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   e. e. cummings
         n 1: United States writer noted for his typographically
               eccentric poetry (1894-1962) [syn: {cummings}, {e. e.
               cummings}, {Edward Estlin Cummings}]

English Dictionary: easy money by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
easement
n
  1. (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)
  2. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
    Synonym(s): easing, easement, alleviation, relief
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easy money
n
  1. income obtained with a minimum of effort [syn: {easy money}, gravy train]
  2. the economic condition in which credit is easy to secure
    Antonym(s): tight money
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econometric
adj
  1. of or relating to econometrics; "econometric theories"
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econometrician
n
  1. an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods
    Synonym(s): econometrician, econometrist
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econometrics
n
  1. the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data
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econometrist
n
  1. an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods
    Synonym(s): econometrician, econometrist
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economic
adj
  1. of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life"
    Synonym(s): economic, economical
  2. of or relating to the science of economics; "economic theory"
  3. using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"
    Synonym(s): economic, economical
  4. concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money); "he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons"; "gave up the large house for economic reasons"; "in economic terms they are very privileged"
  5. financially rewarding; "it was no longer economic to keep the factory open"; "have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service"
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economic aid
n
  1. money to support a worthy person or cause [syn: aid, economic aid, financial aid]
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Economic and Social Council
n
  1. a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions
    Synonym(s): Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC
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Economic and Social Council commission
n
  1. a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
    Synonym(s): Economic and Social Council commission, ECOSOC commission
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Economic Commission for Africa
n
  1. the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of African nations
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Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East
n
  1. the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of countries in Asia and the Far East
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Economic Commission for Europe
n
  1. the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Europe
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Economic Commission for Latin America
n
  1. the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Latin America
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economic condition
n
  1. the condition of the economy
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economic consumption
n
  1. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"
    Synonym(s): consumption, economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services
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economic crisis
n
  1. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
    Synonym(s): depression, slump, economic crisis
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economic expert
n
  1. an expert in the science of economics [syn: economist, economic expert]
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economic geography
n
  1. the branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities
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economic geology
n
  1. the branch of geology that deals with economically valuable geological materials
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economic growth
n
  1. steady growth in the productive capacity of the economy (and so a growth of national income)
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economic libertarian
n
  1. a libertarian who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of the state
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economic mobilisation
n
  1. mobilization of the economy [syn: economic mobilization, economic mobilisation]
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economic mobilization
n
  1. mobilization of the economy [syn: economic mobilization, economic mobilisation]
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economic policy
n
  1. a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues
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economic process
n
  1. any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth
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economic rent
n
  1. the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
    Synonym(s): economic rent, rent
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economic science
n
  1. the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
    Synonym(s): economics, economic science, political economy
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economic strangulation
n
  1. punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them; "the economic strangulation of the Jews by the Nazi Party"
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economic system
n
  1. the system of production and distribution and consumption
    Synonym(s): economy, economic system
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economic theory
n
  1. (economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods)
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economic value
n
  1. the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; "he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices"
    Synonym(s): value, economic value
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
economical
adj
  1. using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"
    Synonym(s): economic, economical
  2. of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life"
    Synonym(s): economic, economical
  3. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"
    Synonym(s): economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting
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economically
adv
  1. with respect to economic science; "economically this proposal makes no sense"
  2. in an economical manner
  3. with respect to the economic system; "economically the country is worse off"
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economics
n
  1. the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
    Synonym(s): economics, economic science, political economy
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economics department
n
  1. the academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics
    Synonym(s): economics department, department of economics
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economics profession
n
  1. the body of professional economists
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economise
v
  1. spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
    Synonym(s): save, economize, economise
  2. use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
    Synonym(s): conserve, husband, economize, economise
    Antonym(s): blow, squander, waste
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
economiser
n
  1. a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste [syn: economizer, economiser]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
economist
n
  1. an expert in the science of economics [syn: economist, economic expert]
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economize
v
  1. use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
    Synonym(s): conserve, husband, economize, economise
    Antonym(s): blow, squander, waste
  2. spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
    Synonym(s): save, economize, economise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
economizer
n
  1. a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste [syn: economizer, economiser]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
economy
n
  1. the system of production and distribution and consumption
    Synonym(s): economy, economic system
  2. the efficient use of resources; "economy of effort"
  3. frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the Scots are famous for their economy"
    Synonym(s): economy, thriftiness
  4. an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"
    Synonym(s): economy, saving
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
economy class
n
  1. a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations
    Synonym(s): cabin class, second class, economy class
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economy of scale
n
  1. the saving in cost of production that is due to mass production
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ecumenic
adj
  1. concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the ecumenical movement"
    Synonym(s): ecumenic, oecumenic, ecumenical, oecumenical
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ecumenical
adj
  1. concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the ecumenical movement"
    Synonym(s): ecumenic, oecumenic, ecumenical, oecumenical
  2. of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"
    Synonym(s): cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world- wide
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ecumenical council
n
  1. (early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline; "the first seven councils through 787 are considered to be ecumenical councils by both the Roman Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox church but the next fourteen councils are considered ecumenical only by the Roman Catholic church"
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ecumenical movement
n
  1. a movement aimed to promote understanding and cooperation among Christian churches; aimed ultimately at universal Christian unity
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ecumenicalism
n
  1. (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity
    Synonym(s): ecumenism, ecumenicism, ecumenicalism
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ecumenicism
n
  1. (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity
    Synonym(s): ecumenism, ecumenicism, ecumenicalism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ecumenism
n
  1. a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches)
    Synonym(s): ecumenism, oecumenism
  2. (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity
    Synonym(s): ecumenism, ecumenicism, ecumenicalism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eczema marginatum
n
  1. fungal infection of the groin (most common in men) [syn: tinea cruris, jock itch, eczema marginatum]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
egomania
n
  1. an intense and irresistible love for yourself and concern for your own needs
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egomaniac
n
  1. an abnormally egotistical person
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Eichmann
n
  1. Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962)
    Synonym(s): Eichmann, Adolf Eichmann, Karl Adolf Eichmann
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Eijkman
n
  1. Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by a nutritional deficiency (1858-1930)
    Synonym(s): Eijkman, Christiaan Eijkman
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Ekman
n
  1. Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954)
    Synonym(s): Ekman, Vagn Walfrid Ekman
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
equanimity
n
  1. steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"
    Synonym(s): composure, calm, calmness, equanimity
    Antonym(s): discomposure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
equanimous
adj
  1. in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"
    Synonym(s): collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
equine encephalitis
n
  1. encephalitis caused by a virus that is transmitted by a mosquito from an infected horse
    Synonym(s): equine encephalitis, equine encephalomyelitis
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equine encephalomyelitis
n
  1. encephalitis caused by a virus that is transmitted by a mosquito from an infected horse
    Synonym(s): equine encephalitis, equine encephalomyelitis
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Eugene Ionesco
n
  1. French dramatist (born in Romania) who was a leading exponent of the theater of the absurd (1912-1994)
    Synonym(s): Ionesco, Eugene Ionesco
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Eugene O'Neill
n
  1. United States playwright (1888-1953) [syn: O'Neill, Eugene O'Neill, Eugene Gladstone O'Neill]
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Eugenia uniflora
n
  1. Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida
    Synonym(s): Surinam cherry, pitanga, Eugenia uniflora
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
examen
n
  1. a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
    Synonym(s): examen, examination
  2. a critical study (as of a writer's work)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
examination
n
  1. the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
    Synonym(s): examination, scrutiny
  2. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
    Synonym(s): examination, exam, test
  3. formal systematic questioning
    Synonym(s): interrogation, examination, interrogatory
  4. a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
    Synonym(s): examen, examination
  5. the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
    Synonym(s): examination, testing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
examination paper
n
  1. a written examination [syn: test paper, {examination paper}, exam paper, question sheet]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
examine
v
  1. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
    Synonym(s): analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
  2. observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"
    Synonym(s): examine, see
  3. question or examine thoroughly and closely
    Synonym(s): probe, examine
  4. question closely
  5. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
    Synonym(s): test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
examinee
n
  1. someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination)
    Synonym(s): testee, examinee
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examiner
n
  1. someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
    Synonym(s): examiner, tester, quizzer
  2. an investigator who observes carefully; "the examiner searched for clues"
    Synonym(s): examiner, inspector
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exanimate
adj
  1. deprived of life; no longer living; "a lifeless body"
    Synonym(s): lifeless, exanimate
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excommunicate
v
  1. exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
    Synonym(s): excommunicate, unchurch, curse
    Antonym(s): communicate
  2. oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
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excommunication
n
  1. the state of being excommunicated [syn: excommunication, exclusion, censure]
  2. the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
    Synonym(s): excommunication, excision
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Easement \Ease"ment\, n. [OF. aisement. See {Ease}, n.]
      1. That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience;
            accommodation.
  
                     In need of every kind of relief and easement.
                                                                              --Burke.
  
      2. (Law) A liberty, privilege, or advantage, which one
            proprietor has in the estate of another proprietor,
            distinct from the ownership of the soil, as a way, water
            course, etc. It is a species of what the civil law calls
            servitude. --Kent.
  
      3. (Arch.) A curved member instead of an abrupt change of
            direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ecgonine \Ec"go*nine\ (?; 104), n. [Gr. 'e`kgonos sprung from.]
      (Chem.)
      A colorless, crystalline, nitrogenous base, obtained by the
      decomposition of cocaine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Economic \E`co*nom"ic\ (?; 277), Economical \E`co*nom"ic*al\, a.
      [F. [82]conomique, L. oeconomicus orderly, methodical, Gr.
      [?] economical. See {Economy}.]
      1. Pertaining to the household; domestic. [bd]In this
            economical misfortune [of ill-assorted matrimony.][b8]
            --Milton.
  
      2. Relating to domestic economy, or to the management of
            household affairs.
  
                     And doth employ her economic art And busy care, her
                     household to preserve.                        --Sir J.
                                                                              Davies.
  
      3. Managing with frugality; guarding against waste or
            unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and
            in expenditure; -- said of character or habits.
  
                     Just rich enough, with economic care, To save a
                     pittance.                                          --Harte.
  
      4. Managed with frugality; not marked with waste or
            extravagance; frugal; -- said of acts; saving; as, an
            economical use of money or of time.
  
      5. Relating to the means of living, or the resources and
            wealth of a country; relating to political economy; as,
            economic purposes; economical truths.
  
                     These matters economical and political. --J. C.
                                                                              Shairp.
  
                     There was no economical distress in England to
                     prompt the enterprises of colonization. --Palfrey.
  
                     Economic questions, such as money, usury, taxes,
                     lands, and the employment of the people. --H. C.
                                                                              Baird.
  
      6. Regulative; relating to the adaptation of means to an end.
            --Grew.
  
      Note: Economical is the usual form when meaning frugal,
               saving; economic is the form commonly used when meaning
               pertaining to the management of a household, or of
               public affairs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rent \Rent\, n. (Polit. Econ.)
      (a) That portion of the produce of the earth paid to the
            landlord for the use of the [bd]original and
            indestructible powers of the soil;[b8] the excess of the
            return from a given piece of cultivated land over that
            from land of equal area at the [bd]margin of
            cultivation.[b8] Called also {economic, [or] Ricardian,
            rent}. Economic rent is due partly to differences of
            productivity, but chiefly to advantages of location; it
            is equivalent to ordinary or commercial rent less
            interest on improvements, and nearly equivalent to ground
            rent.
      (b) Loosely, a return or profit from a differential advantage
            for production, as in case of income or earnings due to
            rare natural gifts creating a natural monopoly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Economic \E`co*nom"ic\ (?; 277), Economical \E`co*nom"ic*al\, a.
      [F. [82]conomique, L. oeconomicus orderly, methodical, Gr.
      [?] economical. See {Economy}.]
      1. Pertaining to the household; domestic. [bd]In this
            economical misfortune [of ill-assorted matrimony.][b8]
            --Milton.
  
      2. Relating to domestic economy, or to the management of
            household affairs.
  
                     And doth employ her economic art And busy care, her
                     household to preserve.                        --Sir J.
                                                                              Davies.
  
      3. Managing with frugality; guarding against waste or
            unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and
            in expenditure; -- said of character or habits.
  
                     Just rich enough, with economic care, To save a
                     pittance.                                          --Harte.
  
      4. Managed with frugality; not marked with waste or
            extravagance; frugal; -- said of acts; saving; as, an
            economical use of money or of time.
  
      5. Relating to the means of living, or the resources and
            wealth of a country; relating to political economy; as,
            economic purposes; economical truths.
  
                     These matters economical and political. --J. C.
                                                                              Shairp.
  
                     There was no economical distress in England to
                     prompt the enterprises of colonization. --Palfrey.
  
                     Economic questions, such as money, usury, taxes,
                     lands, and the employment of the people. --H. C.
                                                                              Baird.
  
      6. Regulative; relating to the adaptation of means to an end.
            --Grew.
  
      Note: Economical is the usual form when meaning frugal,
               saving; economic is the form commonly used when meaning
               pertaining to the management of a household, or of
               public affairs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Economically \E`co*nom"ic*al*ly\, adv.
      With economy; with careful management; with prudence in
      expenditure.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Economics \E`co*nom"ics\, n. [Gr. [?], equiv. to [?] [?]. See
      {Economic}.]
      1. The science of household affairs, or of domestic
            management.
  
      2. Political economy; the science of the utilities or the
            useful application of wealth or material resources. See
            {Political economy}, under {Political}. [bd]In politics
            and economics.[b8] --V. Knox.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Economy \E*con"o*my\, n.; pl. {Economies}. [F. [82]conomie, L.
      oeconomia household management, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] one
      managing a household; [?] house (akin to L. vicus village, E.
      vicinity) + [?] usage, law, rule, fr. ne`mein to distribute,
      manage. See {Vicinity}, {Nomad}.]
      1. The management of domestic affairs; the regulation and
            government of household matters; especially as they
            concern expense or disbursement; as, a careful economy.
  
                     Himself busy in charge of the household economies.
                                                                              --Froude.
  
      2. Orderly arrangement and management of the internal affairs
            of a state or of any establishment kept up by production
            and consumption; esp., such management as directly
            concerns wealth; as, political economy.
  
      3. The system of rules and regulations by which anything is
            managed; orderly system of regulating the distribution and
            uses of parts, conceived as the result of wise and
            economical adaptation in the author, whether human or
            divine; as, the animal or vegetable economy; the economy
            of a poem; the Jewish economy.
  
                     The position which they [the verb and adjective]
                     hold in the general economy of language. --Earle.
  
                     In the Greek poets, as also in Plautus, we shall see
                     the economy . . . of poems better observed than in
                     Terence.                                             --B. Jonson.
  
                     The Jews already had a Sabbath, which, as citizens
                     and subjects of that economy, they were obliged to
                     keep.                                                --Paley.
  
      4. Thrifty and frugal housekeeping; management without loss
            or waste; frugality in expenditure; prudence and
            disposition to save; as, a housekeeper accustomed to
            economy but not to parsimony.
  
      {Political economy}. See under {Political}.
  
      Syn: {Economy}, {Frugality}, {Parsimony}. Economy avoids all
               waste and extravagance, and applies money to the best
               advantage; frugality cuts off indulgences, and proceeds
               on a system of saving. The latter conveys the idea of
               not using or spending superfluously, and is opposed to
               lavishness or profusion. Frugality is usually applied to
               matters of consumption, and commonly points to
               simplicity of manners; parsimony is frugality carried to
               an extreme, involving meanness of spirit, and a sordid
               mode of living. Economy is a virtue, and parsimony a
               vice.

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   Economize \E*con"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Economized}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Economizing}.] [Cf. F. [82]conomiser.]
      To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with
      frugality; as, to economize one's income. [Written also
      {economise}.]
  
               Expenses in the city were to be economized. --Jowett
                                                                              (Thucyd. ).
  
               Calculating how to economize time.         --W. Irving.

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   Economize \E*con"o*mize\, v. i.
      To be prudently sparing in expenditure; to be frugal and
      saving; as, to economize in order to grow rich. [Written also
      {economise}.] --Milton.

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   Economist \E*con"o*mist\, n. [Cf. F. [82]conomiste.]
      1. One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns
            with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor,
            judiciously, and without waste. [bd]Economists even to
            parsimony.[b8] --Burke.
  
      2. One who is conversant with political economy; a student of
            economics.

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   Economization \E*con`o*mi*za"tion\, n.
      The act or practice of using to the best effect. [R.] --H.
      Spenser.

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   Economize \E*con"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Economized}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Economizing}.] [Cf. F. [82]conomiser.]
      To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with
      frugality; as, to economize one's income. [Written also
      {economise}.]
  
               Expenses in the city were to be economized. --Jowett
                                                                              (Thucyd. ).
  
               Calculating how to economize time.         --W. Irving.

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   Economize \E*con"o*mize\, v. i.
      To be prudently sparing in expenditure; to be frugal and
      saving; as, to economize in order to grow rich. [Written also
      {economise}.] --Milton.

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   Economize \E*con"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Economized}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Economizing}.] [Cf. F. [82]conomiser.]
      To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with
      frugality; as, to economize one's income. [Written also
      {economise}.]
  
               Expenses in the city were to be economized. --Jowett
                                                                              (Thucyd. ).
  
               Calculating how to economize time.         --W. Irving.

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   Economizer \E*con"o*mi`zer\, n.
      1. One who, or that which, economizes.
  
      2. Specifically: (Steam Boilers) An arrangement of pipes for
            heating feed water by waste heat in the gases passing to
            the chimney.

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   Economize \E*con"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Economized}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Economizing}.] [Cf. F. [82]conomiser.]
      To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with
      frugality; as, to economize one's income. [Written also
      {economise}.]
  
               Expenses in the city were to be economized. --Jowett
                                                                              (Thucyd. ).
  
               Calculating how to economize time.         --W. Irving.

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   Economy \E*con"o*my\, n.; pl. {Economies}. [F. [82]conomie, L.
      oeconomia household management, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] one
      managing a household; [?] house (akin to L. vicus village, E.
      vicinity) + [?] usage, law, rule, fr. ne`mein to distribute,
      manage. See {Vicinity}, {Nomad}.]
      1. The management of domestic affairs; the regulation and
            government of household matters; especially as they
            concern expense or disbursement; as, a careful economy.
  
                     Himself busy in charge of the household economies.
                                                                              --Froude.
  
      2. Orderly arrangement and management of the internal affairs
            of a state or of any establishment kept up by production
            and consumption; esp., such management as directly
            concerns wealth; as, political economy.
  
      3. The system of rules and regulations by which anything is
            managed; orderly system of regulating the distribution and
            uses of parts, conceived as the result of wise and
            economical adaptation in the author, whether human or
            divine; as, the animal or vegetable economy; the economy
            of a poem; the Jewish economy.
  
                     The position which they [the verb and adjective]
                     hold in the general economy of language. --Earle.
  
                     In the Greek poets, as also in Plautus, we shall see
                     the economy . . . of poems better observed than in
                     Terence.                                             --B. Jonson.
  
                     The Jews already had a Sabbath, which, as citizens
                     and subjects of that economy, they were obliged to
                     keep.                                                --Paley.
  
      4. Thrifty and frugal housekeeping; management without loss
            or waste; frugality in expenditure; prudence and
            disposition to save; as, a housekeeper accustomed to
            economy but not to parsimony.
  
      {Political economy}. See under {Political}.
  
      Syn: {Economy}, {Frugality}, {Parsimony}. Economy avoids all
               waste and extravagance, and applies money to the best
               advantage; frugality cuts off indulgences, and proceeds
               on a system of saving. The latter conveys the idea of
               not using or spending superfluously, and is opposed to
               lavishness or profusion. Frugality is usually applied to
               matters of consumption, and commonly points to
               simplicity of manners; parsimony is frugality carried to
               an extreme, involving meanness of spirit, and a sordid
               mode of living. Economy is a virtue, and parsimony a
               vice.

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   Ecumenic \Ec`u*men"ic\, Ecumenical \Ec`u*men"ic*al\, a. [L.
      oecumenicus, Gr. [?] (sc. [?]) the inhabited world, fr. [?]
      to inhabit, from [?] house, dwelling. See {Economy}.]
      General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which
      concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council.
      [Written also {[oe]cumenical}.]
  
      {Ecumenical Bishop}, a title assumed by the popes.
  
      {Ecumenical council}. See under {Council}.

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   Ecumenic \Ec`u*men"ic\, Ecumenical \Ec`u*men"ic*al\, a. [L.
      oecumenicus, Gr. [?] (sc. [?]) the inhabited world, fr. [?]
      to inhabit, from [?] house, dwelling. See {Economy}.]
      General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which
      concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council.
      [Written also {[oe]cumenical}.]
  
      {Ecumenical Bishop}, a title assumed by the popes.
  
      {Ecumenical council}. See under {Council}.

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   Ecumenic \Ec`u*men"ic\, Ecumenical \Ec`u*men"ic*al\, a. [L.
      oecumenicus, Gr. [?] (sc. [?]) the inhabited world, fr. [?]
      to inhabit, from [?] house, dwelling. See {Economy}.]
      General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which
      concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council.
      [Written also {[oe]cumenical}.]
  
      {Ecumenical Bishop}, a title assumed by the popes.
  
      {Ecumenical council}. See under {Council}.

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   Ecumenic \Ec`u*men"ic\, Ecumenical \Ec`u*men"ic*al\, a. [L.
      oecumenicus, Gr. [?] (sc. [?]) the inhabited world, fr. [?]
      to inhabit, from [?] house, dwelling. See {Economy}.]
      General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which
      concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council.
      [Written also {[oe]cumenical}.]
  
      {Ecumenical Bishop}, a title assumed by the popes.
  
      {Ecumenical council}. See under {Council}.

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   Council \Coun"cil\ (koun"s[icr]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L.
      concilium; con- + calare to call, akin to Gr. [?][?][?] to
      call, and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is
      often confounded with counsel, with which it has no
      connection.]
      1. An assembly of men summoned or convened for consultation,
            deliberation, or advice; as, a council of physicians for
            consultation in a critical case.
  
      2. A body of man elected or appointed to constitute an
            advisory or a legislative assembly; as, a governor's
            council; a city council.
  
                     An old lord of the council rated me the other day.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      3. Act of deliberating; deliberation; consultation.
  
                     Satan . . . void of rest, His potentates to council
                     called by night.                                 --Milton.
  
                     O great in action and in council wise. --Pope.
  
      {Aulic council}. See under {Aulic}.
  
      {Cabinet council}. See under {Cabinet}.
  
      {City council}, the legislative branch of a city government,
            usually consisting of a board of aldermen and common
            council, but sometimes otherwise constituted.
  
      {Common council}. See under {Common}.
  
      {Council board}, {Council table}, the table round which a
            council holds consultation; also, the council itself in
            deliberation.
  
      {Council chamber}, the room or apartment in which a council
            meets.
  
      {Council fire}, the ceremonial fire kept burning while the
            Indians hold their councils. [U.S.] --Bartlett.
  
      {Council of war}, an assembly of officers of high rank,
            called to consult with the commander in chief in regard to
            measures or importance or nesessity.
  
      {Ecumenical council} (Eccl.), an assembly of prelates or
            divines convened from the whole body of the church to
            regulate matters of doctrine or discipline.
  
      {Executive council}, a body of men elected as advisers of the
            chief magistrate, whether of a State or the nation. [U.S.]
           
  
      {Legislative council}, the upper house of a legislature,
            usually called the senate.
  
      {Privy council}. See under {Privy}. [Eng.]
  
      Syn: Assembly; meeting; congress; diet; parliament;
               convention; convocation; synod.

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   Eggement \Eg"ge*ment\, n. [Egg, v. t. + -ment.]
      Instigation; incitement. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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   Ekename \Eke"name`\, n. [See {Nickname}.]
      An additional or epithet name; a nickname. [Obs.]

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   Equanimity \E`qua*nim"i*ty\, n. [L. aequanimitas, fr.
      aequanimus: cf. F. [82]quanimit[82]. See {Equanimous}.]
      Evenness of mind; that calm temper or firmness of mind which
      is not easily elated or depressed; patience; calmness;
      composure; as, to bear misfortunes with equanimity.

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   Equanimous \E*quan"i*mous\, a. [L. aequanimus, fr. aequus equal
      + animus mind.]
      Of an even, composed frame of mind; of a steady temper; not
      easily elated or depressed. --Bp. Gauden.

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   Equimomental \E`qui*mo*men"tal\, a. [Equi- + momental.] (Mech.)
      Having equal moments of inertia.
  
      Note: Two bodies or systems of bodies are said to be
               equimomental when their moments of inertia about all
               straight lines are equal each to each.
  
      {Equimomental cone of a given rigid body}, a conical surface
            that has any given vertex, and is described by a straight
            line which moves in such manner that the moment of inertia
            of the given rigid body about the line is in all its
            positions the same.

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   Equimomental \E`qui*mo*men"tal\, a. [Equi- + momental.] (Mech.)
      Having equal moments of inertia.
  
      Note: Two bodies or systems of bodies are said to be
               equimomental when their moments of inertia about all
               straight lines are equal each to each.
  
      {Equimomental cone of a given rigid body}, a conical surface
            that has any given vertex, and is described by a straight
            line which moves in such manner that the moment of inertia
            of the given rigid body about the line is in all its
            positions the same.

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   Roan \Roan\, a. [F. rouan; cf. Sp. roano, ruano, It. rovano,
      roano.]
      1. Having a bay, chestnut, brown, or black color, with gray
            or white thickly interspersed; -- said of a horse.
  
                     Give my roan a drench.                        --Shak.
  
      2. Made of the leather called roan; as, roan binding.
  
      {Roan antelope} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South African
            antelope ({Hippotragus equinus}). It has long sharp horns
            and a stiff bright brown mane. Called also {mahnya},
            {equine antelope}, and {bastard gemsbok}.

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   Equinumerant \E`qui*nu"mer*ant\, a. [Equi- + L. numerans, p. pr.
      of numerare to number.]
      Equal as to number. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.

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   Eschewment \Es*chew"ment\, n.
      The act of eschewing. [R.]

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   Malay \Ma*lay"\, Malayan \Ma*lay"an\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country. -- n. The
      Malay language.
  
      {Malay apple} (Bot.), a myrtaceous tree ({Eugenia
            Malaccensis}) common in India; also, its applelike fruit.

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   Eugenin \Eu"ge*nin\, n. (Chem.)
      A colorless, crystalline substance extracted from oil of
      cloves; -- called also {clove camphor}.

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   Soldier \Sol"dier\, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF.
      soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr.
      L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a
      soldier), fr. solidus solid. See {Solid}, and cf. {Sold}, n.]
      1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a
            private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized
            body of combatants.
  
                     I am a soldier and unapt to weep.      --Shak.
  
      2. Especially, a private in military service, as
            distinguished from an officer.
  
                     It were meet that any one, before he came to be a
                     captain, should have been a soldier.   --Spenser.
  
      3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill,
            or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of
            emphasis or distinction. --Shak.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The red or cuckoo gurnard ({Trigla pini}.)
            [Prov. Eng.]
  
      5. (Zo[94]l.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white
            ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very
            large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
            See {Termite}.
  
      {Soldier beetle} (Zo[94]l.), an American carabid beetle
            ({Chauliognathus Americanus}) whose larva feeds upon other
            insects, such as the plum curculio.
  
      {Soldier bug} (Zo[94]l.), any hemipterous insect of the genus
            {Podisus} and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug
            ({Podius spinosus}). These bugs suck the blood of other
            insects.
  
      {Soldier crab} (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The hermit crab.
            (b) The fiddler crab.
  
      {Soldier fish} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish
            ({Etheostoma c[d2]ruleum}) found in the Mississippi River;
            -- called also {blue darter}, and {rainbow darter}.
  
      {Soldier fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            small dipterous flies of the genus {Stratyomys} and allied
            genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic
            luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with
            markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps.
  
      {Soldier moth} (Zo[94]l.), a large geometrid moth ({Euschema
            militaris}), having the wings bright yellow with bluish
            black lines and spots.
  
      {Soldier orchis} (Bot.), a kind of orchis ({Orchis
            militaris}).

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   Examen \Ex*a"men\, n. [L., the tongue of a balance, examination;
      for exagmen, fr. exigere to weigh accurately, to treat: cf.
      F. examen. See {Exact}, a.]
      Examination; inquiry. [R.] [bd]A critical examen of the two
      pieces.[b8] --Cowper.

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   Examinable \Ex*am"i*na*ble\, a.
      Capable of being examined or inquired into. --Bacon.

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   Examinant \Ex*am"i*nant\, n. [L. examinans, -antis, examining.]
      1. One who examines; an examiner. --Sir W. Scott.
  
      2. One who is to be examined. [Obs.] --H. Prideaux.

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   Examinate \Ex*am"i*nate\, n. [L. examinatus, p. p. of examinare.
      See {Examine}. ]
      A person subjected to examination. [Obs.] --Bacon.

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   Examination \Ex*am`i*na"tion\, n. [L. examinatio: cf. F.
      examination.]
      1. The act of examining, or state of being examined; a
            careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by
            study or experiment.
  
      2. A process prescribed or assigned for testing
            qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a
            candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry.
  
                     He neglected the studies, . . . stood low at the
                     examinations.                                    --Macaulay.
  
      {Examination in chief}, [or] {Direct examination} (Law), that
            examination which is made of a witness by a party calling
            him.
  
      {Cross-examination}, that made by the opposite party.
  
      {Re[89]xamination}, [or] {Re-direct examination}, that made
            by a party calling a witness, after, and upon matters
            arising out of, the cross-examination.
  
      Syn: Search; inquiry; investigation; research; scrutiny;
               inquisition; inspection; exploration.

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   Examination \Ex*am`i*na"tion\, n. [L. examinatio: cf. F.
      examination.]
      1. The act of examining, or state of being examined; a
            careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by
            study or experiment.
  
      2. A process prescribed or assigned for testing
            qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a
            candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry.
  
                     He neglected the studies, . . . stood low at the
                     examinations.                                    --Macaulay.
  
      {Examination in chief}, [or] {Direct examination} (Law), that
            examination which is made of a witness by a party calling
            him.
  
      {Cross-examination}, that made by the opposite party.
  
      {Re[89]xamination}, [or] {Re-direct examination}, that made
            by a party calling a witness, after, and upon matters
            arising out of, the cross-examination.
  
      Syn: Search; inquiry; investigation; research; scrutiny;
               inquisition; inspection; exploration.

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   Examinator \Ex*am"i*na`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. examinateur.]
      An examiner. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.

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   Examine \Ex*am"ine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Examined}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Examining}.] [L. examinare, examinatum, fr. examen,
      examinis: cf. F. examiner. See {Examen}.]
      1. To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully
            with a view to discover the real character or state of; to
            subject to inquiry or inspection of particulars for the
            purpose of obtaining a fuller insight into the subject of
            examination, as a material substance, a fact, a reason, a
            cause, the truth of a statement; to inquire or search
            into; to explore; as, to examine a mineral; to examine a
            ship to know whether she is seaworthy; to examine a
            proposition, theory, or question.
  
                     Examine well your own thoughts.         --Chaucer.
  
                     Examine their counsels and their cares. --Shak.
  
      2. To interrogate as in a judicial proceeding; to try or test
            by question; as, to examine a witness in order to elicit
            testimony, a student to test his qualifications, a
            bankrupt touching the state of his property, etc.
  
                     The offenders that are to be examined. --Shak.
  
      Syn: To discuss; debate; scrutinize; search into;
               investigate; explore. See {Discuss}.

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   Examine \Ex*am"ine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Examined}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Examining}.] [L. examinare, examinatum, fr. examen,
      examinis: cf. F. examiner. See {Examen}.]
      1. To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully
            with a view to discover the real character or state of; to
            subject to inquiry or inspection of particulars for the
            purpose of obtaining a fuller insight into the subject of
            examination, as a material substance, a fact, a reason, a
            cause, the truth of a statement; to inquire or search
            into; to explore; as, to examine a mineral; to examine a
            ship to know whether she is seaworthy; to examine a
            proposition, theory, or question.
  
                     Examine well your own thoughts.         --Chaucer.
  
                     Examine their counsels and their cares. --Shak.
  
      2. To interrogate as in a judicial proceeding; to try or test
            by question; as, to examine a witness in order to elicit
            testimony, a student to test his qualifications, a
            bankrupt touching the state of his property, etc.
  
                     The offenders that are to be examined. --Shak.
  
      Syn: To discuss; debate; scrutinize; search into;
               investigate; explore. See {Discuss}.

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   Copy \Cop"y\ (k[ocr]p"[ycr]), n.; pl. {Copies} (-[icr]z). [F.
      copie, fr. L. copia abundance, number, LL. also, a
      transcript; co- + the root of opes riches. See {Opulent}, and
      cf. {Copious}.]
      1. An abundance or plenty of anything. [Obs.]
  
                     She was blessed with no more copy of wit, but to
                     serve his humor thus.                        --B. Jonson.
  
      2. An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original
            work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or
            a statue.
  
                     I have not the vanity to think my copy equal to the
                     original.                                          --Denham.
  
      3. An individual book, or a single set of books containing
            the works of an author; as, a copy of the Bible; a copy of
            the works of Addison.
  
      4. That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced;
            a pattern, model, or example; as, his virtues are an
            excellent copy for imitation.
  
                     Let him first learn to write, after a copy, all the
                     letters.                                             --Holder.
  
      5. (print.) Manuscript or printed matter to be set up in
            type; as, the printers are calling for more copy.
  
      6. A writing paper of a particular size. Same as {Bastard}.
            See under {Paper}.
  
      7. Copyhold; tenure; lease. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
      {Copy book}, a book in which copies are written or printed
            for learners to imitate.
  
      {Examined copies} (Law), those which have been compared with
            the originals.
  
      {Exemplified copies}, those which are attested under seal of
            a court.
  
      {Certified [or] Office} {copies}, those which are made or
            attested by officers having charge of the originals, and
            authorized to give copies officially. --Abbot.
  
      Syn: Imitation; transcript; duplicate; counterfeit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Examinee \Ex*am`i*nee"\, n.
      A person examined.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Examiner \Ex*am"in*er\, n.
      One who examines, tries, or inspects; one who interrogates;
      an officer or person charged with the duty of making an
      examination; as, an examiner of students for a degree; an
      examiner in chancery, in the patent office, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Examinership \Ex*am"in*er*ship\, n.
      The office or rank of an examiner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Examine \Ex*am"ine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Examined}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Examining}.] [L. examinare, examinatum, fr. examen,
      examinis: cf. F. examiner. See {Examen}.]
      1. To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully
            with a view to discover the real character or state of; to
            subject to inquiry or inspection of particulars for the
            purpose of obtaining a fuller insight into the subject of
            examination, as a material substance, a fact, a reason, a
            cause, the truth of a statement; to inquire or search
            into; to explore; as, to examine a mineral; to examine a
            ship to know whether she is seaworthy; to examine a
            proposition, theory, or question.
  
                     Examine well your own thoughts.         --Chaucer.
  
                     Examine their counsels and their cares. --Shak.
  
      2. To interrogate as in a judicial proceeding; to try or test
            by question; as, to examine a witness in order to elicit
            testimony, a student to test his qualifications, a
            bankrupt touching the state of his property, etc.
  
                     The offenders that are to be examined. --Shak.
  
      Syn: To discuss; debate; scrutinize; search into;
               investigate; explore. See {Discuss}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Examining \Ex*am"in*ing\, a.
      Having power to examine; appointed to examine; as, an
      examining committee.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exanimate \Ex*an"i*mate\, a. [L. exanimatus, p. p. of exanimare
      to deprive of life or spirit; ex out + anima air, breath,
      life, spirit.]
      1. Lifeless; dead. [R.] [bd]Carcasses exanimate.[b8]
            --Spenser.
  
      2. Destitute of animation; spiritless; disheartened. [R.]
            [bd]Pale . . . wretch, exanimate by love.[b8] --Thomson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exanimate \Ex*an"i*mate\, v. t.
      To deprive of animation or of life. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exanimation \Ex*an`i*ma"tion\, n.[L. exanimatio.]
      Deprivation of life or of spirits. [R.] --Bailey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exanimous \Ex*an"i*mous\, a. [L. exanimus, exanimis; ex out,
      without + anima life.]
      Lifeless; dead. [Obs.] --Johnson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Excommune \Ex`com*mune"\v. t. [Cf. F. excommuier. See
      {Excommunicate}.]
      To exclude from participation in; to excommunicate. [Obs.]
  
               Poets . . . were excommuned Plato's common wealth
                                                                              --Gayton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Excommunicable \Ex`com*mu"ni*ca*ble\, a. [See {Excommunicate}.]
      Liable or deserving to be excommunicated; making
      excommunication possible or proper. [bd]Persons
      excommunicable .[b8] --Bp. Hall.
  
               What offenses are excommunicable ?         --Kenle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Excommunicant \Ex`com*mu"ni*cant\, n.
      One who has been excommunicated.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Excommunicate \Ex"com*mu"ni*cate\, a. [L. excommunicatus, p. p.
      of communicare to excommunicate; ex out + communicare. See
      {Communicate}.]
      Excommunicated; interdicted from the rites of the church. --
      n. One excommunicated.
  
               Thou shalt stand cursed and excommunicate. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Excommunicate \Ex`com*mu"ni*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Excommunicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excommunicating}.]
      1. To put out of communion; especially, to cut off, or shut
            out, from communion with the church, by an ecclesiastical
            sentence.
  
      2. To lay under the ban of the church; to interdict.
  
                     Martin the Fifth . . . was the first that
                     excommunicated the reading of heretical books.
                                                                              --Miltin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Excommunicate \Ex`com*mu"ni*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Excommunicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excommunicating}.]
      1. To put out of communion; especially, to cut off, or shut
            out, from communion with the church, by an ecclesiastical
            sentence.
  
      2. To lay under the ban of the church; to interdict.
  
                     Martin the Fifth . . . was the first that
                     excommunicated the reading of heretical books.
                                                                              --Miltin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Excommunicate \Ex`com*mu"ni*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Excommunicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excommunicating}.]
      1. To put out of communion; especially, to cut off, or shut
            out, from communion with the church, by an ecclesiastical
            sentence.
  
      2. To lay under the ban of the church; to interdict.
  
                     Martin the Fifth . . . was the first that
                     excommunicated the reading of heretical books.
                                                                              --Miltin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Excommunication \Ex`com*mu`ni*ca"tion\, n. [L. excommunicatio:
      cf. F. excommunication.]
      The act of communicating or ejecting; esp., an ecclesiastical
      censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is,
      for the time, cast out of the communication of the church;
      exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.
  
      Note: excommunication is of two kinds, the lesser and the
               greater; the lesser excommunication is a separation or
               suspension from partaking of the Eucharist; the greater
               is an absolute execution of the offender from the
               church and all its rights and advantages, even from
               social intercourse with the faithful.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Candle \Can"dle\, n. [OE. candel, candel, AS, candel, fr. L.
      candela a (white) light made of wax or tallow, fr. cand[89]re
      to be white. See {Candid}, and cf. {Chandler}, {Cannel},
      {Kindle}.]
      1. A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick
            composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and
            used to furnish light.
  
                     How far that little candle throws his beams! So
                     shines a good deed in a naughty world. --Shak.
  
      Note: Candles are usually made by repeatedly dipping the
               wicks in the melted tallow, etc. ([bd]dipped
               candles[b8]), or by casting or running in a mold.
  
      2. That which gives light; a luminary.
  
                     By these blessed candles of the night. --Shak.
  
      {Candle nut}, the fruit of a euphorbiaceous shrub ({Aleurites
            triloba}), a native of some of the Pacific islands; --
            socalled because, when dry, it will burn with a bright
            flame, and is used by the natives as a candle. The oil has
            many uses.
  
      {Candle power} (Photom.), illuminating power, as of a lamp,
            or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard
            candle.
  
      {Electric candle}, A modification of the electric arc lamp,
            in which the carbon rods, instead of being placed end to
            end, are arranged side by side, and at a distance suitable
            for the formation of the arc at the tip; -- called also,
            from the name of the inventor, {Jablockoff candle}.
  
      {Excommunication by inch of candle}, a form of
            excommunication in which the offender is allowed time to
            repent only while a candle burns.
  
      {Not worth the candle}, not worth the cost or trouble.
  
      {Rush candle}, a candle made of the pith of certain rushes,
            peeled except on one side, and dipped in grease.
  
      {Sale by inch of candle}, an auction in which persons are
            allowed to bid only till a small piece of candle burns
            out.
  
      {Standard candle} (Photom.), a special form of candle
            employed as a standard in photometric measurements;
            usually, a candle of spermaceti so constructed as to burn
            at the rate of 120 grains, or 7.8 grams, per hour.
  
      {To curse by bell, book and candle}. See under {Bell}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Excommunicator \Ex`com*mu"ni*ca`tor\n. [Cf. LL. excommunicator.]
      One who excommunicates.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Excommunion \Ex`com*mun"ion\
      A shutting out from communion; excommunication. [Obs.]
  
               Excommunication is the utmost of ecclesiastical
               judicature.                                             --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exhume \Ex*hume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhumed}p. pr. & vb. n..
      {Exhuming}.] [LL. exhumare; L. ex out + humus ground, soil:
      cf. F. exhumer. See {Humble}.]
      To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial;
      to disinter. --Mantell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exinanite \Ex*in"a*nite\, v. t. [L. exinanitus, p. p. of
      exinanire; ex out (intens.) + inanire to make empty, inanis,
      empty.]
      To make empty; to render of no effect; to humble. [Obs.]
      --Bp. Pearson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exinanition \Ex*in`a*ni"tion\n. [L. exinanitio.]
      An emptying; an enfeebling; exhaustion; humiliation. [Obs.]
  
               Fastings to the exinanition of spirits.   --Jer. Taylor.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Economy, IN (town, FIPS 20152)
      Location: 39.97742 N, 85.08712 W
      Population (1990): 151 (68 housing units)
      Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 47339
   Economy, PA (borough, FIPS 22264)
      Location: 40.63840 N, 80.18511 W
      Population (1990): 9519 (3373 housing units)
      Area: 45.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Equinunk, PA
      Zip code(s): 18417

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Esmond, IL
      Zip code(s): 60129
   Esmond, ND (city, FIPS 24780)
      Location: 48.03286 N, 99.76483 W
      Population (1990): 196 (126 housing units)
      Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Esmont, VA
      Zip code(s): 22937

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   examining the entrails n.   The process of {grovel}ling through
   a {core dump} or hex image in an attempt to discover the bug that
   brought a program or system down.   The reference is to divination
   from the entrails of a sacrified animal.   Compare {runes},
   {incantation}, {black art}, {desk check}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ECMA International
  
      (Formerly European Computer Manufacturers Association)
      An industry association founded in 1961 and dedicated to the
      standardisation of information and communication systems.
  
      ECMA edits {standards} and technical reports.   All ECMA
      publications are available free of charge.
  
      The best known ECMA standard is ECMA 262, defining the
      {scripting language} {ECMAScript}.
  
      (2003-06-23)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   examining the entrails
  
      The process of {grovel}ling through a {core dump} or {hex}
      image in an attempt to discover the bug that brought a program
      or system down.   The reference is to divination from the
      entrails of a sacrified animal.
  
      Compare {runes}, {incantation}, {black art}, {desk check}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1994-12-12)
  
  
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