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2. adama(u)nt n.
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adamaunt
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(a) A kind of precious stone; diamond; (b) adamant; fig. something indestructible and enduring, something impenetrable.
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13. dissenterie n.
12 quotations in 1 sense
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Dysentery; flux dissenterie.
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14. dromedārī(e n.
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dromedarie
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A dromedary; also, a camel of any kind.
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16. embōte, -um n.
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embotum
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Med. A syringe or douche for introducing curative fumes or liquids.
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17. emoroid(es n. (plural, rarely singular)
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emoroides
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Hemorrhoids, esp. the bleeding kind; def emoroid, hemorrhoids that do not bleed; also, the presence of hemorrhoids as constituting a morbid condition. [Cp. figes, piles.]
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27. inventārī(e n.
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inventarie
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(a) A detailed list of goods and chattels, of books, etc.; an inventory; (b) inventari of cirurgie, Guy de Chauliac's treatise on surgery.
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35. phēnīcienes n. plural
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Phoenicians.
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46. Sarasī̆n(e n.(1)
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Sarasine
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(a) A Turk; also, an Arab; also, a Moslem; -- often with ref. to the Crusades; Sarasin hed, the head of a Saracen; (b) a heathen, pagan; an infidel; (c) as a type of non-Christian; Sarasin or jeu, jeu……
58. scrūtinī(e n.
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scrutinie
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The formal enumerating of individual votes in an election to an office.
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63. serē̆nitẹ̄ n.
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(a) Clear weather, fair weather; (b) a title given to a king, highness.
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64. serpentīn(e n.
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serpentine
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(a) A plant, prob. the dragonwort Dracunculus vulgaris; (b) a precious or semiprecious stone, thought to have magical powers; (c) a small cannon; serpentin gonne; (d) a representation or figure of a……
73. solempnitẹ̄ n.
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(a) Religious celebration or ceremony, sacredness; dai of solempnite, a festival day; feste of solempnite, a sacred festival; maken solempnite, to celebrate, perform religious celebrations; maken……
85. suppositōrī(e n.
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suppositorie
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Med. (a) A rectal suppository to induce defecation, eliminate abdominal gas, promote healing, etc.; (b) a vaginal suppository to reduce excessive menstrual flow or purge the uterus of unhealthy……
86. sustentāciǒun n.
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(a) The quality of being able to hold up or support someone or something physically; haven sustentacioun; (b) anat. a supporting structure in the body.
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91. terebentīne n.
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(a) The oleoresin of the terebinth tree, turpentine; gomme terebentine; (b) a medicinal compound made of this oleoresin and an oil.
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93. thē̆orī̆k(e n.
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theorike
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(a) The general laws or principles governing an aspect of the natural order; also, in the title of a book [last quot.]; (b) a treatise setting forth a system of abstract laws or principles; (c)……
96. thū̆rificāciǒun n.
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The rite of burning, offering, or fumigating with incense.
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97. titimal(le n.
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titimalle
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(a) One of several plants of the genus Euphorbia, spurge; (b) the plant genus Euphorbia.
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98. toleraunce n.
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(a) The capacity to bear pain or tolerate discomfort; (b) forbearance, patience; also, allowance, permission.
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