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20/11/2024

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MISCONSEQUENCE

MISCONSEQUENCE

A wrong consequence; a false deduction.

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DEFILE

DEFILE

To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.

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INTERSECTIONAL

INTERSECTIONAL

Pertaining to, or formed by, intersections.

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UNSUPPORTABLE

UNSUPPORTABLE

Insupportable; unendurable.-- Un`sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. Bp. Wilkins.-- Un`sup*port"a*bly, adv.

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ACTINOPHOROUS

ACTINOPHOROUS

Having straight projecting spines.

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AFTER-NOTE

AFTER-NOTE

One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of themeasure, taking their time from the preceding note.

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BRUSHY

BRUSHY

Resembling a brush; shaggy; rough.

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PARTURIOUS

PARTURIOUS

Parturient. [Obs.] Drayton.

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BOLTONITE

BOLTONITE

A granular mineral of a grayish or yellowish color, found inBolton, Massachusetts. It is a silicate of magnesium, belonging tothe chrysolite family.

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SPHERICS

SPHERICS

The doctrine of the sphere; the science of the properties andrelations of the circles, figures, and other magnitudes of a sphere,produced by planes intersecting it; spherical geometry andtrigonometry.

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UNDERSTROKE

UNDERSTROKE

To underline or underscore. Swift.

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INSTIGATINGLY

INSTIGATINGLY

Incitingly; temptingly.