minor or temporary reasons, not inevitably; (b) phys. not in the normal course of nature……
2. accidentlī adv.
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(a) By chance; (b) impermanently, temporarily; (c) phys. not in the course of nature, abnormally, unnaturally.
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3. actī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. as n.
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active
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A person who is active in a cause.
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4. actī̆f, -ī̆ve adj.
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active
32 quotations in 4 senses
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Of human actions: done (as opposed to suffered), voluntary; actif cursing, self-excommunication.
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7. aquǒus, -ọ̄se adj.
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aquose
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Phys. & physiol. Moist (said of one of the four qualities attributed to matter and to organisms); aquous aposteme, a swelling filled with serous fluid; aquous hernia, such a swelling in the scrotum.
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8. attempra(u)nce n.
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attempraunce
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The observance of proper measure or the 'golden mean'; moderation, temperateness.
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12. bodī̆lī(ch adj.
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bodilich
59 quotations in 5 senses
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Of human beings, their behavior, and their wants: pertaining to or affecting the body (as distinct from the 'spirit'); physical, corporeal; bodili wittes, the senses; bodili eie, bodili ere; bodili……
19. conjuncciǒun n.
31 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The act or process of joining, combining, or uniting two or more things; the fact of being joined or united, a union; (b) sexual union or intercourse; (c) a juncture or joint.
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21. dispōsiciǒun n.
107 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) Preparation, planning, arranging; also, a plan or arrangement; taken disposicioun, to make arrangements; (b) construction or execution according to a plan; building (of a city); structure (of the……
22. dissenciǒun n.
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(a) Disagreement in sentiment or opinion; esp., overt dissension, quarreling, civil strife; maken (meven, setten)dissencioun; fallen at (upon) dissencioun, to start to quarrel; (b) a disagreement……
26. drīenes(se n.
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drienesse
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(a) The state of being dry or dried out; (b) dryness of weather, drought; (c) dry land (as opposed to sea); (d) desert; (e) dead wood.
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32. ē̆rthīnesse n.
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40. formāciǒun, -tiōn n.
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formation
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(a) Act of creating or making, creation, production; (b) fig. creator.
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41. franǧī̆ble, -ī̆bil adj.
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frangibil
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(a) Breakable, brittle; (b) soluble; (c) phys. [see quot.].
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54. moisting(e ger.
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moistinge
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(a) The act of moistening, wetting; watering (of land); also, a place of moistening; (b) phys. & med. the production or imparting of the quality of moistness.
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58. remissiǒun n.
41 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Release from duty or obligation; freeing of captives; Bibl. dai of remissioun, a holiday from work; yer of remissioun, a Jubilee year; also, a Sabbatical year; don (maken) remissioun, to grant……
64. wē̆tnes(se n.
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wetnesse
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(a) Moisture, dampness, wetness; also fig. and in fig. context; haven wetnes, to endure a dousing
(b) phys. & astron. the primary quality of wetness inherent in all things;
(c) the moisture or……