Al'mon-ry, or Älm'ry, (äm'rẹ) n. the place Al-tër'ni- , n. reciprocal succession. where alms are distributed.

Almost, [âll most, W. Ja.; all-mōst', S. P.
J.; all-mōst', or âll'mōst, F.] ad. nearly; well
nigh.

Almş, (ämz) n. a gift or benefaction to the poor.
Alms deēd, (ämz'dēd) n. an act of charity.
Alms giv-er, (ämz'giv-er) n. a giver of alms.
Alms höûse, (amz höûs) n. a house devoted to
the reception and support of the poor. [alms.
Almşmặn, (âmz'măn) . a man living upon
Al'mug-tree, n. a tree mentioned in scripture.
Al nage, n. a measuring by the ell.
Al/na-ger, n. a measurer by the ell.
Al'ões, (al1ōz) n. a tree; a wood for perfumes;
a cathartic juice extracted from the aloes-tree.
Al-o-ět'ic, a. consisting chiefly of aloes.

Al-o-ět'i-cal,

[ner.

Al-the'a, (al-the a) n. a flowering shrub. [ever.
Al-though, (al-tho) c. notwithstanding; how
Al'ti-grade, a. rising on high.
Al-tillo-quence, n. pompous language.
Al-time-try, n. the art of measuring heights.
Al-tis'o-nant, a. pompous or lofty in sound.
Alti-tude, n. height; elevation.
Al-tiv'o-lant, a. high flying.
[tion.
Al-to-gether, ad. completely; without excep
il to-re-lie có, (ăl to-re-le/vQ) n. [It.] that kind
of relief in sculpture, which projects as much
as the life.

Al'u-děl, n. a subliming pot used in chemistry.
Al'um, n. a mineral salt, of an acid taste.
Alu-mine, n. a kind of earth.

Alum-stone, n. a stone used in surgery.
A-lū'mi-nous, a. consisting of alum.
Al-u-ta'tion, n. the tanning of leather.
Al'vīne, a. relating to the belly or intestines.
Al ways, (âl'waz) ad. perpetually; constantly.
A. M., an abbreviation for artium magister, or
master of arts; and ante meridiem, i. e. before

noon.

Am, the first person singular, in the indicative
mode, present tense, of the verb to be. See
Be.

Am-a-bil'i-ty, n. loveliness; power of pleasing.
A-main', ad. with vehemence; with vigor.
A-mål gam, n. the mixture of metals by
A-mal' ga-ma,) amalgamation.

A-loft, ad. on high; above; in the air.
fǎl'o-gy, n. unreasonableness; absurdity.
A-lone, a. single; without company; solitary.
A-long', ad. at length; throughout; forward;
A-long side', ad. by the side of a ship. [onward.
A-lôôf, ad. at a distance; cautiously.
A-löûd, ad. loudly; with a great noise.
Alpha, n. the first letter in the Greek alphabet,
answering to our A; used for the first.
Alpha-bět, n. the letters of a language.
Alpha-bět, v. a. to range in alphabetic order.
Al-pha-bet-a'ri-an, n. an A B C scholar.
Al-pha-bět ic, a. in the order or nature of
Al-pha-bet i-cal, the alphabet.
A-mal ga-mate, v. a. to mix or unite metals.
Al-pha-bět'i-cal-ly, ad. in an alphabetical man-A-mal-ga-ma tion, n. the act of amalgamating.
Alpine, or Alpīne, [ăl'pin, W. P.; ǎl'pin, A-măn-u-en'sis, n. [L.] a person who writes
E. Ja.] a. relating to or resembling the Alps;
high; mountainous.
Al-read y, (âl-rěd'de) ad. now; at this time.
Al'so, ad. in the same manner; likewise.
Alt, n. the higher part of the scale or gamut.
Altar, n. the place where offerings are laid;
the table in churches where the communion
is administered.
[over the altar.
Al'tar-piece, (âl'ter-pes) n. a painting placed
Alter, v. a. to change; to make otherwise.
Al'ter, v. n. to suffer change; to become other-
wise.

Alter-a-ble, a. that may be changed or altered.
Al ter-a-ble-ness, n. the being alterable.
Alter-a-bly, ad. in a changeable manner.
Alter-ant, a. producing changes.
Al-ter-a'tion, n. the act of altering; change.
Alter-a-tive, a. having the quality of altering:
applied to such drugs as gradually gain upon
the constitution.

*Alter-cate, v. n. to wrangle; to contend with.
*Al-ter-ca/tion, [ǎl-ter-ka'shun, S. W. J. E. F.
Ja.; al-ter-ka shụn, P.] n. debate; contro-
versy; wrangle.

Alter-na-cy, n. action performed by turns.
Al-ternal, a. alternative.
Al-tër'nal-ly, ad. by turns.

what another dictates.

Am'a-ranth, n. a flower which never fades.
Am-a-ran thine, a. consisting of amaranths.
A-măr'i-tūde, n. bitterness.
fA-măr'u-lence, n. bitterness.
Am-a-ryllis, n. a genus of plants.
A-máss', v. a. to collect together; to heap up.
A-mass'ment, n. a heap; an accumulation.
Am-a-teur', (ăm-a-tūr) [ăm-a-tūr', P. Ja.:
ăm-a-tar, W.; am-a-tôr, F.; ăm'a-tūr, E.}
n. [Fr.] a lover of any art or science, not a
professor; a virtuoso.
Am-a-to'ri̟-al,

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Am-a-to'ri-oŭs, a. relating to love
Am'a-to-ry,

Am-âu-rō'sis, n. [Gr.] a dimness of sight.
A-maze', v. a. to astonish, perplex, confuse.
A-maze', n. astonishment; confusion.
A-mazed-ly, ad. confusedly; with amazement.
A-ma'zed-ness, n. astonishment; confusion.
A-maze ment, n. confusion; astonishment.
A-mazing, p. a. wonderful; astonishing.
A-mazing-ly, ad. wonderfully.
Am'a-zon, n. a warlike woman; a virago.
Am-a-zō'ni-an, a. warlike; relating to Amazons.
Am-ba'ges, n. [L.] circuit of words; circum-
Am-bagi-ous, a. circumlocutory. [locution.
Am-bas sa-dor, n. a person sent in a public man⚫
ner from one sovereign power to another.
Am-bas'sa-dress, n. the lady of an ambassador
al-Am'bas-sy. See Embassy.

Al-ter'nate, a. one after another; reciprocal.
Al-tër nate, n. what happens alternately.
Alter-nate, [al-ter nat, W. P. F.; alter-nat,
E. Wb.; al-ter-nat', Ja.] v. a. to perform
ternately; to change reciprocally."
Al-tër nate-ly, ad. in reciprocal succession.
Al-ter'nate-ness, n. the being alternate.
Al-ter-na'tion, n. reciprocal succession.
Al-tër na-tive, n. choice given of two things.
Al-tër'na-tive, a. reciprocal.

Al-tër'na-tive-ly, ad. by turns; reciprocally.
Al-tër na-tive-ness, n. reciprocation.

Am/ber, n. a yellow transparent substance.
Am'ber, a. consisting of amber.

Am'ber-grîs, n. a fragrant drug, used both as a
perfume and a cordial.

Am-bi-dexter, n. [L.] one that can use both hands alike.

Am-bi-dex-teri-ty, n. the being able equally to use both hands: figuratively, double dealing.

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Am-bi-děx'trous, a. using either hand.

A'mi-a-ble-ness, n. loveliness; agreeableness.

Am-bi-dex'trous-ness, n. the being ambidex-A'mi-a-bly, ad. in an amiable inanner.

trous.

Am'bi-ent, a. surrounding; encompassing.
Ambi-gu, n. [Fr.] a medley of dishes.
Am-bi-guli-ty, n. uncertainty of signification.

Am'i-anth, or Am-i-ăn thus, n. earth-flax.
Am'i-ca-ble, a. friendly; kind; obliging.
Am/i-ca-ble-ness, n. friendliness; good will.
Am'i-ca-bly, ad. in an amicable manner.

Am-big'u-ous, a. doubtful; having two mean-Am-ice', (am-mis) n. the first or undermost ings. part of a Romish priest's habit. Am-big-ous-ly, ad. doubtfully; uncertainly. A-mid', pr. in the midst; mingled with; Am-big'u-ous-ness, n. uncertainty of meaning. A-midst', ) amongst; surrounded by. Am-bilo-gy, n. talk of ambiguous signification. A-miss', ad. faultily; wrong; improperly. Am-bil o-quous, a. using ambiguous expressions. Am'i-ty, n. friendship; love; harmony. Am-bil'o-quy, n. use of doubtful expressions. Am-moni-a, n. a volatile alkali. Am'bit, n. the compass or circuit of any thing. Am-mon-ac, n. the name of two drugs, gum Am-bition, (am-bish'un) n. eager desire of ammoniac and sal ammoniac. superiority, preferment, honor, or power. Am-mo-ni'a-cal, a. containing ammoniac. Am-bitious, (am-bish'us) a. seized with ambi-Am-mu-nition, (ăm-my-nish un) n. military tion; aspiring; yearning after advancement. Am'nes-ty, n. an act of general pardon. [stores. Am-bitious-ness, n. the quality of being ambi-A-mong,pre. mingled with; conjoined with Am'bi-tude, n. compass; circuit. [tious. A-mongst', ) others. Am'ble, v. n. to move upon an amble; to move easily.

Am/o-rist, n. a lover; a gallant.
Am-o-ro1şa, n. [It.] a wanton.
Am-o-roso, n. [It.] a man enamored.
Am'o-rous, a. enamored; inclined to love.
Am/o-rous-ly, ad. fondly; lovingly.

Am/ble, n. a pace between a walk and a trot.
An bler, n. one that ambles; a pacer.
Am'bling-ly, ad. with an ambling movement.
Am-brō şi-a, (am-brō'zhe-a) n. [L.] the imag-Am'o-rous-ness, n. fondness; lovingness.
inary food of the gods; the name of a plant. A-mör phous, a. shapeless; without form.
Am-bro şi-al, (am-brō'zhe-al) a. of the nature A-mör-ti-za'tion, a. in law, the right of trans-
Am-bro şi-an, (am-brō zhe-an) } of ambrosia; A-mör/tize-ment, ferring lands to mortmain.
Am/bry, n. an almonry; a pantry. [delicious. A-mör/tīze, [a-mör'tiz, W. P. F. Ja.; a-mörtīz,
Ambs-ace', (amz-as') [amz-as', W. J. F. Ja.;
amz'as', S.; amz'ās, P.] n. a double ace.
Am'bu-late, v. n. to move hither and thither.
Am-bu-la'tion, n. a walking; a promenade.
Am/bu-la-to-ry, a. capable of walking;
Am bu-la-to-ry, n. a place for walking.
Am'bu-ry, n. a bloody wart on a horse.
Am-bus-cade', n. a private station in which men
lie to surprise others; an ambush.
Am'bûsh, n. the place or act of lying in wait.
Am'bûshed, (am'bûsht) p. a. placed in ambush.
Am-bus'tion, n. a burn or scald.

S. E. Wb. v. a. to alien lands.
A-môve', v. a. to remove; to move. [whole.
A-möûnt', v. n. to rise to; to compose in the
A-möûnt', n. the aggregate, or sum total.
mov-A-môur', (a-môr') n. an affair of love; intrigue
[able. Am-phĭb'i-ous, (am-fible-us) a. having the fat-
ulty of living in two elements, air and water.
Am-phib'i-ous-ness, (am-fib'e-us-nes) n. capa-
bility of living in different elements.
Am-phi-bo-log-cal, a. doubtful.
Am-phi-bol o-gy, n. ambiguous discourse.
Am-phib'o-lous, a. tossed from one to another.
Am-phib'o-ly, n. discourse of various meaning.
Amphi-brach, (am'fe-brak) n. a foot, consisting
of three syllables.

Am'el, n. vitreous composition for enamelling.
A-melio-rate, (a-mēl yọ-rāt) v. a. to improve.
A-me-lio-ration, (a-mel-yo-ra'shun) n. the act
of making better; improvement.
Ā-měn', [ã-men', S. P. J. F. Ja.; a'měn', W.
F.] ad. a term of assent used in devotions,
meaning, at the end of a prayer, so be it; at
the end of a creed, so it is.

Am-phil'o-gy, n. equivocation.
Am-phis'ci-i, (am-fish'e-i) n. [L.] people who
inhabit the torrid zone, whose shadows fall
both ways.

Am-phi-the'a-tre, (ăm-fe-the a-ter) n. a building
of a circular or oval form, having its area en-
compassed with rows of seats, one above an-
other.

A-me'na-ble, a. responsible; liable to account.
A-me'nance, n. conduct; behavior; mien.
A-měnd', v. a. to correct; to reform; to restore.
A-měnd', v. n. to grow better; to reform. Am-phi-the-at/ri-cal, a. relating to exhibitions
A-měnd'a-ble, a. reparable; corrigible.
in, or to the form of an amphitheatre.
A-mende hon-or-d'ble, (on-or-ä'bl) n. [Fr.] an Am'ple, a. large; wide; extended; diffusive.
infamous punishment.
Trection. Am pli-fi-cate, v. a. to enlarge; to amplify.
A-měnd ment, n. reformation; recovery; cor-Am-pli-fi-ca'tion, n. enlargement; diffuseness.
A-mends', n. recompense; compensation.
A-men'i-ty, [a-men'e-te, S. W. P. J. E. F. Ja.]
n. pleasantness; agreeableness.
A-merce, v. a. to punish by fine or penalty.
A-merce a-ble, a. liable to amercement, or
A-mërce/ment, n. pecuniary punishment.
A-mër/cer, n. he who amerces.
A-mër ci-a-ment, (a-mer'she-a-ment) n.

same as amercement.

Am pli-fi-er, n. one who amplifies.

Am pli-fy, v. a. to enlarge; to extend; to ex

aggerate.

Am pli-fy, v. n. to speak largely; to exaggerate. fine.Am'pli-tude, n. extent; largeness; capacity; copiousness: in astronomy, an arc of the horizon.

the Am'ply, ad. largely; liberally; copiously. Am'pu-tate, v. a. to cut off a limb.

[or.

A-měr'i-can-işm, n. an American idiom.
Ameş-ace', (amz-ās') n. See Ambs-ace.
Am'e-thyst, n. a precious stone of a violet col-
Am-e-thyst'ine, a. resembling an amethyst.
A'mi-a-bil'i-ty, R. See Amability.
A'mi-a-ble, a. lovely; pleasing; charming.

Am-pu-ta'tion, n. the act of cutting off a limb.
A-muck', or A-mock', an East Indian term for
slaughter.

Am'u-lět, n. a charm hung about the neck.
A-muşe', v. a. to entertain; to divert; deceive.
A-muşe'ment, n. that which amuses; diversion.

An'a-lýz-er, or An'a-lyst, n. one that analyzes. divert-in-a-mor-phō'sis, [an-a-mor-fo'sis, S. W. J. E. F.; ǎn-a-mör fo-sis, P. Ja.] n. [Gr.] deformation; a perspective projection of any thing, so that, to the eye, at one point of view, it shall appear deformed, at another, an exact representation.

A-na nas, n. the pine-apple.

A-myg da-late, a. made of almonds. A-myg/da-line, a. resembling almonds. An, the same with the article a.-The article a must be used before all words beginning with a consonant, and before the vowel u when long; and the article an must be used n'a-pest, n. a metrical foot, containing two before all words beginning with a vowel, ex- short syllables and one long. cept long u; before words beginning with h An-a-pěstic, a. relating to the anapest. mute, as an hour, an heir, &c., or before-naph q-ra, n. [Gr.] in rhetoric, a figure, which words where the h is not mute, if the accent be on the second syllable, as, an heroic action, an historical account, &c. An, by the old writers, is often used for if.

An-a-grăm ma-tişm, n. the making of anagrams.
An-a-gram'ma-tist, n. a maker of anagrams.
An-a-grăm ma-tīze, v. n. to make anagrams.
An a-lects, n. fragments collected from authors.
An-a-leptic, a. restorative; strengthening.
An-a-lep tics, a. medicine which gives strength.
An-a-loi-cal, a. having analogy; analogous.
An-a-lo i-cal-ly, ad. in an analogous manner.
An-a-logi-cal-ness, n. the being analogical. *Ancient, (an'shent) n. the flag of a ship.
A-nal o-gism, n. argument from cause to effect. *An'cients, (an'shents) n. old men; men who
A-nalo-gize, v. a. to explain by analogy.
lived in old time; opposed to moderns.
A-nal'o-goŭs, a. having analogy; analogical. *Ancient-ly, (an'shent-le) ad. in old times.
A-nalo-gy, n. resemblance, similarity, compari-An'cien-try, (an shen-tre) n. ancient lineage.

An-dröî'dēş, n. a machine in human shape.
An'ec-dote, n. a biographical incident or fact.
An-ec-dot i-cal, a. relative to anecdotes.
An-e-mog'ra-phy, n. description of the winds.
An-e-mom'e-ter, n. an instrument to measure
the strength or velocity of the wind.
A-něm'o-ne, n. [Gr.] the wind flower.
A-něm g-scope, [a-němo-skop, W. P. J. F.
Ja.; n'e-mos-kōp', S.; un-e-mo'sköp, E.]
n. a machine to foretell the changes of the

wind.

A-něnt', pre. concerning; about; over against.
An eu-rism, (anu-rizm) n. in medicine, a disease
of the arteries, in which they become dilated.
A-new, (a-nu) ad. over again.
Angel, [an'jel, S. W. P. J. E. F. Ja.] n. a
messenger; a celestial spirit; a gold coin;
a very beautiful person.
Angel, a. resembling angels; angelical.
An'ge-lot, n. a musical instrument.
An-gelic,
An-geli-cal,
Anger, (ang'ur) n. resentment; rage; pain.
Anger, (anglur) v. a. to make angry; to enrage.
An-gi-ogra-phy, (an-je-og gra-fe) n. in medicine,
a description of vessels in the human body.
An-gi-ol'o-gy, n. in medicine, a treatise on the
vessels of the human body.

a. belonging to angels.

An-gi-oto-my, n. a cutting open of the vessels.
Angle, (ang'gl) n. the space included between
two lines that meet in a point; a point where
two lines meet; a corner; a fishing-rod.
An'gle, (ang gl) v. n. to fish with a rod and hook.
Angler, (ang'gler) n. he that angles.
Angli-ce, ad. [L.] in English.
Angli-cism, n. an English idiom.
An'gli-cize, v. a. to make English.
An'gling, n. the art of fishing with a rod.
Ăn gọi, n. acute pain.

An gri-ly, (ăng gre-le) ad. in an angry manner.
An'gry, a. provoked; affected with anger.
An guish, (ang'gwish) n. great pain of body or
An'gu-lar, a. having angles or corners. [mind.
An-gu-lar i-ty, n. quality of being angular.
An'gu-lar-ness, n. the being angular.
An'gu-la-ted, a. formed with angles.

An-gus-ta tion, n. act of making narrow.
An-he-la tion, n. the act of panting.

An-he-löse', a. out of breath.

An-neal', (an-nel') v. a. to temper glass.
An-nealing, n. the art of tempering glass, &c.
An-nex', v. a. to unite to at the end; to join.
An-nex-a tion, n. conjunction; addition; union.
An-nex'ion, (an-něk'shun) n. act of annexing.
An-nex'ment, n. an annexing; thing annexed.
An-ni hi-la-ble, a. capable of being annihilated.
An-ni'bi-late, v. a. to reduce to nothing, destroy.
An-ni-hi-la'tion, n. act of reducing to nothing.
An-ni-ver'sa-ry, n. a day celebrated as it returns
in the course of the year.
An-ni-ver'sa-ry, a. annuai; yearly.
Anno Domi-ni, [L.] in the year of our Lord.
Anno mun'di, [L.] in the year of the world.
An-nom-i-na tion, n. alliteration.
Ån'no-tāte, v. a. to make annotations.
An-no-ta'tion, n. a note; a comment; a remark.
An-no-ta tor, n. a commentator; a scholiast.
An-nöûnce, v. a. to publish; to proclaim.
An-nöûnce'ment, n. declaration; advertisement.
An-nöûncler, n. a declarer; a proclaimer.
An-noy, v. a. to incommode; to vex.
An-noy, n. injury; molestation.

An-noy ance, n. that which annoys or injures.
Ăn'nu-al, a. yearly; coming yearly.
An'nu-al-ly, ad. yearly; every year.
An-nu i-tant, n. one who has an annuity.
An-nu-ty, n.a yearly rent; a yearly allowance.
An-nul, v.a. to abolish; to abrogate ; to repeal.
Annu-lar, a. having the form of a ring.
Ăn nu-la-ry, a. having the form of a ring.
Ăn nu-lět, n. a little ring: in heraldry, a charge
distinguishing the fifth son: in architecture,
a small square member in the Doric capital,
under the quarter round.
An-nul'ment, n. the act of annulling.
An-nu'mer-ate, v. a. to add to; to unite to.
An-nu-me-ra'tion, n. addition to a former num-
[nounce.

ber.

An-nun ci-ate, (an-nŭn'she-at) v. a. to an-
An-nun-ci-a'tion, (an-nun-she-a'shun) n. the act
of announcing; the name given to the day
celebrated in memory of the angel's saluta-
tion of the Virgin Mary, being the 25th of
March.

An'o-dyne, n. medicine which assuages pain.
Ano-dyne, a. mitigating pain; assuaging.
A-nöint', v. a. to rub over with oil; to conse-
A-nöinter, n. he who anoints.

A-nile ness, n. the state of being an old wo-A-nöint'ment, n. the act of anointing.
A-nili-ty, man; dotage.

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A-nom'a-lişm, n. anomaly; irregularity.

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A-nom-a-listic, A-nom-a-lis'ti-cal, a. irregular.
A-non'a-lous, a. irregular; out of rule.
A-nóm'a-ly,n. irregularity; deviation from rule.
An'o-my, n. breach of law.

[then.

Ani-ma-ble, a. that may receive animation.,
An'i-mad-version, a. reproof; censure.
An-i-mad-ver sive, a. percipient; noticing.
An-i-mad-vert', v. n. to notice; to censure.
An-i-mad-vërt'er, n. he who animadverts.
Ani-mal, n. a living corporeal creature.
Ăn'i-mal, a. that belongs to animals.
An-i-măl'cule, n. a minute animal.
Ani-mali-ty, n. animal existence.
Ani-māte, v. a. to quicken, make alive, en-
An'i-mate, a. alive; possessing animal life.
An'i-ma-ted, p. a. lively; having life; vigorous.†An'slaight, (an'slāt) n. an attack; a fray.

[courage.

Ăn-j-ma tion, n, the act of animating; life.
An'i-ma-tive, a. having power of giving life.
Ani-ma-tor, n. one that gives life.
An-i-mose', a. full of spirit; hot.
An-i-mos'i-ty, n. vehemence of hatred;
An'ise, n. a species of apium or parsley.
Ankler, n. a liquid measure of about 64 quarts.
An'kle, n. the joint between the foot and leg.
An'nal-ist, n. a writer of annals.

A-non', ad. quickly; soon; shortly; now and
A-non'y-mous, a. wanting a name; unknown.
A-non'y-mous-ly, ad. without a name.
An'o-rex-y, n. want of appetite; inappetency.
An-other, (an-uth'ur) a. not the same; one

more.

An'sa-ted, a. having handles.

An'swer, (an'ser) v. n. to speak in return; to reply; to be accountable for; to suit. An'swer, (an'ser) v. a. to speak in return to; [nity. to reply to; to be equivalent to; to satisfy. malig-An'swer, (an'ser) n. that which is said in return to a question; a reply; a confutation. An'swer-a-bie, (an'ser-a-bl) a. admitting a reply; liable to give an account; suitable. An'swer-a-ble-ness, n. the being answerable. An'swer-a-bly, ad. in due proportion; suitably,

An'nalş, n. pl. history digested into years.

Ant, n. an emmet; a pismire.
Ant-hill, n. a little hilloc formed by ants.
An-tag'o-nism, n. opposition in action.
An-tag'o-nist, n. a contender; an opponent.
An-tag-o-nis tic, a. contending as an antagonist.
An-tago-nize, v. n. to contend; to oppose.
fAn-tagio-ny, n. contest; opposition. [pain.
An-talgic, a. having the quality of softening
An-ta-ng-cla'sis, n. [Gr.] a figure in rhetoric, by
which the same word is repeated in a differ-
An-ta-phro-dit je, a. antivenereal. [ent sense.
An-täre tic, a. relating to the south pole.
An-tar-thritic, a. counteracting the gout.
Ante, a Latin particle signifying before, fre-
quently used in compositions; as, antedilu
An te bellum, [L.] before the war.
An te-ce-da'ne-ous, a. going before.
An-te-cede', v. n. to precede; to go before.
An-te-ce'dence,

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An-te-ce'den-cy, n. precedence.

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An-te-ce'dent, a. going before; preceding.
An-te-ce dent, n. that which goes before; the
noun to which the relative is subjoined.'
An-te-ce dent-ly, ad. previously.
An-te-cessor, n. [L.] one who goes before.
An te-cham-ber, n. the chamber that leads to
the chief apartment.

Ăn'te-chap-el, n. that part of the chapel through
which the passage is to the choir.
An'te-cir-sor, n. [L.] one who runs before.
Ăn te-date, n. a prior date.

Ăn te-date, r. a. to date before the true time.
An te-di-lu vi-an, a. existing before the deluge.
Ăn te-dj-lū'vi-an, n. one that lived before the
flood.

Ăn te-lõpe, n. a kind of deer with curled horns.
An-te-la can, a. early; before day-light.
An'te-me-rid'i an, a. being before noon.
Ant-e-mètic, a. stopping or allaying vomiting.
An-te-mun'dane, a. before the creation of the
world.

An-te-paschal, a. before the time of Easter.
Ăn te-past, n. a foretaste; anticipation.
An te-pe-nult', n. the last syllable but two.
An te-pe-nuit-mate, a. relating to the last syl-
lable but two.

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composition with words derived from the
Greek, and signifying contrary to.
Anti-ar-thritics, n. medicines for the gout.
An-ti-ca-chec❜tics, n. medicines for a bad con-
stitution.

Anti-christ, n. an enemy to Christ.
An-ti-Christian, (an-te-krist'yan) a. opposite to
Christianity.

An-ti-christian, n. an enemy to Christianity.
An-ti-Christ'ian-işm, n. opposition to Christian-

ity.

Ăn-ti-christ-i-ăn i-ty, (ăn-te-krist-ye-ăn/e-te) .
contrariety or opposition to Christianity.
An-tiç'i-pate, r. a. to take before; to foretaste.
An-tiç-i-pā tiọn, n. act of anticipating; fore-
taste.

An-tici-pa-tor, n. a preventer; a forestaller.
An-tic'i-pa-to-ry, a. taking before its time.
Antic, a. odd; ridiculously wild.
Antic, n. a buffoon; odd appearance.
An-ti-climax, n. a sentence in which the last

part expresses something lower than the first.
Antic-ly, ad, in an antic manner; drolly.
Anti-cör, n. [Gr.] swelling in a horse's throat.
Anti-cos-mět je, a. destructive of beauty.
Anti-do-tal, a. having the quality of an an-
Anti-dot a-ry, S tidote; counteracting poison.
Anti-dote, n. a medicine that counteracts poi-

son.

Anti-e-pis/co-pal, a. adverse to episcopacy.
An-ti-febrile, [an-te-feb/ril, W. J. F. Ja.; ăn-
te-fe/bril, S.; an-te-fe'bril, P.] a. good against
fevers.
An-ti-log'a-rithm, n. complement of a logarithm.
Anti-min-is-te ri-al, a. opposing the ministry.
Anti-mo-narch'i-cal, a. against monarchy.
An-ti-mon'ar-chist, n. an enemy to monarchy.
An-ti-moni-al, a. composed of antimony.
Anti-mo-ny, n. a mineral substance, used in
medicine.

An'ti-ne-phritics, n. medicines for the kidneys.
An-ti-no mi-an, n. one of a sect who denied the
obligation of the moral law.

An-ti-noni-an, a. relating to the Antinomians.
An-ti-no'mi-an-işin, n. Antinomian tenets.
An-tino-my, [an-tin/o-mę, W. J. F. Ja.; ǎn'-
te-no-me, S. P.] n. a contradiction between
two laws, or two articles of the same law.
An-ti-pā pal,
a. opposing popery.
Anti-pa-pis ti-cal,
An'ti-par--lytic, a. curing the palsy.
Anti-pa-thot je, a. of an opposite disposi-
Anti-pa-thěti-cal, tion.

An-tipa-thy, n. natural hatred; utter aversion.
Ăn'ti-pe-ris'ta-sis, n. [Gr.] the opposition of a
contrary quality, by which the quality op-
posed gains strength.

Anti-pes-ti-len'tial, (an'te-pěs-te-len'shal) a.
efficacious against the plague.
Anti-phlo-gistic, a. counteracting inflamma-

Ant-ep-i-lep'tic, a. curing epilepsy.
tǎn't pōne, v. a. to set or place before.
An'te-pre-dic'a-ment, n. a preliminary
An-te ri-or, a. going before; prior to.
An-te-ri-or i-ty, n. priority.
An te-rôôm, n. a room before another. [church.
An te-tem-ple, n. now called the nave in a
Ăn'tēş, n. [L.] pillars on the doors of temples.
An-thel-min/tic, a. destroying worms.
An them, a. a sacred song or hymn.
Anther, n. in botany, the tip of the stamen.
An-tho-log/i-cal, a. relating to an anthology.
An-thol o-gy, n. a collection of flowers or poems.
An tho-ny's fire', (an'to-ne) n. the erysipelas.
An thra-cite, n. a slaty coal, of a shining lustre.
Ăn thro-polo-dy, n. the doctrine of anatomy.
An-thro-po-mör phite, n. one who believes a An-tiph'o-ny,
human form in the Deity.
[bals. sponse.
An-thro-popha-ģī, n. [Gr.] man-eaters; canni-
An-thro-poph'a-gy, n. cannibalism. [ture.
An-thro-pos o-phy, n. knowledge of man's na-
Ant-hyp-notic, a. preventing sleep.
An-thy-poph'o-ra, n. [Gr.] in rhetoric, a figure
by which the objections of an adversary are
brought forward in order to be answered.
Ant-hys-těr ic, a. good against hysterics.
An'ti, (ǎn'te) [Gr.] a particle much used in

tion.

An'ti-phon, n. alternate singing in the choirs
of cathedrals; an echo, or re-

An-tiph'o-nal, a. relating to the antiphon.
An-tiph'o-nal, n. a book of anthems.
An-tiph'ra-sis, n. [Gr.] the use of words in a
sense opposite to their proper meaning.
An-ti-phras'ti-cal-ly, ad. with antiphrasis.
An-tipo-dal, a. relating to the antipodes.
An-tipo-des, [an-tipo-dez, S. W. P. J. F. Ja. ;
an-tip odz, E.; ăn te pōdz, Wb.] n. [Gr.]
those people who, living on the other side of

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