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241. dē̆fāmāciǒun n.
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(a) Disgrace, dishonor, ill repute, scandal; (b) calumny, slander, defamation.
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243. dē̆fensī̆f n.
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(a) Med. & surg. A medicine or ointment that prevents the growth or spread of disease, venom, humors, etc. [cp. defensif medecine]; (b) an ointment that preserves corpses.
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244. dēfensiǒun n.
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(a) Defense against physical attack; (b) reply, refutation; (c) fig. help; protection against temptation, sorrow, etc.; (d) punishment; (e) surg. a preventive measure or medicine.
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245. dē̆fensōrie n.
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(a) That which defends, defense; (b) surg. a covering, protection.
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246. delicācī(e n.
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delicacie
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(a) Delightfulness; (b) luxuriousness, sumptuousness.
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247. dēliciǒus(i)tẹ̄ n.
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deliciousite
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(a) Delightfulness; (b) of food: deliciousness.
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248. demigraine n.
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A severe ache on one side of the head, migraine.
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249. dē̆pendaunce n.
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(a) The state of being dependent; (b) law an action or fact growing out of a legal action, consequence, result.
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250. deperdiciǒun n.
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Loss, destruction.
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251. dēpressiǒun n.
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(a) A check, setback, defeat; (b) lowering of spirits, dejection; (c) astron. angular distance below the horizon.
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253. desgregāciǒun n.
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Dissipation or dispelling (of watering of the eyes).
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254. dētermināciǒun n.
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Usually law (a) Disposition or settlement of a suit or dispute; decision, verdict; doom, undoing; (b) power to adjudicate, jurisdiction.
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255. dē̆viāciọ̄n n.
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(a) A going astray, going wrong, error; (b) stat of deviacion, the state of men from Adam to Christ; time of deviacion, one of the ages of the world, usually said to comprise the period from Adam to……
257. dīaphanitẹ̄ n.
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Transparency.
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258. diaquiloun n.
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Med. A lead plaster containing various plant extracts; 'plaster containing mucilages (in some recipes also juices) extracted from plants, litharge (lead monoxide), and olive oil.' [Norri]; diaquiloun……