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   Mad Anthony Wayne
         n 1: American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796)
               [syn: {Wayne}, {Anthony Wayne}, {Mad Anthony Wayne}]

English Dictionary: mathematics by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Madame de Maintenon
n
  1. French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719)
    Synonym(s): Maintenon, Marquise de Maintenon, Francoise d'Aubigne, Madame de Maintenon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Madame de Stael
n
  1. French romantic writer (1766-1817) [syn: Stael, {Madame de Stael}, Baronne Anne Louise Germaine Necker de Steal- Holstein]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Madame Tussaud
n
  1. French modeler (resident in England after 1802) who made wax death masks of prominent victims of the French Revolution and toured Britain with her wax models; in 1835 she opened a permanent waxworks exhibition in London (1761-1850)
    Synonym(s): Tussaud, Marie Tussaud, Madame Tussaud, Marie Grosholtz
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maddened
adj
  1. marked by extreme anger; "the enraged bull attached"; "furious about the accident"; "a furious scowl"; "infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy"; "could not control the maddened crowd"
    Synonym(s): angered, enraged, furious, infuriated, maddened
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maidenhead
n
  1. a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin
    Synonym(s): hymen, maidenhead, virginal membrane
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maidenhood
n
  1. the childhood of a girl [syn: girlhood, maidenhood, maidhood]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematical
adj
  1. of or pertaining to or of the nature of mathematics; "a mathematical textbook"; "slide rules and other mathematical instruments"; "a mathematical solution to a problem"; "mathematical proof"
  2. relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers; "tests for rating numerical aptitude"; "a mathematical whiz"
    Synonym(s): numerical, mathematical
    Antonym(s): verbal
  3. beyond question; "a mathematical certainty"
  4. statistically possible though highly improbable; "have a mathematical chance of making the playoffs"
  5. characterized by the exactness or precision of mathematics; "mathematical precision"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematical function
n
  1. (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
    Synonym(s): function, mathematical function, single-valued function, map, mapping
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematical group
n
  1. a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse
    Synonym(s): group, mathematical group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematical logic
n
  1. any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity
    Synonym(s): symbolic logic, mathematical logic, formal logic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematical notation
n
  1. a notation used by mathematicians
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematical operation
n
  1. (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"
    Synonym(s): mathematical process, mathematical operation, operation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematical process
n
  1. (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"
    Synonym(s): mathematical process, mathematical operation, operation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematical product
n
  1. a quantity obtained by multiplication; "the product of 2 and 3 is 6"
    Synonym(s): product, mathematical product
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematical proof
n
  1. proof of a mathematical theorem
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematical relation
n
  1. a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematical space
n
  1. (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind; "assume that the topological space is finite dimensional"
    Synonym(s): mathematical space, topological space
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematical statement
n
  1. a statement of a mathematical relation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematical statistician
n
  1. a mathematician who specializes in statistics [syn: statistician, mathematical statistician]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematical symbol
n
  1. a character that is used to indicates a mathematical relation or operation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematically
adv
  1. with respect to mathematics; "mathematically impossible"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematician
n
  1. a person skilled in mathematics
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematics
n
  1. a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
    Synonym(s): mathematics, math, maths
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematics department
n
  1. the academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematics
    Synonym(s): mathematics department, department of mathematics
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mathematics teacher
n
  1. someone who teaches mathematics [syn: math teacher, mathematics teacher]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
matinee idol
n
  1. someone who is adored blindly and excessively [syn: idol, matinee idol]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
meat and potatoes
n
  1. the fundamental part; "successful negotiation is the meat and potatoes of arbitration"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mediant
n
  1. (music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
medium-dry
adj
  1. of a wine that is dry but not extremely dry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
metamathematics
n
  1. the logical analysis of mathematical reasoning
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mid-twenties
n
  1. the time of life between 20 and 30 [syn: twenties, {mid- twenties}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
midinette
n
  1. a Parisian salesgirl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
midwinter
n
  1. the middle of winter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motmot
n
  1. tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage
    Synonym(s): motmot, momot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mud midget
n
  1. having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North America
    Synonym(s): mud midget, bogmat, Wolffiella gladiata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mutant
adj
  1. tending to undergo or resulting from mutation; "a mutant gene"
n
  1. (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
    Synonym(s): mutant, mutation, variation, sport
  2. an animal that has undergone mutation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mutant gene
n
  1. a gene that has changed so that the normal transmission and expression of a trait is affected
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mutton tallow
n
  1. tallow from the body of a mature sheep
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
muttonhead
n
  1. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
    Synonym(s): dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead, dumbass, fuckhead
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
myotonia atrophica
n
  1. a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and legs and hips; the onset can be any time from birth to middle age and the progression is slow; inheritance is autosomal dominant
    Synonym(s): myotonic muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy, myotonia atrophica, Steinert's disease
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Madden \Mad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maddened}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Maddening}.]
      To make mad; to drive to madness; to craze; to excite
      violently with passion; to make very angry; to enrage.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]
      1. One who, or that which, shovels.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A river duck ({Spatula clypeata}), native of
            Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards
            the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green,
            blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and
            neck are dark green. Called also {broadbill}, {spoonbill},
            {shovelbill}, and {maiden duck}. The Australian shoveler,
            or shovel-nosed duck ({S. rhynchotis}), is a similar
            species.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maiden \Maid"en\, a.
      1. Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to,
            or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence.
            [bd]Amid the maiden throng.[b8] --Addison.
  
                     Have you no modesty, no maiden shame ? --Shak.
  
      2. Never having been married; not having had sexual
            intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but
            sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt. [bd]A surprising
            old maiden lady.[b8] --Thackeray.
  
      3. Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused.
            [bd]Maiden flowers.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     Full bravely hast thou fleshed Thy maiden sword.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      4. Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been
            captured, or violated. -- T. Warton. Macaulay.
  
      {Maiden assize} (Eng. Law), an assize which there is no
            criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted with
            blood. It was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to
            present the judge with a pair of white gloves. --Smart.
  
      {Maiden name}, the surname of a woman before her marriage.
  
      {Maiden pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}.
  
      {Maiden plum} (Bot.), a West Indian tree ({Comocladia
            integrifolia}) with purplish drupes. The sap of the tree
            is glutinous, and gives a persistent black stain.
  
      {Maiden speech}, the first speech made by a person, esp. by a
            new member in a public body.
  
      {Maiden tower}, the tower most capable of resisting an enemy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maidenhair \Maid"en*hair`\, n. (Bot.)
      A fern of the genus {Adiantum} ({A. pedatum}), having very
      slender graceful stalks. It is common in the United States,
      and is sometimes used in medicine. The name is also applied
      to other species of the same genus, as to the Venus-hair.
  
      {Maiden grass}, the smaller quaking grass.
  
      {Maiden tree}. See {Ginkgo}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maidenhead \Maid"en*head\, n. [See {Maidenhood}.]
      1. The state of being a maiden; maidenhood; virginity.
            --Shak.
  
      2. The state of being unused or uncontaminated; freshness;
            purity. [Obs.]
  
                     The maidenhead of their credit.         --Sir H.
                                                                              Wotton.
  
      3. The hymen, or virginal membrane.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maidenhood \Maid"en*hood\, n. [AS. m[91]gdenh[be]d. See {Maid},
      and {-hood}.]
      1. The state of being a maid or a virgin; virginity. --Shak.
  
      2. Newness; freshness; uncontaminated state.
  
                     The maidenhood Of thy fight.               --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mathematic \Math`e*mat"ic\, a. [F. math[82]matique, L.
      mathematicus, Gr. [?] disposed to learn, belonging to
      learning or the sciences, especially to mathematics, fr. [?]
      that which is learned, learning, pl. [?] things learned,
      learning, science, especially mathematical science, fr. [?],
      [?], to learn; akin to E. mind. See {Mind}.]
      See {Mathematical}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mathematical \Math`e*mat"ic*al\, a. [See {Mathematic}.]
      Of or pertaining to mathematics; according to mathematics;
      hence, theoretically precise; accurate; as, mathematical
      geography; mathematical instruments; mathematical exactness.
      -- {Math`e*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mathematical \Math`e*mat"ic*al\, a. [See {Mathematic}.]
      Of or pertaining to mathematics; according to mathematics;
      hence, theoretically precise; accurate; as, mathematical
      geography; mathematical instruments; mathematical exactness.
      -- {Math`e*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mathematician \Math`e*ma*ti"cian\, n. [Cf. F. math[82]maticien.]
      One versed in mathematics.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mathematics \Math`e*mat"ics\, n. [F. math[82]matiques, pl., L.
      mathematica, sing., Gr. [?] (sc. [?]) science. See
      {Mathematic}, and {-ics}.]
      That science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact
      relations existing between quantities or magnitudes, and of
      the methods by which, in accordance with these relations,
      quantities sought are deducible from other quantities known
      or supposed; the science of spatial and quantitative
      relations.
  
      Note: Mathematics embraces three departments, namely: 1.
               {Arithmetic}. 2. {Geometry}, including {Trigonometry}
               and {Conic Sections}. 3. {Analysis}, in which letters
               are used, including {Algebra}, {Analytical Geometry},
               and {Calculus}. Each of these divisions is divided into
               pure or abstract, which considers magnitude or quantity
               abstractly, without relation to matter; and mixed or
               applied, which treats of magnitude as subsisting in
               material bodies, and is consequently interwoven with
               physical considerations.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mediant \Me"di*ant\, n. [L. medians, p. p. of mediare to halve:
      cf. It. mediante, F. m[82]diante.] (Mus.)
      The third above the keynote; -- so called because it divides
      the interval between the tonic and dominant into two thirds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Metantimonate \Met`an*ti*mo"nate\, n. (Chem.)
      A salt of metantimonic acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Metantimonic \Met`an*ti*mon"ic\, a. [Pref. met- + antimonic.]
      (Chem.)
      (a) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (formerly called
            {antimonic acid}) analogous to metaphosphoric acid, and
            obtained as a white amorphous insoluble substance,
            ({HSbO3}).
      (b) Formerly, designating an acid, which is now properly
            called {pyroantimonic acid}, and analogous to
            pyrophosphoric acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Metewand \Mete"wand`\, n. [Mete to measure + wand.]
      A measuring rod. --Ascham.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Methionate \Me*thi"on*ate\, n. (Chem.)
      A salt of methionic acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Midwinter \Mid"win`ter\, n. [AS. midwinter.]
      The middle of winter. --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mittened \Mit"tened\, a.
      Covered with a mitten or mittens. [bd]Mittened hands.[b8]
      --Whittier.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mittent \Mit"tent\, a. [L. mittens, p. pr. of mittere to send.]
      Sending forth; emitting. [Obs.] --Wiseman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Moth \Moth\, n.; pl. {Moths} (m[ocr]thz). [OE. mothe, AS.
      mo[edh][edh]e; akin to D. mot, G. motte, Icel. motti, and
      prob. to E. mad an earthworm. Cf. {Mad}, n., {Mawk}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not
            included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io
            moth; hawk moth.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon
            garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth;
            bee moth. See these terms under {Clothes}, {Grain}, etc.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of various other insects that destroy
            woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larv[91] of several
            species of beetles of the genera {Dermestes} and
            {Anthrenus}. Carpet moths are often the larv[91] of
            Anthrenus. See {Carpet beetle}, under {Carpet},
            {Dermestes}, {Anthrenus}.
  
      4. Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or
            wastes any other thing.
  
      {Moth blight} (Zo[94]l.), any plant louse of the genus
            {Aleurodes}, and related genera. They are injurious to
            various plants.
  
      {Moth gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect of the genus
            {Bychoda}, having fringed wings.
  
      {Moth hunter} (Zo[94]l.), the goatsucker.
  
      {Moth miller} (Zo[94]l.), a clothes moth. See {Miller}, 3,
            (a) .
  
      {Moth mullein} (Bot.), a common herb of the genus {Verbascum}
            ({V. Blattaria}), having large wheel-shaped yellow or
            whitish flowers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Motion \Mo"tion\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Motioned}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Motioning}.]
      1. To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the
            hand; as, to motion to one to take a seat.
  
      2. To make proposal; to offer plans. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Motmot \Mot"mot\, n. [Cf. {Momot}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of long-tailed, passerine birds of
      the genus {Momotus}, having a strong serrated beak. In most
      of the species the two long middle tail feathers are
      racket-shaped at the tip, when mature. The bird itself is
      said by some writers to trim them into this shape. They feed
      on insects, reptiles, and fruit, and are found from Mexico to
      Brazil. The name is derived from its note. [Written also
      {momot}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mouth-made \Mouth"-made`\, a.
      Spoken without sincerity; not heartfelt. [bd]Mouth-made
      vows.[b8] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Muddy-mettled \Mud"dy-met`tled\, a.
      Dull-spirited. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Mutandum \[d8]Mu*tan"dum\, n.; pl. {Mutanda}. [L., fr. mutare
      to change.]
      A thing which is to be changed; something which must be
      altered; -- used chiefly in the plural.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mutiny \Mu"ti*ny\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mutinied}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Mutinying}.]
      1. To rise against, or refuse to obey, lawful authority in
            military or naval service; to excite, or to be guilty of,
            mutiny or mutinous conduct; to revolt against one's
            superior officer, or any rightful authority.
  
      2. To fall into strife; to quarrel. [Obs.] --Shak.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mahtomedi, MN (city, FIPS 39428)
      Location: 45.05610 N, 92.96081 W
      Population (1990): 5569 (1929 housing units)
      Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 3.7 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Muttontown, NY (village, FIPS 49330)
      Location: 40.82060 N, 73.54114 W
      Population (1990): 3024 (951 housing units)
      Area: 15.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Mathematica
  
      A popular {symbolic mathematics} and
      graphics system, developed in 1988 by Stephen Wolfram and sold
      by {Wolfram Research}.   The language emphasises rules and
      {pattern-matching}.   The name was suggested by {Steve Jobs}.
  
      {Home (http://www.wri.com/mathematica/)}.
  
      {Stanford FTP (ftp://otter.stanford.edu/)}, {NCSA FTP
      (ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/)}.
  
      Mailing list: mathgroup-request@yoda.ncsa.uiuc.edu.
  
      {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica}.
  
      ["Mathematica: A System for Doing Mathematics by Computer",
      Stephen Wolfram, A-W 1988].
  
      (1995-05-01)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Mathematical Analysis without Programming
  
      (MAP) An On-line system for mathematics under {CTSS}.
  
      [Sammet 1969, p. 240].
  
      (1995-02-10)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Mathematics in Recognizable Form Automatically Compiled
  
      (MIRFAC) An early interactive system resembling
      {BASIC} using typewriter output with special mathematical
      symbols.
  
      [Sammet 1969, pp. 281-284].
  
      (1997-08-01)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   MATH-MATIC or MATHMATIC
  
      Alternate name for AT-3.   Early, pre-Fortran
      language for UNIVAC I or II.   Sammet 1969.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   mutant
  
      {Microsoft}'s term for a {mutex} which is
      generally used in {user mode} but can also be used in {kernel
      mode}.   According to this terminology a mutex is only used in
      kernel mode.
  
      ["Microsoft Windows NT Workstation Resource Kit"].
  
      (1997-07-30)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Midianite
      an Arabian tribe descended from Midian. They inhabited
      principally the desert north of the peninsula of Arabia. The
      peninsula of Sinai was the pasture-ground for their flocks. They
      were virtually the rulers of Arabia, being the dominant tribe.
      Like all Arabians, they were a nomad people. They early engaged
      in commercial pursuits. It was to one of their caravans that
      Joseph was sold (Gen. 37:28, 36). The next notice of them is in
      connection with Moses' flight from Egypt (Ex. 2:15-21). Here in
      Midian Moses became the servant and afterwards the son-in-law of
      Reuel or Jethro, the priest. After the Exodus, the Midianites
      were friendly to the Israelites so long as they traversed only
      their outlying pasture-ground on the west of the Arabah; but
      when, having passed the southern end of Edom, they entered into
      the land of Midian proper, they joined with Balak, the king of
      Moab, in a conspiracy against them (Num. 22:4-7). Balaam, who
      had been sent for to curse Israel, having utterly failed to do
      so, was dismissed by the king of Moab; nevertheless he still
      tarried among the Midianites, and induced them to enter into
      correspondence with the Israelites, so as to bring them into
      association with them in the licentious orgies connected with
      the worship of Baal-Peor. This crafty counsel prevailed. The
      Israelites took part in the heathen festival, and so brought
      upon themselves a curse indeed. Their apostasy brought upon them
      a severe punishment. A plague broke out amongst them, and more
      than twenty-four thousand of the people perished (Num. 25:9).
      But the Midianites were not to be left unpunished. A terrible
      vengeance was denounced against them. A thousand warriors from
      each tribe, under the leadership of Phinehas, went forth against
      them. The Midianites were utterly routed. Their cities were
      consumed by fire, five of their kings were put to death, and the
      whole nation was destroyed (Josh. 13:21, 22). Balaam also
      perished by the sword, receiving the "wages of his
      unrighteousness" (Num. 31:8; 2 Pet. 2:15). The whole of the
      country on the east of Jordan, now conquered by the Israelites
      (see {SIHON}; {OG}), was divided between the two
      tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh.
     
         Some two hundred and fifty years after this the Midianites had
      regained their ancient power, and in confederation with the
      Amalekites and the "children of the east" they made war against
      their old enemies the Israelites, whom for seven years they
      oppressed and held in subjection. They were at length assailed
      by Gideon in that ever-memorable battle in the great plain of
      Esdraelon, and utterly destroyed (Judg. 6:1-ch. 7). Frequent
      allusions are afterwards made to this great victory (Ps. 83:10,
      12; Isa. 9:4; 10:6). They now wholly pass away from the page of
      history both sacred and profane.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Mithnite, loin; gift; hope
  
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