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3. ab(b)reviāciǒun n.
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abbreviacioun
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(a) Shortness; (b) abridgement (of a story, etc.); an abstract or summary.
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5. abhomināciǒun n.
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(a) Physical loathing, disgust, nausea; abhominacioun of wlatsomnesse, nausea; haven abhominacioun of, to be disgusted or nauseated by (sth.); abhominacioun of stomak; (b) moral abhorrence; haven……
7. abjecciǒun n.
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(a) Humbleness, lowliness; an abject position; (b) one who is utterly degraded, the lowest (of the lowly).
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8. abjūrāciǒun n.
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Solemn renunciation of heresy or idolatry.
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10. ablaqueāciǒun n.
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Removal of soil from the roots of vines.
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11. ablā̆tī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. & n.
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ablative
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(a) The ablative (case) of Latin; a noun or adjective in the ablative case; (b) in a pun (with ref. to L ablātiō a taking away & ablāt-um taken away, stolen): carried off, stolen; ablatif cas, the……
13. abnegāciǒun n.
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(a) A negative assertion, a denial; (b) self-denial, renunciation.
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16. abortī̆f, -īve adj. & n.
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abortive
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(a) Born prematurely or dead; (b) as noun: a child born prematurely or dead, a stillbirth; also fig.; (c) one who is born deformed, a monster.
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17. abǒundaunce n.
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(a) A great number of things, a great quantity; plenty, a sufficiency; also, an excess; -- often with in or of; (b) aboundaunce of water, an overflow, a flood.
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18. abscisiǒun n.
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(a) Removal by cutting off or away; (b) removal (by means of a laxative); (c) loss (of the power of speech).
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