Parathelypteris
         n 1: terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North
               America [syn: {Parathelypteris}, {genus Parathelypteris}]

English Dictionary: prattle	by the DICT Development Group
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Parathelypteris novae-boracensis n slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris Synonym(s): New York fern, Parathelypteris novae-boracensis, Dryopteris noveboracensis
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Parathelypteris simulata n delicate feathery shield fern of the eastern United States; sometimes placed in genus Thelypteris Synonym(s): Massachusetts fern, Parathelypteris simulata, Thelypteris simulata
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parietal adj of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium; "parietal lobe"
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parietal bone n either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium
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parietal cortex n that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head Synonym(s): parietal lobe, parietal cortex
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parietal gyrus n any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum
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parietal lobe n that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head Synonym(s): parietal lobe, parietal cortex
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parietal pericardium n the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum
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parietal placentation n where ovules develop on the wall or slight outgrowths of the wall forming broken partitions within a compound ovary
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parietal pleura n pleura that lines the inner chest walls and covers the diaphragm
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Parietales n a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae Synonym(s): Parietales, order Parietales, Hypericales, order Hypericales
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parrotlike adj mechanically imitated or repeated without thought or understanding; "a mere parrotlike word-calling process"; "a voice quality sounding parrotlike"
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part to whole relation n the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole Synonym(s): meronymy, part to whole relation
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partial adj being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity" showing favoritism Antonym(s): impartial (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies" Synonym(s): fond(p), partial(p) n the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant Synonym(s): partial derivative, partial a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency Synonym(s): overtone, partial, partial tone
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partial abortion n termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception Synonym(s): incomplete abortion, partial abortion
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partial breach n a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages
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partial correlation n a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed
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partial denture n a denture replacing one or more teeth in a dental arch
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partial derivative n the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant Synonym(s): partial derivative, partial
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partial differential equation n a differential equation involving a functions of more than one variable
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partial eclipse n an eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured
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partial tone n a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency Synonym(s): overtone, partial, partial tone
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partial veil n membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the margin of the cap
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partial verdict n (criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others
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partiality n a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" Synonym(s): fondness, fancy, partiality an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives Synonym(s): partiality, partisanship Antonym(s): impartiality, nonpartisanship
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partially adv in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" Synonym(s): partially, partly, part Antonym(s): all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whole, wholly
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partialness n the state of being only a part; not total; incomplete
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partly adv in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" Synonym(s): partially, partly, part Antonym(s): all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whole, wholly
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party line n the policy of a political group; "He won in a vote along party lines" a telephone line serving two or more subscribers
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party liner n a member of a political party who follows strictly the party line Synonym(s): party man, party liner
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party wall n a wall erected on the line between two properties and shared by both owners
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perithelial adj of or relating to the tissue layer around small blood vessels
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perithelium n tissue layer around small blood vessels
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pertly adv in an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently" Synonym(s): impertinently, saucily, pertly, freshly, impudently
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin n French paleontologist and philosopher (1881-1955) [syn: Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin]
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Port Louis n capital and chief port of Mauritius; located on the northwestern coast of the island
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portal n a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically); "the portals of the cathedral"; "the portals of heaven"; "the portals of success" a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc." Synonym(s): portal site, portal a short vein that carries blood into the liver Synonym(s): portal vein, hepatic portal vein, portal, vena portae
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portal hypertension n increase in blood pressure in the veins of the portal system caused by obstruction in the liver (often associated with alcoholic cirrhosis), causing enlargement of the spleen and collateral veins
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portal site n a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc." Synonym(s): portal site, portal
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portal system n system of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs to the liver
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portal tomb n a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone Synonym(s): dolmen, cromlech, portal tomb
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portal vein n a short vein that carries blood into the liver [syn: portal vein, hepatic portal vein, portal, vena portae]
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porthole n a window in a ship or airplane an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through Synonym(s): port, embrasure, porthole
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Portland n freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state
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Portland cement n a cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result Synonym(s): hydraulic cement, Portland cement
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portly adj euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout" Synonym(s): portly, stout
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portulaca n a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers
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Portulaca grandiflora n widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy moss- like foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers Synonym(s): rose moss, sun plant, Portulaca grandiflora
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Portulaca oleracea n weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan Synonym(s): common purslane, pussley, pussly, verdolagas, Portulaca oleracea
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Portulacaceae n family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas Synonym(s): Portulacaceae, family Portulacaceae, purslane family
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power tool n a tool driven by a motor
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prattle n idle or foolish and irrelevant talk [syn: prate, prattle, idle talk, blether, chin music] v speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly Synonym(s): chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle- tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
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prattler n someone who speaks in a childish way
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preadolescent adj of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12; "a preteen party"; "preteen clothing" Synonym(s): preteen, preadolescent
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predilection n a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation" Synonym(s): predilection, preference, orientation a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" Synonym(s): preference, penchant, predilection, taste
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prettily adv in a pretty manner; "all this is most prettily done"
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Proteales n coextensive with the family Proteaceae [syn: Proteales, order Proteales]
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Proteles n aardwolf Synonym(s): Proteles, genus Proteles
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Proteles cristata n striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects Synonym(s): aardwolf, Proteles cristata
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proteolysis n the hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds
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proteolytic adj of or relating to proteolysis
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proteolytic enzyme n any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis Synonym(s): protease, peptidase, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme
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prothalamion n a song in celebration of a marriage [syn: prothalamion, prothalamium]
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prothalamium n a song in celebration of a marriage [syn: prothalamion, prothalamium]
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protology n the study of origins and first things; "To Christians, protology refers to God's fundamental purpose for humanity"
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proudly adv with pride; in a proud manner; "he walked proudly into town"
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Toluic \To*lu"ic\, a. (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or designating, one of three metameric acids,       {CH3.C6H4.CO2H}, which are related to toluene and analogous       to benzoic acids. They are white crystalline substances, and       are called respectively {orthotoluic} acid, {metatoluic}       acid, and {paratoluic} acid.
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Toluidine \To*lu"i*dine\, n. (Chem.)       Any one of three metameric amido derivatives of toluene       analogous to aniline, and called respectively       {orthtoluidine}, {metatoluidine}, and {paratoluidine};       especially, the commonest one, or {paratoluidine}, which is       obtained as a white crystalline substance.          Note: It is used in the aniline dye industry, and constitutes                the essential nucleus or radical of those dyes.
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Pardale \Par"dale\ (p[aum]r"d[asl]l), n. [L. pardalis, Gr.       pa`rdalis. Cf. {Pard}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A leopard. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Diamond \Di"a*mond\ (?; 277), n. [OE. diamaund, diamaunt, F.       diamant, corrupted, fr. L. adamas, the hardest iron, steel,       diamond, Gr. [?]. Perh. the corruption is due to the       influence of Gr. [?] transparent. See {Adamant}, {Tame}.]       1. A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and             beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for             extreme hardness.          Note: The diamond is native carbon in isometric crystals,                often octahedrons with rounded edges. It is usually                colorless, but some are yellow, green, blue, and even                black. It is the hardest substance known. The diamond                as found in nature (called a rough diamond) is cut, for                use in jewelry, into various forms with many reflecting                faces, or facets, by which its brilliancy is much                increased. See {Brilliant}, {Rose}. Diamonds are said                to be of the first water when very transparent, and of                the second or third water as the transparency                decreases.          2. A geometrical figure, consisting of four equal straight             lines, and having two of the interior angles acute and two             obtuse; a rhombus; a lozenge.          3. One of a suit of playing cards, stamped with the figure of             a diamond.          4. (Arch.) A pointed projection, like a four-sided pyramid,             used for ornament in lines or groups.          5. (Baseball) The infield; the square space, 90 feet on a             side, having the bases at its angles.          6. (Print.) The smallest kind of type in English printing,             except that called brilliant, which is seldom seen.          Note: [b5] This line is printed in the type called {Diamond}.          {Black diamond}, coal; (Min.) See {Carbonado}.          {Bristol diamond}. See {Bristol stone}, under {Bristol}.          {Diamond beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a large South American weevil             ({Entimus imperialis}), remarkable for its splendid luster             and colors, due to minute brilliant scales.          {Diamond bird} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian bird             ({Pardalotus punctatus}, family {Ampelid[91]}.). It is             black, with white spots.          {Diamond drill} (Engin.), a rod or tube the end of which is             set with black diamonds; -- used for perforating hard             substances, esp. for boring in rock.          {Diamond finch} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian sparrow, often             kept in a cage. Its sides are black, with conspicuous             white spots, and the rump is bright carmine.          {Diamond groove} (Iron Working), a groove of V-section in a             roll.          {Diamond mortar} (Chem.), a small steel mortar used for             pulverizing hard substances.          {Diamond-point tool}, a cutting tool whose point is             diamond-shaped.          {Diamond snake} (Zo[94]l.), a harmless snake of Australia             ({Morelia spilotes}); the carpet snake.          {Glazier's diamond}, a small diamond set in a glazier's tool,             for cutting glass.
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Forty-spot \For"ty-spot`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The Tasmanian forty-spotted diamond bird ({Pardalotus       quadragintus}).
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Parietal \Pa*ri"e*tal\, n.       1. (Anat.) One of the parietal bones.          2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the special scales, or plates, covering             the back of the head in certain reptiles and fishes.
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Parietal \Pa*ri"e*tal\, a. [L. parietalis, fr. paries, -ietis, a       wall: cf. F. pari[82]tal. Cf. {Parietary}, {Pellitory}.]       1. Of or pertaining to a wall; hence, pertaining to buildings             or the care of them.          2. Resident within the walls or buildings of a college.                         At Harvard College, the officers resident within the                      college walls constitute a permanent standing                      committee, called the Parietal Committee. --B. H.                                                                               Hall (1856).          3. (Anat.)             (a) Of pertaining to the parietes.             (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parietal                   bones, which form the upper and middle part of the                   cranium, between the frontals and occipitals.          4. (Bot.) Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to             the axis; -- said of a placenta.
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Partial \Par"tial\, a. [F., fr. LL. partials, fr. L. pars, gen.       partis, a part; cf. (for sense 1) F. partiel. See {Part}, n.]       1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general             or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse             of the moon. [bd]Partial dissolutions of the earth.[b8]             --T. Burnet.          2. Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a             question, more then the other; baised; not indifferent;             as, a judge should not be partial.                         Ye have been partial in the law.         --Mal. ii. 9.          3. Having a predelection for; inclined to favor unreasonably;             foolishly fond. [bd]A partial parent.[b8] --Pope.                         Not partial to an ostentatious display. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. (Bot.) Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound             umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is             often supported by a partial petiole.          {Partial differentials}, {Partial differential coefficients},       {Partial differentiation}, etc. (of a function of two or more             variables), the differentials, differential coefficients,             differentiation etc., of the function, upon the hypothesis             that some of the variables are for the time constant.          {Partial fractions} (Alg.), fractions whose sum equals a             given fraction.          {Partial tones} (Music), the simple tones which in             combination form an ordinary tone; the overtones, or             harmonics, which, blending with a fundamental tone, cause             its special quality of sound, or timbre, or tone color.             See, also, {Tone}.
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Differential \Dif`fer*en"tial\, n.       1. (Math.) An increment, usually an indefinitely small one,             which is given to a variable quantity.          Note: According to the more modern writers upon the                differential and integral calculus, if two or more                quantities are dependent on each other, and subject to                increments of value, their differentials need not be                small, but are any quantities whose ratios to each                other are the limits to which the ratios of the                increments approximate, as these increments are reduced                nearer and nearer to zero.          2. A small difference in rates which competing railroad             lines, in establishing a common tariff, allow one of their             number to make, in order to get a fair share of the             business. The lower rate is called a differential rate.             Differentials are also sometimes granted to cities.          3. (Elec.)             (a) One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one                   another or to a magnet or armature common to both,                   that one coil produces polar action contrary to that                   of the other.             (b) A form of conductor used for dividing and distributing                   the current to a series of electric lamps so as to                   maintain equal action in all. --Knight.          {Partial differential} (Math.), the differential of a             function of two or more variables, when only one of the             variables receives an increment.          {Total differential} (Math.), the differential of a function             of two or more variables, when each of the variables             receives an increment. The total differential of the             function is the sum of all the {partial differentials}.
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Partial \Par"tial\, a. [F., fr. LL. partials, fr. L. pars, gen.       partis, a part; cf. (for sense 1) F. partiel. See {Part}, n.]       1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general             or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse             of the moon. [bd]Partial dissolutions of the earth.[b8]             --T. Burnet.          2. Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a             question, more then the other; baised; not indifferent;             as, a judge should not be partial.                         Ye have been partial in the law.         --Mal. ii. 9.          3. Having a predelection for; inclined to favor unreasonably;             foolishly fond. [bd]A partial parent.[b8] --Pope.                         Not partial to an ostentatious display. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. (Bot.) Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound             umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is             often supported by a partial petiole.          {Partial differentials}, {Partial differential coefficients},       {Partial differentiation}, etc. (of a function of two or more             variables), the differentials, differential coefficients,             differentiation etc., of the function, upon the hypothesis             that some of the variables are for the time constant.          {Partial fractions} (Alg.), fractions whose sum equals a             given fraction.          {Partial tones} (Music), the simple tones which in             combination form an ordinary tone; the overtones, or             harmonics, which, blending with a fundamental tone, cause             its special quality of sound, or timbre, or tone color.             See, also, {Tone}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Partial \Par"tial\, a. [F., fr. LL. partials, fr. L. pars, gen.       partis, a part; cf. (for sense 1) F. partiel. See {Part}, n.]       1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general             or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse             of the moon. [bd]Partial dissolutions of the earth.[b8]             --T. Burnet.          2. Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a             question, more then the other; baised; not indifferent;             as, a judge should not be partial.                         Ye have been partial in the law.         --Mal. ii. 9.          3. Having a predelection for; inclined to favor unreasonably;             foolishly fond. [bd]A partial parent.[b8] --Pope.                         Not partial to an ostentatious display. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. (Bot.) Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound             umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is             often supported by a partial petiole.          {Partial differentials}, {Partial differential coefficients},       {Partial differentiation}, etc. (of a function of two or more             variables), the differentials, differential coefficients,             differentiation etc., of the function, upon the hypothesis             that some of the variables are for the time constant.          {Partial fractions} (Alg.), fractions whose sum equals a             given fraction.          {Partial tones} (Music), the simple tones which in             combination form an ordinary tone; the overtones, or             harmonics, which, blending with a fundamental tone, cause             its special quality of sound, or timbre, or tone color.             See, also, {Tone}.
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Partial \Par"tial\, a. [F., fr. LL. partials, fr. L. pars, gen.       partis, a part; cf. (for sense 1) F. partiel. See {Part}, n.]       1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general             or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse             of the moon. [bd]Partial dissolutions of the earth.[b8]             --T. Burnet.          2. Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a             question, more then the other; baised; not indifferent;             as, a judge should not be partial.                         Ye have been partial in the law.         --Mal. ii. 9.          3. Having a predelection for; inclined to favor unreasonably;             foolishly fond. [bd]A partial parent.[b8] --Pope.                         Not partial to an ostentatious display. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. (Bot.) Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound             umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is             often supported by a partial petiole.          {Partial differentials}, {Partial differential coefficients},       {Partial differentiation}, etc. (of a function of two or more             variables), the differentials, differential coefficients,             differentiation etc., of the function, upon the hypothesis             that some of the variables are for the time constant.          {Partial fractions} (Alg.), fractions whose sum equals a             given fraction.          {Partial tones} (Music), the simple tones which in             combination form an ordinary tone; the overtones, or             harmonics, which, blending with a fundamental tone, cause             its special quality of sound, or timbre, or tone color.             See, also, {Tone}.
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Fraction \Frac"tion\, n. [F. fraction, L. fractio a breaking,       fr. frangere, fractum, to break. See {Break}.]       1. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially             by violence. [Obs.]                         Neither can the natural body of Christ be subject to                      any fraction or breaking up.               --Foxe.          2. A portion; a fragment.                         Some niggard fractions of an hour.      --Tennyson.          3. (Arith. or Alg.) One or more aliquot parts of a unit or             whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a             unit or magnitude.          {Common, [or] Vulgar}, {fraction}, a fraction in which the             number of equal parts into which the integer is supposed             to be divided is indicated by figures or letters, called             the denominator, written below a line, over which is the             numerator, indicating the number of these parts included             in the fraction; as [frac12], one half, [frac25], two             fifths.          {Complex fraction}, a fraction having a fraction or mixed             number in the numerator or denominator, or in both.             --Davies & Peck.          {Compound fraction}, a fraction of a fraction; two or more             fractions connected by of.          {Continued fraction}, {Decimal fraction}, {Partial fraction},             etc. See under {Continued}, {Decimal}, {Partial}, etc.          {Improper fraction}, a fraction in which the numerator is             greater than the denominator.          {Proper fraction}, a fraction in which the numerator is less             than the denominator.
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Partial \Par"tial\, a. [F., fr. LL. partials, fr. L. pars, gen.       partis, a part; cf. (for sense 1) F. partiel. See {Part}, n.]       1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general             or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse             of the moon. [bd]Partial dissolutions of the earth.[b8]             --T. Burnet.          2. Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a             question, more then the other; baised; not indifferent;             as, a judge should not be partial.                         Ye have been partial in the law.         --Mal. ii. 9.          3. Having a predelection for; inclined to favor unreasonably;             foolishly fond. [bd]A partial parent.[b8] --Pope.                         Not partial to an ostentatious display. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. (Bot.) Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound             umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is             often supported by a partial petiole.          {Partial differentials}, {Partial differential coefficients},       {Partial differentiation}, etc. (of a function of two or more             variables), the differentials, differential coefficients,             differentiation etc., of the function, upon the hypothesis             that some of the variables are for the time constant.          {Partial fractions} (Alg.), fractions whose sum equals a             given fraction.          {Partial tones} (Music), the simple tones which in             combination form an ordinary tone; the overtones, or             harmonics, which, blending with a fundamental tone, cause             its special quality of sound, or timbre, or tone color.             See, also, {Tone}.
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Partial \Par"tial\, a. [F., fr. LL. partials, fr. L. pars, gen.       partis, a part; cf. (for sense 1) F. partiel. See {Part}, n.]       1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general             or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse             of the moon. [bd]Partial dissolutions of the earth.[b8]             --T. Burnet.          2. Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a             question, more then the other; baised; not indifferent;             as, a judge should not be partial.                         Ye have been partial in the law.         --Mal. ii. 9.          3. Having a predelection for; inclined to favor unreasonably;             foolishly fond. [bd]A partial parent.[b8] --Pope.                         Not partial to an ostentatious display. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. (Bot.) Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound             umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is             often supported by a partial petiole.          {Partial differentials}, {Partial differential coefficients},       {Partial differentiation}, etc. (of a function of two or more             variables), the differentials, differential coefficients,             differentiation etc., of the function, upon the hypothesis             that some of the variables are for the time constant.          {Partial fractions} (Alg.), fractions whose sum equals a             given fraction.          {Partial tones} (Music), the simple tones which in             combination form an ordinary tone; the overtones, or             harmonics, which, blending with a fundamental tone, cause             its special quality of sound, or timbre, or tone color.             See, also, {Tone}.
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Partialism \Par"tial*ism\, n.       Partiality; specifically (Theol.), the doctrine of the       Partialists.
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Partialist \Par"tial*ist\ n.       1. One who is partial. [R.]          2. (Theol.) One who holds that the atonement was made only             for a part of mankind, that is, for the elect.
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Partiality \Par`ti*al"i*ty\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. partialit[82].]       1. The quality or state of being partial; inclination to             favor one party, or one side of a question, more than the             other; undue bias of mind.          2. A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to             others; special taste or liking; as, a partiality for             poetry or painting. --Roget.
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Partialize \Par"tial*ize\, v. t. & i.       To make or be partial. [R.]
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Partially \Par"tial*ly\ adv.       1. In part; not totally; as, partially true; the sun             partially eclipsed. --Sir T. Browne.          2. In a partial manner; with undue bias of mind; with unjust             favor or dislike; as, to judge partially. --Shak.
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Partlet \Part"let\, n. [Dim. of part.]       1. A covering for the neck, and sometimes for the shoulders             and breast; originally worn by both sexes, but laterby             women alone; a ruff. [Obs.] --Fuller.          2. A hen; -- so called from the ruffing of her neck feathers.             [bd]Dame Partlett, the hen.[b8] --Shak.
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Partly \Part"ly\, adv.       In part; in some measure of degree; not wholly. [bd]I partly       believe it.[b8] --1 Cor. xi. 18.
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Party \Par"ty\, n.; pl. {Parties}. [F. parti and partie, fr. F.       partir to part, divide, L. partire, partiri. See {Part}, v.]       1. A part or portion. [Obs.] [bd]The most party of the             time.[b8] --Chaucer.          2. A number of persons united in opinion or action, as             distinguished from, or opposed to, the rest of a community             or association; esp., one of the parts into which a people             is divided on questions of public policy.                         Win the noble Brutus to our party.      --Shak.                         The peace both parties want is like to last.                                                                               --Dryden.          3. A part of a larger body of company; a detachment;             especially (Mil.), a small body of troops dispatched on             special service.          4. A number of persons invited to a social entertainment; a             select company; as, a dinner party; also, the             entertainment itself; as, to give a party.          5. One concerned or interested in an affair; one who takes             part with others; a participator; as, he was a party to             the plot; a party to the contract.          6. The plaintiff or the defendant in a lawsuit, whether an             individual, a firm, or corporation; a litigant.                         The cause of both parties shall come before the                      judges.                                             --Ex. xxii. 9.          7. Hence, any certain person who is regarded as being opposed             or antagonistic to another.                         It the jury found that the party slain was of                      English race, it had been adjudged felony. --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          8. Cause; side; interest.                         Have you nothing said Upon this Party 'gainst the                      Duke of Albany?                                 --Shak.          9. A person; as, he is a queer party. [Now accounted a             vulgarism.]          Note: [bd]For several generations, our ancestors largely                employed party for person; but this use of the word,                when it appeared to be reviving, happened to strike,                more particularly, the fancy of the vulgar; and the                consequence has been, that the polite have chosen to                leave it in their undisputed possession.[b8] --Fitzed.                Hall.          {Party jury} (Law), a jury composed of different parties, as             one which is half natives and half foreigners.          {Party man}, a partisan. --Swift.          {Party spirit}, a factious and unreasonable temper, not             uncommonly shown by party men. --Whately.          {Party verdict}, a joint verdict. --Shak.          {Party wall}.             (a) (Arch.) A wall built upon the dividing line between                   two adjoining properties, usually having half its                   thickness on each property.             (b) (Law) A wall that separates adjoining houses, as in a                   block or row.
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Perduellion \Per`du*el"lion\, n. [L. perduellio; per + duellum,       bellum, war.] (Civil Law)       Treason.
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Perdulous \Per"du*lous\, a. [See {Perdu}, a.]       Lost; thrown away. [Obs.] --Abp. Bramhall.
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Perradial \Per*ra"di*al\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Situated around the radii, or radial tubes, of a radiate.
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Pertly \Pert"ly\, adv.       In a pert manner.
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Port \Port\, n. [F. porte, L. porta, akin to portus; cf. AS.       porte, fr. L. porta. See {Port} a harbor, and cf. {Porte}.]       1. A passageway; an opening or entrance to an inclosed place;             a gate; a door; a portal. [Archaic]                         Him I accuse The city ports by this hath entered.                                                                               --Shak.                         Form their ivory port the cherubim Forth issuing.                                                                               --Milton.          2. (Naut.) An opening in the side of a vessel; an embrasure             through which cannon may be discharged; a porthole; also,             the shutters which close such an opening.                         Her ports being within sixteen inches of the water.                                                                               --Sir W.                                                                               Raleigh.          3. (Mach.) A passageway in a machine, through which a fluid,             as steam, water, etc., may pass, as from a valve to the             interior of the cylinder of a steam engine; an opening in             a valve seat, or valve face.          {Air port}, {Bridle port}, etc. See under {Air}, {Bridle},             etc.          {Port bar} (Naut.), a bar to secure the ports of a ship in a             gale.          {Port lid} (Naut.), a lid or hanging for closing the             portholes of a vessel.          {Steam port}, [and] {Exhaust port} (Steam Engine), the ports             of the cylinder communicating with the valve or valves,             for the entrance or exit of the steam, respectively.
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Peering in maps for ports and piers and roads. --Shak.                We are in port if we have Thee.                  --Keble.          2. In law and commercial usage, a harbor where vessels are             admitted to discharge and receive cargoes, from whence             they depart and where they finish their voyages.          {Free port}. See under {Free}.          {Port bar}. (Naut,)             (a) A boom. See {Boom}, 4, also {Bar}, 3.             (b) A bar, as of sand, at the mouth of, or in, a port.          {Port charges} (Com.), charges, as wharfage, etc., to which a             ship or its cargo is subjected in a harbor.          {Port of entry}, a harbor where a customhouse is established             for the legal entry of merchandise.          {Port toll} (Law), a payment made for the privilege of             bringing goods into port.          {Port warden}, the officer in charge of a port; a harbor             master.
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Portal \Por"tal\, a. (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to a porta, especially the porta of the       liver; as, the portal vein, which enters the liver at the       porta, and divides into capillaries after the manner of an       artery.          Note: Portal is applied to other veins which break up into                capillaries; as, the renal portal veins in the frog.
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Portal \Por"tal\, n. [OF. portal, F. portail, LL. portale, fr.       L. porta a gate. See {Port} a gate.]       1. A door or gate; hence, a way of entrance or exit,             especially one that is grand and imposing.                         Thick with sparkling orient gems The portal shone.                                                                               --Milton.                         From out the fiery portal of the east. --Shak.          2. (Arch.)             (a) The lesser gate, where there are two of different                   dimensions.             (b) Formerly, a small square corner in a room separated                   from the rest of the apartment by wainscoting, forming                   a short passage to another apartment.             (c) By analogy with the French portail, used by recent                   writers for the whole architectural composition which                   surrounds and includes the doorways and porches of a                   church.          3. (Bridge Building) The space, at one end, between opposite             trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces.          4. A prayer book or breviary; a portass. [Obs.]          {Portal bracing} (Bridge Building), a combination of struts             and ties which lie in the plane of the inclined braces at             a portal, serving to transfer wind pressure from the upper             parts of the trusses to an abutment or pier of the bridge.
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Portal \Por"tal\, n. [OF. portal, F. portail, LL. portale, fr.       L. porta a gate. See {Port} a gate.]       1. A door or gate; hence, a way of entrance or exit,             especially one that is grand and imposing.                         Thick with sparkling orient gems The portal shone.                                                                               --Milton.                         From out the fiery portal of the east. --Shak.          2. (Arch.)             (a) The lesser gate, where there are two of different                   dimensions.             (b) Formerly, a small square corner in a room separated                   from the rest of the apartment by wainscoting, forming                   a short passage to another apartment.             (c) By analogy with the French portail, used by recent                   writers for the whole architectural composition which                   surrounds and includes the doorways and porches of a                   church.          3. (Bridge Building) The space, at one end, between opposite             trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces.          4. A prayer book or breviary; a portass. [Obs.]          {Portal bracing} (Bridge Building), a combination of struts             and ties which lie in the plane of the inclined braces at             a portal, serving to transfer wind pressure from the upper             parts of the trusses to an abutment or pier of the bridge.
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Porthole \Port"hole`\, n. (Naut.)       An embrasure in a ship's side. See 3d {Port}.
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Portland cement \Port"land ce*ment"\       A cement having the color of the Portland stone of England,       made by calcining an artificial mixture of carbonate of lime       and clay, or sometimes certain natural limestones or chalky       clays. It contains a large proportion of clay, and hardens       under water.
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Sago \Sa"go\ (s[amac]"g[osl]), n. [Malay. s[amac]gu.]       A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much       used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the       sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is       prepared from the stems of several East Indian and Malayan       palm trees, but chiefly from the {Metroxylon Sagu}; also from       several cycadaceous plants ({Cycas revoluta}, {Zamia       integrifolia}, etc.).          {Portland sago}, a kind of sago prepared from the corms of             the cuckoopint ({Arum maculatum}).          {Sago palm}. (Bot.)       (a) A palm tree which yields sago.       (b) A species of Cycas ({Cycas revoluta}).          {Sago spleen} (Med.), a morbid condition of the spleen,             produced by amyloid degeneration of the organ, in which a             cross section shows scattered gray translucent bodies             looking like grains of sago.
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Portland stone \Port"land stone"\       A yellowish-white calcareous freestone from the Isle of       Portland in England, much used in building.
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Portland vase \Port"land vase`\       A celebrated cinerary urn or vase found in the tomb of the       Emperor Alexander Severus. It is owned by the Duke of       Portland, and kept in the British Museum.
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Portlast \Port"last\, n. (Naut.)       The portoise. See {Portoise}.
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Portliness \Port"li*ness\, n.       1. The quality or state of being portly; dignity of mien or             of personal appearance; stateliness.                         Such pride is praise; such portliness is honor.                                                                               --Spenser.          2. Bulkiness; corpulence.
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Portly \Port"ly\, a. [From {Port} demeanor.]       1. Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance;             imposing.          2. Bulky; corpulent. [bd]A portly personage.[b8] --Dickens.
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d8Portulaca \[d8]Por`tu*la"ca\, n. [L., purslane.] (Bot.)       A genus of polypetalous plants; also, any plant of the genus.          Note: {Portulaca oleracea} is the common purslane. {P.                grandiflora} is a South American herb, widely                cultivated for its showy crimson, scarlet, yellow, or                white, ephemeral blossoms.
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Purslane \Purs"lane\, n. [OF. porcelaine, pourcelaine (cf. It.       porcellana), corrupted fr. L. porcilaca for portulaca.]       (Bot.)       An annual plant ({Portulaca oleracea}), with fleshy,       succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and       for salads, garnishing, and pickling.          {Flowering purslane}, [or] {Great flowered purslane}, the             {Portulaca grandiflora}. See {Portulaca}.          {Purslane tree}, a South African shrub ({Portulacaria Afra})             with many small opposite fleshy obovate leaves.          {Sea purslane}, a seashore plant ({Arenaria peploides}) with             crowded opposite fleshy leaves.          {Water purslane}, an aquatic plant ({Ludwiqia palustris}) but             slightly resembling purslane.
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Portulacaceous \Por`tu*la*ca"ceous\, a. (Bot.)       Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants       ({Portulacace[91]}), of which Portulaca is the type, and       which includes also the spring beauty ({Claytonia}) and other       genera.
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Portulacaceous \Por`tu*la*ca"ceous\, a. (Bot.)       Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants       ({Portulacace[91]}), of which Portulaca is the type, and       which includes also the spring beauty ({Claytonia}) and other       genera.
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Pr91dial \Pr[91]"di*al\, a.       See {Predial}.
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Prattle \Prat"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prattled}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Prattling}.] [Freq. of prate.]       To talk much and idly; to prate; hence, to talk lightly and       artlessly, like a child; to utter child's talk.
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Prattle \Prat"tle\, v. t.       To utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason.       --Addison.
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Prattle \Prat"tle\, n.       Trifling or childish tattle; empty talk; loquacity on trivial       subjects; prate; babble.                   Mere prattle, without practice.               --Shak.
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Prattle \Prat"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prattled}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Prattling}.] [Freq. of prate.]       To talk much and idly; to prate; hence, to talk lightly and       artlessly, like a child; to utter child's talk.
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Prattlement \Prat"tle*ment\, n.       Prattle. [R.] --Jeffrey.
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Prattler \Prat"tler\, n.       One who prattles. --Herbert.
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Prattle \Prat"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prattled}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Prattling}.] [Freq. of prate.]       To talk much and idly; to prate; hence, to talk lightly and       artlessly, like a child; to utter child's talk.
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Predal \Pre"dal\, a. [L. praeda prey.]       Of or pertaining to prey; plundering; predatory. [R.]       --Boyse.
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Predeliberation \Pre`de*lib`er*a"tion\, n.       Previous deliberation.
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Predelineation \Pre`de*lin`e*a"tion\, n.       Previous delineation.
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Predial \Pre"di*al\, a. [L. praedium a farm, estate: cf. F.       pr[82]dial.]       1. Consisting of land or farms; landed; as, predial estate;             that is, real estate. --Ayliffe.          2. Attached to land or farms; as, predial slaves.          3. Issuing or derived from land; as, predial tithes.
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Servitude \Serv"i*tude\, n. [L. servitudo: cf. F. servitude.]       1. The state of voluntary or compulsory subjection to a             master; the condition of being bound to service; the             condition of a slave; slavery; bondage; hence, a state of             slavish dependence.                         You would have sold your king to slaughter, His                      princes and his peers to servitude.   --Shak.                         A splendid servitude; . . . for he that rises up                      early, and goe[?] to bed late, only to receive                      addresses, is really as much abridged in his freedom                      as he that waits to present one.         --South.          2. Servants, collectively. [Obs.]                         After him a cumbrous train Of herds and flocks, and                      numerous servitude.                           --Milton.          3. (Law) A right whereby one thing is subject to another             thing or person for use or convenience, contrary to the             common right.          Note: The object of a servitude is either to suffer something                to be done by another, or to omit to do something, with                respect to a thing. The easements of the English                correspond in some respects with the servitudes of the                Roman law. Both terms are used by common law writers,                and often indiscriminately. The former, however, rather                indicates the right enjoyed, and the latter the burden                imposed. --Ayliffe. Erskine. E. Washburn.          {Penal servitude}. See under {Penal}.          {Personal servitude} (Law), that which arises when the use of             a thing is granted as a real right to a particular             individual other than the proprietor.          {Predial servitude} (Law), that which one estate owes to             another estate. When it related to lands, vineyards,             gardens, or the like, it is called rural; when it related             to houses and buildings, it is called urban.
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Whose perfection far excelled Hers in all real dignity.                                                                               --Milton.          5. Relating to things, not to persons. [Obs.]                         Many are perfect in men's humors that are not                      greatly capable of the real part of business.                                                                               --Bacon.          4. (Alg.) Having an assignable arithmetical or numerical             value or meaning; not imaginary.          5. (Law) Pertaining to things fixed, permanent, or immovable,             as to lands and tenements; as, real property, in             distinction from personal or movable property.          {Chattels real} (Law), such chattels as are annexed to, or             savor of, the realty, as terms for years of land. See             {Chattel}.          {Real action} (Law), an action for the recovery of real             property.          {Real assets} (Law), lands or real estate in the hands of the             heir, chargeable with the debts of the ancestor.          {Real composition} (Eccl. Law), an agreement made between the             owner of lands and the parson or vicar, with consent of             the ordinary, that such lands shall be discharged from             payment of tithes, in consequence of other land or             recompense given to the parson in lieu and satisfaction             thereof. --Blackstone.          {Real estate} [or] {property}, lands, tenements, and             hereditaments; freehold interests in landed property;             property in houses and land. --Kent. --Burrill.          {Real presence} (R. C. Ch.), the actual presence of the body             and blood of Christ in the eucharist, or the conversion of             the substance of the bread and wine into the real body and             blood of Christ; transubstantiation. In other churches             there is a belief in a form of real presence, not however             in the sense of transubstantiation.          {Real servitude}, called also {Predial servitude} (Civil             Law), a burden imposed upon one estate in favor of another             estate of another proprietor. --Erskine. --Bouvier.          Syn: Actual; true; genuine; authentic.          Usage: {Real}, {Actual}. Real represents a thing to be a                   substantive existence; as, a real, not imaginary,                   occurrence. Actual refers to it as acted or performed;                   and, hence, when we wish to prove a thing real, we                   often say, [bd]It actually exists,[b8] [bd]It has                   actually been done.[b8] Thus its really is shown by                   its actually. Actual, from this reference to being                   acted, has recently received a new signification,                   namely, present; as, the actual posture of affairs;                   since what is now in action, or going on, has, of                   course, a present existence. An actual fact; a real                   sentiment.                               For he that but conceives a crime in thought,                            Contracts the danger of an actual fault.                                                                               --Dryden.                               Our simple ideas are all real; all agree to the                            reality of things.                        --Locke.
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Predilect \Pre`di*lect"\, v. t.       To elect or choose beforehand. [R.] --Walter Harte.
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Predilection \Pre`di*lec"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + L. dilectus, p.       p. diligere to prefer: cf. F. pr[82]dilection. See       {Diligent}.]       A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of       something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality.       --Burke.
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Prettily \Pret"ti*ly\, adv.       In a pretty manner.
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Prideless \Pride"less\, a.       Without pride. --Chaucer.
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d8Tocororo \[d8]To*co*ro"ro\, n. [Probably from the native name       through the Spanish: cf. Sp. tocororo.] (Zo[94]l.)       A cuban trogon ({Priotelus temnurus}) having a serrated bill       and a tail concave at the end.
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Prittle-prattle \Prit"tle-prat`tle\, n. [See {Prattle}.]       Empty talk; trifling loquacity; prattle; -- used in contempt       or ridicule. [Colloq.] --Abp. Bramhall.
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Proatlas \Pro*at"las\, n. [Pref. pro- + atlas.] (Anat.)       A vertebral rudiment in front of the atlas in some reptiles.
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Proteles \Pro"te*les\, n. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       A South Africa genus of Carnivora, allied to the hyenas, but       smaller and having weaker jaws and teeth. It includes the       aard-wolf.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Aard-wolf \[d8]Aard"-wolf`\ ([aum]rd"w[oocr]lf), n. [D,       earth-wolf] (Zo[94]l.)       A carnivorous quadruped ({Proteles Lalandii}), of South       Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. See {Proteles}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proteolytic \Pro`te*o*lyt"ic\, a. [Proteid + Gr. [?] to loose.]       (Physiol.)       Converting proteid or albuminous matter into soluble and       diffusible products, as peptones. [bd] The proteolytic       ferment of the pancreas.[b8] --Foster.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prothalamion \Pro`tha*la"mi*on\, Prothalamium    \Pro`tha*la"mi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] before + [?] chamber,       especially, the bridal chamber.]       A song in celebration of a marriage. --Drayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prothalamion \Pro`tha*la"mi*on\, Prothalamium    \Pro`tha*la"mi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] before + [?] chamber,       especially, the bridal chamber.]       A song in celebration of a marriage. --Drayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Prothallus \[d8]Pro*thal"lus\, n.; pl. {Prothalli}. [NL., fr.       Gr. [?] before + [?] a young shoot.] (Bot.)       The minute primary growth from the spore of ferns and other       Pteridophyta, which bears the true sexual organs; the       o[94]phoric generation of ferns, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Prothallium \[d8]Pro*thal"li*um\, n.; pl. {Prothallia}. [NL.]       (Bot.)       Same as {Prothallus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pro thyalosoma \[d8]Pro* thy`a*lo*so"ma\, n.; pl.       {Prothyalosomata}. [NL., fr. Gr. prw^tos first + "y`alos       glass + [?], [?], body.] (Biol.)       The investing portion, or spherical envelope, surrounding the       eccentric germinal spot of the germinal vesicle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prothyalosome \Pro*thy"a*lo*some\, n. (Biol.)       Same as {Prothyalosoma}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Protyle \Pro"tyle\, n. [Proto- + Gr. [?] stuff, material.]       (Chem. & Astron.)       The hypothetical homogeneous cosmic material of the original       universe, supposed to have been differentiated into what are       recognized as distinct chemical elements.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proudling \Proud"ling\, n.       A proud or haughty person. --Sylvester.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proudly \Proud"ly\, adv.       In a proud manner; with lofty airs or mien; haughtily;       arrogantly; boastfully.                   Proudly he marches on, and void of fear. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyretology \Pyr`e*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] fever + -logy: cf. F.       pyr[82]tologie.] (Med.)       A discourse or treatise on fevers; the doctrine of fevers.       --Hooper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyridyl \Pyr"i*dyl\, n. [Pyridine + -yl.] (Chem.)       A hypothetical radical, {C5H4N}, regarded as the essential       residue of pyridine, and analogous to phenyl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyritology \Pyr`i*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] of fire + -logy.]       The science of blowpipe analysis.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Partial Differential Equation LANguage          (PDELAN)          ["An Extension of Fortran Containing Finite Difference       Operators", J. Gary et al, Soft Prac & Exp 2(4) (Oct 1972)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
partial equivalence relation          (PER) A relation R on a set S where R is symmetric (x R y => y       R x) and transitive (x R y R z => x R z) and where there may       exist elements in S for which the relation is not defined.   A       PER is an equivalence relation on the subset for which it is       defined, i.e. it is also reflexive (x R x).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
partial evaluation          (Or "specialisation") An {optimisation}       technique where the {compiler} evaluates some subexpressions       at {compile-time}.   For example,          pow x 0 = 1       pow x n = if even n          then pxn2 * pxn2          else x * pow x (n-1)       where pxn2 = pow x (n/2)       f x = pow x 5          Since n is known we can specialise pow in its second argument       and unfold the recursive calls:          pow5 x = x * x4 where x4 = x2 * x2                x2 = x * x       f x = pow5 x          pow5 is known as the residual.   We could now also unfold pow5       giving:          f x = x * x4 where x4 = x2 * x2          x2 = x   * x          It is important that the partial evaluation algorithm should       terminate.   This is not guaranteed in the presence of       recursive function definitions.   For example, if partial       evaluation were applied to the right hand side of the second       clause for pow above, it would never terminate because the       value of n is not known.          Partial evaluation might change the termination properties of       the program if, for example, the expression (x * 0) was       reduced to 0 it would terminate even if x (and thus x * 0) did       not.          It may be necessary to reorder an expression to partially       evaluate it, e.g.          f x y = (x + y) + 1       g z = f 3 z          If we rewrite f:          f x y = (x + 1) + y          then the expression x+1 becomes a constant for the function g       and we can say          g z = f 3 z = (3 + 1) + z = 4 + z          Partial evaluation of {built-in functions} applied to constant       arguments is known as {constant folding}.          See also {full laziness}.          (1999-05-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
partial function          A function which is not defined for all arguments of its input       type.   E.g.          f(x) = 1/x if x /= 0.          The opposite of a {total function}.   In {denotational       semantics}, a partial function          f : D -> C          may be represented as a total function          ft : D' -> lift(C)          where D' is a superset of D and          ft x = f x if x in D       ft x = bottom otherwise          where lift(C) = C U {bottom}.   Bottom ({LaTeX} {\perp})       denotes "undefined".          (1995-02-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
partial key          A {key} which identifies a subset of a set of       information items (e.g. database "{records}"), and which could       narrow the subset to one item if other partial key(s) were       combined with it.          (1997-04-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
partial ordering          A {relation} R is a partial ordering if it is a {pre-order}       (i.e. it is {reflexive} (x R x) and {transitive} (x R y R z =>       x R z)) and it is also {antisymmetric} (x R y R x => x = y).       The ordering is partial, rather than total, because there may       exist elements x and y for which neither x R y nor y R x.          In {domain theory}, if D is a set of values including the       undefined value ({bottom}) then we can define a partial       ordering relation <= on D by          x <= y   if   x = bottom or x = y.          The constructed set D x D contains the very undefined element,       (bottom, bottom) and the not so undefined elements, (x,       bottom) and (bottom, x).   The partial ordering on D x D is       then          (x1,y1) <= (x2,y2)   if   x1 <= x2 and y1 <= y2.          The partial ordering on D -> D is defined by          f <= g   if   f(x) <= g(x)   for all x in D.          (No f x is more defined than g x.)          A {lattice} is a partial ordering where all finite subsets       have a {least upper bound} and a {greatest lower bound}.          ("<=" is written in {LaTeX} as {\sqsubseteq}).          (1995-02-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Partial Response Maximum Likelihood          (PRML) A method for converting the weak {analog}       signal from the head of a {magnetic disk} drive into a digital       signal.   PRML attempts to correctly interpret even small       changes in the analog signal, whereas {peak detection} relies       on fixed thresholds.   Because PRML can correctly decode a       weaker signal it allows higher density recording.          For example, PRML would read the magnetic flux density pattern       70, 60, 55, 60, 70 as binary "101", and the same for 45, 40,       30, 40, 45.   A peak detector would decode everything above,       say, 50 as high, and below 50 as low, so the first pattern       would read "111" and the second as "000".          (1996-12-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
partially ordered set          A {set} with a {partial ordering}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Port Language          ["Communicating Parallel Processes", J. Kerridge et al, Soft       Prac & Exp 16(1):63-86 (Jan 1986)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PORTAL          Process-Oriented Real-Time Algorithmic Language.          ["PORTAL - A Pascal-based Real-Time Programming Language",       R. Schild in Algorithmic Languages, J.W. deBakker et al eds,       N-H 1981].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
portal          A {web site} that aims to be an entry point       to the {World-Wide Web}, typically offering a {search engine}       and/or links to useful pages, and possibly news or other       services.   These services are usually provided for free in the       hope that users will make the site their default {home page}       or at least visit it often.   Popular examples are {Yahoo} and       {MSN}.   Most portals on the {Internet} exist to generate       advertising income for their owners, others may be focused on       a specific group of users and may be part of an {intranet} or       {extranet}.   Some may just concentrate on one particular       subject, say technology or medicine, and are known as a       {vertical portals}.          (2001-07-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PORTAL          Process-Oriented Real-Time Algorithmic Language.          ["PORTAL - A Pascal-based Real-Time Programming Language",       R. Schild in Algorithmic Languages, J.W. deBakker et al eds,       N-H 1981].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
portal          A {web site} that aims to be an entry point       to the {World-Wide Web}, typically offering a {search engine}       and/or links to useful pages, and possibly news or other       services.   These services are usually provided for free in the       hope that users will make the site their default {home page}       or at least visit it often.   Popular examples are {Yahoo} and       {MSN}.   Most portals on the {Internet} exist to generate       advertising income for their owners, others may be focused on       a specific group of users and may be part of an {intranet} or       {extranet}.   Some may just concentrate on one particular       subject, say technology or medicine, and are known as a       {vertical portals}.          (2001-07-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ProTalk          {Quintus}.   An {object-oriented} {Prolog}.