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Adfected \Ad*fect"ed\, a. [L. adfectus or affectus. See {Affect}, v.] (Alg.) See {Affected}, 5. | |
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Adipescent \Ad`i*pes"cent\, a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat + -escent.] Becoming fatty. | |
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Adipic \A*dip"ic\, a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; -- applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid. | |
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Adipocerate \Ad`i*poc"er*ate\, v. t. To convert into adipocere. | |
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Adipoceration \Ad`i*poc`er*a"tion\, n. The act or process of changing into adipocere. | |
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Adipocere \Ad"i*po*cere`\, n. [L. adeps, adipis, fat + cera wax: cf. F. adipocere.] A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown color, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration. | |
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Adipoceriform \Ad`i*po*cer"i*form\, a. [Adipocere + -form.] Having the form or appearance of adipocere; as, an adipoceriform tumor. | |
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Adipocerous \Ad`i*poc"er*ous\, a. Like adipocere. | |
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Adipogenous \Ad`i*pog"e*nous\, a. [See {Adipose}; {-genous}.] (Med.) Producing fat. | |
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Adipose \Ad"i*pose`\ (?; 277), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat, grease.] Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty. {Adipose fin} (Zo[94]l.), a soft boneless fin. {Adipose tissue} (Anat.), that form of animal tissue which forms or contains fat. | |
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Adipose \Ad"i*pose`\, n. (Physiol.) The fat present in the cells of adipose tissue, composed mainly of varying mixtures of tripalmitin, tristearin, and triolein. It solidifies after death. | |
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Adipose \Ad"i*pose`\ (?; 277), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat, grease.] Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty. {Adipose fin} (Zo[94]l.), a soft boneless fin. {Adipose tissue} (Anat.), that form of animal tissue which forms or contains fat. | |
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Adipose \Ad"i*pose`\ (?; 277), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat, grease.] Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty. {Adipose fin} (Zo[94]l.), a soft boneless fin. {Adipose tissue} (Anat.), that form of animal tissue which forms or contains fat. | |
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Adiposeness \Ad"i*pose`ness\, Adiposity \Ad`i*pos"i*ty\, n. The state of being fat; fatness. | |
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Adiposeness \Ad"i*pose`ness\, Adiposity \Ad`i*pos"i*ty\, n. The state of being fat; fatness. | |
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Adipous \Ad"i*pous\, a. Fatty; adipose. [R.] | |
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Adipsous \A*dip"sous\, a. [Gr. [?]; 'a priv. + [?], thirst.] Quenching thirst, as certain fruits. | |
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Adipsy \Ad"ip*sy\, n. [Gr. [?] not thirsty; 'a priv. + [?] thirst.] (Med.) Absence of thirst. | |
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Advice \Ad*vice"\, n. [OE. avis, F. avis; [?] + OF. vis, fr. L. visum seemed, seen; really p. p. of videre to see, so that vis meant that which has seemed best. See {Vision}, and cf. {Avise}, {Advise}.] 1. An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel. We may give advice, but we can not give conduct. --Franklin. 2. Deliberate consideration; knowledge. [Obs.] How shall I dote on her with more advice, That thus without advice begin to love her? --Shak. 3. Information or notice given; intelligence; as, late advices from France; -- commonly in the plural. Note: In commercial language, advice usually means information communicated by letter; -- used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange; as, a letter of advice. --McElrath. 4. (Crim. Law) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act. --Wharton. {Advice boat}, a vessel employed to carry dispatches or to reconnoiter; a dispatch boat. {To take advice}. (a) To accept advice. (b) To consult with another or others. Syn: Counsel; suggestion; recommendation; admonition; exhortation; information; notice. | |
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Advice \Ad*vice"\, n. [OE. avis, F. avis; [?] + OF. vis, fr. L. visum seemed, seen; really p. p. of videre to see, so that vis meant that which has seemed best. See {Vision}, and cf. {Avise}, {Advise}.] 1. An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel. We may give advice, but we can not give conduct. --Franklin. 2. Deliberate consideration; knowledge. [Obs.] How shall I dote on her with more advice, That thus without advice begin to love her? --Shak. 3. Information or notice given; intelligence; as, late advices from France; -- commonly in the plural. Note: In commercial language, advice usually means information communicated by letter; -- used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange; as, a letter of advice. --McElrath. 4. (Crim. Law) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act. --Wharton. {Advice boat}, a vessel employed to carry dispatches or to reconnoiter; a dispatch boat. {To take advice}. (a) To accept advice. (b) To consult with another or others. Syn: Counsel; suggestion; recommendation; admonition; exhortation; information; notice. | |
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Note: Boat is much used either adjectively or in combination; as, boat builder or boatbuilder; boat building or boatbuilding; boat hook or boathook; boathouse; boat keeper or boatkeeper; boat load; boat race; boat racing; boat rowing; boat song; boatlike; boat-shaped. {Advice boat}. See under {Advice}. {Boat hook} (Naut.), an iron hook with a point on the back, fixed to a long pole, to pull or push a boat, raft, log, etc. --Totten. {Boat rope}, a rope for fastening a boat; -- usually called a {painter}. {In the same boat}, in the same situation or predicament. [Colloq.] --F. W. Newman. | |
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Advisability \Ad*vis`a*bil"i*ty\, n. The quality of being advisable; advisableness. | |
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Advisable \Ad*vis"a*ble\, a. 1. Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent. Some judge it advisable for a man to account with his heart every day. --South. 2. Ready to receive advice. [R.] --South. Syn: Expedient; proper; desirable; befitting. | |
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Advisable-ness \Ad*vis"a*ble-ness\, n. The quality of being advisable or expedient; expediency; advisability. | |
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Advisably \Ad*vis"a*bly\, adv. With advice; wisely. | |
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Advise \Ad*vise"\, v. t. 1. To consider; to deliberate. [Obs.] Advise if this be worth attempting. --Milton. 2. To take counsel; to consult; -- followed by with; as, to advise with friends. | |
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Advise \Ad*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Advising}.] [OE. avisen to perceive, consider, inform, F. aviser, fr. LL. advisare. advisare; ad + visare, fr. L. videre, visum, to see. See {Advice}, and cf. {Avise}.] 1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn. [bd]I shall no more advise thee.[b8] --Milton. 2. To give information or notice to; to inform; -- with of before the thing communicated; as, we were advised of the risk. {To advise one's self}, to bethink one's self; to take counsel with one's self; to reflect; to consider. [Obs.] Bid thy master well advise himself. --Shak. Syn: To counsel; admonish; apprise; acquaint. | |
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Advise \Ad*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Advising}.] [OE. avisen to perceive, consider, inform, F. aviser, fr. LL. advisare. advisare; ad + visare, fr. L. videre, visum, to see. See {Advice}, and cf. {Avise}.] 1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn. [bd]I shall no more advise thee.[b8] --Milton. 2. To give information or notice to; to inform; -- with of before the thing communicated; as, we were advised of the risk. {To advise one's self}, to bethink one's self; to take counsel with one's self; to reflect; to consider. [Obs.] Bid thy master well advise himself. --Shak. Syn: To counsel; admonish; apprise; acquaint. | |
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Advisedly \Ad*vis"ed*ly\, adv. 1. Circumspectly; deliberately; leisurely. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. With deliberate purpose; purposely; by design. [bd]Advisedly undertaken.[b8] --Suckling. | |
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Advisedness \Ad*vis"ed*ness\ n. Deliberate consideration; prudent procedure; caution. | |
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Advisement \Ad*vise"ment\ ([acr]d*v[imac]z"m[eit]nt), n. [OE. avisement, F. avisement, fr. aviser. See {Advise}, and cf. {Avisement}.] 1. Counsel; advice; information. [Archaic] And mused awhile, waking advisement takes of what had passed in sleep. --Daniel. 2. Consideration; deliberation; consultation. Tempering the passion with advisement slow. --Spenser. | |
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Adviser \Ad*vis"er\, n. One who advises. | |
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Advisership \Ad*vis"er*ship\, n. The office of an adviser. [R.] | |
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Advise \Ad*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Advising}.] [OE. avisen to perceive, consider, inform, F. aviser, fr. LL. advisare. advisare; ad + visare, fr. L. videre, visum, to see. See {Advice}, and cf. {Avise}.] 1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn. [bd]I shall no more advise thee.[b8] --Milton. 2. To give information or notice to; to inform; -- with of before the thing communicated; as, we were advised of the risk. {To advise one's self}, to bethink one's self; to take counsel with one's self; to reflect; to consider. [Obs.] Bid thy master well advise himself. --Shak. Syn: To counsel; admonish; apprise; acquaint. | |
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Adviso \Ad*vi"so\, n. [Cf. Sp. aviso. See {Advice}.] Advice; counsel; suggestion; also, a dispatch or advice boat. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Advisory \Ad*vi"so*ry\, a. Having power to advise; containing advice; as, an advisory council; their opinion is merely advisory. The General Association has a general advisory superintendence over all the ministers and churches. --Trumbull. | |
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Advocacy \Ad"vo*ca*cy\, n. [OF. advocatie, LL. advocatia. See {Advocate}.] The act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating; intercession. | |
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Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Advocating}.] [See {Advocate}, n., {Advoke}, {Avow}.] To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly. To advocate the cause of thy client. --Bp. Sanderson (1624). This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been advocated. --Burke. Eminent orators were engaged to advocate his cause. --Mitford. | |
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Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, v. i. To act as advocate. [Obs.] --Fuller. | |
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Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, n. [OE. avocat, avocet, OF. avocat, fr. L. advocatus, one summoned or called to another; properly the p. p. of advocare to call to, call to one's aid; ad + vocare to call. See {Advowee}, {Avowee}, {Vocal}.] 1. One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor. Note: In the English and American Law, advocate is the same as [bd]counsel,[b8] [bd]counselor,[b8] or [bd]barrister.[b8] In the civil and ecclesiastical courts, the term signifies the same as [bd]counsel[b8] at the common law. 2. One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an advocate of truth. 3. Christ, considered as an intercessor. We have an Advocate with the Father. --1 John ii. 1. {Faculty of advocates} (Scot.), the Scottish bar in Edinburgh. {Lord advocate} (Scot.), the public prosecutor of crimes, and principal crown lawyer. {Judge advocate}. See under {Judge}. | |
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Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Advocating}.] [See {Advocate}, n., {Advoke}, {Avow}.] To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly. To advocate the cause of thy client. --Bp. Sanderson (1624). This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been advocated. --Burke. Eminent orators were engaged to advocate his cause. --Mitford. | |
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Advocateship \Ad"vo*cate*ship\, n. Office or duty of an advocate. | |
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Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Advocating}.] [See {Advocate}, n., {Advoke}, {Avow}.] To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly. To advocate the cause of thy client. --Bp. Sanderson (1624). This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been advocated. --Burke. Eminent orators were engaged to advocate his cause. --Mitford. | |
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Advocation \Ad`vo*ca"tion\, n. [L. advocatio: cf. OF. avocation. See {Advowson}.] 1. The act of advocating or pleading; plea; advocacy. [Archaic] The holy Jesus . . . sits in heaven in a perpetual advocation for us. --Jer. Taylor. 2. Advowson. [Obs.] The donations or advocations of church livings. --Sanderson. 3. (Scots Law) The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court. --Bell. | |
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Advocatory \Ad"vo*ca*to*ry\, a. Of or pertaining to an advocate. [R.] | |
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Advoke \Ad*voke"\, v. t. [L. advocare. See {Advocate}.] To summon; to call. [Obs.] Queen Katharine had privately prevailed with the pope to advoke the cause to Rome. --Fuller. | |
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Advowson \Ad*vow"son\ (?; 277), n. [OE. avoweisoun, OF. avo[89]son, fr. L. advocatio. Cf. {Advocation}.] (Eng. Law) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church. [Originally, the relation of a patron (advocatus) or protector of a benefice, and thus privileged to nominate or present to it.] Note: The benefices of the Church of England are in every case subjects of presentation. They are nearly 12,000 in number; the advowson of more than half of them belongs to private persons, and of the remainder to the crown, bishops, deans and chapters, universities, and colleges. --Amer. Cyc. | |
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Gross \Gross\, n. [F. gros (in sense 1), grosse (in sense 2). See {Gross}, a.] 1. The main body; the chief part, bulk, or mass. [bd]The gross of the enemy.[b8] --Addison. For the gross of the people, they are considered as a mere herd of cattle. --Burke. 2. sing. & pl. The number of twelve dozen; twelve times twelve; as, a gross of bottles; ten gross of pens. {Advowson in gross} (Law), an advowson belonging to a person, and not to a manor. {A great gross}, twelve gross; one hundred and forty-four dozen. {By the gross}, by the quantity; at wholesale. {Common in gross}. (Law) See under {Common}, n. {In the gross}, {In gross}, in the bulk, or the undivided whole; all parts taken together. | |
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Best \Best\, n. Utmost; highest endeavor or state; most nearly perfect thing, or being, or action; as, to do one's best; to the best of our ability. {At best}, in the utmost degree or extent applicable to the case; under the most favorable circumstances; as, life is at best very short. {For best}, finally. [Obs.] [bd]Those constitutions . . . are now established for best, and not to be mended.[b8] --Milton. {To get the best of}, to gain an advantage over, whether fairly or unfairly. {To make the best of}. (a) To improve to the utmost; to use or dispose of to the greatest advantage. [bd]Let there be freedom to carry their commodities where they can make the best of them.[b8] --Bacon. (b) To reduce to the least possible inconvenience; as, to make the best of ill fortune or a bad bargain. | |
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Peace \Peace\, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease}, {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to requite.] A state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or agitation; calm; repose; specifically: (a) Exemption from, or cessation of, war with public enemies. (b) Public quiet, order, and contentment in obedience to law. (c) Exemption from, or subjection of, agitating passions; tranquillity of mind or conscience. (d) Reconciliation; agreement after variance; harmony; concord. [bd]The eternal love and pees.[b8] --Chaucer. Note: Peace is sometimes used as an exclamation in commanding silence, quiet, or order. [bd]Peace! foolish woman.[b8] --Shak. {At peace}, in a state of peace. {Breach of the peace}. See under {Breach}. {Justice of the peace}. See under {Justice}. {Peace of God}. (Law) (a) A term used in wills, indictments, etc., as denoting a state of peace and good conduct. (b) (Theol.) The peace of heart which is the gift of God. {Peace offering}. (a) (Jewish Antiq.) A voluntary offering to God in token of devout homage and of a sense of friendly communion with Him. (b) A gift or service offered as satisfaction to an offended person. {Peace officer}, a civil officer whose duty it is to preserve the public peace, to prevent riots, etc., as a sheriff or constable. {To hold one's peace}, to be silent; to refrain from speaking. {To make one's peace with}, to reconcile one with, to plead one's cause with, or to become reconciled with, another. [bd]I will make your peace with him.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Atavic \A*tav"ic\, a. [Cf. F. atavique.] Pertaining to a remote ancestor, or to atavism. | |
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Atavism \At"a*vism\, n. [L. atavus an ancestor, fr. avus a grandfather.] (a) The recurrence, or a tendency to a recurrence, of the original type of a species in the progeny of its varieties; resemblance to remote rather than to near ancestors; reversion to the original form. (b) (Biol.) The recurrence of any peculiarity or disease of an ancestor in a subsequent generation, after an intermission for a generation or two. Now and then there occur cases of what physiologists call atavism, or reversion to an ancestral type of character. --J. Fiske | |
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Atypic \A*typ"ic\, Atypical \A*typ"ic*al\, a. [Pref. a- not + typic, typical.] That has no type; devoid of typical character; irregular; unlike the type. | |
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Atypic \A*typ"ic\, Atypical \A*typ"ic*al\, a. [Pref. a- not + typic, typical.] That has no type; devoid of typical character; irregular; unlike the type. | |
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Autobiographer \Au`to*bi*og"ra*pher\, n. [Auto- + biographer.] One who writers his own life or biography. | |
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Autobiographic \Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic\, Autobiographical \Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to, or containing, autobiography; as, an autobiographical sketch. [bd]Such traits of the autobiographic sort.[b8] --Carlyle. -- {Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Autobiographic \Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic\, Autobiographical \Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to, or containing, autobiography; as, an autobiographical sketch. [bd]Such traits of the autobiographic sort.[b8] --Carlyle. -- {Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Autobiographic \Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic\, Autobiographical \Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to, or containing, autobiography; as, an autobiographical sketch. [bd]Such traits of the autobiographic sort.[b8] --Carlyle. -- {Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Autobiography \Au`to*bi*og"ra*phy\, n.; pl. {Autobiographies}. [Auto- + biography.] A biography written by the subject of it; memoirs of one's life written by one's self. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Autobiographist \Au`to*bi*og"ra*phist\, n. One who writes his own life; an autobiographer. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Autobiography \Au`to*bi*og"ra*phy\, n.; pl. {Autobiographies}. [Auto- + biography.] A biography written by the subject of it; memoirs of one's life written by one's self. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Autofecundation \Au`to*fec`un*da"tion\, n. [Auto- + fecundation.] (Biol.) Self-impregnation. --Darwin. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Autophagy \Au*toph"a*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] self + [?] to eat.] (Med.) The feeding of the body upon itself, as in fasting; nutrition by consumption of one's own tissues. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Autopsic \Au*top"sic\, Autopsical \Au*top"sic*al\, a. Pertaining to autopsy; autoptical. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Autopsic \Au*top"sic\, Autopsical \Au*top"sic*al\, a. Pertaining to autopsy; autoptical. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Autopsorin \Au*top"so*rin\, n. [Auto- + Gr. [?] the itch.] (Med.) That which is given under the doctrine of administering a patient's own virus. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Autopsy \Au"top*sy\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] seen by one's self; [?] self + [?] seen: cf. F. autopsie. See {Optic}, a.] 1. Personal observation or examination; seeing with one's own eyes; ocular view. By autopsy and experiment. --Cudworth. 2. (Med.) Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
autobogotiphobia /aw'toh-boh-got`*-foh'bee-*/ n. See {bogotify}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ADABAS While it was initially designed for large {IBM} {mainframe} systems (e.g. {S/370} in the late 1970s), it has been ported to numerous other {platform}s over the last few years such as several flavors of {Unix} including {AIX}. ADABAS stores its data in tables (and is thus "relational") but also uses some non-relational techniques, such as {multiple value}s and {periodic group}s. (1995-10-30) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Adobe Systems, Inc. Adobe created the {PostScript} {page description language} and wrote the {Blue Book}, {Green Book}, {Red Book} and {White Book} on it. They also developed {PDF}. Adobe took over {Frame Technology Corporation} in late 1995/early 1996. {Home (http://www.adobe.com/)}. E-mail: Address: Silicon Valley, California, USA. (1996-12-13) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ADPCM {Adaptive Digital Pulse Code Modulation} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ADVSYS David Betz in 1986. ADVSYS is {object-oriented} and {Lisp}-like. {(ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/comp.sources.games/volume2)}. (1995-03-20) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
AT bus architecture {Industry Standard Architecture} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
AtFS {Attributed File System} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
autobogotiphobia {bogotify} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Autopass ["Autopass: An Automatic Programming System for Computer-Controlled Mechanical Assembly", L.I. Lieberman et al, IBM J Res Dev 21(4):321-333, 1979]. (2001-09-16) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Advocate (Gr. parakletos), one who pleads another's cause, who helps another by defending or comforting him. It is a name given by Christ three times to the Holy Ghost (John 14:16; 15:26; 16:7, where the Greek word is rendered "Comforter," q.v.). It is applied to Christ in 1 John 2:1, where the same Greek word is rendered "Advocate," the rendering which it should have in all the places where it occurs. Tertullus "the orator" (Acts 24:1) was a Roman advocate whom the Jews employed to accuse Paul before Felix. |