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1. acācia, -ie n.
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acacie
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Med. A gum made from the juice of green plums or sloes (used as an astringent, a restringent, or a repercussive).
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4. 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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5. Adam-irǧik n.
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Adamirgik
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?Adam's deed; ?sinful Adam.
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12. amphit(h)eātre n.
17. aneurisma, -isme n.
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aneurisme
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Arterial dilation, aneurism.
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20. apostē̆m(e n.
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aposteme
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Any morbid swelling or inflammation in any part of the body, external or internal. [a1400 Lanfranc & c1425 Arderne distinguish it from cankre & festre.]
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22. apozimā(t, apozyme n.
23. ars-metrīk(e n.
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arsmetrik, ars-metrike, arsmetrike
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(a) The 'art' or 'science' of measuring and calculating, being one of the four disciplines comprised in the quadrivium (along with geometry, astronomy, and music); (b) a treatise on this 'science'.
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24. artetīk, -ica adj. & n.
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artetica, arthetica, arthretica, aretica
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Arthritic, rheumatic; arthritis, rheumatism; goute artetik, arthritis, gout.
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25. asīle, -um n.
26. astrelabie n.
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(a) Astrolabe [a planispheric instrument for determining the positions and movements of celestial bodies, calculating latitude and longitude, etc.; the most important astronomical instrument of the……
28. austēre, austē̆rne adj.
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austerne
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(a) Of persons, speech, manner: harsh, severe, stern; (b) rigorously moral, austere; (c) grim, fierce.
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37. castrimarǧie n.
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Gluttony.
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45. chimēra, chimēre n.
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chimere
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A fabled monster, part lion, goat, and dragon.
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46. cicorēa, cicorẹ̄e n.
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cicoree
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The chicory (Cichorium intybus); also, heliotrope.
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51. ciromancīe n.
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Chiromancy, palmistry.
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54. coloquint(ide n.
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coloquintide
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The plant colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis) or its fruit or pith.
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63. crisopās(e n.
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crisopase
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A precious stone, chrysoprase.
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65. demigraine n.
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A severe ache on one side of the head, migraine.
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72. dīapā̆sǒun n.
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Mus. (a) The consonant interval of the octave, corresponding to the mathematic proportion of 2 to 1 in number of vibrations; double (twies) diapasoun, the interval of two octaves, corresponding to the……
74. dīaphanitẹ̄ n.
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Transparency.
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75. 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……
77. dīatesserǒun n.
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Mus. (a) The consonant interval of a fourth, corresponding to the mathematical proportion of 4 to 3 in number of vibrations; (b) a tone which sounds the interval of a fourth above another tone.
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80. dissenterie n.
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Dysentery; flux dissenterie.
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85. dromedārī(e n.
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dromedarie
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A dromedary; also, a camel of any kind.
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87. embolisme, -ismus n.
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embolismus
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(a) The act of intercalating lunar months, or days, in the calendar (or civil) year, intercalation; also, a period of time so intercalated; (b) dai of embolisme, moneth of embolisme, an intercalated……
89. emigraine, -grāne n.
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emigrane
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A severe headache, orig. one affecting one side only.
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90. emispēr(i)e n.
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emisperie
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Half of the celestial sphere as divided either by the horizon or by the equinoctial; also, the half of the heavens visible above the horizon; our emispere, the heavens as visible to us, our sky.
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96. epitaph(e, -ie n.
100. etimoloǧīe n.
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(a) The original form and meaning of a word, which were believed [after Plato, the Stoics, etc.] capable of revealing the true, essential meaning of the word; etymon; (b) a methodical discussion of……
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