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23/09/2025

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STAMMER

To make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; tohesitate or falter in speaking; to speak with stops and diffivulty;to stutter.I would thou couldst stammer, that thou mightest pour this concleadman out of thy mouth, as wine comes out of a narrow-mouthed bottle,either too much at once, or none at all. Shak.

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SPECIALIZATION

The setting spart of a particular organ for the performance ofa particular function. Darwin.

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YTTERBIC

Pertaining to, or derived from, ytterbium; containingytterbium.

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HAMATED

Hooked, or set with hooks; hamate. Swift.

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MIXOGAMOUS

Pairing with several males; -- said of certain fishes of whichseveral males accompany each female during spawning.

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DOCK-CRESS

Nipplewort.

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KNIGHT BACHELOR

A knight of the most ancient, but lowest, order of Englishknights, and not a member of any order of chivalry. See Bachelor, 4.

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MARTERN

Same as Marten. [Obs.]

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FEMME

A woman. See Feme, n. Femme de chambre. Etym: [F.] A lady'smaid; a chambermaid.

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LAZILY

In a lazy manner. Locke.

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GOMER

A Hebrew measure. See Homer.

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INTRAMUNDANE

Being within the material world; -- opposed to extramundane.