para aminobenzoic acid
         n 1: a metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells; used to
               make dyes and drugs and sun blockers [syn: {para
               aminobenzoic acid}, {PABA}]

English Dictionary: Prenanthes serpentaria	by the DICT Development Group
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paramount adj having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" Synonym(s): overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating
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paramount issue n an issue whose settlement is more important than anything else; and issue that must be settled before anything else can be settled
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paramountcy n the state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority
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Parmenides n a presocratic Greek philosopher born in Italy; held the metaphysical view that being is the basic substance and ultimate reality of which all things are composed; said that motion and change are sensory illusions (5th century BC)
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paronomasia n a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" Synonym(s): pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasia
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Parry manzanita n erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red berrylike drupes; California Synonym(s): Parry manzanita, Arctostaphylos manzanita
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Pearmain n any of several varieties of apples with red skins
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per annum adv by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" Synonym(s): per annum, p.a., per year, each year, annually
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perineum n the general region between the anus and the genital organs
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permanence n the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration Synonym(s): permanence, permanency Antonym(s): impermanence, impermanency
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permanency n the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration Synonym(s): permanence, permanency Antonym(s): impermanence, impermanency
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permanent adj continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value" Synonym(s): permanent, lasting Antonym(s): impermanent, temporary not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition; "permanent brain damage" n a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals Synonym(s): permanent wave, permanent, perm
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permanent injunction n injunction issued on completion of a trial [syn: {permanent injunction}, final injunction]
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permanent magnet n a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field Synonym(s): permanent magnet, static magnet
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permanent press n a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape Synonym(s): permanent press, durable press
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permanent tooth n any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age Synonym(s): permanent tooth, adult tooth
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permanent wave n a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals Synonym(s): permanent wave, permanent, perm
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permanent-press adj used of fabrics that do not require ironing; "drip-dry shirts for travel" Synonym(s): drip-dry, permanent-press
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permanently adv for a long time without essential change; "he is permanently disabled" Synonym(s): permanently, for good Antonym(s): temporarily
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permanganate n a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic
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permanganate of potash n a poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is purple-red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic Synonym(s): potassium permanganate, permanganate of potash
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permanganic acid n an unstable purple acid (HMnO4) known only in solution or of permanganate salts
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permeant adj spreading or spread throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion" Synonym(s): permeant, permeating, permeative, pervasive
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Permian n from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles [syn: Permian, Permian period]
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Permian period n from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles [syn: Permian, Permian period]
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Pernambuco n a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic [syn: Recife, Pernambuco]
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pernambuco wood n tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry Synonym(s): brazilwood, peachwood, peach-wood, pernambuco wood, Caesalpinia echinata
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pernyi moth n a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk [syn: {pernyi moth}, Antheraea pernyi]
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pheromone n a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species
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poor man's orchid n any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers Synonym(s): butterfly flower, poor man's orchid, schizanthus
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poor man's pulse n twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos Synonym(s): horse gram, horse grain, poor man's pulse, Macrotyloma uniflorum, Dolichos biflorus
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poor man's weatherglass n herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather Synonym(s): scarlet pimpernel, red pimpernel, poor man's weatherglass, Anagallis arvensis
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PR man n someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure) Synonym(s): press agent, publicity man, public relations man, PR man
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praenomen n the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome
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pre-eminently adv to a preeminent degree; with superiority or distinction above others; in a preeminent manner; "a wide variety of pre-eminently contemporary scenes" Synonym(s): pre-eminently, preeminently
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preeminence n high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" Synonym(s): eminence, distinction, preeminence, note
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preeminent adj greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist" Synonym(s): leading(a), preeminent
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preeminently adv to a preeminent degree; with superiority or distinction above others; in a preeminent manner; "a wide variety of pre-eminently contemporary scenes" Synonym(s): pre-eminently, preeminently
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premenopausal adj prior to menopause
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premenstrual adj of or relating to or occurring during the period just before menstruation
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premenstrual syndrome n a syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation Synonym(s): premenstrual syndrome, PMS
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premium adj having or reflecting superior quality or value; "premium gasoline at a premium price" n payment for insurance Synonym(s): premium, insurance premium the amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value; "they paid a premium for access to water" a fee charged for exchanging currencies Synonym(s): agio, agiotage, premium, exchange premium a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.; "they encouraged customers with a premium for loyal patronage" payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military Synonym(s): bounty, premium
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Premium Bond n a government bond that bears no interest or capital gains but enters the holder into lotteries
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premonition n a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" Synonym(s): foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding an early warning about a future event Synonym(s): forewarning, premonition
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premonitory adj warning of future misfortune [syn: precursory, premonitory]
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Prenanthes n genus of North American and Asiatic perennial herbs having pinnatisect leaves small heads of drooping yellowish to purple flowers; sometimes includes species often placed in genus Nabalus Synonym(s): Prenanthes, genus Prenanthes
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Prenanthes alba n herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes Synonym(s): white lettuce, cankerweed, Nabalus alba, Prenanthes alba
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Prenanthes purpurea n herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets Synonym(s): rattlesnake root, Prenanthes purpurea
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Prenanthes serpentaria n common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes Synonym(s): lion's foot, gall of the earth, Nabalus serpentarius, Prenanthes serpentaria
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prenominal adj of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'" Synonym(s): attributive, prenominal Antonym(s): predicative
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prime interest rate n the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings
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prime meridian n meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England)
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Prime Minister n the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom Synonym(s): Prime Minister, PM, premier the person who is head of state (in several countries) Synonym(s): chancellor, premier, prime minister
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prime mover n an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause; "God is the first cause" Synonym(s): first cause, prime mover, primum mobile
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prime number n an integer that has no integral factors but itself and 1
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priming n the act of making something ready any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant Synonym(s): fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface Synonym(s): flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat
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priming coat n the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface Synonym(s): flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat
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primum mobile n an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause; "God is the first cause" Synonym(s): first cause, prime mover, primum mobile
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promenade n a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year Synonym(s): promenade, prom a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk Synonym(s): promenade, mall a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) Synonym(s): amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation v march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street" Synonym(s): parade, troop, promenade take a leisurely walk; "The ladies promenaded along the beach"
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promenade deck n a deck at the top of a passenger ship [syn: {hurricane deck}, hurricane roof, promenade deck, awning deck]
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prominence n the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent [ant: obscurity] relative importance something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns" Synonym(s): bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
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prominent adj having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child" Synonym(s): outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, striking conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" Synonym(s): big, large, prominent
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prominently adv in a prominent way; "the new car was prominently displayed in the driveway" Synonym(s): prominently, conspicuously
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promontory n a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) Synonym(s): promontory, headland, head, foreland
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proneness n being disposed to do something; "accident proneness"
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pronominal adj relating to pronouns; "pronominal reference" n a phrase that functions as a pronoun [syn: {pronominal phrase}, pronominal]
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pronominal phrase n a phrase that functions as a pronoun [syn: {pronominal phrase}, pronominal]
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pronoun n a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
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pronounce v speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" Synonym(s): pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" Synonym(s): pronounce, label, judge
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pronounceable adj capable of being uttered or pronounced; "a pronounceable group of letters" Antonym(s): unpronounceable
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pronounced adj strongly marked; easily noticeable; "walked with a marked limp"; "a pronounced flavor of cinnamon" Synonym(s): marked, pronounced
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pronouncement n an authoritative declaration [syn: pronouncement, dictum, say-so]
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pronunciamento n a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) Synonym(s): manifesto, pronunciamento
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pronunciation n the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation" the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation" Synonym(s): pronunciation, orthoepy
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pruning n something that has been pruned off of a plant the act of trimming a plant
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pruning hook n a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees Synonym(s): pruner, pruning hook, lopper
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pruning knife n a knife with a curved or hooked blade
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pruning saw n a handsaw used for pruning trees
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pruning shears n shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants
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Pyrenomycetes n class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a perithecium; includes powdery mildews and ergot and Neurospora Synonym(s): Pyrenomycetes, class Pyrenomycetes
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pyromancer n one who practices pyromancy
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pyromancy n divination by fire or flames
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pyromania n an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
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pyromaniac n a person with a mania for setting things on fire
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Pairment \Pair"ment\, n.       Impairment. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
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Parament \Par"a*ment\, n. [Sp. paramento, from parar to prepare,       L. parare.]       Ornamental hangings, furniture, etc., as of a state       apartment; rich and elegant robes worn by men of rank; --       chiefly in the plural. [Obs.]                   Lords in paraments on their coursers.      --Chaucer.          {Chamber of paraments}, presence chamber of a monarch.
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Paramount \Par"a*mount\, n.       The highest or chief. --Milton.
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Paramount \Par"a*mount\, a. [OF. par amont above; par through,       by (L. per) + amont above. See {Amount}.]       Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all       others; chief; supreme; pre[89]minent; as, a paramount duty.       [bd]A traitor paramount.[b8] --Bacon.          {Lady paramount} (Archery), the lady making the best score.                      {Lord paramount}, the king.          Syn: Syn. Superior; principal; pre[89]minent; chief.
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Paramountly \Par"a*mount`ly\, adv.       In a paramount manner.
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Paranymph \Par"a*nymph\, n. [L. paranymphus, Gr. [?]; [?]       beside, near + [?] a bride: cf. F. paranymphe.]       1. (Gr. Antiq.)             (a) A friend of the bridegroom who went with him in his                   chariot to fetch home the bride. --Milton.             (b) The bridesmaid who conducted the bride to the                   bridegroom.          2. Hence: An ally; a supporter or abettor. --Jer. Taylor.
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Paranymphal \Par`a*nym"phal\, a.       Bridal; nuptial. [R.]                   At some paranymphal feast.                     --Ford.
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Parement \Pare"ment\, n.       See {Parament}. [Obs.]
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Paronomastic \Par`o*no*mas"tic\, Paronomastical    \Par`o*no*mas"tic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon       words.
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Paronomastic \Par`o*no*mas"tic\, Paronomastical    \Par`o*no*mas"tic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon       words.
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Paronomasy \Par`o*nom"a*sy\, n. [Cf. F. paronomasie.]       Paronomasia. [R.] --B. Jonson.
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Paronym \Par"o*nym\, n.       A paronymous word. [Written also {paronyme}.]
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Paronym \Par"o*nym\, n.       A paronymous word. [Written also {paronyme}.]
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Paronymous \Pa*ron"y*mous\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?] beside, near + [?]       a name.]       1. Having the same derivation; allied radically; conjugate;             -- said of certain words, as man, mankind, manhood, etc.          2. Having a similar sound, but different orthography and             different meaning; -- said of certain words, as al[?] and             awl; hair and hare, etc.
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Paronymy \Pa*ron"y*my\, n.       The quality of being paronymous; also, the use of paronymous       words.
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Pearmain \Pear"main\, n. (Bot.)       The name of several kinds of apples; as, the blue pearmain,       winter pearmain, and red pearmain.
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Per \Per\, prep. [L. Cf. {Far}, {For-}, {Pardon}, and cf. {Par},       prep.]       Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for       each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to       individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of       itself. Per is also sometimes used with English words.          {Per annum}, by the year; in each successive year; annually.                      {Per cent}, {Per centum}, by the hundred; in the hundred; --             used esp. of proportions of ingredients, rate or amount of             interest, and the like; commonly used in the shortened             form per cent.
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Permanable \Per"ma*na*ble\, a.       Permanent; durable. [Obs.] --Lydgate.
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Permanence \Per"ma*nence\, Permanency \Per"ma*nen*cy\, n. [Cf.       F. permanence.]       The quality or state of being permanent; continuance in the       same state or place; duration; fixedness; as, the permanence       of institutions; the permanence of nature.
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Permanence \Per"ma*nence\, Permanency \Per"ma*nen*cy\, n. [Cf.       F. permanence.]       The quality or state of being permanent; continuance in the       same state or place; duration; fixedness; as, the permanence       of institutions; the permanence of nature.
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Permanent \Per"ma*nent\, a. [L. permanens, -entis, p. pr. of       permanere to stay or remain to the end, to last; per + manere       to remain: cf. F. permanent. See {Per-}, and {Mansion}.]       Continuing in the same state, or without any change that       destroys form or character; remaining unaltered or unremoved;       abiding; durable; fixed; stable; lasting; as, a permanent       impression.                   Eternity stands permanent and fixed.      --Dryden.          {Permanent gases} (Chem. & Physics), hydrogen, oxygen,             nitrogen, and carbon monoxide; -- also called             {incondensible [or] incoercible gases}, before their             liquefaction in 1877.
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Permanent \Per"ma*nent\, a. [L. permanens, -entis, p. pr. of       permanere to stay or remain to the end, to last; per + manere       to remain: cf. F. permanent. See {Per-}, and {Mansion}.]       Continuing in the same state, or without any change that       destroys form or character; remaining unaltered or unremoved;       abiding; durable; fixed; stable; lasting; as, a permanent       impression.                   Eternity stands permanent and fixed.      --Dryden.          {Permanent gases} (Chem. & Physics), hydrogen, oxygen,             nitrogen, and carbon monoxide; -- also called             {incondensible [or] incoercible gases}, before their             liquefaction in 1877.
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Salt \Salt\, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout,       G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. [?], Russ.       sole, Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf.       {Sal}, {Salad}, {Salary}, {Saline}, {Sauce}, {Sausage}.]       1. The chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning             food, for the preservation of meat, etc. It is found             native in the earth, and is also produced, by evaporation             and crystallization, from sea water and other water             impregnated with saline particles.          2. Hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning.                         Though we are justices and doctors and churchmen . .                      . we have some salt of our youth in us. --Shak.          3. Hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, Attic salt.          4. A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.                         I out and bought some things; among others, a dozen                      of silver salts.                                 --Pepys.          5. A sailor; -- usually qualified by old. [Colloq.]                         Around the door are generally to be seen, laughing                      and gossiping, clusters of old salts. --Hawthorne.          6. (Chem.) The neutral compound formed by the union of an             acid and a base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the             salt sulphate of iron or green vitriol.          Note: Except in case of ammonium salts, accurately speaking,                it is the acid radical which unites with the base or                basic radical, with the elimination of hydrogen, of                water, or of analogous compounds as side products. In                the case of diacid and triacid bases, and of dibasic                and tribasic acids, the mutual neutralization may vary                in degree, producing respectively basic, neutral, or                acid salts. See Phrases below.          7. Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that             which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an             allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken             with a grain of salt.                         Ye are the salt of the earth.            --Matt. v. 13.          8. pl. Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic,             especially Epsom salts, Rochelle salt, or Glauber's salt.          9. pl. Marshes flooded by the tide. [Prov. Eng.]          {Above the salt}, {Below the salt}, phrases which have             survived the old custom, in the houses of people of rank,             of placing a large saltcellar near the middle of a long             table, the places above which were assigned to the guests             of distinction, and those below to dependents, inferiors,             and poor relations. See {Saltfoot}.                         His fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is                      beneath him in clothes. He never drinks below the                      salt.                                                --B. Jonson.          {Acid salt} (Chem.)             (a) A salt derived from an acid which has several                   replaceable hydrogen atoms which are only partially                   exchanged for metallic atoms or basic radicals; as,                   acid potassium sulphate is an acid salt.             (b) A salt, whatever its constitution, which merely gives                   an acid reaction; thus, copper sulphate, which is                   composed of a strong acid united with a weak base, is                   an acid salt in this sense, though theoretically it is                   a neutral salt.          {Alkaline salt} (Chem.), a salt which gives an alkaline             reaction, as sodium carbonate.          {Amphid salt} (Old Chem.), a salt of the oxy type, formerly             regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic             oxide. [Obsolescent]          {Basic salt} (Chem.)             (a) A salt which contains more of the basic constituent                   than is required to neutralize the acid.             (b) An alkaline salt.          {Binary salt} (Chem.), a salt of the oxy type conveniently             regarded as composed of two ingredients (analogously to a             haloid salt), viz., a metal and an acid radical.          {Double salt} (Chem.), a salt regarded as formed by the union             of two distinct salts, as common alum, potassium aluminium             sulphate. See under {Double}.          {Epsom salts}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Essential salt} (Old Chem.), a salt obtained by             crystallizing plant juices.          {Ethereal salt}. (Chem.) See under {Ethereal}.          {Glauber's salt} [or] {salts}. See in Vocabulary.          {Haloid salt} (Chem.), a simple salt of a halogen acid, as             sodium chloride.          {Microcosmic salt}. (Chem.). See under {Microcosmic}.          {Neutral salt}. (Chem.)             (a) A salt in which the acid and base (in theory)                   neutralize each other.             (b) A salt which gives a neutral reaction.          {Oxy salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from an oxygen acid.          {Per salt} (Old Chem.), a salt supposed to be derived from a             peroxide base or analogous compound. [Obs.]          {Permanent salt}, a salt which undergoes no change on             exposure to the air.          {Proto salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a protoxide base or             analogous compound.          {Rochelle salt}. See under {Rochelle}.          {Salt of amber} (Old Chem.), succinic acid.          {Salt of colcothar} (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or sulphate             of iron.          {Salt of hartshorn}. (Old Chem.)             (a) Sal ammoniac, or ammonium chloride.             (b) Ammonium carbonate. Cf. {Spirit of hartshorn}, under                   {Hartshorn}.          {Salt of lemons}. (Chem.) See {Salt of sorrel}, below.          {Salt of Saturn} (Old Chem.), sugar of lead; lead acetate; --             the alchemical name of lead being Saturn.          {Salt of Seignette}. Same as {Rochelle salt}.          {Salt of soda} (Old Chem.), sodium carbonate.          {Salt of sorrel} (Old Chem.), acid potassium oxalate, or             potassium quadroxalate, used as a solvent for ink stains;             -- so called because found in the sorrel, or Oxalis. Also             sometimes inaccurately called {salt of lemon}.          {Salt of tartar} (Old Chem.), potassium carbonate; -- so             called because formerly made by heating cream of tartar,             or potassium tartrate. [Obs.]          {Salt of Venus} (Old Chem.), blue vitriol; copper sulphate;             -- the alchemical name of copper being Venus.          {Salt of wisdom}. See {Alembroth}.          {Sedative salt} (Old Med. Chem.), boric acid.          {Sesqui salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a sesquioxide base             or analogous compound.          {Spirit of salt}. (Chem.) See under {Spirit}.          {Sulpho salt} (Chem.), a salt analogous to an oxy salt, but             containing sulphur in place of oxygen.
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{Permanent way}, the roadbed and superstructure of a finished             railway; -- so called in distinction from the contractor's             temporary way.          {Permanent white} (Chem.), barium sulphate ({heavy spar}),             used as a white pigment or paint, in distinction from             white lead, which tarnishes and darkens from the formation             of the sulphide.          Syn: Lasting; durable; constant. See {Lasting}.
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{Permanent way}, the roadbed and superstructure of a finished             railway; -- so called in distinction from the contractor's             temporary way.          {Permanent white} (Chem.), barium sulphate ({heavy spar}),             used as a white pigment or paint, in distinction from             white lead, which tarnishes and darkens from the formation             of the sulphide.          Syn: Lasting; durable; constant. See {Lasting}.
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Permanently \Per"ma*nent*ly\, adv.       In a permanent manner.
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Permanganate \Per*man"ga*nate\, n. (Chem.)       A salt of permanganic acid.          {Potassium permanganate}. (Chem.) See {Potassium             permanganate}, under {Potassium}.
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Permanganic \Per`man*gan"ic\, a. (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or designating, one of the higher acids of       manganese, {HMnO4}, which forms salts called permanganates.
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Permansion \Per*man"sion\, n. [L. permansio. See {Permanent}.]       Continuance. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Permeance \Per"me*ance\, n. [See {Permeant}.]       Permeation; specif. (Magnetism), the reciprocal of       reluctance.
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Permeant \Per"me*ant\, a. [L. permeans, p. pr.]       Passing through; permeating. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Permian \Per"mi*an\, a. [From the ancient kingdom of Permia,       where the Permian formation exists.] (Geol.)       Belonging or relating to the period, and also to the       formation, next following the Carboniferous, and regarded as       closing the Carboniferous age and Paleozoic era. -- n. The       Permian period. See Chart of {Geology}.
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Permians \Per"mi*ans\, n. pl.; sing. {Permian}. (Ethnol.)       A tribe belonging to the Finnic race, and inhabiting a       portion of Russia.
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Permians \Per"mi*ans\, n. pl.; sing. {Permian}. (Ethnol.)       A tribe belonging to the Finnic race, and inhabiting a       portion of Russia.
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Pernancy \Per"nan*cy\, n. [OF. prenance, fr. prendre, prenre,       penre, to take, L. prendere, prehendere.] (Law)       A taking or reception, as the receiving of rents or tithes in       kind, the receiving of profits. --Blackstone.
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Pernyi moth \Per"ny*i moth"\ (Zo[94]l.)       A silk-producing moth ({Attacus Pernyi}) which feeds upon the       oak. It has been introduced into Europe and America from       China.
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New Zealand \New` Zea"land\       A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.          {New Zealand flax}.       (a) (Bot.) A tall, liliaceous herb ({Phormium tenax}), having             very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish             a fine, strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the             like.       (b) The fiber itself.          {New Zealand tea} (Bot.), a myrtaceous shrub ({Leptospermum             scoparium}) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of             which are used as a substitute for tea.
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d8Phormium \[d8]Phor"mi*um\, n. [NL. fr. Gr. [?] a plaited mat,       a kind of plant.] (Bot.)       A genus of liliaceous plants, consisting of one species       ({Phormium tenax}). See {Flax-plant}.
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Flax-plant \Flax"-plant`\, n. (Bot.)       A plant in new Zealand ({Phormium tenax}), allied to the       lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several       feet long, and furnish a fiber which is used for making       ropes, mats, and coarse cloth.
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Phoronomics \Phor`o*nom"ics\, n. [Gr. [?] a carrying, motion +       [?] a law.]       The science of motion; kinematics. [R.] --Weisbach.
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Phrenomagnetism \Phre`no*mag"net*ism\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], the       mind + E. magnetism.]       The power of exciting the organs of the brain by magnetic or       mesmeric influence.
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Poor \Poor\, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.]       [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the       first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see       {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare,       procure. See {Few}, and cf. {Parade}, {Pauper}, {Poverty}.]       1. Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or             goods; needy; indigent.          Note: It is often synonymous with indigent and with                necessitous denoting extreme want. It is also applied                to persons who are not entirely destitute of property,                but who are not rich; as, a poor man or woman; poor                people.          2. (Law) So completely destitute of property as to be             entitled to maintenance from the public.          3. Hence, in very various applications: Destitute of such             qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be             expected; as:             (a) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean;                   emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.                   [bd]Seven other kine came up after them, poor and very                   ill-favored and lean-fleshed.[b8] --Gen. xli. 19.             (b) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as,                   poor health; poor spirits. [bd]His genius . . . poor                   and cowardly.[b8] --Bacon.             (c) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby;                   mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. [bd]A poor                   vessel.[b8] --Clarendon.             (d) Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; --                   said of land; as, poor soil.             (e) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor                   discourse; a poor picture.             (f) Without prosperous conditions or good results;                   unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor                   business; the sick man had a poor night.             (g) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor                   excuse.                               That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea                            or apology at the last day.         --Calamy.          4. Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a             term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and             sometimes as a word of contempt.                         And for mine own poor part, Look you, I'll go pray.                                                                               --Shak.                         Poor, little, pretty, fluttering thing. --Prior.          5. Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.             [bd]Blessed are the poor in spirit.[b8] --Matt. v. 3.          {Poor law}, a law providing for, or regulating, the relief or             support of the poor.          {Poor man's treacle} (Bot.), garlic; -- so called because it             was thought to be an antidote to animal poison. [Eng]             --Dr. Prior.          {Poor man's weatherglass} (Bot.), the red-flowered pimpernel             ({Anagallis arvensis}), which opens its blossoms only in             fair weather.          {Poor rate}, an assessment or tax, as in an English parish,             for the relief or support of the poor.          {Poor soldier} (Zo[94]l.), the friar bird.          {The poor}, those who are destitute of property; the             indigent; the needy. In a legal sense, those who depend on             charity or maintenance by the public. [bd]I have observed             the more public provisions are made for the poor, the less             they provide for themselves.[b8] --Franklin.
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Weatherglass \Weath"er*glass`\, n.       An instrument to indicate the state of the atmosphere,       especially changes of atmospheric pressure, and hence changes       of weather, as a barometer or baroscope.          {Poor man's weatherglass}. (Bot.) See under {Poor}.
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Poor \Poor\, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.]       [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the       first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see       {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare,       procure. See {Few}, and cf. {Parade}, {Pauper}, {Poverty}.]       1. Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or             goods; needy; indigent.          Note: It is often synonymous with indigent and with                necessitous denoting extreme want. It is also applied                to persons who are not entirely destitute of property,                but who are not rich; as, a poor man or woman; poor                people.          2. (Law) So completely destitute of property as to be             entitled to maintenance from the public.          3. Hence, in very various applications: Destitute of such             qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be             expected; as:             (a) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean;                   emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.                   [bd]Seven other kine came up after them, poor and very                   ill-favored and lean-fleshed.[b8] --Gen. xli. 19.             (b) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as,                   poor health; poor spirits. [bd]His genius . . . poor                   and cowardly.[b8] --Bacon.             (c) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby;                   mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. [bd]A poor                   vessel.[b8] --Clarendon.             (d) Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; --                   said of land; as, poor soil.             (e) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor                   discourse; a poor picture.             (f) Without prosperous conditions or good results;                   unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor                   business; the sick man had a poor night.             (g) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor                   excuse.                               That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea                            or apology at the last day.         --Calamy.          4. Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a             term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and             sometimes as a word of contempt.                         And for mine own poor part, Look you, I'll go pray.                                                                               --Shak.                         Poor, little, pretty, fluttering thing. --Prior.          5. Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.             [bd]Blessed are the poor in spirit.[b8] --Matt. v. 3.          {Poor law}, a law providing for, or regulating, the relief or             support of the poor.          {Poor man's treacle} (Bot.), garlic; -- so called because it             was thought to be an antidote to animal poison. [Eng]             --Dr. Prior.          {Poor man's weatherglass} (Bot.), the red-flowered pimpernel             ({Anagallis arvensis}), which opens its blossoms only in             fair weather.          {Poor rate}, an assessment or tax, as in an English parish,             for the relief or support of the poor.          {Poor soldier} (Zo[94]l.), the friar bird.          {The poor}, those who are destitute of property; the             indigent; the needy. In a legal sense, those who depend on             charity or maintenance by the public. [bd]I have observed             the more public provisions are made for the poor, the less             they provide for themselves.[b8] --Franklin.
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Pr91munitory \Pr[91]*mu"ni*to*ry\, a.       See {Premunitory}.
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Pr91nomen \Pr[91]*no"men\, n.; pl. {Pr[91]nomina}. [L., fr. prae       before + nomen name.] (Rom. Antiq.)       The first name of a person, by which individuals of the same       family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name,       as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc.
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Pr91nomen \Pr[91]*no"men\, n.; pl. {Pr[91]nomina}. [L., fr. prae       before + nomen name.] (Rom. Antiq.)       The first name of a person, by which individuals of the same       family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name,       as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc.
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Pr91nominical \Pr[91]`no*min"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to a pr[91]nomen. [Obs.] --M. A. Lower.
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Pre89minence \Pre*[89]m"i*nence\, n. [F. pr[82][82]minence, L.       praeeminentia. See {Pre[89]minent}.]       The quality or state of being pre[89]minent; superiority in       prominence or in excellence; distinction above others in       quality, rank, etc.; rarely, in a bad sense, superiority or       notoriety in evil; as, pre[89]minence in honor.                   The pre[89]minence of Christianity to any other                religious scheme.                                    --Addison.                   Painful pre[89]minence! yourself to view Above life's                weakness, and its comforts too.               --Pope.                   Beneath the forehead's walled pre[89]minence. --Lowell.
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Pre89minent \Pre*[89]m"i*nent\, a. [L. praeminens, -entis, p.       pr. praeminere to be prominent, to surpass: cf. F.       pr[82][82]minent. See {Pre-}, and {Eminent}.]       Eminent above others; prominent among those who are eminent;       superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of,       others; rarely, surpassing others in evil, or in bad       qualities; as, pre[89]minent in guilt.                   In goodness and in power pre[89]minent.   --Milton.
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Pre89minently \Pre*[89]m"i*nent*ly\, adv.       In a pre[89]minent degree.
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Preannounce \Pre`an*nounce"\, v. t.       To announce beforehand. --Coleridge.
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Preen \Preen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preened}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Preening}.] [See {Preen}, n.; or cf. {Prune}.]       1. To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with             the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds. --Derham.          2. To trim up, as trees. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Premial \Pre"mi*al\, Premiant \Pre"mi*ant\, a. [L. praemialis.       See {Premium}.]       Serving to reward; rewarding. [R.] --Baxter.
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Premium \Pre"mi*um\, n.; pl. {Premiums}. [L. praemium,       originally, what one has got before or better than others;       prae before + emere to take, buy. See {Redeem}.]       1. A reward or recompense; a prize to be won by being before             another, or others, in a competition; reward or prize to             be adjudged; a bounty; as, a premium for good behavior or             scholarship, for discoveries, etc.                         To think it not the necessity, but the premium and                      privilege of life, to eat and sleep without any                      regard to glory.                                 --Burke.                         The law that obliges parishes to support the poor                      offers a premium for the encouragement of idleness.                                                                               --Franklin.          2. Something offered or given for the loan of money; bonus;             -- sometimes synonymous with interest, but generally             signifying a sum in addition to the capital.                         People were tempted to lend, by great premiums and                      large interest.                                 --Swift.          3. A sum of money paid to underwriters for insurance, or for             undertaking to indemnify for losses of any kind.          4. A sum in advance of, or in addition to, the nominal or par             value of anything; as, gold was at a premium; he sold his             stock at a premium.
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Premium \Pre"mi*um\, n.; pl. {Premiums}. [L. praemium,       originally, what one has got before or better than others;       prae before + emere to take, buy. See {Redeem}.]       1. A reward or recompense; a prize to be won by being before             another, or others, in a competition; reward or prize to             be adjudged; a bounty; as, a premium for good behavior or             scholarship, for discoveries, etc.                         To think it not the necessity, but the premium and                      privilege of life, to eat and sleep without any                      regard to glory.                                 --Burke.                         The law that obliges parishes to support the poor                      offers a premium for the encouragement of idleness.                                                                               --Franklin.          2. Something offered or given for the loan of money; bonus;             -- sometimes synonymous with interest, but generally             signifying a sum in addition to the capital.                         People were tempted to lend, by great premiums and                      large interest.                                 --Swift.          3. A sum of money paid to underwriters for insurance, or for             undertaking to indemnify for losses of any kind.          4. A sum in advance of, or in addition to, the nominal or par             value of anything; as, gold was at a premium; he sold his             stock at a premium.
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Premonish \Pre*mon"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Premonished}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Premonishing}.] [Pref. pre- + monish: cf. L.       praemonere.]       To forewarn; to admonish beforehand. [R.] --Herrick.                   To teach, and to premonish.                     --Bk. of Com.                                                                               Prayer.
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Premonish \Pre*mon"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Premonished}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Premonishing}.] [Pref. pre- + monish: cf. L.       praemonere.]       To forewarn; to admonish beforehand. [R.] --Herrick.                   To teach, and to premonish.                     --Bk. of Com.                                                                               Prayer.
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Premonish \Pre*mon"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Premonished}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Premonishing}.] [Pref. pre- + monish: cf. L.       praemonere.]       To forewarn; to admonish beforehand. [R.] --Herrick.                   To teach, and to premonish.                     --Bk. of Com.                                                                               Prayer.
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Premonishment \Pre*mon"ish*ment\, n.       Previous warning or admonition; forewarning. --Sir H. Wotton.
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Premonition \Pre`mo*ni"tion\, n. [L. praemonitio. See       {Premonish}.]       Previous warning, notice, or information; forewarning; as, a       premonition of danger.
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Premonitor \Pre*mon"i*tor\, n. [L. praemonitor.]       One who, or that which, gives premonition.
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Premonitory \Pre*mon"i*to*ry\, a. [L. praemonitorius.]       Giving previous warning or notice; as, premonitory symptoms       of disease. -- {Pre*mon"i*to*ri*ly}, adv.
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Premonitory \Pre*mon"i*to*ry\, a. [L. praemonitorius.]       Giving previous warning or notice; as, premonitory symptoms       of disease. -- {Pre*mon"i*to*ri*ly}, adv.
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Premonstrant \Pre*mon"strant\, n.       A Premonstratensian.
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Premonstratensian \Pre*mon`stra*ten"sian\, n. [F.       pr[82]montr[82], fr. Pr[82]montr[82], fr. L. pratum       monstratum.] (R. C. Ch.)       One of a religious order of regular canons founded by St.       Norbert at Pr[82]montr[82], in France, in 1119. The members       of the order are called also {White Canons}, {Norbertines},       and {Premonstrants}.
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Premonstrate \Pre*mon"strate\, v. t. [L. praemonstratus, p. p.       of praemonstrare; prae before + monstrate to show.]       To show beforehand; to foreshow. [R.] --Herbert.
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Premonstratensian \Pre*mon`stra*ten"sian\, n. [F.       pr[82]montr[82], fr. Pr[82]montr[82], fr. L. pratum       monstratum.] (R. C. Ch.)       One of a religious order of regular canons founded by St.       Norbert at Pr[82]montr[82], in France, in 1119. The members       of the order are called also {White Canons}, {Norbertines},       and {Premonstrants}.
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Premonstration \Pre`mon*stra"tion\, n. [L. praemonstratio.]       A showing beforehand; foreshowing.
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Premonstrator \Pre*mon"stra*tor\, n. [L. praemonstrator.]       One who, or that which, premonstrates. [R.]
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Premunire \Prem`u*ni"re\, n. (Law)       See {Pr[91]munire}.
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Premunite \Prem`u*nite"\, v. t. [L. praemunitus, p. p. of       praemunire to fortify in front; prae before + munire to       fortify.]       To fortify beforehand; to guard against objection. [Obs.]       --Fotherby.
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Premunition \Pre`mu*ni"tion\, n. [L. praemunitio: cf. F.       pr[82]munition.]       The act of fortifying or guarding against objections. [Obs.]
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Premunitory \Pre*mu"ni*to*ry\, a.       Of or pertaining to a premunire; as, a premunitory process.
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Gall \Gall\, n.[OE. galle, gal, AS. gealla; akin to D. gal, OS.       & OHG. galla, Icel. gall, SW. galla, Dan. galde, L. fel, Gr.       [?], and prob. to E. yellow. [?] See {Yellow}, and cf.       {Choler}]       1. (Physiol.) The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the             gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the             secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with that of the             mucous membrane of the gall bladder.          2. The gall bladder.          3. Anything extremely bitter; bitterness; rancor.                         He hath . . . compassed me with gall and travail.                                                                               --Lam. iii. 5.                         Comedy diverted without gall.            --Dryden.          4. Impudence; brazen assurance. [Slang]          {Gall bladder} (Anat.), the membranous sac, in which the             bile, or gall, is stored up, as secreted by the liver; the             cholecystis. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.          {Gall duct}, a duct which conveys bile, as the cystic duct,             or the hepatic duct.          {Gall sickness}, a remitting bilious fever in the             Netherlands. --Dunglison.          {Gall of the earth} (Bot.), an herbaceous composite plant             with variously lobed and cleft leaves, usually the             {Prenanthes serpentaria}.
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Prenomen \Pre*no"men\, n.       See {Pr[91]nomen}.
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Prenominal \Pre*nom"i*nal\, a.       Serving as a prefix in a compound name. --Sir T. Browne.
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Prenominate \Pre*nom"i*nate\, v. t.       To forename; to name beforehand; to tell by name beforehand.       --Shak.
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Prenominate \Pre*nom"i*nate\, a. [L. praenominatus, p. p. of       praenominare to give the prenomen to, to prenominate, fr.       praenomen prenomen.]       Forenamed; named beforehand. [R.] [bd]Prenominate crimes.[b8]       --Shak.
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Prenomination \Pre*nom`i*na*tion\, n.       The act of prenominating; privilege of being named first.       --Sir T. Browne.
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Prenunciation \Pre*nun`ci*a"tion\, n. [L. praenunciatio, fr.       praenunciare to announce beforehand. See {Pre-}, and       {Announce}.]       The act of announcing or proclaiming beforehand. [Obs.]
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Prenuncious \Pre*nun"cious\, a. [L. praenuncius.]       Announcing beforehand; presaging. [Obs.] --Blount.
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Preominate \Pre*om"i*nate\, v. t.       To ominate beforehand; to portend. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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{Prime and ultimate ratio}. (Math.). See {Ultimate}.          {Prime conductor}. (Elec.) See under {Conductor}.          {Prime factor} (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number.          {Prime figure} (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided             into any other figure more simple than itself, as a             triangle, a pyramid, etc.          {Prime meridian} (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude             is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington.                      {Prime minister}, the responsible head of a ministry or             executive government; applied particularly to that of             England.          {Prime mover}. (Mech.)             (a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of                   power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and                   motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by                   chemical combination, and applied to produce changes                   in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other                   fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action,                   and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force.             (b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to                   receive and modify force and motion as supplied by                   some natural source, and apply them to drive other                   machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a                   steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc.             (c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any                   undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover                   in English antislavery agitation.          {Prime number} (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible             by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11.          {Prime vertical} (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes             through the east and west points of the horizon.          {Prime-vertical dial}, a dial in which the shadow is             projected on the plane of the prime vertical.          {Prime-vertical transit instrument}, a transit instrument the             telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime             vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over             this circle.
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{Prime and ultimate ratio}. (Math.). See {Ultimate}.          {Prime conductor}. (Elec.) See under {Conductor}.          {Prime factor} (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number.          {Prime figure} (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided             into any other figure more simple than itself, as a             triangle, a pyramid, etc.          {Prime meridian} (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude             is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington.                      {Prime minister}, the responsible head of a ministry or             executive government; applied particularly to that of             England.          {Prime mover}. (Mech.)             (a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of                   power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and                   motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by                   chemical combination, and applied to produce changes                   in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other                   fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action,                   and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force.             (b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to                   receive and modify force and motion as supplied by                   some natural source, and apply them to drive other                   machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a                   steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc.             (c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any                   undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover                   in English antislavery agitation.          {Prime number} (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible             by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11.          {Prime vertical} (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes             through the east and west points of the horizon.          {Prime-vertical dial}, a dial in which the shadow is             projected on the plane of the prime vertical.          {Prime-vertical transit instrument}, a transit instrument the             telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime             vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over             this circle.
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{Prime and ultimate ratio}. (Math.). See {Ultimate}.          {Prime conductor}. (Elec.) See under {Conductor}.          {Prime factor} (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number.          {Prime figure} (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided             into any other figure more simple than itself, as a             triangle, a pyramid, etc.          {Prime meridian} (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude             is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington.                      {Prime minister}, the responsible head of a ministry or             executive government; applied particularly to that of             England.          {Prime mover}. (Mech.)             (a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of                   power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and                   motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by                   chemical combination, and applied to produce changes                   in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other                   fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action,                   and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force.             (b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to                   receive and modify force and motion as supplied by                   some natural source, and apply them to drive other                   machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a                   steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc.             (c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any                   undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover                   in English antislavery agitation.          {Prime number} (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible             by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11.          {Prime vertical} (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes             through the east and west points of the horizon.          {Prime-vertical dial}, a dial in which the shadow is             projected on the plane of the prime vertical.          {Prime-vertical transit instrument}, a transit instrument the             telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime             vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over             this circle.
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{Prime and ultimate ratio}. (Math.). See {Ultimate}.          {Prime conductor}. (Elec.) See under {Conductor}.          {Prime factor} (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number.          {Prime figure} (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided             into any other figure more simple than itself, as a             triangle, a pyramid, etc.          {Prime meridian} (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude             is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington.                      {Prime minister}, the responsible head of a ministry or             executive government; applied particularly to that of             England.          {Prime mover}. (Mech.)             (a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of                   power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and                   motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by                   chemical combination, and applied to produce changes                   in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other                   fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action,                   and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force.             (b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to                   receive and modify force and motion as supplied by                   some natural source, and apply them to drive other                   machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a                   steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc.             (c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any                   undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover                   in English antislavery agitation.          {Prime number} (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible             by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11.          {Prime vertical} (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes             through the east and west points of the horizon.          {Prime-vertical dial}, a dial in which the shadow is             projected on the plane of the prime vertical.          {Prime-vertical transit instrument}, a transit instrument the             telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime             vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over             this circle.
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{Prime and ultimate ratio}. (Math.). See {Ultimate}.          {Prime conductor}. (Elec.) See under {Conductor}.          {Prime factor} (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number.          {Prime figure} (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided             into any other figure more simple than itself, as a             triangle, a pyramid, etc.          {Prime meridian} (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude             is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington.                      {Prime minister}, the responsible head of a ministry or             executive government; applied particularly to that of             England.          {Prime mover}. (Mech.)             (a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of                   power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and                   motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by                   chemical combination, and applied to produce changes                   in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other                   fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action,                   and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force.             (b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to                   receive and modify force and motion as supplied by                   some natural source, and apply them to drive other                   machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a                   steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc.             (c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any                   undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover                   in English antislavery agitation.          {Prime number} (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible             by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11.          {Prime vertical} (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes             through the east and west points of the horizon.          {Prime-vertical dial}, a dial in which the shadow is             projected on the plane of the prime vertical.          {Prime-vertical transit instrument}, a transit instrument the             telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime             vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over             this circle.
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Primeness \Prime"ness\, n.       1. The quality or state of being first.          2. The quality or state of being prime, or excellent.
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Primine \Pri"mine\, n. [L. primus first: cf. F. primine.] (Bot.)       The outermost of the two integuments of an ovule.          Note: This word has been used by some writers to denote the                inner integument, which is formed earlier than the                outer. Cf. {Secundine}.
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Prime \Prime\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Priming}.] [From {Prime}, a.]       1. To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a             primer to, as a metallic cartridge.          2. To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a             surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall.          3. To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to             post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are             primed for mischief. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.          4. To trim or prune, as trees. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]          5. (Math.) To mark with a prime mark.          {To prime a pump}, to charge a pump with water, in order to             put it in working condition.
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Priming \Prim"ing\, n.       1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire             to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.          2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like,             laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface.          3. (Steam Eng.) The carrying over of water, with the steam,             from the boiler, as into the cylinder.          {Priming of the tide}. See {Lag of the tide}, under 2d {Lag}.                      {Priming tube}, a small pipe, filled with a combustible             composition for firing cannon.          {Priming valve} (Steam Eng.), a spring safety valve applied             to the cylinder of a steam engine for discharging water             carried into the cylinder by priming.          {Priming wire}, a pointed wire used to penetrate the vent of             a piece, for piercing the cartridge before priming.
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Priming \Prim"ing\, n.       1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire             to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.          2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like,             laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface.          3. (Steam Eng.) The carrying over of water, with the steam,             from the boiler, as into the cylinder.          {Priming of the tide}. See {Lag of the tide}, under 2d {Lag}.                      {Priming tube}, a small pipe, filled with a combustible             composition for firing cannon.          {Priming valve} (Steam Eng.), a spring safety valve applied             to the cylinder of a steam engine for discharging water             carried into the cylinder by priming.          {Priming wire}, a pointed wire used to penetrate the vent of             a piece, for piercing the cartridge before priming.
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Priming \Prim"ing\, n.       1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire             to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.          2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like,             laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface.          3. (Steam Eng.) The carrying over of water, with the steam,             from the boiler, as into the cylinder.          {Priming of the tide}. See {Lag of the tide}, under 2d {Lag}.                      {Priming tube}, a small pipe, filled with a combustible             composition for firing cannon.          {Priming valve} (Steam Eng.), a spring safety valve applied             to the cylinder of a steam engine for discharging water             carried into the cylinder by priming.          {Priming wire}, a pointed wire used to penetrate the vent of             a piece, for piercing the cartridge before priming.
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Priming \Prim"ing\, n.       1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire             to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.          2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like,             laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface.          3. (Steam Eng.) The carrying over of water, with the steam,             from the boiler, as into the cylinder.          {Priming of the tide}. See {Lag of the tide}, under 2d {Lag}.                      {Priming tube}, a small pipe, filled with a combustible             composition for firing cannon.          {Priming valve} (Steam Eng.), a spring safety valve applied             to the cylinder of a steam engine for discharging water             carried into the cylinder by priming.          {Priming wire}, a pointed wire used to penetrate the vent of             a piece, for piercing the cartridge before priming.
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Priming \Prim"ing\, n.       1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire             to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.          2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like,             laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface.          3. (Steam Eng.) The carrying over of water, with the steam,             from the boiler, as into the cylinder.          {Priming of the tide}. See {Lag of the tide}, under 2d {Lag}.                      {Priming tube}, a small pipe, filled with a combustible             composition for firing cannon.          {Priming valve} (Steam Eng.), a spring safety valve applied             to the cylinder of a steam engine for discharging water             carried into the cylinder by priming.          {Priming wire}, a pointed wire used to penetrate the vent of             a piece, for piercing the cartridge before priming.
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Prim \Prim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Primming}.]       To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected       preciseness; to prink.
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Palmite \Pal"mite\, n. [From {Palm}.] (Bot.)       A South African plant ({Prionium Palmita}) of the Rush       family, having long serrated leaves. The stems have been used       for making brushes.
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Promanation \Prom`a*na"tion\, n. [Pref. pro- + L. manatio a       flowing, fr. manare to flow.]       The act of flowing forth; emanation; efflux. [Obs.] --Dr. H.       More.
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Promenade \Prom`e*nade"\, n. [F. (with a foreign suffix), from       promener to lead, take for a walk, se promener to walk, from       L. prominare to drive forward or along; pro forward + minare       to drive animals. See {Amenable}, {Menace}.]       1. A walk for pleasure, display, or exercise. --Burke.          2. A place for walking; a public walk. --Bp. Montagu.
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Promenade \Prom`e*nade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Promenaded}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Promenading}.]       To walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.
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Promenade \Prom`e*nade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Promenaded}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Promenading}.]       To walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.
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Promenader \Prom`e*nad"er\, n.       One who promenades.
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Promenade \Prom`e*nade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Promenaded}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Promenading}.]       To walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.
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Prominence \Prom"i*nence\, Prominency \Prom"i*nen*cy\, n. [L.       prominentia: cf. F. prominence. See {Prominent}. ]       1. The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out             from something; conspicuousness.          2. That which is prominent; a protuberance.          {Solar prominences}. (Astron.) See {Solar Protuberances},             under {Protuberance}.
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Prominence \Prom"i*nence\, Prominency \Prom"i*nen*cy\, n. [L.       prominentia: cf. F. prominence. See {Prominent}. ]       1. The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out             from something; conspicuousness.          2. That which is prominent; a protuberance.          {Solar prominences}. (Astron.) See {Solar Protuberances},             under {Protuberance}.
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Prominent \Prom"i*nent\, a. [L. prominens, -entis, p. pr. of       prominere to jut out, to project; pro before, forward +       minere (in comp.) to jut, project: cf. F. prominent. See       {Imminent}, {Eminent}.]       1. Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of             something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a             prominent figure on a vase.          2. Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention             from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent             feature of the face; a prominent building.          3. Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent             character.          {Prominent' moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the family             {Notodontid[91]}; a notodontian; -- so called because the             larva has a hump or prominence on its back. Several of the             species are injurious to fruit trees.
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Prominent \Prom"i*nent\, a. [L. prominens, -entis, p. pr. of       prominere to jut out, to project; pro before, forward +       minere (in comp.) to jut, project: cf. F. prominent. See       {Imminent}, {Eminent}.]       1. Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of             something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a             prominent figure on a vase.          2. Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention             from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent             feature of the face; a prominent building.          3. Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent             character.          {Prominent' moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the family             {Notodontid[91]}; a notodontian; -- so called because the             larva has a hump or prominence on its back. Several of the             species are injurious to fruit trees.
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Prominently \Prom"i*nent*ly\, adv.       In a prominent manner.
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Promont \Prom"ont\, n.       Promontory. [R.] --Drayton.
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Promontory \Prom"on*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Promontories}. [ L.       promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis,       mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See {Mount}, n.]       1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into             the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.                         Like one that stands upon a promontory. --Shak.          2. (Anat.) A projecting part. Especially:             (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum                   where it joins the last lumbar vertebra.             (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the                   ear.
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Promontory \Prom"on*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Promontories}. [ L.       promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis,       mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See {Mount}, n.]       1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into             the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.                         Like one that stands upon a promontory. --Shak.          2. (Anat.) A projecting part. Especially:             (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum                   where it joins the last lumbar vertebra.             (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the                   ear.
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Doubling \Dou"bling\, n.       1. The act of one that doubles; a making double;             reduplication; also, that which is doubled.          2. A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare;             shift; trick; artifice. --Dryden.          3. (Her.) The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or             escutcheon.          4. The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the             strength and flavor.          {Doubling a cape}, {promontory}, etc. (Naut.), sailing around             or passing beyond a cape, promontory, etc.
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Promontory \Prom"on*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Promontories}. [ L.       promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis,       mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See {Mount}, n.]       1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into             the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.                         Like one that stands upon a promontory. --Shak.          2. (Anat.) A projecting part. Especially:             (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum                   where it joins the last lumbar vertebra.             (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the                   ear.
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Doubling \Dou"bling\, n.       1. The act of one that doubles; a making double;             reduplication; also, that which is doubled.          2. A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare;             shift; trick; artifice. --Dryden.          3. (Her.) The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or             escutcheon.          4. The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the             strength and flavor.          {Doubling a cape}, {promontory}, etc. (Naut.), sailing around             or passing beyond a cape, promontory, etc.
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Proneness \Prone"ness\, n.       1. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending             downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the             erectness of man.          2. The state of lying with the face down; -- opposed to             {supineness}.          3. Descent; declivity; as, the proneness of a hill.          4. Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension;             disposition; as, proneness to self-gratification.
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Pronominal \Pro*nom"i*nal\, a. [L. pronominalis: cf. F.       pronominal. See {Pronoun}.]       Belonging to, or partaking of the nature of, a pronoun.
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Pronominalize \Pro*nom"i*nal*ize\, v. t.       To give the effect of a pronoun to; as, to pronominalize the       substantives person, people, etc. --Early.
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Pronominally \Pro*nom"i*nal*ly\, adv.       In a pronominal manner[?] with the nature or office of a       pronoun; as a pronoun.
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Pronoun \Pro"noun\, n. [Pref. pro- + noun: cf. F. pronom, L.       pronomen. See {Noun}.] (Gram.)       A word used instead of a noun or name, to avoid the       repetition of it. The personal pronouns in English are I,       thou or you, he, she, it, we, ye, and they.
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Pronounce \Pro*nounce"\, v. i.       1. To give a pronunciation; to articulate; as, to pronounce             faultlessly. --Earle.          2. To make declaration; to utter on opinion; to speak with             confidence. [R.] --Dr. H. More.
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Pronounce \Pro*nounce"\, n.       Pronouncement; declaration; pronunciation. [Obs.] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pronounce \Pro*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pronounced}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Pronounging}.] [F. prononcer, L. pronunciare;       pro before, forth + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce. See       {Announce}.]       1. To utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to             utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper             sound and accent as, adults rarely learn to pronounce a             foreign language correctly.          2. To utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree             or sentence; as, to pronounce sentence of death.                         Sternly he pronounced The rigid interdiction.                                                                               --Milton.          3. To speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite; as,             to pronounce an oration.                         Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to                      you.                                                   --Shak.          4. To declare or affirm; as, he pronounced the book to be a             libel; he pronounced the act to be a fraud.                         The God who hallowed thee and blessed, Pronouncing                      thee all good.                                    --Keble.          Syn: To deliver; utter; speak. See {Deliver}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pronounceable \Pro*nounce"a*ble\, a. [Cf. L. pronunciabilis       declarative.]       Capable of being pronounced.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pronounced \Pro*nounced"\, a. [F. prononc[82].]       Strongly marked; unequivocal; decided.          Note: [A Gallicism]                            [His] views became every day more pronounced.                                                                               --Thackeray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pronounce \Pro*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pronounced}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Pronounging}.] [F. prononcer, L. pronunciare;       pro before, forth + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce. See       {Announce}.]       1. To utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to             utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper             sound and accent as, adults rarely learn to pronounce a             foreign language correctly.          2. To utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree             or sentence; as, to pronounce sentence of death.                         Sternly he pronounced The rigid interdiction.                                                                               --Milton.          3. To speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite; as,             to pronounce an oration.                         Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to                      you.                                                   --Shak.          4. To declare or affirm; as, he pronounced the book to be a             libel; he pronounced the act to be a fraud.                         The God who hallowed thee and blessed, Pronouncing                      thee all good.                                    --Keble.          Syn: To deliver; utter; speak. See {Deliver}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pronouncement \Pro*nounce"ment\, n.       The act of pronouncing; a declaration; a formal announcement.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pronouncer \Pro*noun"cer\, n.       One who pronounces, utters, or declares; also, a pronouncing       book.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pronouncing \Pro*noun"cing\, a.       Pertaining to, or indicating, pronunciation; as, a       pronouncing dictionary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pronounce \Pro*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pronounced}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Pronounging}.] [F. prononcer, L. pronunciare;       pro before, forth + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce. See       {Announce}.]       1. To utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to             utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper             sound and accent as, adults rarely learn to pronounce a             foreign language correctly.          2. To utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree             or sentence; as, to pronounce sentence of death.                         Sternly he pronounced The rigid interdiction.                                                                               --Milton.          3. To speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite; as,             to pronounce an oration.                         Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to                      you.                                                   --Shak.          4. To declare or affirm; as, he pronounced the book to be a             libel; he pronounced the act to be a fraud.                         The God who hallowed thee and blessed, Pronouncing                      thee all good.                                    --Keble.          Syn: To deliver; utter; speak. See {Deliver}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pronuncial \Pro*nun"cial\, a.       Of or pertaining to pronunciation; pronunciative.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pronunciamento \Pro*nun`ci*a*men"to\, n.       A proclamation or manifesto; a formal announcement or       declaration.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pronunciation \Pro*nun`ci*a"tion\ (?; 277), n. [F.       pronunciation, L. pronunciatio. See {Pronounce}.]       1. The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving             the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the             pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or             indistinct pronunciation.          2. The mode of uttering words or sentences.          3. (Rhet.) The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly             with propriety and gracefulness; -- now called {delivery}.             --J. Q. Adams.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pronunciative \Pro*nun"ci*a*tive\, a. [L. pronunciativus.]       1. Of or pertaining to pronunciation.          2. Uttering confidently; dogmatical. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pronunciator \Pro*nun"ci*a`tor\, n. [L., a reciter.]       One who pronounces; a pronouncer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pronunciatory \Pro*nun"ci*a*to*ry\, a.       Of or pertaining to pronunciation; that pronounces.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prune \Prune\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pruned}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pruning}.] [OE. proine, probably fr. F. provigner to lay       down vine stocks for propagation; hence, probably, the       meaning, to cut away superfluous shoots. See {Provine}.]       1. To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or             shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or             smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune             an essay. --Thackeray.                         Taking into consideration how they [laws] are to be                      pruned and reformed.                           --Bacon.                         Our delightful task To prune these growing plants,                      and tend these flowers.                     --Milton.          2. To cut off or cut out, as useless parts.                         Horace will our superfluous branches prune.                                                                               --Waller.          3. To preen; to prepare; to dress. --Spenser.                         His royal bird Prunes the immortal wing and cloys                      his beak.                                          --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pruning \Prun"ing\, n.       1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.          2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her             feathers; leavings. --Beau. & Fl.          {Pruning hook}, [or] {Pruning knife}, cutting instrument used             in pruning trees, etc.          {Pruning shears}, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pruning \Prun"ing\, n.       1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.          2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her             feathers; leavings. --Beau. & Fl.          {Pruning hook}, [or] {Pruning knife}, cutting instrument used             in pruning trees, etc.          {Pruning shears}, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pruning \Prun"ing\, n.       1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.          2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her             feathers; leavings. --Beau. & Fl.          {Pruning hook}, [or] {Pruning knife}, cutting instrument used             in pruning trees, etc.          {Pruning shears}, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pruning \Prun"ing\, n.       1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.          2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her             feathers; leavings. --Beau. & Fl.          {Pruning hook}, [or] {Pruning knife}, cutting instrument used             in pruning trees, etc.          {Pruning shears}, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrenean \Pyr`e*ne"an\, a. [L. Pyrenaei (sc. montes) the       Pyrenees, fr. Pyrene, Gr.[?] a daughter of Bebryx, beloved by       Hercules, and buried upon these mountains.]       Of or pertaining to the Pyrenees, a range of mountains       separating France and Spain. -- n. The Pyrenees. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyromancy \Pyr"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] fire + [?]       divination: cf. F. pyromancie.]       Divination by means of fire.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyromania \Pyr"o*ma"ni*a\, n. [Pyro- + mania.]       An insane disposition to incendiarism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyromantic \Pyr"o*man"tic\, a.       Of or pertaining to pyromancy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyromantic \Pyr`o*man"tic\, n. [Cf. Gr. [?].]       One who pretends to divine by fire. --Sir T. Herbert.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyronomics \Pyr`o*nom"ics\, n. [Pyro- + Gr. [?] law.]       The science of heat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrrhonean \Pyr*rho"ne*an\, Pyrrhonic \Pyr*rhon"ic\, a. [L.       Pyrrhon[88]us: cf. F. pyrrhonien.]       Of or pertaining to pyrrhonism.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Paramount, CA (city, FIPS 55618)       Location: 33.89555 N, 118.16407 W       Population (1990): 47669 (13726 housing units)       Area: 12.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 90723
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Perryman, MD (CDP, FIPS 61075)       Location: 39.46987 N, 76.20575 W       Population (1990): 2160 (904 housing units)       Area: 11.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Piermont, NH       Zip code(s): 03779    Piermont, NY (village, FIPS 57749)       Location: 41.03960 N, 73.91554 W       Population (1990): 2163 (975 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 10968
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Premium, KY       Zip code(s): 41845
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Premont, TX (city, FIPS 59384)       Location: 27.35778 N, 98.12409 W       Population (1990): 2914 (1069 housing units)       Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 78375
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Pronunciation Guide          Pronunciation keys are provided in the jargon listings for all    entries that are neither dictionary words pronounced as in standard    English nor obvious compounds thereof.   Slashes bracket phonetic    pronunciations, which are to be interpreted using the following    conventions:          1. Syllables are hyphen-separated, except that an accent or       back-accent follows each accented syllable (the back-accent marks       a secondary accent in some words of four or more syllables).   If       no accent is given, the word is pronounced with equal accentuation       on all syllables (this is common for abbreviations).          2. Consonants are pronounced as in American English.   The letter `g'       is always hard (as in "got" rather than "giant"); `ch' is soft       ("church" rather than "chemist").   The letter `j' is the sound       that occurs twice in "judge".   The letter `s' is always as in       "pass", never a z sound.   The digraph `kh' is the guttural of       "loch" or "l'chaim".   The digraph 'gh' is the aspirated g+h of       "bughouse" or "ragheap" (rare in English).          3. Uppercase letters are pronounced as their English letter names;       thus (for example) /H-L-L/ is equivalent to /aych el el/.   /Z/ may       be pronounced /zee/ or /zed/ depending on your local dialect.          4. Vowels are represented as follows:       a             back, that       ah             father, palm (see note)       ar             far, mark       aw             flaw, caught       ay             bake, rain       e             less, men       ee             easy, ski       eir             their, software       i             trip, hit       i:             life, sky       o             block, stock (see note)       oh             flow, sew       oo             loot, through       or             more, door       ow             out, how       oy             boy, coin       uh             but, some       u             put, foot       y             yet, young       yoo             few, chew       [y]oo             /oo/ with optional fronting as in `news' (/nooz/ or /nyooz/)          The glyph /*/ is used for the `schwa' sound of unstressed or occluded    vowels (the one that is often written with an upside-down `e').   The    schwa vowel is omitted in syllables containing vocalic r, l, m or n;    that is, `kitten' and `color' would be rendered /kit'n/ and /kuhl'r/,    not /kit'*n/ and /kuhl'*r/.          Note that the above table reflects mainly distinctions found in    standard American English (that is, the neutral dialect spoken by TV    network announcers and typical of educated speech in the Upper Midwest,    Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Philadelphia).   However, we separate    /o/ from /ah/, which tend to merge in standard American.   This may help    readers accustomed to accents resembling British Received Pronunciation.          The intent of this scheme is to permit as many readers as possible to    map the pronunciations into their local dialect by ignoring some subset    of the distinctions we make.   Speakers of British RP, for example, can    smash terminal /r/ and all unstressed vowels.   Speakers of many    varieties of southern American will automatically map /o/ to /aw/; and    so forth.   (Standard American makes a good reference dialect for this    purpose because it has crisp consonants and more vowel distinctions    than other major dialects, and tends to retain distinctions between    unstressed vowels.   It also happens to be what your editor speaks.)          Entries with a pronunciation of `//' are written-only usages.   (No,    Unix weenies, this does _not_ mean `pronounce like previous    pronunciation'!)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Permanent Virtual Circuit          (PVC, or in {ATM} terminology, "Permanent Virtual       Connection") A {virtual circuit} that is permanently       established, saving the time associated with circuit       establishment and tear-down.          (1997-10-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Permanent Virtual Connection          {Permanent Virtual Circuit}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
prime number theorem          The number of {prime number}s less than x is       about x/log(x).   Here "is about" means that the ratio of the       two things tends to 1 as x tends to infinity.   This was first       conjectured by {Gauss} in the early 19th century, and was       proved (independently) by Hadamard and de la Vall'ee Poussin       in 1896.   Their proofs relied on {complex analysis}, but Erdös       and Selberg later found an "elementary" proof.          (1995-04-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Primenet, Inc.          Arizona's {Internet provider}.          (1994-12-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PROM monitor          a small program stored in {PROM} (or       {ROM}), responsible for both loading the {OS} and providing       some means to analyse OS {crashes}.   It may also have some       sort of {user interface} which can be used to examine and       change the contents of memory, control the boot process       (specifying arguments to the {kernel}, or changing where to       look for the it), and so forth.          The main difference between a PROM monitor and a {bootstrap       loader} is that the PROM monitor regains control when the OS       terminates.   This may enable a {wizard} to find out what went       wrong if the OS crashed, although it is usually of little help       for the average {sysadmin}.          (1996-12-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Pronunciation          In this dictionary slashes (/../) bracket phonetic       pronunciations of words not found in a standard English       dictionary.   The notation, and many of the pronunciations,       were adapted from the Hacker's {Jargon File}.          Syllables are separated by {dash} or followed {single quote}       or {back quote}.   Single quote means the preceding syllable is       stressed (louder), back quote follows a syllable with       intermediate stress (slightly louder), otherwise all syllables       are equally stressed.          Consonants are pronounced as in English but note:          ch soft, as in "church"       g hard, as in "got"       gh aspirated g+h of "bughouse" or "ragheap"       j voiced, as in "judge"       kh guttural of "loch" or "l'chaim"       s unvoiced, as in "pass"       zh as "s" in "pleasure"          Uppercase letters are pronounced as their English letter       names; thus (for example) /H-L-L/ is equivalent to /aych el       el/.   /Z/ is pronounced /zee/ in the US and /zed/ in the UK       (elsewhere?).          Vowels are represented as follows:          a back, that       ah father, palm (see note)       ar far, mark       aw flaw, caught       ay bake, rain       e less, men       ee easy, ski       eir their, software       i trip, hit       i: life, sky       o block, stock (see note)       oh flow, sew       oo loot, through       or more, door       ow out, how       oy boy, coin       uh but, some       u put, foot       *r         fur, insert (only in stressed       syllables; otherwise use just "r")       y yet, young       yoo few, chew       [y]oo /oo/ with optional fronting as       in `news' (/nooz/ or /nyooz/)          A /*/ is used for the `schwa' sound of unstressed or occluded       vowels (often written with an upside-down `e').   The schwa       vowel is omitted in unstressed syllables containing vocalic l,       m, n or r; that is, "kitten" and "colour" would be rendered       /kit'n/ and /kuhl'r/, not /kit'*n/ and /kuhl'*r/.          The above table reflects mainly distinctions found in standard       American English (that is, the neutral dialect spoken by TV       network announcers and typical of educated speech in the Upper       Midwest, Chicago, Minneapolis/St.Paul and Philadelphia).       However, we separate /o/ from /ah/, which tend to merge in       standard American.   This may help readers accustomed to       accents resembling British Received Pronunciation.          Entries with a pronunciation of `//' are written-only.          (1997-12-10)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Paran, Mount       probably the hilly region or upland wilderness on the north of       the desert of Paran forming the southern boundary of the       Promised Land (Deut. 33:2; Hab. 3:3).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Parmenas       constant, one of the seven "deacons" (Acts 6:5).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Parmenas, that abides, or is permanent