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15/07/2026

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MISACCEPTATION

Wrong acceptation; understanding in a wrong sense.

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TYCHISM

Any theory which conceives chance as an objective reality;esp., a theory of evolution which considers that variation may bepurely fortuitous.

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THORACIC

Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest. Thoracic duct(Anat.), the great trunk of the lymphatic vessels, situated on theventral side of the vertebral column in the thorax and abdomen. SeeIllust. of Lacteal.

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CODIFY

To reduce to a code, as laws.

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GAUCHE

Winding; twisted; warped; -- applied to curves and surfaces.

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MALPIGHIACEOUS

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of tropicaltrees and shrubs (Malpighiaceæ), some of them climbing plants, andtheir stems forming many of the curious lianes of South Americanforests.

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WATER TUPELO

A species of large tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) growing in swamps inthe southern of the United States. See Ogeechee lime.

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AUTO-INOCULATION

Inoculation of a person with virus from his own body.

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BELLE

A young lady of superior beauty and attractions; a handsomelady, or one who attracts notice in society; a fair lady.

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CLAIRVOYANCE

A power, attributed to some persons while in a mesmeric state,of discering objects not perceptible by the senses in their normalcondition.

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STRIDULATORY

Stridulous; able to stridulate; used in stridulating; adaptedfor stridulation. Darwin.

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CUBIT

The forearm; the ulna, a bone of the arm extending from elbowto wrist. [Obs.]