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09/07/2024
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PEDANTIZE
PEDANTIZE
To play the pedant; to use pedantic expressions. [R.]
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PALUDISM
PALUDISM
The morbid phenomena produced by dwelling among marshes;malarial disease or disposition.
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DISQUANTITY
DISQUANTITY
To diminish the quantity of; to lessen. [Obs.] Shak.
#6423
POLYNESIAN
POLYNESIAN
Of or pertaining to Polynesia (the islands of the eastern andcentral Pacific), or to the Polynesians.
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LESSEE
LESSEE
The person to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate bylease. Blackstone.
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ACCESSORILY
ACCESSORILY
In the manner of an accessory; auxiliary.
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ADRAD
ADRAD
Put in dread; afraid. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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REAR-HORSE
REAR-HORSE
A mantis.
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BEKNOW
BEKNOW
To confess; to acknowledge. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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MOMMERY
MOMMERY
See Mummery. Rowe.
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PLESIMORPHISM
PLESIMORPHISM
The property possessed by some substances of crystallizing inclosely similar forms while unlike in chemical composition.
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BIRDMAN
BIRDMAN
A fowler or birdcatcher.