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27/08/2026

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PNEUMONOMETER

A spirometer; a pneumometer.

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DECIPIUM

A supposed rare element, said to be associated with cerium,yttrium, etc., in the mineral samarskite, and more recently calledsamarium. Symbol Dp. See Samarium.

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MORMAL

A bad sore; a gangrene; a cancer. [Obs.] [Written also morrimaland mortmal.] Chaucer.

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PANE

The narrow edge of a hammer head. See Peen.

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TAVERNER

One who keeps a tavern. Chaucer. Camden.

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THANESHIP

The state or dignity of a thane; thanehood; also, theseignioralty of a thane.

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INTERMEDIATELY

In an intermediate manner; by way of intervention.

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REGIME

The condition of a river with respect to the rate of its flow,as measured by the volume of water passing different cross sectionsin a given time, uniform régime being the condition when the flow isequal and uniform at all the cross sections. The ancient régime, orAncien régime Etym: [F.], the former political and social system, asdistinguished from the modern; especially, the political and socialsystem existing in France before the Revolution of 1789.

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PROGRESS

To make progress in; to pass through. [Obs.] Milton.

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SPUMEOUS

Spumous. [Obs.] r. H. More.

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OBUMBRATE

To shade; to darken; to cloud. [R.] Howell.

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ORMER

An abalone.