pair formation
         n 1: the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron
               and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic
               nucleus [syn: {pair production}, {pair creation}, {pair
               formation}]

English Dictionary: prevarication	by the DICT Development Group
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pair of virginals n a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries Synonym(s): virginal, pair of virginals
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pair production n the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus Synonym(s): pair production, pair creation, pair formation
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paraparesis n a slight paralysis or weakness of both legs
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paraphernalia n equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. Synonym(s): gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance
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paraphrase n rewording for the purpose of clarification [syn: paraphrase, paraphrasis] v express the same message in different words [syn: paraphrase, rephrase, reword]
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paraphrasis n rewording for the purpose of clarification [syn: paraphrase, paraphrasis]
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paraphrastic adj altered by paraphrasing
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paraphrenia n a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner Synonym(s): paranoid schizophrenia, paranoic type schizophrenia, paraphrenic schizophrenia, paraphrenia
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paraphrenic schizophrenia n a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner Synonym(s): paranoid schizophrenia, paranoic type schizophrenia, paraphrenic schizophrenia, paraphrenia
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parapraxis n a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. Synonym(s): slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis
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paraprofessional n a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional
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Parophrys n a genus of Soleidae Synonym(s): Parophrys, genus Parophrys
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Parophrys vitulus n popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America Synonym(s): English sole, lemon sole, Parophrys vitulus
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perboric acid n a form of boric acid
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perfervid adj characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" Synonym(s): ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid
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perforate adj having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" Synonym(s): pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured v make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper" Synonym(s): punch, perforate pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" Synonym(s): penetrate, perforate
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perforated adj having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" Synonym(s): pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured having a number or series of holes; "a perforated steel plate"; "perforated cancellation"; "perforated stamp"
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perforated eardrum n an eardrum with a hole or tear in it; can interfere with normal hearing and cause other ear problems
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perforating vein n veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein Synonym(s): perforating vein, vena perforantis
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perforation n a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place a hole made in something; "a perforation of the eardrum" the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)
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perforce adv by necessity; by force of circumstance
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perform v carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" Synonym(s): perform, execute, do perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?" give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" get (something) done; "I did my job" Synonym(s): do, perform
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performance n a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" Synonym(s): performance, public presentation the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto" the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance" Synonym(s): performance, execution, carrying out, carrying into action any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe" process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determines its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards" Synonym(s): operation, functioning, performance
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performance bond n a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance Synonym(s): performance bond, surety bond
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performance capability n the capability of a technological system to perform as intended Synonym(s): operating capability, performance capability
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performer n an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience Synonym(s): performer, performing artist
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performing n the performance of a part or role in a drama [syn: acting, playing, playacting, performing]
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performing artist n an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience Synonym(s): performer, performing artist
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performing arts n arts or skills that require public performance
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peripheral adj on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs" Antonym(s): central related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues" n (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals" Synonym(s): peripheral, computer peripheral, peripheral device
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peripheral device n (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals" Synonym(s): peripheral, computer peripheral, peripheral device
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peripheral nervous system n the section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord Synonym(s): peripheral nervous system, systema nervosum periphericum
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peripheral vision n vision at the edges of the visual field using only the periphery of the retina
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peripherally adv in or at or near a periphery or according to a peripheral role or function or relationship Antonym(s): centrally
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periphery n the outside boundary or surface of something [syn: periphery, fringe, outer boundary]
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periphrasis n a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things Synonym(s): circumlocution, periphrasis, ambage
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periphrastic adj roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; "had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression"; "A periphrastic study in a worn- out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot; (`ambagious' is archaic) Synonym(s): circumlocutious, circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagious
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perverse adj marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans" resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" Synonym(s): contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat" Synonym(s): depraved, perverse, perverted, reprobate
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perversely adv deliberately deviant; "his perversely erotic notions" in a contrary disobedient manner Synonym(s): perversely, contrarily, contrariwise
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perverseness n deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline Synonym(s): contrariness, perversity, perverseness deliberately deviating from what is good; "there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism" Synonym(s): perversity, perverseness
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perversion n a curve that reverses the direction of something; "the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion"; "perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords" an aberrant sexual practice; Synonym(s): perversion, sexual perversion the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); "it was a perversion of justice"
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perversity n deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline Synonym(s): contrariness, perversity, perverseness deliberately deviating from what is good; "there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism" Synonym(s): perversity, perverseness
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perversive adj tending to corrupt or pervert [syn: corruptive, perversive, pestiferous]
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pervert n a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior Synonym(s): pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate v corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" Synonym(s): corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words" Synonym(s): twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" Synonym(s): pervert, misuse, abuse
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perverted adj (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes; "kinky sex"; "perverted practices" Synonym(s): kinky, perverted having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem" Synonym(s): distorted, misrepresented, perverted, twisted deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat" Synonym(s): depraved, perverse, perverted, reprobate
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piriform area n pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon Synonym(s): pyriform area, piriform area, pyriform lobe, piriform lobe
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piriform lobe n pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon Synonym(s): pyriform area, piriform area, pyriform lobe, piriform lobe
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Po River n a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea [syn: Po, Po River]
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poor person n a person with few or no possessions [syn: poor person, have-not]
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Porifera n coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges [syn: Porifera, phylum Porifera]
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poriferan n primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies Synonym(s): sponge, poriferan, parazoan
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poriferous adj full of pores or vessels or holes [syn: porous, poriferous] Antonym(s): nonporous
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poroporo n Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruit Synonym(s): kangaroo apple, poroporo, Solanum aviculare
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Porphyra n a genus of protoctist Synonym(s): Porphyra, genus Porphyra
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porphyria n a genetic abnormality of metabolism causing abdominal pains and mental confusion
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porphyrin n any of various pigments distributed widely in living tissues
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Porphyrio n Old World purple gallinules [syn: Porphyrio, {genus Porphyrio}]
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Porphyrio porphyrio n purple gallinule of southern Europe [syn: {European gallinule}, Porphyrio porphyrio]
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porphyritic adj (of rocks) consisting of porphyry or containing large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals
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porphyritic rock n any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals Synonym(s): porphyry, porphyritic rock
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Porphyrula n American purple gallinules [syn: Porphyrula, {genus Porphyrula}]
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Porphyrula martinica n American purple gallinule [syn: American gallinule, Porphyrula martinica]
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porphyry n any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals Synonym(s): porphyry, porphyritic rock
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pour forth v pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee" Synonym(s): spill, shed, pour forth
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pourboire n a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) Synonym(s): gratuity, tip, pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh
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power brake n a brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicle
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power breakfast n a meeting of influential people to conduct business while eating breakfast
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power broker n a person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control; "a power broker who does you a favor will expect you to return it" Synonym(s): power broker, powerbroker
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powerbroker n a person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control; "a power broker who does you a favor will expect you to return it" Synonym(s): power broker, powerbroker
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prefer v like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside" select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" Synonym(s): choose, prefer, opt promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" Synonym(s): prefer, favor, favour give preference to one creditor over another
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preferable adj more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'" Synonym(s): preferable, preferred
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preferably adv more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up" Synonym(s): preferably, sooner, rather
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preference n a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" Synonym(s): preference, penchant, predilection, taste a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation" Synonym(s): predilection, preference, orientation the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake" Synonym(s): preference, druthers grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)
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preference shares n stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights Synonym(s): preferred stock, preferred shares, preference shares
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preferent adj preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" Synonym(s): favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent
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preferential adj manifesting partiality; "a discriminatory tax"; "preferential tariff rates"; "preferential treatment"; "a preferential shop gives priority or advantage to union members in hiring or promoting" Synonym(s): discriminatory, preferential
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preferentially adv in a preferential manner; "he was treated preferentially"
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preferment n the act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger candidate" the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges"
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preferred adj more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'" Synonym(s): preferable, preferred preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" Synonym(s): favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent
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preferred shares n stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights Synonym(s): preferred stock, preferred shares, preference shares
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preferred stock n stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights Synonym(s): preferred stock, preferred shares, preference shares
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preform v form into a shape resembling the final, desired one form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
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preformation n a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell Synonym(s): preformation, theory of preformation
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prefrontal adj anterior to a frontal structure; "a prefrontal bone"; "prefrontal lobes"
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prefrontal cortex n the anterior part of the frontal lobe [syn: {prefrontal lobe}, prefrontal cortex]
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prefrontal leucotomy n surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes Synonym(s): lobotomy, leukotomy, leucotomy, prefrontal lobotomy, prefrontal leukotomy, prefrontal leucotomy, frontal lobotomy
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prefrontal leukotomy n surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes Synonym(s): lobotomy, leukotomy, leucotomy, prefrontal lobotomy, prefrontal leukotomy, prefrontal leucotomy, frontal lobotomy
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prefrontal lobe n the anterior part of the frontal lobe [syn: {prefrontal lobe}, prefrontal cortex]
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prefrontal lobotomy n surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes Synonym(s): lobotomy, leukotomy, leucotomy, prefrontal lobotomy, prefrontal leukotomy, prefrontal leucotomy, frontal lobotomy
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preoperative adj happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation
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preparation n the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun" Synonym(s): preparation, readying a substance prepared according to a formula; "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine" Synonym(s): formulation, preparation the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" Synonym(s): planning, preparation, provision the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate" Synonym(s): readiness, preparedness, preparation (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord; "the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance" Antonym(s): resolution activity leading to skilled behavior Synonym(s): training, preparation, grooming preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) Synonym(s): homework, prep, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" Synonym(s): cooking, cookery, preparation
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preparation fire n fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault
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preparative adj preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps" Synonym(s): preparatory, preparative, propaedeutic
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preparatory adj preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps" Synonym(s): preparatory, preparative, propaedeutic
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preparatory school n a private secondary school [syn: preparatory school, prep school]
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prepare v make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" Synonym(s): fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" Synonym(s): cook, fix, ready, make, prepare to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech" arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" Synonym(s): organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate educate for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" Synonym(s): prepare, groom, train create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" Synonym(s): train, develop, prepare, educate lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord; "prepare the discord in bar 139" undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" Synonym(s): train, prepare
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prepare for v prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant Synonym(s): steel oneself against, steel onself for, brace oneself for, prepare for
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prepared adj made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies" Antonym(s): unprepared having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" Synonym(s): disposed(p), fain, inclined(p), prepared equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources; "graduates well equipped to handle such problems"; "equipped to be a scholar"
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preparedness n the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate" Synonym(s): readiness, preparedness, preparation
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preprandial adj preceding a meal (especially dinner); "a preprandial drink" Antonym(s): postprandial
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prevaricate v be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information Synonym(s): beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter
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prevarication n a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth [syn: lie, prevarication] intentionally vague or ambiguous Synonym(s): equivocation, prevarication, evasiveness the deliberate act of deviating from the truth Synonym(s): lying, prevarication, fabrication
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prevaricator n a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly [syn: liar, prevaricator] Antonym(s): square shooter, straight arrow, straight shooter
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pro forma adv in a set manner without serious attention; "they answered my letter pro forma"; "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily" Synonym(s): perfunctorily, as a formality, pro forma adj as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election" Synonym(s): pro forma, perfunctory
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proffer n a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" Synonym(s): suggestion, proposition, proffer v present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink" Synonym(s): offer, proffer
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proofread v read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts" [syn: proofread, proof]
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proofreader n someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections Synonym(s): proofreader, reader
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prop root n a root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangroves
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proparoxytone n word having stress or acute accent on the antepenult
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proper adj marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" Antonym(s): improper having all the qualities typical of the thing specified; "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally has a proper job" limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper" appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" Synonym(s): proper, right
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proper fraction n a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator
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proper name n a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized Synonym(s): proper noun, proper name Antonym(s): common noun
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proper noun n a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized Synonym(s): proper noun, proper name Antonym(s): common noun
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properly adv in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" Synonym(s): properly, decently, decent, in good order, right, the right way Antonym(s): improperly with reason or justice Synonym(s): by rights, properly
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properly speaking adv in actual fact; "properly speaking, they are not husband and wife" Synonym(s): properly speaking, strictly speaking, to be precise
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properness n correct or appropriate behavior [syn: propriety, properness, correctitude] Antonym(s): improperness, impropriety
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propertied adj owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue Synonym(s): propertied, property-owning
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property n something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; Synonym(s): property, belongings, holding a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House" Synonym(s): place, property a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" Synonym(s): property, attribute, dimension any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" Synonym(s): property, prop
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property line n the boundary line between two pieces of property
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property man n member of the stage crew in charge of properties [syn: property man, propman, property master]
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property master n member of the stage crew in charge of properties [syn: property man, propman, property master]
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property owner n a holder or proprietor of land [syn: landowner, landholder, property owner]
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property right n the legal right of ownership
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property settlement n (matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriage
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property tax n a capital tax on property imposed by municipalities; based on the estimated value of the property Synonym(s): property tax, land tax
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property-owning adj owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue Synonym(s): propertied, property-owning
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propertyless adj of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw Synonym(s): propertyless, wage- earning, working-class, blue-collar
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proportion n the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions" Synonym(s): proportion, dimension balance among the parts of something Synonym(s): symmetry, proportion Antonym(s): disproportion the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree; "an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations"; "a dry martini has a large proportion of gin" Synonym(s): proportion, ratio harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin Synonym(s): proportion, proportionality, balance v give pleasant proportions to; "harmonize a building with those surrounding it" adjust in size relative to other things
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proportionable adj proportionate
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proportional adj properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'; "the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production" Synonym(s): proportional, relative having a constant ratio n one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion
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proportional counter n counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced Synonym(s): proportional counter tube, proportional counter
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proportional counter tube n counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced Synonym(s): proportional counter tube, proportional counter
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proportional font n any font whose different characters have different widths Antonym(s): constant-width font, fixed-width font, monospaced font, typewriter font
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proportional representation n representation of all parties in proportion to their popular vote
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proportional sample n the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum Synonym(s): stratified sample, representative sample, proportional sample
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proportional sampling n the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum Synonym(s): stratified sampling, representative sampling, proportional sampling
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proportional tax n any tax in which the rate is constant as the amount subject to taxation increases
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proportionality n a ratio of two quantities that is constant harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin Synonym(s): proportion, proportionality, balance
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proportionally adv to a proportionate degree; "your salary will rise proportionately to your workload" Synonym(s): proportionately, proportionally Antonym(s): disproportionately
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proportionate adj being in due proportion; "proportionate representation of a minority group" Antonym(s): disproportional, disproportionate agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities Synonym(s): harmonious, proportionate, symmetrical
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proportionately adv to a proportionate degree; "your salary will rise proportionately to your workload" Synonym(s): proportionately, proportionally Antonym(s): disproportionately in proportion; "the height of this wall must be reduced proportionately to give the room pleasant dimensions" Antonym(s): disproportionately in proportion Synonym(s): proportionately, pro rata
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proportionateness n the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount Synonym(s): commensurateness, correspondence, proportionateness
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proprietary adj protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights; "`Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen' is the generic form" Antonym(s): nonproprietary n an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits Synonym(s): proprietorship, proprietary
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proprietary colony n a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century)
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proprietary drug n a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent) Synonym(s): brand-name drug, proprietary drug Antonym(s): generic drug
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proprietor n (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" Synonym(s): owner, proprietor
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proprietorship n an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits Synonym(s): proprietorship, proprietary
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proprietorship certificate n a certificate showing who is responsible in an individually owned business
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proprietress n a woman proprietor
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propriety n correct or appropriate behavior [syn: propriety, properness, correctitude] Antonym(s): improperness, impropriety
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proprioception n the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts
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proprioceptive adj of or relating to proprioception
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proprioceptor n special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body
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proprionamide n the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2) [syn: proprionamide, propanamide]
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Provera n a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders Synonym(s): medroxyprogesterone, Provera
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proverb n a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people Synonym(s): proverb, adage, saw, byword
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proverbial adj of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb; "he kicked the proverbial bucket"; "the proverbial grasshopper" widely known and spoken of; "her proverbial lateness"; "the proverbial absentminded professor"; "your proverbial dizzy blonde"
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proverbially adv in the manner of something that has become a byword; "this proverbially bitter plant, wormwood"
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Proverbs n an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon) Synonym(s): Proverbs, Book of Proverbs
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provirus n cDNA copy of the RNA genome of a retrovirus; the genetic material of a virus as incorporated into and able to replicate with the genome of a host cell
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pry bar n a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge [syn: crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar]
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puerpera n a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter
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puerperal adj relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth
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puerperal fever n serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon Synonym(s): puerperal fever, childbed fever
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puerperium n time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved; "a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium"
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purebred adj bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain Antonym(s): crossbred n a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses Synonym(s): thoroughbred, purebred, pureblood
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purifier n an apparatus for removing impurities
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purport n the intended meaning of a communication [syn: intent, purport, spirit] the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation" Synonym(s): drift, purport v have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion" propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" Synonym(s): aim, purpose, purport, propose
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purportedly adv believed or reputed to be the case [syn: purportedly, supposedly]
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purpura n any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding Synonym(s): purpura, peliosis
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purpura hemorrhagica n purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors Synonym(s): thrombocytopenic purpura, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, purpura hemorrhagica, Werlhof's disease
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purpurate v color purple Synonym(s): purple, empurple, purpurate
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purveyor n someone who supplies provisions (especially food)
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pyriform area n pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon Synonym(s): pyriform area, piriform area, pyriform lobe, piriform lobe
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pyriform lobe n pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon Synonym(s): pyriform area, piriform area, pyriform lobe, piriform lobe
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pyrophoric alloy n an alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel; used in lighter flints
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Pyrophorus n tropical click beetles [syn: Pyrophorus, {genus Pyrophorus}]
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Pyrophorus noctiluca n tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots Synonym(s): firefly, fire beetle, Pyrophorus noctiluca
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Guava \Gua"va\, n. [Sp. guayaba the guava fruit, guayabo the       guava tree; prob. fr. the native West Indian name.]       A tropical tree, or its fruit, of the genus {Psidium.} Two       varieties are well known, the {P. pyriferum}, or {white       guava}, and {P. pomiferum}, or {red guava}. The fruit or       berry is shaped like a pomegranate, but is much smaller. It       is somewhat astringent, but makes a delicious jelly.
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Flamingo \Fla*min"go\, n.; pl. {Flamingoes}. [Sp. flamenco, cf.       Pg. flamingo, Prov. flammant, F. flamant; prop. a p. pr.       meaning flaming. So called in allusion to its color. See       {Flame}.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any bird of the genus {Ph[d2]nicopterus}. The flamingoes have       webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if       broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American       flamingo is {P. ruber}; the European is {P. antiquorum}.
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Bird of paradise \Bird" of par"a*dise\ (Zo[94]l.)       The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus       {Paradisea} and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the       adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant       plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers.          Note: The {Great emerald} ({Paradisea apoda}) and the {Lesser                emerald} ({P. minor}) furnish many of the plumes used                as ornaments by ladies; the Red is {P. rubra [or]                sanguinea}; the Golden is {Parotia aurea [or]                sexsetacea}; the King is {Cincinnurus regius}. The name                is also applied to the longer-billed birds of another                related group ({Epimachin[91]}) from the same region.                The Twelve-wired ({Seleucides alba}) is one of these.                See {Paradise bird}, and Note under {Apod}.
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d8Parabronchium \[d8]Par`a*bron"chi*um\, n.; pl. {Parabronchia}.       [NL. See {Para-}, {Bronchia}.] (Anat.)       One of the branches of an ectobronchium or entobronchium.
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Paraphernal \Par`a*pher"nal\, a. [Cf. F. paraphernal.]       Of or pertaining to paraphernalia; as, paraphernal property.       --Kent.
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Paraphernalia \Par`a*pher*na"li*a\, n. pl. [LL. paraphernalia       bona, fr. L. parapherna, pl., parapherna, Gr. [?]; [?] beside       + [?] a bride's dowry, fr. fe`rein to bring. See 1st {Bear}.]       1. (Law) Something reserved to a wife, over and above her             dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her             degree.          2. Appendages; ornaments; finery; equipments.
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d8Paraphagma \[d8]Par`a*phag"ma\, n.; pl. {Paraphragmata}. [NL.,       fr. Gr. [?] beside + [?], [?], an inclosure.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the outer divisions of an endosternite of Crustacea.       -- {Par`a*phrag"mal}, a.
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d8Paraphagma \[d8]Par`a*phag"ma\, n.; pl. {Paraphragmata}. [NL.,       fr. Gr. [?] beside + [?], [?], an inclosure.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the outer divisions of an endosternite of Crustacea.       -- {Par`a*phrag"mal}, a.
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Paraphrase \Par"a*phrase\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paraphrased}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Paraphrasing}.]       To express, interpret, or translate with latitude; to give       the meaning of a passage in other language.                   We are put to construe and paraphrase our own words.                                                                               --Bp.                                                                               Stillingfleet.
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Paraphrase \Par"a*phrase\, n. [L. paraphrasis, Gr. [?], from [?]       to say the same thing in other words; [?] beside + [?] to       speak: cf. F. paraphrase. See {Para-}, and {Phrase}.]       A restatement of a text, passage, or work, expressing the       meaning of the original in another form, generally for the       sake of its clearer and fuller exposition; a setting forth       the signification of a text in other and ampler terms; a free       translation or rendering; -- opposed to metaphrase.                   In paraphrase, or translation with latitude, the                author's words are not so strictly followed as his                sense.                                                   --Dryden.                   Excellent paraphrases of the Psalms of David. --I.                                                                               Disraeli.                   His sermons a living paraphrase upon his practice.                                                                               --Sowth.                   The Targums are also called the Chaldaic or Aramaic                Paraphrases.                                          --Shipley.
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Paraphrase \Par"a*phrase\, v. i.       To make a paraphrase.
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Paraphrase \Par"a*phrase\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paraphrased}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Paraphrasing}.]       To express, interpret, or translate with latitude; to give       the meaning of a passage in other language.                   We are put to construe and paraphrase our own words.                                                                               --Bp.                                                                               Stillingfleet.
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Paraphraser \Par"a*phra`ser\, n.       One who paraphrases.
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Paraphrasian \Par`a*phra"sian\, n.       A paraphraser. [R.]
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Paraphrase \Par"a*phrase\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paraphrased}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Paraphrasing}.]       To express, interpret, or translate with latitude; to give       the meaning of a passage in other language.                   We are put to construe and paraphrase our own words.                                                                               --Bp.                                                                               Stillingfleet.
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Paraphrast \Par"a*phrast\, n. [L. paraphrastes, Gr. [?]: cf. F.       paraphraste.]       A paraphraser. --T. Warton.
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Paraphrastic \Par`a*phras"tic\, Paraphrastical    \Par`a*phras"tic*al\, a. [Gr.[?]: cf. F. paraphrastique.]       Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or       translating in words more clear and ample than those of the       author; not literal; free. -- {Par`a*phras"tic*al*ly}, adv.
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Paraphrastic \Par`a*phras"tic\, Paraphrastical    \Par`a*phras"tic*al\, a. [Gr.[?]: cf. F. paraphrastique.]       Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or       translating in words more clear and ample than those of the       author; not literal; free. -- {Par`a*phras"tic*al*ly}, adv.
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Paraphrastic \Par`a*phras"tic\, Paraphrastical    \Par`a*phras"tic*al\, a. [Gr.[?]: cf. F. paraphrastique.]       Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or       translating in words more clear and ample than those of the       author; not literal; free. -- {Par`a*phras"tic*al*ly}, adv.
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Parbreak \Par"break`\, v. i. & t. [Par + break.]       To throw out; to vomit. [Obs.] --Skelton.
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Parbreak \Par"break`\, n.       Vomit. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Parforn \Par*forn"\, Parfourn \Par*fourn"\, v. t.       To perform. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Piers Plowman.
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Parforn \Par*forn"\, Parfourn \Par*fourn"\, v. t.       To perform. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Piers Plowman.
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Perbreak \Per"break`\, n. [Obs.]       See {Parbreak}.
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Perbromate \Per*bro"mate\, n. (Chem.)       A salt of perbromic acid.
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Perbromic \Per*bro"mic\, a. [Pref. per- + bromic.] (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or designating, the highest oxygen acid,       {HBrO4}, of bromine.
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Perbromide \Per*bro"mide\, n. (Chem.)       A bromide having a higher proportion of bromine than any       other bromide of the same substance or series.
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Perfervid \Per*fer"vid\, a. [Pref. per- + fervid.]       Very fervid; too fervid; glowing; ardent.
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Perforata \Per`fo*ra"ta\ (p[etil]r`f[osl]*r[amac]"t[adot]), n.       pl. [NL. See {Perforate}.] (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A division of corals including those that have a                   porous texture, as Porites and Madrepora; -- opposed                   to Aporosa.             (b) A division of Foraminifera, including those having                   perforated shells.
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d8Aporosa \[d8]Ap`o*ro"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]. See       {Aporia}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A group of corals in which the coral is not porous; --       opposed to {Perforata}.
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Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[etil]r"f[osl]*r[amac]t), v. t. [imp.       & p. p. {Perforated} (-r[amac]`t[ecr]d); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Perforating}.] [L. perforatus, p. p. of perforare to       perforate; per through + forare to bore. See {Bore}, v.]       To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument;       to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to       pierce or penetrate the surface of. --Bacon.
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Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[etil]r"f[osl]*r[asl]t), Perforated    \Per"fo*ra`ted\ (p[etil]r"f[osl]*r[amac]"t[ecr]d), a.       Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having       transparent dots resembling holes.
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Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[etil]r"f[osl]*r[amac]t), v. t. [imp.       & p. p. {Perforated} (-r[amac]`t[ecr]d); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Perforating}.] [L. perforatus, p. p. of perforare to       perforate; per through + forare to bore. See {Bore}, v.]       To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument;       to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to       pierce or penetrate the surface of. --Bacon.
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Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[etil]r"f[osl]*r[asl]t), Perforated    \Per"fo*ra`ted\ (p[etil]r"f[osl]*r[amac]"t[ecr]d), a.       Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having       transparent dots resembling holes.
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Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[etil]r"f[osl]*r[amac]t), v. t. [imp.       & p. p. {Perforated} (-r[amac]`t[ecr]d); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Perforating}.] [L. perforatus, p. p. of perforare to       perforate; per through + forare to bore. See {Bore}, v.]       To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument;       to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to       pierce or penetrate the surface of. --Bacon.
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Perforation \Per`fo*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. perforation.]       1. The act of perforating, or of boring or piercing through.             --Bacon.          2. A hole made by boring or piercing; an aperture.             [bd]Slender perforations.[b8] --Sir T. Browne.
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Perforative \Per"fo*ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. perforatif.]       Having power to perforate or pierce.
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Perforator \Per"fo*ra`tor\, n. [Cf. F. perforateur.]       One who, or that which, perforates; esp., a cephalotome.
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Perforce \Per*force"\, adv. [F. par (L. per) + force.]       By force; of necessary; at any rate. --Shak.
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Perforce \Per*force"\, v. t.       To force; to compel. [Obs.]
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Perform \Per*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Performed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Performing}.] [OE. performen, parfourmen, parfournen,       OF. parfornir, parfournir, to finish, complete; OF. & F. par       (see {Par}) + fournir to finish, complete. The word has been       influenced by form; cf. L. performare to form thoroughly. See       {Furnish}.]       1. To carry through; to bring to completion; to achieve; to             accomplish; to execute; to do.                         I will cry unto God most high, unto God that                      performeth all things for me.            --Ps. lvii. 2.                         Great force to perform what they did attempt. --Sir                                                                               P. Sidney.          2. To discharge; to fulfill; to act up to; as, to perform a             duty; to perform a promise or a vow.                         To perform your father's will.            --Shak.          3. To represent; to act; to play; as in drama.                         Perform a part thou hast not done before. --Shak.          Syn: To accomplish; do; act; transact; achieve; execute;                discharge; fulfill; effect; complete; consummate. See                {Accomplish}.
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Perform \Per*form"\, v. i.       To do, execute, or accomplish something; to acquit one's self       in any business; esp., to represent sometimes by action; to       act a part; to play on a musical instrument; as, the players       perform poorly; the musician performs on the organ.
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Performable \Per*form"a*ble\, a.       Admitting of being performed, done, or executed; practicable.
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Performance \Per*form"ance\, n.       The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action;       execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by       action; as, the performance of an undertaking of a duty.                   Promises are not binding where the performance is                impossible.                                             --Paley.          2. That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or             carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat;             esp., an action of an elaborate or public character.             [bd]Her walking and other actual performances.[b8] --Shak.             [bd]His musical performances.[b8] --Macaulay.          Syn: Completion; consummation; execution; accomplishment;                achievement; production; work; act; action; deed;                exploit; feat.
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Perform \Per*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Performed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Performing}.] [OE. performen, parfourmen, parfournen,       OF. parfornir, parfournir, to finish, complete; OF. & F. par       (see {Par}) + fournir to finish, complete. The word has been       influenced by form; cf. L. performare to form thoroughly. See       {Furnish}.]       1. To carry through; to bring to completion; to achieve; to             accomplish; to execute; to do.                         I will cry unto God most high, unto God that                      performeth all things for me.            --Ps. lvii. 2.                         Great force to perform what they did attempt. --Sir                                                                               P. Sidney.          2. To discharge; to fulfill; to act up to; as, to perform a             duty; to perform a promise or a vow.                         To perform your father's will.            --Shak.          3. To represent; to act; to play; as in drama.                         Perform a part thou hast not done before. --Shak.          Syn: To accomplish; do; act; transact; achieve; execute;                discharge; fulfill; effect; complete; consummate. See                {Accomplish}.
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Performer \Per*form"er\, n.       One who performs, accomplishes, or fulfills; as, a good       promiser, but a bad performer; especially, one who shows       skill and training in any art; as, a performer of the drama;       a performer on the harp.
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Perform \Per*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Performed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Performing}.] [OE. performen, parfourmen, parfournen,       OF. parfornir, parfournir, to finish, complete; OF. & F. par       (see {Par}) + fournir to finish, complete. The word has been       influenced by form; cf. L. performare to form thoroughly. See       {Furnish}.]       1. To carry through; to bring to completion; to achieve; to             accomplish; to execute; to do.                         I will cry unto God most high, unto God that                      performeth all things for me.            --Ps. lvii. 2.                         Great force to perform what they did attempt. --Sir                                                                               P. Sidney.          2. To discharge; to fulfill; to act up to; as, to perform a             duty; to perform a promise or a vow.                         To perform your father's will.            --Shak.          3. To represent; to act; to play; as in drama.                         Perform a part thou hast not done before. --Shak.          Syn: To accomplish; do; act; transact; achieve; execute;                discharge; fulfill; effect; complete; consummate. See                {Accomplish}.
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Perfricate \Per"fri*cate\, v. t. [L. perfricatus, p. p. of       perfricare.]       To rub over. --Bailey.
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Peribranchial \Per`i*bran"chi*al\, a. (Anat.)       Surrounding the branchi[91]; as, a peribranchial cavity.
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Peribranchial \Per`i*bran"chi*al\, a. (Anat.)       Around the bronchi or bronchial tubes; as, the peribronchial       lymphatics.
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Peripheral \Pe*riph"er*al\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery;             peripheric.          2. (Anat.) External; away from the center; as, the peripheral             portion of the nervous system.
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Peripheric \Per`i*pher"ic\, Peripherical \Per`i*pher"ic*al\, a.       [Cf. F. p[82]riph[82]rique. See {Periphery}.]       See {Peripheral}.
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Peripheric \Per`i*pher"ic\, Peripherical \Per`i*pher"ic*al\, a.       [Cf. F. p[82]riph[82]rique. See {Periphery}.]       See {Peripheral}.
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Periphery \Pe*riph"er*y\, n.; pl. {Peripheries}. [L. peripheria,       Gr. [?]; [?] around + [?] to bear, carry: cf. F.       p[82]riph[82]rie.]       1. The outside or superficial portions of a body; the             surface.          2. (Geom.) The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other             figure.
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Periphery \Pe*riph"er*y\, n.; pl. {Peripheries}. [L. peripheria,       Gr. [?]; [?] around + [?] to bear, carry: cf. F.       p[82]riph[82]rie.]       1. The outside or superficial portions of a body; the             surface.          2. (Geom.) The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other             figure.
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Periphrase \Per"i*phrase\, n. [L. periphrasis, Gr. [?], fr. [?]       to think about, to be expressed periphrastically; [?] + [?]       to speak: cf. F. p[82]riphrase. See {Phrase}.] (Rhet.)       The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea;       a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.       [bd]To describe by enigmatic periphrases.[b8] --De Quincey.
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Periphrase \Per"i*phrase\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Periphrased}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Periphrasing}.] [Cf. F. p[82]riphraser.]       To express by periphrase or circumlocution.
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Periphrase \Per"i*phrase\, v. i.       To use circumlocution.
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Periphrase \Per"i*phrase\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Periphrased}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Periphrasing}.] [Cf. F. p[82]riphraser.]       To express by periphrase or circumlocution.
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d8Periphrasis \[d8]Pe*riph"ra*sis\, n.; pl. {Periphrases}. [L.]       See {Periphrase}.
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Periphrase \Per"i*phrase\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Periphrased}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Periphrasing}.] [Cf. F. p[82]riphraser.]       To express by periphrase or circumlocution.
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Periphrastic \Per`i*phras"tic\, Periphrastical    \Per`i*phras"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?]: cf. F. p[82]riphrastique.]       Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary;       characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory.          {Periphrastic conjugation} (Gram.), a conjugation formed by             the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries.
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Periphrastic \Per`i*phras"tic\, Periphrastical    \Per`i*phras"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?]: cf. F. p[82]riphrastique.]       Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary;       characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory.          {Periphrastic conjugation} (Gram.), a conjugation formed by             the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries.
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Periphrastic \Per`i*phras"tic\, Periphrastical    \Per`i*phras"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?]: cf. F. p[82]riphrastique.]       Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary;       characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory.          {Periphrastic conjugation} (Gram.), a conjugation formed by             the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries.
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Periphrastically \Per`i*phras"tic*al*ly\, adv.       With circumlocution.
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Periproct \Per"i*proct\, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. [?] the anus.]       (Zo[94]l.)       The region surrounding the anus, particularly of echinoderms.
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Perivertebral \Per`i*ver"te*bral\, a. (Anat.)       Surrounding the vertebr[91].
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Perverse \Per*verse"\, a. [L. perversus turned the wrong way,       not right, p. p. of pervertereto turn around, to overturn:       cf. F. pervers. See {Pervert}.]       1. Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the             right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.                         The only righteous in a word perverse. --Milton.          2. Obstinate in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence,             wayward; vexing; contrary.                         To so perverse a sex all grace is vain. --Dryden.          Syn: Froward; untoward; wayward; stubborn; ungovernable;                intractable; cross; petulant; vexatious.          Usage: {Perverse}, {Froward}. One who is froward is                   capricious, and reluctant to obey. One who is perverse                   has a settled obstinacy of will, and likes or dislikes                   by the rule of contradiction to the will of others.
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Perversed \Per*versed"\, a.       Turned aside. [Obs.]
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Perversedly \Per*vers"ed*ly\, adv.       Perversely. [Obs.]
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Perversely \Per*verse"ly\, adv.       In a perverse manner.
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Perverseness \Per*verse"ness\, n.       The quality or state of being perverse. [bd]Virtue hath some       perverseness.[b8] --Donne.
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Perversion \Per*ver"sion\, n. [L. perversio: cf. F. perversion.       See {Pervert}.]       The act of perverting, or the state of being perverted; a       turning from truth or right; a diverting from the true intent       or object; a change to something worse; a turning or applying       to a wrong end or use. [bd]Violations and perversions of the       laws.[b8] --Bacon.
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Perversity \Per*ver"si*ty\, n. [L. perversitas: cf. F.       perversit[82].]       The quality or state of being perverse; perverseness.
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Perversive \Per*ver"sive\, a.       Tending to pervert.
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Pervert \Per*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perverted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Perverting}.] [F. pervertir, L. pervertere,       perversum; per + vertere to turn. See {Per-}, and {Verse}.]       1. To turnanother way; to divert. [Obs.]                         Let's follow him, and pervert the present wrath.                                                                               --Shak.          2. To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert             from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt;             also, to misapply; to misinterpret designedly; as, to             pervert one's words. --Dryden.                         He, in the serpent, had perverted Eve. --Milton.
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Pervert \Per*vert"\, v. i.       To become perverted; to take the wrong course. [R.]       --Testament of Love.
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Pervert \Per"vert\, n.       One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error,       especially in religion; -- opposed to convert. See the       Synonym of {Convert}.                   That notorious pervert, Henry of Navarre. --Thackeray.
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Pervert \Per*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perverted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Perverting}.] [F. pervertir, L. pervertere,       perversum; per + vertere to turn. See {Per-}, and {Verse}.]       1. To turnanother way; to divert. [Obs.]                         Let's follow him, and pervert the present wrath.                                                                               --Shak.          2. To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert             from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt;             also, to misapply; to misinterpret designedly; as, to             pervert one's words. --Dryden.                         He, in the serpent, had perverted Eve. --Milton.
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Perverter \Per*vert"er\, n.       One who perverts (a person or thing). [bd]His own parents his       perverters.[b8] --South. [bd]A perverter of his law.[b8]       --Bp. Stillingfleet.
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Pervertible \Per*vert"i*ble\, a.       Capable of being perverted.
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Pervert \Per*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perverted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Perverting}.] [F. pervertir, L. pervertere,       perversum; per + vertere to turn. See {Per-}, and {Verse}.]       1. To turnanother way; to divert. [Obs.]                         Let's follow him, and pervert the present wrath.                                                                               --Shak.          2. To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert             from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt;             also, to misapply; to misinterpret designedly; as, to             pervert one's words. --Dryden.                         He, in the serpent, had perverted Eve. --Milton.
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d8Spongi91 \[d8]Spon"gi*[91]\, n. pl. [See {Sponge}.] (Zo[94]l.)       The grand division of the animal kingdom which includes the       sponges; -- called also {Spongida}, {Spongiaria},       {Spongiozoa}, and {Porifera}.          Note: In the Spongi[91], the soft sarcode of the body is                usually supported by a skeleton consisting of horny                fibers, or of silleceous or calcareous spicules. The                common sponges contain larger and smaller cavities and                canals, and numerous small ampull[91] which which are                lined with ciliated cells capable of taking in solid                food. The outer surface usually has minute pores                through which water enters, and large openings for its                exit. Sponges produce eggs and spermatozoa, and the egg                when fertilized undergoes segmentation to form a                ciliated embryo.
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Poriferan \Po*rif"er*an\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       One of the Polifera.
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Poriform \Po"ri*form\, a. [L. porus pore + -form: cf. F.       poriforme.]       Resembling a pore, or small puncture.
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Laver \La"ver\ (l[amac]"v[etil]r), n.       The fronds of certain marine alg[91] used as food, and for       making a sauce called laver sauce. Green laver is the {Ulva       latissima}; purple laver, {Porphyra laciniata} and {P.       vulgaris}. It is prepared by stewing, either alone or with       other vegetables, and with various condiments; -- called also       {sloke}, or {sloakan}.          {Mountain laver} (Bot.), a reddish gelatinous alga of the             genus {Palmella}, found on the sides of mountains
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Porphyraceous \Por`phy*ra"ceous\, a.       Porphyritic.
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Porphyre \Por"phyre\, n.       Porphyry. [Obs.] --Locke.
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Porphyry \Por"phy*ry\, n.; pl. {Porphyries}. [F. porphyre, L.       porphyrites, fr. Gr. [?] like purple, fr. [?] purple. See       {Purple}.] (Geol.)       A term used somewhat loosely to designate a rock consisting       of a fine-grained base (usually feldspathic) through which       crystals, as of feldspar or quartz, are disseminated. There       are red, purple, and green varieties, which are highly       esteemed as marbles.          {Porphyry shell} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome marine gastropod             shell ({Oliva porphyria}), having a dark red or brown             polished surface, marked with light spots, like porphyry.
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Swamp \Swamp\, n. [Cf. AS. swam a fungus, OD. swam a sponge, D.       zwam a fungus, G. schwamm a sponge, Icel. sv[94]ppr, Dan. &       Sw. swamp, Goth. swamms, Gr. somfo`s porous, spongy.]       Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but       not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the       seashore.                   Gray swamps and pools, waste places of the hern.                                                                               --Tennyson.                   A swamp differs from a bog and a marsh in producing                trees and shrubs, while the latter produce only                herbage, plants, and mosses.                  --Farming                                                                               Encyc. (E.                                                                               Edwards,                                                                               Words).          {Swamp blackbird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redwing}       (b) .          {Swamp cabbage} (Bot.), skunk cabbage.          {Swamp deer} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic deer ({Rucervus             Duvaucelli}) of India.          {Swamp hen}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) An Australian azure-breasted bird ({Porphyrio bellus});             -- called also {goollema}.       (b) An Australian water crake, or rail ({Porzana Tabuensis});             -- called also {little swamp hen}.       (c) The European purple gallinule.          {Swamp honeysuckle} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Azalea, [or]             Rhododendron, viscosa}) growing in swampy places, with             fragrant flowers of a white color, or white tinged with             rose; -- called also {swamp pink}.          {Swamp hook}, a hook and chain used by lumbermen in handling             logs. Cf. {Cant hook}.          {Swamp itch}. (Med.) See {Prairie itch}, under {Prairie}.          {Swamp laurel} (Bot.), a shrub ({Kalmia glauca}) having small             leaves with the lower surface glaucous.          {Swamp maple} (Bot.), red maple. See {Maple}.          {Swamp oak} (Bot.), a name given to several kinds of oak             which grow in swampy places, as swamp Spanish oak             ({Quercus palustris}), swamp white oak ({Q. bicolor}),             swamp post oak ({Q. lyrata}).          {Swamp ore} (Min.), bog ore; limonite.          {Swamp partridge} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several Australian             game birds of the genera {Synoicus} and {Excalfatoria},             allied to the European partridges.          {Swamp robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink.          {Swamp sassafras} (Bot.), a small North American tree of the             genus {Magnolia} ({M. glauca}) with aromatic leaves and             fragrant creamy-white blossoms; -- called also {sweet             bay}.          {Swamp sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American sparrow             ({Melospiza Georgiana}, or {M. palustris}), closely             resembling the song sparrow. It lives in low, swampy             places.          {Swamp willow}. (Bot.) See {Pussy willow}, under {Pussy}.
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Gallinule \Gal"li*nule\, n. [L. gallinula chicken, dim. of       gallina hen: cf. F. gallinule.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a       frontal shield, belonging to the family {Rallidae}. They are       remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating       plants. The purple gallinule of America is {Ionornis       Martinica}, that of the Old World is {Porphyrio porphyrio}.       The common European gallinule ({Gallinula chloropus}) is also       called {moor hen}, {water hen}, {water rail}, {moor coot},       {night bird}, and erroneously {dabchick}. Closely related to       it is the Florida gallinule ({Gallinula galeata}).          Note: The purple gallinule of Southern Europe and Asia was                formerly believed to be able to detect and report                adultery, and for that reason, chiefly, it was commonly                domesticated by the ancients.
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Porphyrite \Por"phy*rite\, n. (Min.)       A rock with a porphyritic structure; as, augite porphyrite.
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Porphyritic \Por`phy*rit"ic\, a. [Cf. F. porphyritique.] (Min.)       Relating to, or resembling, porphyry, that is, characterized       by the presence of distinct crystals, as of feldspar, quartz,       or augite, in a relatively fine-grained base, often aphanitic       or cryptocrystalline.
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{Gneissoid granite}, granite in which the mica has traces of             a regular arrangement.          {Graphic granite}, granite consisting of quartz and feldspar             without mica, and having the quartz crystals so arranged             in the transverse section like oriental characters.          {Porphyritic granite}, granite containing feldspar in             distinct crystals.          {Hornblende granite}, or          {Syenitic granite}, granite containing hornblende as well as             mica, or, according to some authorities hornblende             replacing the mica.          {Granite ware}.       (a) A kind of stoneware.       (b) A Kind of ironware, coated with an enamel resembling             granite.
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Porphyrization \Por`phy*ri*za"tion\, n.       The act of porphyrizing, or the state of being porphyrized.
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Porphyrize \Por`phy*rize\, v. t. [Cf. F. porphyriser, Gr. [?] to       purplish.]       To cause to resemble porphyry; to make spotted in       composition, like porphyry.
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Porphyrogenitism \Por`phy*ro*gen"i*tism\, n. [LL. porphyro       genitus, fr. Gr. [?]; [?] purple + root of [?] to be born.]       The principle of succession in royal families, especially       among the Eastern Roman emperors, by which a younger son, if       born after the accession of his father to the throne, was       preferred to an elder son who was not so born. --Sir T.       Palgrave.
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Porphyry \Por"phy*ry\, n.; pl. {Porphyries}. [F. porphyre, L.       porphyrites, fr. Gr. [?] like purple, fr. [?] purple. See       {Purple}.] (Geol.)       A term used somewhat loosely to designate a rock consisting       of a fine-grained base (usually feldspathic) through which       crystals, as of feldspar or quartz, are disseminated. There       are red, purple, and green varieties, which are highly       esteemed as marbles.          {Porphyry shell} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome marine gastropod             shell ({Oliva porphyria}), having a dark red or brown             polished surface, marked with light spots, like porphyry.
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Porphyry \Por"phy*ry\, n.; pl. {Porphyries}. [F. porphyre, L.       porphyrites, fr. Gr. [?] like purple, fr. [?] purple. See       {Purple}.] (Geol.)       A term used somewhat loosely to designate a rock consisting       of a fine-grained base (usually feldspathic) through which       crystals, as of feldspar or quartz, are disseminated. There       are red, purple, and green varieties, which are highly       esteemed as marbles.          {Porphyry shell} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome marine gastropod             shell ({Oliva porphyria}), having a dark red or brown             polished surface, marked with light spots, like porphyry.
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Pourparty \Pour`par"ty\, n.; pl. {Pourparties}. [See       {Purparty}.] (Law)       A division; a divided share.          {To make pourparty}, to divide and apportion lands previously             held in common.
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Pourparty \Pour`par"ty\, n.; pl. {Pourparties}. [See       {Purparty}.] (Law)       A division; a divided share.          {To make pourparty}, to divide and apportion lands previously             held in common.
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Purparty \Pur"par`ty\, n. [OF. pourpartie; pour for + partie a       part; cf. OF. purpart a respective part.] (Law)       A share, part, or portion of an estate allotted to a       coparcener. [Written also {purpart}, and {pourparty}.]                   I am forced to eat all the game of your purparties, as                well as my own thirds.                           --Walpole.
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Pourparty \Pour`par"ty\, n.; pl. {Pourparties}. [See       {Purparty}.] (Law)       A division; a divided share.          {To make pourparty}, to divide and apportion lands previously             held in common.
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Purparty \Pur"par`ty\, n. [OF. pourpartie; pour for + partie a       part; cf. OF. purpart a respective part.] (Law)       A share, part, or portion of an estate allotted to a       coparcener. [Written also {purpart}, and {pourparty}.]                   I am forced to eat all the game of your purparties, as                well as my own thirds.                           --Walpole.
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Pourpresture \Pour*pres"ture\ (?; 135), n. (Law)       See {Purpresture}.
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Purpresture \Pur*pres"ture\, n. [Probably corrupted (see       {Prest}) fr. OF. pourprisure, fr. pourprendre: cf. LL.       purprestura. Cf. {Purprise}.] (Law)       Wrongful encroachment upon another's property; esp., any       encroachment upon, or inclosure of, that which should be       common or public, as highways, rivers, harbors, forts, etc.       [Written also {pourpresture}.]
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Pourpresture \Pour*pres"ture\ (?; 135), n. (Law)       See {Purpresture}.
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Purpresture \Pur*pres"ture\, n. [Probably corrupted (see       {Prest}) fr. OF. pourprisure, fr. pourprendre: cf. LL.       purprestura. Cf. {Purprise}.] (Law)       Wrongful encroachment upon another's property; esp., any       encroachment upon, or inclosure of, that which should be       common or public, as highways, rivers, harbors, forts, etc.       [Written also {pourpresture}.]
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7. A large quantity; a great number; as, a power o[?] good             things. [Colloq.] --Richardson.          8. (Mech.)             (a) The rate at which mechanical energy is exerted or                   mechanical work performed, as by an engine or other                   machine, or an animal, working continuously; as, an                   engine of twenty horse power.          Note: The English unit of power used most commonly is the                horse power. See {Horse power}.             (b) A mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical                   energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand                   power, etc.             (c) Applied force; force producing motion or pressure; as,                   the power applied at one and of a lever to lift a                   weight at the other end.          Note: This use in mechanics, of power as a synonym for force,                is improper and is becoming obsolete.             (d) A machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a                   motor to drive other machinery; as, a dog power.          Note: Power is used adjectively, denoting, driven, or adapted                to be driven, by machinery, and not actuated directly                by the hand or foot; as, a power lathe; a power loom; a                power press.          9. (Math.) The product arising from the multiplication of a             number into itself; as, a square is the second power, and             a cube is third power, of a number.          10. (Metaph.) Mental or moral ability to act; one of the             faculties which are possessed by the mind or soul; as,             the power of thinking, reasoning, judging, willing,             fearing, hoping, etc. --I. Watts.                         The guiltiness of my mind, the sudden surprise of                      my powers, drove the grossness . . . into a                      received belief.                              --Shak.          11. (Optics) The degree to which a lens, mirror, or any             optical instrument, magnifies; in the telescope, and             usually in the microscope, the number of times it             multiplies, or augments, the apparent diameter of an             object; sometimes, in microscopes, the number of times it             multiplies the apparent surface.          12. (Law) An authority enabling a person to dispose of an             interest vested either in himself or in another person;             ownership by appointment. --Wharton.          13. Hence, vested authority to act in a given case; as, the             business was referred to a committee with power.          Note: Power may be predicated of inanimate agents, like the                winds and waves, electricity and magnetism,                gravitation, etc., or of animal and intelligent beings;                and when predicated of these beings, it may indicate                physical, mental, or moral ability or capacity.          {Mechanical powers}. See under {Mechanical}.          {Power loom}, [or] {Power press}. See Def. 8             (d), note.          {Power of attorney}. See under {Attorney}.          {Power of a point} (relative to a given curve) (Geom.), the             result of substituting the co[94]rdinates of any point in             that expression which being put equal to zero forms the             equation of the curve; as, x^{2} + y^{2} - 100 is the             power of the point x, y, relative to the circle x^{2} +             y^{2} - 100 = 0.
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Pr91operculum \Pr[91]`o*per"cu*lum\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)       Same as {Preoperculum}. -- {Pr[91]`o*per"cu*lar}, a.
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Pr91operculum \Pr[91]`o*per"cu*lum\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)       Same as {Preoperculum}. -- {Pr[91]`o*per"cu*lar}, a.
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Preapprehension \Pre*ap`pre*hen"sion\, n.       An apprehension or opinion formed before examination or       knowledge. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Prebronchial \Pre*bron"chi*al\, a. (Anat.)       Situated in front of the bronchus; -- applied especially to       an air sac on either side of the esophagus of birds.
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Prefer \Pre*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preferred}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Preferring}.] [F. pr[82]f[82]rer, L. praeferre; prae       before + ferre to bear or carry. See 1st {Bear}.]       1. To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one;             hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment,             etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; --             said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim,             charge, etc.                         He spake, and to her hand preferred the bowl.                                                                               --Pope.                         Presently prefer his suit to C[91]sar. --Shak.                         Three tongues prefer strange orisons on high.                                                                               --Byron.          2. To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank; to             surpass. [Obs.] [bd]Though maidenhood prefer bigamy.[b8]             --Chaucer.          3. To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as             to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote;             as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general.                         I would prefer him to a better place. --Shak.          4. To set above or before something else in estimation,             favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to             hold in greater favor; to choose rather; -- often followed             by to, before, or above.                         If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. --Ps.                                                                               cxxxvii. 6.                         Preferred an infamous peace before a most just war.                                                                               --Knolles.          {Preferred stock}, stock which takes a dividend before other             capital stock; -- called also {preference stock} and             {preferential stock}.          Syn: To choose; elect. See {Choose}.
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Preferability \Pref`er*a*bil"i*ty\, n.       The quality or state of being preferable; preferableness.       --J. S. Mill.
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Preferable \Pref"er*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. pr[82]f[82]rable.]       Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more       desirable; as, a preferable scheme. --Addison.
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Preferableness \Pref"er*a*ble*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being preferable.
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Preferably \Pref"er*a*bly\, adv.       In preference; by choice.                   To choose Plautus preferably to Terence. --Dennis.
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Preference \Pref"er*ence\, n. [Cf. F. pr[82]f[82]rence.]       1. The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred;             the setting of one thing before another; precedence;             higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power             or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his             preference.                         Leave the critics on either side to contend about                      the preference due to this or that sort of poetry.                                                                               --Dryden.                         Knowledge of things alone gives a value to our                      reasonings, and preference of one man's knowledge                      over another's.                                 --Locke.          2. That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior             favor; as, which is your preference?
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Prefer \Pre*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preferred}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Preferring}.] [F. pr[82]f[82]rer, L. praeferre; prae       before + ferre to bear or carry. See 1st {Bear}.]       1. To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one;             hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment,             etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; --             said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim,             charge, etc.                         He spake, and to her hand preferred the bowl.                                                                               --Pope.                         Presently prefer his suit to C[91]sar. --Shak.                         Three tongues prefer strange orisons on high.                                                                               --Byron.          2. To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank; to             surpass. [Obs.] [bd]Though maidenhood prefer bigamy.[b8]             --Chaucer.          3. To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as             to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote;             as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general.                         I would prefer him to a better place. --Shak.          4. To set above or before something else in estimation,             favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to             hold in greater favor; to choose rather; -- often followed             by to, before, or above.                         If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. --Ps.                                                                               cxxxvii. 6.                         Preferred an infamous peace before a most just war.                                                                               --Knolles.          {Preferred stock}, stock which takes a dividend before other             capital stock; -- called also {preference stock} and             {preferential stock}.          Syn: To choose; elect. See {Choose}.
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Preferential \Pref`er*en"tial\, a.       Giving, indicating, or having a preference or precedence; as,       a preferential claim; preferential shares.
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Prefer \Pre*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preferred}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Preferring}.] [F. pr[82]f[82]rer, L. praeferre; prae       before + ferre to bear or carry. See 1st {Bear}.]       1. To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one;             hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment,             etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; --             said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim,             charge, etc.                         He spake, and to her hand preferred the bowl.                                                                               --Pope.                         Presently prefer his suit to C[91]sar. --Shak.                         Three tongues prefer strange orisons on high.                                                                               --Byron.          2. To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank; to             surpass. [Obs.] [bd]Though maidenhood prefer bigamy.[b8]             --Chaucer.          3. To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as             to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote;             as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general.                         I would prefer him to a better place. --Shak.          4. To set above or before something else in estimation,             favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to             hold in greater favor; to choose rather; -- often followed             by to, before, or above.                         If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. --Ps.                                                                               cxxxvii. 6.                         Preferred an infamous peace before a most just war.                                                                               --Knolles.          {Preferred stock}, stock which takes a dividend before other             capital stock; -- called also {preference stock} and             {preferential stock}.          Syn: To choose; elect. See {Choose}.
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Preferential voting \Preferential voting\ (Political Science)       A system of voting, as at primaries, in which the voters are       allowed to indicate on their ballots their preference       (usually their first and second choices) between two or more       candidates for an office, so that if no candidate receives a       majority of first choices the one receiving the greatest       number of first and second choices together in nominated or       elected.
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Preferment \Pre*fer"ment\, n.       1. The act of choosing, or the state of being chosen;             preference. [R.]                         Natural preferment of the one . . . before the                      other.                                                --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          2. The act of preferring, or advancing in dignity or office;             the state of being advanced; promotion.                         Neither royal blandishments nor promises of valuable                      preferment had been spared.               --Macaulay.          3. A position or office of honor or profit; as, the             preferments of the church.
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Prefer \Pre*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preferred}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Preferring}.] [F. pr[82]f[82]rer, L. praeferre; prae       before + ferre to bear or carry. See 1st {Bear}.]       1. To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one;             hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment,             etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; --             said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim,             charge, etc.                         He spake, and to her hand preferred the bowl.                                                                               --Pope.                         Presently prefer his suit to C[91]sar. --Shak.                         Three tongues prefer strange orisons on high.                                                                               --Byron.          2. To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank; to             surpass. [Obs.] [bd]Though maidenhood prefer bigamy.[b8]             --Chaucer.          3. To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as             to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote;             as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general.                         I would prefer him to a better place. --Shak.          4. To set above or before something else in estimation,             favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to             hold in greater favor; to choose rather; -- often followed             by to, before, or above.                         If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. --Ps.                                                                               cxxxvii. 6.                         Preferred an infamous peace before a most just war.                                                                               --Knolles.          {Preferred stock}, stock which takes a dividend before other             capital stock; -- called also {preference stock} and             {preferential stock}.          Syn: To choose; elect. See {Choose}.
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Prefer \Pre*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preferred}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Preferring}.] [F. pr[82]f[82]rer, L. praeferre; prae       before + ferre to bear or carry. See 1st {Bear}.]       1. To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one;             hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment,             etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; --             said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim,             charge, etc.                         He spake, and to her hand preferred the bowl.                                                                               --Pope.                         Presently prefer his suit to C[91]sar. --Shak.                         Three tongues prefer strange orisons on high.                                                                               --Byron.          2. To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank; to             surpass. [Obs.] [bd]Though maidenhood prefer bigamy.[b8]             --Chaucer.          3. To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as             to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote;             as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general.                         I would prefer him to a better place. --Shak.          4. To set above or before something else in estimation,             favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to             hold in greater favor; to choose rather; -- often followed             by to, before, or above.                         If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. --Ps.                                                                               cxxxvii. 6.                         Preferred an infamous peace before a most just war.                                                                               --Knolles.          {Preferred stock}, stock which takes a dividend before other             capital stock; -- called also {preference stock} and             {preferential stock}.          Syn: To choose; elect. See {Choose}.
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Preferrer \Pre*fer"rer\, n.       One who prefers.
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Prefer \Pre*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preferred}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Preferring}.] [F. pr[82]f[82]rer, L. praeferre; prae       before + ferre to bear or carry. See 1st {Bear}.]       1. To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one;             hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment,             etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; --             said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim,             charge, etc.                         He spake, and to her hand preferred the bowl.                                                                               --Pope.                         Presently prefer his suit to C[91]sar. --Shak.                         Three tongues prefer strange orisons on high.                                                                               --Byron.          2. To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank; to             surpass. [Obs.] [bd]Though maidenhood prefer bigamy.[b8]             --Chaucer.          3. To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as             to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote;             as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general.                         I would prefer him to a better place. --Shak.          4. To set above or before something else in estimation,             favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to             hold in greater favor; to choose rather; -- often followed             by to, before, or above.                         If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. --Ps.                                                                               cxxxvii. 6.                         Preferred an infamous peace before a most just war.                                                                               --Knolles.          {Preferred stock}, stock which takes a dividend before other             capital stock; -- called also {preference stock} and             {preferential stock}.          Syn: To choose; elect. See {Choose}.
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Preform \Pre*form"\, v. t. [L. praeformare. See {Pre-}, and       {Form}.]       To form beforehand, or for special ends. [bd]Their natures       and preformed faculties. [b8] --Shak.
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Preformation \Pre`for*ma"tion\, n. (Biol.)       An old theory of the pre[89]xistence of germs. Cf.       {Embo[icir]tement}.
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Preformative \Pre*form"a*tive\, n.       A formative letter at the beginning of a word. --M. Stuart.
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Prefrontal \Pre*fron"tal\, a. (Anat. & Zo[94]l.)       Situated in front of the frontal bone, or the frontal region       of the skull; ectethmoid, as a certain bone in the nasal       capsule of many animals, and certain scales of reptiles and       fishes. -- n. A prefrontal bone or scale.
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Preopercular \Pre`o*per"cu*lar\, a. (Anat.)       Situated in front of the operculum; pertaining to the       preoperculum. -- n. The preoperculum.
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Preparable \Pre*par"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being prepared. [bd]Medicine preparable by       art.[b8] --Boyle.
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Preparation \Prep`a*ra"tion\, n. [F. pr[82]paration, L.       praeparatio. See {Prepare}.]       1. The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a             particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous             arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the             preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation             of troops for a campaign.          2. The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness;             readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for             war.          3. That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a             preparatory act or measure.                         I will show what preparations there were in nature                      for this dissolution.                        --T. Burnet.          4. That which is prepared, made, or compounded by a certain             process or for a particular purpose; a combination.             Specifically:             (a) Any medicinal substance fitted for use.             (b) Anything treated for preservation or examination as a                   specimen.             (c) Something prepared for use in cookery.                               I wish the chemists had been more sparing who                            magnify their preparations.         --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.                               In the preparations of cookery, the most                            volatile parts of vegetables are destroyed.                                                                               --Arbuthnot.          5. An army or fleet. [Obs.] --Shak.          6. (Mus.) The holding over of a note from one chord into the             next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until             resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a             discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear             is prepared for the shock. See {Suspension}.          7. Accomplishment; qualification. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Preparative \Pre*par"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. pr[82]paratif.]       Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of       preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory.                   Laborious quest of knowledge preparative to this work.                                                                               -- South.
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Preparative \Pre*par"a*tive\, n.       1. That which has the power of preparing, or previously             fitting for a purpose; that which prepares. [bd]A             preparative unto sermons.[b8] --Hooker.          2. That which is done in the way of preparation.             [bd]Necessary preparatives for our voyage.[b8] --Dryden.
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Preparatively \Pre*par"a*tive*ly\, adv.       By way of preparation.
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Preparator \Pre*par"a*tor\, n. [L. praeparator.]       One who prepares beforehand, as subjects for dissection,       specimens for preservation in collections, etc. --Agassiz.
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Preparatory \Pre*par"a*to*ry\, a. [L. praeparatorius: cf. F.       pr[82]paratoire.]       Preparing the way for anything by previous measures of       adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows;       introductory; preparative; as, a preparatory school; a       preparatory condition.
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Prepare \Pre*pare"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prepare[?]}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Preparing}.] [F. pr[82]parer, L. praeparare; prae       before + parare to make ready. See {Pare}.]       1. To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or             condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or             application; as, to prepare ground for seed; to prepare a             lesson.                         Our souls, not yet prepared for upper light.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to             provide; as, to prepare ammunition and provisions for             troops; to prepare ships for defence; to prepare an             entertainment. --Milton.                         That they may prepare a city for habitation. --Ps.                                                                               cvii. 36          Syn: To fit; adjust; adapt; qualify; equip; provide; form;                make; make; ready.
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Prepare \Pre*pare"\, v. i.       1. To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to             prepare for a hostile invasion. [bd]Bid them prepare for             dinner.[b8] --Shak.          2. To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the             necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death.
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Prepare \Pre*pare"\, n.       Preparation. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Prepared \Pre*pared"\, a.       Made fit or suitable; adapted; ready; as, prepared food;       prepared questions. -- {Pre*par"ed*ly}, adv. --Shak. --       {Pre*par"ed*ness}, n.
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Prepared \Pre*pared"\, a.       Made fit or suitable; adapted; ready; as, prepared food;       prepared questions. -- {Pre*par"ed*ly}, adv. --Shak. --       {Pre*par"ed*ness}, n.
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Prepared \Pre*pared"\, a.       Made fit or suitable; adapted; ready; as, prepared food;       prepared questions. -- {Pre*par"ed*ly}, adv. --Shak. --       {Pre*par"ed*ness}, n.
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Preparer \Pre*par"er\, n.       One who, or that which, prepares, fits, or makes ready.       --Wood.
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Prepare \Pre*pare"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prepare[?]}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Preparing}.] [F. pr[82]parer, L. praeparare; prae       before + parare to make ready. See {Pare}.]       1. To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or             condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or             application; as, to prepare ground for seed; to prepare a             lesson.                         Our souls, not yet prepared for upper light.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to             provide; as, to prepare ammunition and provisions for             troops; to prepare ships for defence; to prepare an             entertainment. --Milton.                         That they may prepare a city for habitation. --Ps.                                                                               cvii. 36          Syn: To fit; adjust; adapt; qualify; equip; provide; form;                make; make; ready.
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Preprovide \Pre`pro*vide"\, v. t.       To provide beforehand. [bd]The materials preprovided.[b8]       --Fuller.
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Prevaricate \Pre*var"i*cate\, v. t.       To evade by a quibble; to transgress; to pervert. [Obs.]       --Jer. Taylor.
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Prevaricate \Pre*var"i*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.       {Prevaricated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prevaricating}.] [L.       praevaricatus, p. p. of praevaricari to walk crookedly, to       collude; prae before + varicare to straddle, fr. varicus       straddling, varus bent. See {Varicose}.]       1. To shift or turn from one side to the other, from the             direct course, or from truth; to speak with equivocation;             to shuffle; to quibble; as, he prevaricates in his             statement.                         He prevaricates with his own understanding. --South.          2. (Civil Law) To collude, as where an informer colludes with             the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.          3. (Eng. Law) To undertake a thing falsely and deceitfully,             with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.          Syn: To evade; equivocate; quibble; shuffle.          Usage: {Prevaricate}, {Evade}, {Equivocate}. One who evades a                   question ostensibly answers it, but really turns aside                   to some other point. He who equivocate uses words                   which have a double meaning, so that in one sense he                   can claim to have said the truth, though he does in                   fact deceive, and intends to do it. He who                   prevaricates talks all round the question, hoping to                   [bd]dodge[b8] it, and disclose nothing.
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Prevaricate \Pre*var"i*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.       {Prevaricated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prevaricating}.] [L.       praevaricatus, p. p. of praevaricari to walk crookedly, to       collude; prae before + varicare to straddle, fr. varicus       straddling, varus bent. See {Varicose}.]       1. To shift or turn from one side to the other, from the             direct course, or from truth; to speak with equivocation;             to shuffle; to quibble; as, he prevaricates in his             statement.                         He prevaricates with his own understanding. --South.          2. (Civil Law) To collude, as where an informer colludes with             the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.          3. (Eng. Law) To undertake a thing falsely and deceitfully,             with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.          Syn: To evade; equivocate; quibble; shuffle.          Usage: {Prevaricate}, {Evade}, {Equivocate}. One who evades a                   question ostensibly answers it, but really turns aside                   to some other point. He who equivocate uses words                   which have a double meaning, so that in one sense he                   can claim to have said the truth, though he does in                   fact deceive, and intends to do it. He who                   prevaricates talks all round the question, hoping to                   [bd]dodge[b8] it, and disclose nothing.
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Prevaricate \Pre*var"i*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.       {Prevaricated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prevaricating}.] [L.       praevaricatus, p. p. of praevaricari to walk crookedly, to       collude; prae before + varicare to straddle, fr. varicus       straddling, varus bent. See {Varicose}.]       1. To shift or turn from one side to the other, from the             direct course, or from truth; to speak with equivocation;             to shuffle; to quibble; as, he prevaricates in his             statement.                         He prevaricates with his own understanding. --South.          2. (Civil Law) To collude, as where an informer colludes with             the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.          3. (Eng. Law) To undertake a thing falsely and deceitfully,             with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.          Syn: To evade; equivocate; quibble; shuffle.          Usage: {Prevaricate}, {Evade}, {Equivocate}. One who evades a                   question ostensibly answers it, but really turns aside                   to some other point. He who equivocate uses words                   which have a double meaning, so that in one sense he                   can claim to have said the truth, though he does in                   fact deceive, and intends to do it. He who                   prevaricates talks all round the question, hoping to                   [bd]dodge[b8] it, and disclose nothing.
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Prevarication \Pre*var`i*ca"tion\, n. [L. praevaricatio: cf. F.       pr[82]varication.]       1. The act of prevaricating, shuffling, or quibbling, to             evade the truth or the disclosure of truth; a deviation             from the truth and fair dealing.                         The august tribunal of the skies, where no                      prevarication shall avail.                  --Cowper.          2. A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office.          3. (Law)             (a) (Roman Law) The collusion of an informer with the                   defendant, for the purpose of making a sham                   prosecution.             (b) (Common Law) A false or deceitful seeming to undertake                   a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.                   --Cowell.
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Prevaricator \Pre*var"i*ca`tor\, n. [L. praevaricator: cf. F.       pr[82]varicateur.]       1. One who prevaricates.          2. (Roman Law) A sham dealer; one who colludes with a             defendant in a sham prosecution.          3. One who betrays or abuses a trust. --Prynne.
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Prevertebral \Pre*ver"te*bral\, a. (Anat.)       Situated immediately in front, or on the ventral side, of the       vertebral column; prespinal.
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Profert \Pro"fert\, n. [L., he brings forward, 3d pers. pr. of       proferre. See {Proffer}. ] (Law)       The exhibition or production of a record or paper in open       court, or an allegation that it is in court.
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Proffer \Prof"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proffered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Proffering}.] [OE. profren, proferen, F. prof[82]rer,       fr. L. proferre to bring forth or forward, to offer; pro       forward + ferre to bring. See {Bear} to produce.]       1. To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a             tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to             proffer friendship. --Shak.                         I reck not what wrong that thou me profre.                                                                               --Chaucer.          2. To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or             propose to undertake. [R.] --Milton.
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Proffer \Prof"fer\, n.       1. An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by             another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship.                         He made a proffer to lay down his commission.                                                                               --Clarendon.          2. Essay; attempt. [R.] --Bacon.
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Proffer \Prof"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proffered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Proffering}.] [OE. profren, proferen, F. prof[82]rer,       fr. L. proferre to bring forth or forward, to offer; pro       forward + ferre to bring. See {Bear} to produce.]       1. To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a             tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to             proffer friendship. --Shak.                         I reck not what wrong that thou me profre.                                                                               --Chaucer.          2. To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or             propose to undertake. [R.] --Milton.
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Profferer \Prof"fer*er\, n.       One who proffers something.
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Proffer \Prof"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proffered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Proffering}.] [OE. profren, proferen, F. prof[82]rer,       fr. L. proferre to bring forth or forward, to offer; pro       forward + ferre to bring. See {Bear} to produce.]       1. To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a             tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to             proffer friendship. --Shak.                         I reck not what wrong that thou me profre.                                                                               --Chaucer.          2. To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or             propose to undertake. [R.] --Milton.
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Proof \Proof\, n. [OF. prove, proeve, F. preuve, fr. L. proba,       fr. probare to prove. See {Prove}.]       1. Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or             discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a             trial.                         For whatsoever mother wit or art Could work, he put                      in proof.                                          --Spenser.                         You shall have many proofs to show your skill.                                                                               --Ford.                         Formerly, a very rude mode of ascertaining the                      strength of spirits was practiced, called the proof.                                                                               --Ure.          2. That degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any             truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or             arguments that induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the             judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.                         I'll have some proof.                        --Shak.                         It is no proof of a man's understanding to be able                      to confirm whatever he pleases.         --Emerson.          Note: Properly speaking, proof is the effect or result of                evidence, evidence is the medium of proof. Cf.                {Demonstration}, 1.          3. The quality or state of having been proved or tried;             firmness or hardness that resists impression, or does not             yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.          4. Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken.          5. (Print.) A trial impression, as from type, taken for             correction or examination; -- called also {proof sheet}.          6. (Math.) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation             performed. Cf. {Prove}, v. t., 5.          7. Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed             impenetrable; properly, armor of proof. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Artist's proof}, a very early proof impression of an             engraving, or the like; -- often distinguished by the             artist's signature.          {Proof reader}, one who reads, and marks correction in,             proofs. See def. 5, above.          Syn: Testimony; evidence; reason; argument; trial;                demonstration. See {Testimony}.
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Proof-arm \Proof`-arm"\, v. t.       To arm with proof armor; to arm securely; as, to proof-arm       herself. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.
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Proof-proof \Proof"-proof`\, a.       Proof against proofs; obstinate in the wrong. [bd]That might       have shown to any one who was not proof-proof.[b8]       --Whateley.
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Propargyl \Pro*par"gyl\, n. [Propinyl + Gr. [?] silver + -yl. So       called because one hydrogen atom may be replaced by silver.]       (Chem.)       Same as {Propinyl}.
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Proparoxytone \Pro`par*ox"y*tone\, n. [Gr. [?]. See {Pro-}, and       {Paroxytone}.] (Gr. Gram.)       A word which has the acute accent on the antepenult.
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Proper \Prop"er\, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius.       Cf. {Appropriate}.]       1. Belonging to one; one's own; individual. [bd]His proper             good[b8] [i. e., his own possessions]. --Chaucer. [bd]My             proper son.[b8] --Shak.                         Now learn the difference, at your proper cost,                      Betwixt true valor and an empty boast. --Dryden.          2. Belonging to the natural or essential constitution;             peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his             proper instincts and appetites.                         Those high and peculiar attributes . . . which                      constitute our proper humanity.         --Coleridge.          3. Befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all             respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the             proper element for fish; a proper dress.                         The proper study of mankind is man.   --Pope.                         In Athens all was pleasure, mirth, and play, All                      proper to the spring, and sprightly May. --Dryden.          4. Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome. [Archaic]             [bd]Thou art a proper man.[b8] --Chaucer.                         Moses . . . was hid three months of his parents,                      because they saw he was a proper child. --Heb. xi.                                                                               23.          5. Pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the             whole; not appellative; -- opposed to {common}; as, a             proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city.          6. Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper;             the garden proper.          7. (Her.) Represented in its natural color; -- said of any             object used as a charge.          {In proper}, individually; privately. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.                      {Proper flower} [or] {corolla} (Bot.), one of the single             florets, or corollets, in an aggregate or compound flower.                      {Proper fraction} (Arith.) a fraction in which the numerator             is less than the denominator.          {Proper nectary} (Bot.), a nectary separate from the petals             and other parts of the flower. -- {Proper noun} (Gram.), a             name belonging to an individual, by which it is             distinguished from others of the same class; -- opposed to             {common noun}; as, John, Boston, America.          {Proper perianth} [or] {involucre} (Bot.), that which             incloses only a single flower.          {Proper receptacle} (Bot.), a receptacle which supports only             a single flower or fructification.
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Proper \Prop"er\, adv.       Properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good.       [Colloq & Vulgar]
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Diphthong \Diph"thong\ (?; 115, 277), n. [L. diphthongus, Gr.       [?]; di- = di`s- twice + [?] voice, sound, fr. [?] to utter a       sound: cf. F. diphthongue.] (Ortho[89]py)             (a) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in                   one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a                   {proper diphthong}.             (b) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same                   syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in                   rain, eo in people; -- called an {improper diphthong}.
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Proper \Prop"er\, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius.       Cf. {Appropriate}.]       1. Belonging to one; one's own; individual. [bd]His proper             good[b8] [i. e., his own possessions]. --Chaucer. [bd]My             proper son.[b8] --Shak.                         Now learn the difference, at your proper cost,                      Betwixt true valor and an empty boast. --Dryden.          2. Belonging to the natural or essential constitution;             peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his             proper instincts and appetites.                         Those high and peculiar attributes . . . which                      constitute our proper humanity.         --Coleridge.          3. Befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all             respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the             proper element for fish; a proper dress.                         The proper study of mankind is man.   --Pope.                         In Athens all was pleasure, mirth, and play, All                      proper to the spring, and sprightly May. --Dryden.          4. Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome. [Archaic]             [bd]Thou art a proper man.[b8] --Chaucer.                         Moses . . . was hid three months of his parents,                      because they saw he was a proper child. --Heb. xi.                                                                               23.          5. Pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the             whole; not appellative; -- opposed to {common}; as, a             proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city.          6. Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper;             the garden proper.          7. (Her.) Represented in its natural color; -- said of any             object used as a charge.          {In proper}, individually; privately. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.                      {Proper flower} [or] {corolla} (Bot.), one of the single             florets, or corollets, in an aggregate or compound flower.                      {Proper fraction} (Arith.) a fraction in which the numerator             is less than the denominator.          {Proper nectary} (Bot.), a nectary separate from the petals             and other parts of the flower. -- {Proper noun} (Gram.), a             name belonging to an individual, by which it is             distinguished from others of the same class; -- opposed to             {common noun}; as, John, Boston, America.          {Proper perianth} [or] {involucre} (Bot.), that which             incloses only a single flower.          {Proper receptacle} (Bot.), a receptacle which supports only             a single flower or fructification.
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Proper \Prop"er\, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius.       Cf. {Appropriate}.]       1. Belonging to one; one's own; individual. [bd]His proper             good[b8] [i. e., his own possessions]. --Chaucer. [bd]My             proper son.[b8] --Shak.                         Now learn the difference, at your proper cost,                      Betwixt true valor and an empty boast. --Dryden.          2. Belonging to the natural or essential constitution;             peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his             proper instincts and appetites.                         Those high and peculiar attributes . . . which                      constitute our proper humanity.         --Coleridge.          3. Befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all             respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the             proper element for fish; a proper dress.                         The proper study of mankind is man.   --Pope.                         In Athens all was pleasure, mirth, and play, All                      proper to the spring, and sprightly May. --Dryden.          4. Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome. [Archaic]             [bd]Thou art a proper man.[b8] --Chaucer.                         Moses . . . was hid three months of his parents,                      because they saw he was a proper child. --Heb. xi.                                                                               23.          5. Pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the             whole; not appellative; -- opposed to {common}; as, a             proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city.          6. Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper;             the garden proper.          7. (Her.) Represented in its natural color; -- said of any             object used as a charge.          {In proper}, individually; privately. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.                      {Proper flower} [or] {corolla} (Bot.), one of the single             florets, or corollets, in an aggregate or compound flower.                      {Proper fraction} (Arith.) a fraction in which the numerator             is less than the denominator.          {Proper nectary} (Bot.), a nectary separate from the petals             and other parts of the flower. -- {Proper noun} (Gram.), a             name belonging to an individual, by which it is             distinguished from others of the same class; -- opposed to             {common noun}; as, John, Boston, America.          {Proper perianth} [or] {involucre} (Bot.), that which             incloses only a single flower.          {Proper receptacle} (Bot.), a receptacle which supports only             a single flower or fructification.
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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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Name \Name\, n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G.       name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth.       nam[omac], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere,       to learn to know), Gr. 'o`mona, Scr. n[be]man. [root]267. Cf.       {Anonymous}, {Ignominy}, {Misnomer}, {Nominal}, {Noun}.]       1. The title by which any person or thing is known or             designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of             an individual or a class.                         Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that                      was the name thereof.                        --Gen. ii. 19.                         What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any                      other name would smell as sweet.         --Shak.          2. A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person             or thing, on account of a character or acts.                         His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The                      mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of                      Peace.                                                --Is. ix. 6.          3. Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation;             fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable             estimation; distinction.                         What men of name resort to him?         --Shak.                         Far above . . . every name that is named, not only                      in this world, but also in that which is to come.                                                                               --Eph. i. 21.                         I will get me a name and honor in the kingdom. --1                                                                               Macc. iii. 14.                         He hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin.                                                                               --Deut. xxii.                                                                               19.                         The king's army . . . had left no good name behind.                                                                               --Clarendon.          4. Those of a certain name; a race; a family.                         The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his                      name, came every day to pay their feigned                      civilities.                                       --Motley.          5. A person, an individual. [Poetic]                         They list with women each degenerate name. --Dryden.          {Christian name}.             (a) The name a person receives at baptism, as                   distinguished from {surname}; baptismal name.             (b) A given name, whether received at baptism or not.          {Given name}. See under {Given}.          {In name}, in profession, or by title only; not in reality;             as, a friend in name.          {In the name of}.             (a) In behalf of; by the authority of. [bd] I charge you                   in the duke's name to obey me.[b8]         --Shak.             (b) In the represented or assumed character of. [bd]I'll                   to him again in name of Brook.[b8]         --Shak.          {Name plate}, a plate as of metal, glass, etc., having a name             upon it, as a sign; a doorplate.          {Pen name}, a name assumed by an author; a pseudonym or nom             de plume. --Bayard Taylor.          {Proper name} (Gram.), a name applied to a particular person,             place, or thing.          {To call names}, to apply opprobrious epithets to; to call by             reproachful appellations.          {To take a name in vain}, to use a name lightly or profanely;             to use a name in making flippant or dishonest oaths. --Ex.             xx. 7.          Syn: Appellation; title; designation; cognomen; denomination;                epithet.          Usage: {Name}, {Appellation}, {Title}, {Denomination}. Name                   is generic, denoting that combination of sounds or                   letters by which a person or thing is known and                   distinguished. Appellation, although sometimes put for                   name simply, denotes, more properly, a descriptive                   term, used by way of marking some individual                   peculiarity or characteristic; as, Charles the Bold,                   Philip the Stammerer. A title is a term employed to                   point out one's rank, office, etc.; as, the Duke of                   Bedford, Paul the Apostle, etc. Denomination is to                   particular bodies what appellation is to individuals;                   thus, the church of Christ is divided into different                   denominations, as Congregationalists, Episcopalians,                   Presbyterians, etc.
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Proper \Prop"er\, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius.       Cf. {Appropriate}.]       1. Belonging to one; one's own; individual. [bd]His proper             good[b8] [i. e., his own possessions]. --Chaucer. [bd]My             proper son.[b8] --Shak.                         Now learn the difference, at your proper cost,                      Betwixt true valor and an empty boast. --Dryden.          2. Belonging to the natural or essential constitution;             peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his             proper instincts and appetites.                         Those high and peculiar attributes . . . which                      constitute our proper humanity.         --Coleridge.          3. Befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all             respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the             proper element for fish; a proper dress.                         The proper study of mankind is man.   --Pope.                         In Athens all was pleasure, mirth, and play, All                      proper to the spring, and sprightly May. --Dryden.          4. Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome. [Archaic]             [bd]Thou art a proper man.[b8] --Chaucer.                         Moses . . . was hid three months of his parents,                      because they saw he was a proper child. --Heb. xi.                                                                               23.          5. Pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the             whole; not appellative; -- opposed to {common}; as, a             proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city.          6. Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper;             the garden proper.          7. (Her.) Represented in its natural color; -- said of any             object used as a charge.          {In proper}, individually; privately. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.                      {Proper flower} [or] {corolla} (Bot.), one of the single             florets, or corollets, in an aggregate or compound flower.                      {Proper fraction} (Arith.) a fraction in which the numerator             is less than the denominator.          {Proper nectary} (Bot.), a nectary separate from the petals             and other parts of the flower. -- {Proper noun} (Gram.), a             name belonging to an individual, by which it is             distinguished from others of the same class; -- opposed to             {common noun}; as, John, Boston, America.          {Proper perianth} [or] {involucre} (Bot.), that which             incloses only a single flower.          {Proper receptacle} (Bot.), a receptacle which supports only             a single flower or fructification.
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Proper \Prop"er\, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius.       Cf. {Appropriate}.]       1. Belonging to one; one's own; individual. [bd]His proper             good[b8] [i. e., his own possessions]. --Chaucer. [bd]My             proper son.[b8] --Shak.                         Now learn the difference, at your proper cost,                      Betwixt true valor and an empty boast. --Dryden.          2. Belonging to the natural or essential constitution;             peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his             proper instincts and appetites.                         Those high and peculiar attributes . . . which                      constitute our proper humanity.         --Coleridge.          3. Befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all             respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the             proper element for fish; a proper dress.                         The proper study of mankind is man.   --Pope.                         In Athens all was pleasure, mirth, and play, All                      proper to the spring, and sprightly May. --Dryden.          4. Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome. [Archaic]             [bd]Thou art a proper man.[b8] --Chaucer.                         Moses . . . was hid three months of his parents,                      because they saw he was a proper child. --Heb. xi.                                                                               23.          5. Pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the             whole; not appellative; -- opposed to {common}; as, a             proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city.          6. Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper;             the garden proper.          7. (Her.) Represented in its natural color; -- said of any             object used as a charge.          {In proper}, individually; privately. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.                      {Proper flower} [or] {corolla} (Bot.), one of the single             florets, or corollets, in an aggregate or compound flower.                      {Proper fraction} (Arith.) a fraction in which the numerator             is less than the denominator.          {Proper nectary} (Bot.), a nectary separate from the petals             and other parts of the flower. -- {Proper noun} (Gram.), a             name belonging to an individual, by which it is             distinguished from others of the same class; -- opposed to             {common noun}; as, John, Boston, America.          {Proper perianth} [or] {involucre} (Bot.), that which             incloses only a single flower.          {Proper receptacle} (Bot.), a receptacle which supports only             a single flower or fructification.
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Proper \Prop"er\, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius.       Cf. {Appropriate}.]       1. Belonging to one; one's own; individual. [bd]His proper             good[b8] [i. e., his own possessions]. --Chaucer. [bd]My             proper son.[b8] --Shak.                         Now learn the difference, at your proper cost,                      Betwixt true valor and an empty boast. --Dryden.          2. Belonging to the natural or essential constitution;             peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his             proper instincts and appetites.                         Those high and peculiar attributes . . . which                      constitute our proper humanity.         --Coleridge.          3. Befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all             respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the             proper element for fish; a proper dress.                         The proper study of mankind is man.   --Pope.                         In Athens all was pleasure, mirth, and play, All                      proper to the spring, and sprightly May. --Dryden.          4. Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome. [Archaic]             [bd]Thou art a proper man.[b8] --Chaucer.                         Moses . . . was hid three months of his parents,                      because they saw he was a proper child. --Heb. xi.                                                                               23.          5. Pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the             whole; not appellative; -- opposed to {common}; as, a             proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city.          6. Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper;             the garden proper.          7. (Her.) Represented in its natural color; -- said of any             object used as a charge.          {In proper}, individually; privately. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.                      {Proper flower} [or] {corolla} (Bot.), one of the single             florets, or corollets, in an aggregate or compound flower.                      {Proper fraction} (Arith.) a fraction in which the numerator             is less than the denominator.          {Proper nectary} (Bot.), a nectary separate from the petals             and other parts of the flower. -- {Proper noun} (Gram.), a             name belonging to an individual, by which it is             distinguished from others of the same class; -- opposed to             {common noun}; as, John, Boston, America.          {Proper perianth} [or] {involucre} (Bot.), that which             incloses only a single flower.          {Proper receptacle} (Bot.), a receptacle which supports only             a single flower or fructification.
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Preface \Pref"ace\ (?; 48), n. [F. pr[82]face; cf. Sp. prefacio,       prefacion, It. prefazio, prefazione; all fr. L. praefatio,       fr. praefari to speak or say beforehand; prae before + fari,       fatus, to speak. See {Fate}.]       1. Something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or             written as introductory to a book or essay; a proem; an             introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.                         This superficial tale Is but a preface of her worthy                      praise.                                             --Shak.                         Heaven's high behest no preface needs. --Milton.          2. (R. C. Ch.) The prelude or introduction to the canon of             the Mass. --Addis & Arnold.          {Proper preface} (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.), a portion             of the communion service, preceding the prayer of             consecration, appointed for certain seasons.          Syn: Introduction; preliminary; preamble; proem; prelude;                prologue.
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Proper \Prop"er\, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius.       Cf. {Appropriate}.]       1. Belonging to one; one's own; individual. [bd]His proper             good[b8] [i. e., his own possessions]. --Chaucer. [bd]My             proper son.[b8] --Shak.                         Now learn the difference, at your proper cost,                      Betwixt true valor and an empty boast. --Dryden.          2. Belonging to the natural or essential constitution;             peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his             proper instincts and appetites.                         Those high and peculiar attributes . . . which                      constitute our proper humanity.         --Coleridge.          3. Befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all             respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the             proper element for fish; a proper dress.                         The proper study of mankind is man.   --Pope.                         In Athens all was pleasure, mirth, and play, All                      proper to the spring, and sprightly May. --Dryden.          4. Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome. [Archaic]             [bd]Thou art a proper man.[b8] --Chaucer.                         Moses . . . was hid three months of his parents,                      because they saw he was a proper child. --Heb. xi.                                                                               23.          5. Pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the             whole; not appellative; -- opposed to {common}; as, a             proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city.          6. Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper;             the garden proper.          7. (Her.) Represented in its natural color; -- said of any             object used as a charge.          {In proper}, individually; privately. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.                      {Proper flower} [or] {corolla} (Bot.), one of the single             florets, or corollets, in an aggregate or compound flower.                      {Proper fraction} (Arith.) a fraction in which the numerator             is less than the denominator.          {Proper nectary} (Bot.), a nectary separate from the petals             and other parts of the flower. -- {Proper noun} (Gram.), a             name belonging to an individual, by which it is             distinguished from others of the same class; -- opposed to             {common noun}; as, John, Boston, America.          {Proper perianth} [or] {involucre} (Bot.), that which             incloses only a single flower.          {Proper receptacle} (Bot.), a receptacle which supports only             a single flower or fructification.
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Properate \Prop"er*ate\, v. t. & i. [L. properatus, p. p. of       properare to hasten.]       To hasten, or press forward. [Obs.]
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Properation \Prop`er*a"tion\, n. [L. properatio.]       The act of hastening; haste. [Obs.] --T. Adams.
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Properispome \Pro*per"i*spome\, n. (Gr. Gram.)       Properispomenon.
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d8Properispomenon \[d8]Pro*per`i*spom"e*non\, n.; pl.       {Properispomena}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to circumflex on       the penult; [?] before + [?] to circumflex. See       {Perispomenon}.] (Gr. Gram.)       A word which has the circumflex accent on the penult.
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Properly \Prop"er*ly\, adv.       1. In a proper manner; suitably; fitly; strictly; rightly;             as, a word properly applied; a dress properly adjusted.             --Milton.          2. Individually; after one's own manner. [Obs.]                         Now, harkeneth, how I bare me properly. --Chaucer.
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Properness \Prop"er*ness\, n.       1. The quality of being proper.          2. Tallness; comeliness. [Obs.] --Udall.
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Propertied \Prop"er*tied\, a.       Possessing property; holding real estate, or other       investments of money. [bd]The propertied and satisfied       classes.[b8] --M. Arnold.
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Property \Prop"er*ty\, n.; pl. {Properties}. [OE. proprete, OF.       propret[82] property, F. propret[82] neatness, cleanliness,       propri[82]t[82] property, fr. L. proprietas. See {Proper},       a., and cf. {Propriety}.]       1. That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a             thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally             essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property             of sugar.                         Property is correctly a synonym for peculiar                      quality; but it is frequently used as coextensive                      with quality in general.                     --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.          Note: In physical science, the properties of matter are                distinguished to the three following classes: 1.                Physical properties, or those which result from the                relations of bodies to the physical agents, light,                heat, electricity, gravitation, cohesion, adhesion,                etc., and which are exhibited without a change in the                composition or kind of matter acted on. They are color,                luster, opacity, transparency, hardness, sonorousness,                density, crystalline form, solubility, capability of                osmotic diffusion, vaporization, boiling, fusion, etc.                2. Chemical properties, or those which are conditioned                by affinity and composition; thus, combustion,                explosion, and certain solutions are reactions                occasioned by chemical properties. Chemical properties                are identical when there is identity of composition and                structure, and change according as the composition                changes. 3. Organoleptic properties, or those forming a                class which can not be included in either of the other                two divisions. They manifest themselves in the contact                of substances with the organs of taste, touch, and                smell, or otherwise affect the living organism, as in                the manner of medicines and poisons.          2. An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by             art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties             which constitute excellence.          3. The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing             of a thing; ownership; title.                         Here I disclaim all my paternal care, Propinquity                      and property of blood.                        --Shak.                         Shall man assume a property in man?   --Wordsworth.
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Personal \Per"son*al\, a. [L. personalis: cf. F. personnel.]       1. Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.                         Every man so termed by way of personal difference.                                                                               --Hooker.          2. Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or             affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals;             peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or             general; as, personal comfort; personal desire.                         The words are conditional, -- If thou doest well, --                      and so personal to Cain.                     --Locke.          3. Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance;             corporeal; as, personal charms. --Addison.          4. Done in person; without the intervention of another.             [bd]Personal communication.[b8] --Fabyan.                         The immediate and personal speaking of God. --White.          5. Relating to an individual, his character, conduct,             motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive             manner; as, personal reflections or remarks.          6. (Gram.) Denoting person; as, a personal pronoun.          {Personal action} (Law), a suit or action by which a man             claims a debt or personal duty, or damages in lieu of it;             or wherein he claims satisfaction in damages for an injury             to his person or property, or the specific recovery of             goods or chattels; -- opposed to real action.          {Personal equation}. (Astron.) See under {Equation}.          {Personal estate} [or] {property} (Law), movables; chattels;             -- opposed to real estate or property. It usually consists             of things temporary and movable, including all subjects of             property not of a freehold nature.          {Personal identity} (Metaph.), the persistent and continuous             unity of the individual person, which is attested by             consciousness.          {Personal pronoun} (Gram.), one of the pronouns {I}, {thou},             {he}, {she}, {it}, and their plurals.          {Personal representatives} (Law), the executors or             administrators of a person deceased.          {Personal rights}, rights appertaining to the person; as, the             rights of a personal security, personal liberty, and             private property.          {Personal tithes}. See under {Tithe}.          {Personal verb} (Gram.), a verb which is modified or             inflected to correspond with the three persons.
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Property \Prop"er*ty\, n.; pl. {Properties}. [OE. proprete, OF.       propret[82] property, F. propret[82] neatness, cleanliness,       propri[82]t[82] property, fr. L. proprietas. See {Proper},       a., and cf. {Propriety}.]       1. That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a             thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally             essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property             of sugar.                         Property is correctly a synonym for peculiar                      quality; but it is frequently used as coextensive                      with quality in general.                     --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.          Note: In physical science, the properties of matter are                distinguished to the three following classes: 1.                Physical properties, or those which result from the                relations of bodies to the physical agents, light,                heat, electricity, gravitation, cohesion, adhesion,                etc., and which are exhibited without a change in the                composition or kind of matter acted on. They are color,                luster, opacity, transparency, hardness, sonorousness,                density, crystalline form, solubility, capability of                osmotic diffusion, vaporization, boiling, fusion, etc.                2. Chemical properties, or those which are conditioned                by affinity and composition; thus, combustion,                explosion, and certain solutions are reactions                occasioned by chemical properties. Chemical properties                are identical when there is identity of composition and                structure, and change according as the composition                changes. 3. Organoleptic properties, or those forming a                class which can not be included in either of the other                two divisions. They manifest themselves in the contact                of substances with the organs of taste, touch, and                smell, or otherwise affect the living organism, as in                the manner of medicines and poisons.          2. An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by             art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties             which constitute excellence.          3. The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing             of a thing; ownership; title.                         Here I disclaim all my paternal care, Propinquity                      and property of blood.                        --Shak.                         Shall man assume a property in man?   --Wordsworth.
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Property \Prop"er*ty\, v. t.       1. To invest which properties, or qualities. [Obs.] --Shak.          2. To make a property of; to appropriate. [Obs.]                         They have here propertied me.            --Shak.
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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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Personal \Per"son*al\, a. [L. personalis: cf. F. personnel.]       1. Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.                         Every man so termed by way of personal difference.                                                                               --Hooker.          2. Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or             affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals;             peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or             general; as, personal comfort; personal desire.                         The words are conditional, -- If thou doest well, --                      and so personal to Cain.                     --Locke.          3. Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance;             corporeal; as, personal charms. --Addison.          4. Done in person; without the intervention of another.             [bd]Personal communication.[b8] --Fabyan.                         The immediate and personal speaking of God. --White.          5. Relating to an individual, his character, conduct,             motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive             manner; as, personal reflections or remarks.          6. (Gram.) Denoting person; as, a personal pronoun.          {Personal action} (Law), a suit or action by which a man             claims a debt or personal duty, or damages in lieu of it;             or wherein he claims satisfaction in damages for an injury             to his person or property, or the specific recovery of             goods or chattels; -- opposed to real action.          {Personal equation}. (Astron.) See under {Equation}.          {Personal estate} [or] {property} (Law), movables; chattels;             -- opposed to real estate or property. It usually consists             of things temporary and movable, including all subjects of             property not of a freehold nature.          {Personal identity} (Metaph.), the persistent and continuous             unity of the individual person, which is attested by             consciousness.          {Personal pronoun} (Gram.), one of the pronouns {I}, {thou},             {he}, {she}, {it}, and their plurals.          {Personal representatives} (Law), the executors or             administrators of a person deceased.          {Personal rights}, rights appertaining to the person; as, the             rights of a personal security, personal liberty, and             private property.          {Personal tithes}. See under {Tithe}.          {Personal verb} (Gram.), a verb which is modified or             inflected to correspond with the three persons.
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Property \Prop"er*ty\, n.; pl. {Properties}. [OE. proprete, OF.       propret[82] property, F. propret[82] neatness, cleanliness,       propri[82]t[82] property, fr. L. proprietas. See {Proper},       a., and cf. {Propriety}.]       1. That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a             thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally             essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property             of sugar.                         Property is correctly a synonym for peculiar                      quality; but it is frequently used as coextensive                      with quality in general.                     --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.          Note: In physical science, the properties of matter are                distinguished to the three following classes: 1.                Physical properties, or those which result from the                relations of bodies to the physical agents, light,                heat, electricity, gravitation, cohesion, adhesion,                etc., and which are exhibited without a change in the                composition or kind of matter acted on. They are color,                luster, opacity, transparency, hardness, sonorousness,                density, crystalline form, solubility, capability of                osmotic diffusion, vaporization, boiling, fusion, etc.                2. Chemical properties, or those which are conditioned                by affinity and composition; thus, combustion,                explosion, and certain solutions are reactions                occasioned by chemical properties. Chemical properties                are identical when there is identity of composition and                structure, and change according as the composition                changes. 3. Organoleptic properties, or those forming a                class which can not be included in either of the other                two divisions. They manifest themselves in the contact                of substances with the organs of taste, touch, and                smell, or otherwise affect the living organism, as in                the manner of medicines and poisons.          2. An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by             art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties             which constitute excellence.          3. The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing             of a thing; ownership; title.                         Here I disclaim all my paternal care, Propinquity                      and property of blood.                        --Shak.                         Shall man assume a property in man?   --Wordsworth.
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Property \Prop"er*ty\, v. t.       1. To invest which properties, or qualities. [Obs.] --Shak.          2. To make a property of; to appropriate. [Obs.]                         They have here propertied me.            --Shak.
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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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Personal \Per"son*al\, a. [L. personalis: cf. F. personnel.]       1. Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.                         Every man so termed by way of personal difference.                                                                               --Hooker.          2. Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or             affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals;             peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or             general; as, personal comfort; personal desire.                         The words are conditional, -- If thou doest well, --                      and so personal to Cain.                     --Locke.          3. Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance;             corporeal; as, personal charms. --Addison.          4. Done in person; without the intervention of another.             [bd]Personal communication.[b8] --Fabyan.                         The immediate and personal speaking of God. --White.          5. Relating to an individual, his character, conduct,             motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive             manner; as, personal reflections or remarks.          6. (Gram.) Denoting person; as, a personal pronoun.          {Personal action} (Law), a suit or action by which a man             claims a debt or personal duty, or damages in lieu of it;             or wherein he claims satisfaction in damages for an injury             to his person or property, or the specific recovery of             goods or chattels; -- opposed to real action.          {Personal equation}. (Astron.) See under {Equation}.          {Personal estate} [or] {property} (Law), movables; chattels;             -- opposed to real estate or property. It usually consists             of things temporary and movable, including all subjects of             property not of a freehold nature.          {Personal identity} (Metaph.), the persistent and continuous             unity of the individual person, which is attested by             consciousness.          {Personal pronoun} (Gram.), one of the pronouns {I}, {thou},             {he}, {she}, {it}, and their plurals.          {Personal representatives} (Law), the executors or             administrators of a person deceased.          {Personal rights}, rights appertaining to the person; as, the             rights of a personal security, personal liberty, and             private property.          {Personal tithes}. See under {Tithe}.          {Personal verb} (Gram.), a verb which is modified or             inflected to correspond with the three persons.
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Property \Prop"er*ty\, n.; pl. {Properties}. [OE. proprete, OF.       propret[82] property, F. propret[82] neatness, cleanliness,       propri[82]t[82] property, fr. L. proprietas. See {Proper},       a., and cf. {Propriety}.]       1. That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a             thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally             essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property             of sugar.                         Property is correctly a synonym for peculiar                      quality; but it is frequently used as coextensive                      with quality in general.                     --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.          Note: In physical science, the properties of matter are                distinguished to the three following classes: 1.                Physical properties, or those which result from the                relations of bodies to the physical agents, light,                heat, electricity, gravitation, cohesion, adhesion,                etc., and which are exhibited without a change in the                composition or kind of matter acted on. They are color,                luster, opacity, transparency, hardness, sonorousness,                density, crystalline form, solubility, capability of                osmotic diffusion, vaporization, boiling, fusion, etc.                2. Chemical properties, or those which are conditioned                by affinity and composition; thus, combustion,                explosion, and certain solutions are reactions                occasioned by chemical properties. Chemical properties                are identical when there is identity of composition and                structure, and change according as the composition                changes. 3. Organoleptic properties, or those forming a                class which can not be included in either of the other                two divisions. They manifest themselves in the contact                of substances with the organs of taste, touch, and                smell, or otherwise affect the living organism, as in                the manner of medicines and poisons.          2. An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by             art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties             which constitute excellence.          3. The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing             of a thing; ownership; title.                         Here I disclaim all my paternal care, Propinquity                      and property of blood.                        --Shak.                         Shall man assume a property in man?   --Wordsworth.
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Property \Prop"er*ty\, v. t.       1. To invest which properties, or qualities. [Obs.] --Shak.          2. To make a property of; to appropriate. [Obs.]                         They have here propertied me.            --Shak.
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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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4. That to which a person has a legal title, whether in his             possession or not; thing owned; an estate, whether in             lands, goods, or money; as, a man of large property, or             small property.          5. pl. All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the             dresses of the actors; stage requisites.                         I will draw a bill of properties.      --Shak.          6. Propriety; correctness. [Obs.] --Camden.          {Literary property}. (Law) See under {Literary}.          {Property man}
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Prophoric \Pro*phor"ic\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] utterance.]       Enunciative. [R.]
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d8Prophragma \[d8]Pro*phrag"ma\, n.; pl. {Prophragmata}. [NL.,       fr. Gr. [?] before + [?], [?], fence, screen. ] (Zo[94]l.)       An internal dorsal chitinous process between the first two       divisions of the thorax of insects.
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Inverse \In*verse"\, a. [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F.       inverse. See {Invert}.]       1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed;             inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to {direct}.          2. (Bot.) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment             the reverse of that which is usual.          3. (Math.) Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with             reference to any two operations, which, when both are             performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that             quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to             division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol             of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x             means the arc whose sine is x.          {Inverse figures} (Geom.), two figures, such that each point             of either figure is inverse to a corresponding point in             the order figure.          {Inverse points} (Geom.), two points lying on a line drawn             from the center of a fixed circle or sphere, and so             related that the product of their distances from the             center of the circle or sphere is equal to the square of             the radius.          {Inverse}, [or] {Reciprocal}, {ratio} (Math.), the ratio of             the reciprocals of two quantities.          {Inverse}, [or] {Reciprocal, {proportion}, an equality             between a direct ratio and a reciprocal ratio; thus, 4 : 2             : : [frac13] : [frac16], or 4 : 2 : : 3 : 6, inversely.
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Proportion \Pro*por"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. proportio; pro before       + portio part or share. See {Portion}.]       1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or             to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree;             comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the             parts of a building, or of the body.                         The image of Christ, made after his own proportion.                                                                               --Ridley.                         Formed in the best proportions of her sex. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.                         Documents are authentic and facts are true precisely                      in proportion to the support which they afford to                      his theory.                                       --Macaulay.          2. Harmonic relation between parts, or between different             things of the same kind; symmetrical arrangement or             adjustment; symmetry; as, to be out of proportion. [bd]Let             us prophesy according to the proportion of faith.[b8]             --Rom. xii. 6.          3. The portion one receives when a whole is distributed by a             rule or principle; equal or proper share; lot.                         Let the women . . . do the same things in their                      proportions and capacities.               --Jer. Taylor.          4. A part considered comparatively; a share.          5. (Math.)             (a) The equality or similarity of ratios, especially of                   geometrical ratios; or a relation among quantities                   such that the quotient of the first divided by the                   second is equal to that of the third divided by the                   fourth; -- called also {geometrical proportion}, in                   distinction from arithmetical proportion, or that in                   which the difference of the first and second is equal                   to the difference of the third and fourth.          Note: Proportion in the mathematical sense differs from                ratio. Ratio is the relation of two quantities of the                same kind, as the ratio of 5 to 10, or the ratio of 8                to 16. Proportion is the sameness or likeness of two                such relations. Thus, 5 to 10 as 8 to 16; that is, 5                bears the same relation to 10 as 8 does to 16. Hence,                such numbers are said to be in proportion. Proportion                is expressed by symbols thus: a:b::c:d, or a:b = c:d,                or a/b = c/d.             (b) The rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three                   given terms, together with the one sought, are                   proportional.          {Continued proportion}, {Inverse proportion}, etc. See under             {Continued}, {Inverse}, etc.          {Harmonical, [or] Musical}, {proportion}, a relation of three             or four quantities, such that the first is to the last as             the difference between the first two is to the difference             between the last two; thus, 2, 3, 6, are in harmonical             proportion; for 2 is to 6 as 1 to 3. Thus, 24, 16, 12, 9,             are harmonical, for 24:9::8:3.          {In proportion}, according as; to the degree that. [bd]In             proportion as they are metaphysically true, they are             morally and politically false.[b8] --Burke.
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Proportion \Pro*por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proportioned};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Proportioning}.] [Cf. F. proportionner. Cf.       {Proportionate}, v.]       1. To adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one             part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building             to its height; to proportion our expenditures to our             income.                         In the loss of an object we do not proportion our                      grief to the real value . . . but to the value our                      fancies set upon it.                           --Addison.          2. To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the             body.                         Nature had proportioned her without any fault. --Sir                                                                               P. Sidney.          3. To divide into equal or just shares; to apportion.
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Geometric \Ge`o*met"ric\, Geometrical \Ge`o*met"ric*al\, a. [L.       geometricus; Gr. [?]: cf. F. g[82]om[82]trique.]       Pertaining to, or according to the rules or principles of,       geometry; determined by geometry; as, a geometrical solution       of a problem.          Note: Geometric is often used, as opposed to algebraic, to                include processes or solutions in which the                propositions or principles of geometry are made use of                rather than those of algebra.          Note: Geometrical is often used in a limited or strictly                technical sense, as opposed to mechanical; thus, a                construction or solution is geometrical which can be                made by ruler and compasses, i. e., by means of right                lines and circles. Every construction or solution which                requires any other curve, or such motion of a line or                circle as would generate any other curve, is not                geometrical, but mechanical. By another distinction, a                geometrical solution is one obtained by the rules of                geometry, or processes of analysis, and hence is exact;                while a mechanical solution is one obtained by trial,                by actual measurements, with instruments, etc., and is                only approximate and empirical.          {Geometrical curve}. Same as {Algebraic curve}; -- so called             because their different points may be constructed by the             operations of elementary geometry.          {Geometric lathe}, an instrument for engraving bank notes,             etc., with complicated patterns of interlacing lines; --             called also {cycloidal engine}.          {Geometrical pace}, a measure of five feet.          {Geometric pen}, an instrument for drawing geometric curves,             in which the movements of a pen or pencil attached to a             revolving arm of adjustable length may be indefinitely             varied by changing the toothed wheels which give motion to             the arm.          {Geometrical plane} (Persp.), the same as {Ground plane} .          {Geometrical progression}, {proportion}, {ratio}. See under             {Progression}, {Proportion} and {Ratio}.          {Geometrical radius}, in gearing, the radius of the pitch             circle of a cogwheel. --Knight.          {Geometric spider} (Zo[94]l.), one of many species of             spiders, which spin a geometrical web. They mostly belong             to {Epeira} and allied genera, as the garden spider. See             {Garden spider}.          {Geometric square}, a portable instrument in the form of a             square frame for ascertaining distances and heights by             measuring angles.          {Geometrical staircase}, one in which the stairs are             supported by the wall at one end only.          {Geometrical tracery}, in architecture and decoration,             tracery arranged in geometrical figures.
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Inverse \In*verse"\, a. [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F.       inverse. See {Invert}.]       1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed;             inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to {direct}.          2. (Bot.) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment             the reverse of that which is usual.          3. (Math.) Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with             reference to any two operations, which, when both are             performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that             quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to             division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol             of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x             means the arc whose sine is x.          {Inverse figures} (Geom.), two figures, such that each point             of either figure is inverse to a corresponding point in             the order figure.          {Inverse points} (Geom.), two points lying on a line drawn             from the center of a fixed circle or sphere, and so             related that the product of their distances from the             center of the circle or sphere is equal to the square of             the radius.          {Inverse}, [or] {Reciprocal}, {ratio} (Math.), the ratio of             the reciprocals of two quantities.          {Inverse}, [or] {Reciprocal, {proportion}, an equality             between a direct ratio and a reciprocal ratio; thus, 4 : 2             : : [frac13] : [frac16], or 4 : 2 : : 3 : 6, inversely.
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Proportion \Pro*por"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. proportio; pro before       + portio part or share. See {Portion}.]       1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or             to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree;             comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the             parts of a building, or of the body.                         The image of Christ, made after his own proportion.                                                                               --Ridley.                         Formed in the best proportions of her sex. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.                         Documents are authentic and facts are true precisely                      in proportion to the support which they afford to                      his theory.                                       --Macaulay.          2. Harmonic relation between parts, or between different             things of the same kind; symmetrical arrangement or             adjustment; symmetry; as, to be out of proportion. [bd]Let             us prophesy according to the proportion of faith.[b8]             --Rom. xii. 6.          3. The portion one receives when a whole is distributed by a             rule or principle; equal or proper share; lot.                         Let the women . . . do the same things in their                      proportions and capacities.               --Jer. Taylor.          4. A part considered comparatively; a share.          5. (Math.)             (a) The equality or similarity of ratios, especially of                   geometrical ratios; or a relation among quantities                   such that the quotient of the first divided by the                   second is equal to that of the third divided by the                   fourth; -- called also {geometrical proportion}, in                   distinction from arithmetical proportion, or that in                   which the difference of the first and second is equal                   to the difference of the third and fourth.          Note: Proportion in the mathematical sense differs from                ratio. Ratio is the relation of two quantities of the                same kind, as the ratio of 5 to 10, or the ratio of 8                to 16. Proportion is the sameness or likeness of two                such relations. Thus, 5 to 10 as 8 to 16; that is, 5                bears the same relation to 10 as 8 does to 16. Hence,                such numbers are said to be in proportion. Proportion                is expressed by symbols thus: a:b::c:d, or a:b = c:d,                or a/b = c/d.             (b) The rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three                   given terms, together with the one sought, are                   proportional.          {Continued proportion}, {Inverse proportion}, etc. See under             {Continued}, {Inverse}, etc.          {Harmonical, [or] Musical}, {proportion}, a relation of three             or four quantities, such that the first is to the last as             the difference between the first two is to the difference             between the last two; thus, 2, 3, 6, are in harmonical             proportion; for 2 is to 6 as 1 to 3. Thus, 24, 16, 12, 9,             are harmonical, for 24:9::8:3.          {In proportion}, according as; to the degree that. [bd]In             proportion as they are metaphysically true, they are             morally and politically false.[b8] --Burke.
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Proportion \Pro*por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proportioned};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Proportioning}.] [Cf. F. proportionner. Cf.       {Proportionate}, v.]       1. To adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one             part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building             to its height; to proportion our expenditures to our             income.                         In the loss of an object we do not proportion our                      grief to the real value . . . but to the value our                      fancies set upon it.                           --Addison.          2. To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the             body.                         Nature had proportioned her without any fault. --Sir                                                                               P. Sidney.          3. To divide into equal or just shares; to apportion.
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Geometric \Ge`o*met"ric\, Geometrical \Ge`o*met"ric*al\, a. [L.       geometricus; Gr. [?]: cf. F. g[82]om[82]trique.]       Pertaining to, or according to the rules or principles of,       geometry; determined by geometry; as, a geometrical solution       of a problem.          Note: Geometric is often used, as opposed to algebraic, to                include processes or solutions in which the                propositions or principles of geometry are made use of                rather than those of algebra.          Note: Geometrical is often used in a limited or strictly                technical sense, as opposed to mechanical; thus, a                construction or solution is geometrical which can be                made by ruler and compasses, i. e., by means of right                lines and circles. Every construction or solution which                requires any other curve, or such motion of a line or                circle as would generate any other curve, is not                geometrical, but mechanical. By another distinction, a                geometrical solution is one obtained by the rules of                geometry, or processes of analysis, and hence is exact;                while a mechanical solution is one obtained by trial,                by actual measurements, with instruments, etc., and is                only approximate and empirical.          {Geometrical curve}. Same as {Algebraic curve}; -- so called             because their different points may be constructed by the             operations of elementary geometry.          {Geometric lathe}, an instrument for engraving bank notes,             etc., with complicated patterns of interlacing lines; --             called also {cycloidal engine}.          {Geometrical pace}, a measure of five feet.          {Geometric pen}, an instrument for drawing geometric curves,             in which the movements of a pen or pencil attached to a             revolving arm of adjustable length may be indefinitely             varied by changing the toothed wheels which give motion to             the arm.          {Geometrical plane} (Persp.), the same as {Ground plane} .          {Geometrical progression}, {proportion}, {ratio}. See under             {Progression}, {Proportion} and {Ratio}.          {Geometrical radius}, in gearing, the radius of the pitch             circle of a cogwheel. --Knight.          {Geometric spider} (Zo[94]l.), one of many species of             spiders, which spin a geometrical web. They mostly belong             to {Epeira} and allied genera, as the garden spider. See             {Garden spider}.          {Geometric square}, a portable instrument in the form of a             square frame for ascertaining distances and heights by             measuring angles.          {Geometrical staircase}, one in which the stairs are             supported by the wall at one end only.          {Geometrical tracery}, in architecture and decoration,             tracery arranged in geometrical figures.
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Inverse \In*verse"\, a. [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F.       inverse. See {Invert}.]       1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed;             inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to {direct}.          2. (Bot.) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment             the reverse of that which is usual.          3. (Math.) Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with             reference to any two operations, which, when both are             performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that             quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to             division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol             of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x             means the arc whose sine is x.          {Inverse figures} (Geom.), two figures, such that each point             of either figure is inverse to a corresponding point in             the order figure.          {Inverse points} (Geom.), two points lying on a line drawn             from the center of a fixed circle or sphere, and so             related that the product of their distances from the             center of the circle or sphere is equal to the square of             the radius.          {Inverse}, [or] {Reciprocal}, {ratio} (Math.), the ratio of             the reciprocals of two quantities.          {Inverse}, [or] {Reciprocal, {proportion}, an equality             between a direct ratio and a reciprocal ratio; thus, 4 : 2             : : [frac13] : [frac16], or 4 : 2 : : 3 : 6, inversely.
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Proportion \Pro*por"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. proportio; pro before       + portio part or share. See {Portion}.]       1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or             to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree;             comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the             parts of a building, or of the body.                         The image of Christ, made after his own proportion.                                                                               --Ridley.                         Formed in the best proportions of her sex. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.                         Documents are authentic and facts are true precisely                      in proportion to the support which they afford to                      his theory.                                       --Macaulay.          2. Harmonic relation between parts, or between different             things of the same kind; symmetrical arrangement or             adjustment; symmetry; as, to be out of proportion. [bd]Let             us prophesy according to the proportion of faith.[b8]             --Rom. xii. 6.          3. The portion one receives when a whole is distributed by a             rule or principle; equal or proper share; lot.                         Let the women . . . do the same things in their                      proportions and capacities.               --Jer. Taylor.          4. A part considered comparatively; a share.          5. (Math.)             (a) The equality or similarity of ratios, especially of                   geometrical ratios; or a relation among quantities                   such that the quotient of the first divided by the                   second is equal to that of the third divided by the                   fourth; -- called also {geometrical proportion}, in                   distinction from arithmetical proportion, or that in                   which the difference of the first and second is equal                   to the difference of the third and fourth.          Note: Proportion in the mathematical sense differs from                ratio. Ratio is the relation of two quantities of the                same kind, as the ratio of 5 to 10, or the ratio of 8                to 16. Proportion is the sameness or likeness of two                such relations. Thus, 5 to 10 as 8 to 16; that is, 5                bears the same relation to 10 as 8 does to 16. Hence,                such numbers are said to be in proportion. Proportion                is expressed by symbols thus: a:b::c:d, or a:b = c:d,                or a/b = c/d.             (b) The rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three                   given terms, together with the one sought, are                   proportional.          {Continued proportion}, {Inverse proportion}, etc. See under             {Continued}, {Inverse}, etc.          {Harmonical, [or] Musical}, {proportion}, a relation of three             or four quantities, such that the first is to the last as             the difference between the first two is to the difference             between the last two; thus, 2, 3, 6, are in harmonical             proportion; for 2 is to 6 as 1 to 3. Thus, 24, 16, 12, 9,             are harmonical, for 24:9::8:3.          {In proportion}, according as; to the degree that. [bd]In             proportion as they are metaphysically true, they are             morally and politically false.[b8] --Burke.
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Proportion \Pro*por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proportioned};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Proportioning}.] [Cf. F. proportionner. Cf.       {Proportionate}, v.]       1. To adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one             part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building             to its height; to proportion our expenditures to our             income.                         In the loss of an object we do not proportion our                      grief to the real value . . . but to the value our                      fancies set upon it.                           --Addison.          2. To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the             body.                         Nature had proportioned her without any fault. --Sir                                                                               P. Sidney.          3. To divide into equal or just shares; to apportion.
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Geometric \Ge`o*met"ric\, Geometrical \Ge`o*met"ric*al\, a. [L.       geometricus; Gr. [?]: cf. F. g[82]om[82]trique.]       Pertaining to, or according to the rules or principles of,       geometry; determined by geometry; as, a geometrical solution       of a problem.          Note: Geometric is often used, as opposed to algebraic, to                include processes or solutions in which the                propositions or principles of geometry are made use of                rather than those of algebra.          Note: Geometrical is often used in a limited or strictly                technical sense, as opposed to mechanical; thus, a                construction or solution is geometrical which can be                made by ruler and compasses, i. e., by means of right                lines and circles. Every construction or solution which                requires any other curve, or such motion of a line or                circle as would generate any other curve, is not                geometrical, but mechanical. By another distinction, a                geometrical solution is one obtained by the rules of                geometry, or processes of analysis, and hence is exact;                while a mechanical solution is one obtained by trial,                by actual measurements, with instruments, etc., and is                only approximate and empirical.          {Geometrical curve}. Same as {Algebraic curve}; -- so called             because their different points may be constructed by the             operations of elementary geometry.          {Geometric lathe}, an instrument for engraving bank notes,             etc., with complicated patterns of interlacing lines; --             called also {cycloidal engine}.          {Geometrical pace}, a measure of five feet.          {Geometric pen}, an instrument for drawing geometric curves,             in which the movements of a pen or pencil attached to a             revolving arm of adjustable length may be indefinitely             varied by changing the toothed wheels which give motion to             the arm.          {Geometrical plane} (Persp.), the same as {Ground plane} .          {Geometrical progression}, {proportion}, {ratio}. See under             {Progression}, {Proportion} and {Ratio}.          {Geometrical radius}, in gearing, the radius of the pitch             circle of a cogwheel. --Knight.          {Geometric spider} (Zo[94]l.), one of many species of             spiders, which spin a geometrical web. They mostly belong             to {Epeira} and allied genera, as the garden spider. See             {Garden spider}.          {Geometric square}, a portable instrument in the form of a             square frame for ascertaining distances and heights by             measuring angles.          {Geometrical staircase}, one in which the stairs are             supported by the wall at one end only.          {Geometrical tracery}, in architecture and decoration,             tracery arranged in geometrical figures.
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Inverse \In*verse"\, a. [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F.       inverse. See {Invert}.]       1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed;             inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to {direct}.          2. (Bot.) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment             the reverse of that which is usual.          3. (Math.) Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with             reference to any two operations, which, when both are             performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that             quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to             division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol             of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x             means the arc whose sine is x.          {Inverse figures} (Geom.), two figures, such that each point             of either figure is inverse to a corresponding point in             the order figure.          {Inverse points} (Geom.), two points lying on a line drawn             from the center of a fixed circle or sphere, and so             related that the product of their distances from the             center of the circle or sphere is equal to the square of             the radius.          {Inverse}, [or] {Reciprocal}, {ratio} (Math.), the ratio of             the reciprocals of two quantities.          {Inverse}, [or] {Reciprocal, {proportion}, an equality             between a direct ratio and a reciprocal ratio; thus, 4 : 2             : : [frac13] : [frac16], or 4 : 2 : : 3 : 6, inversely.
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Proportion \Pro*por"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. proportio; pro before       + portio part or share. See {Portion}.]       1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or             to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree;             comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the             parts of a building, or of the body.                         The image of Christ, made after his own proportion.                                                                               --Ridley.                         Formed in the best proportions of her sex. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.                         Documents are authentic and facts are true precisely                      in proportion to the support which they afford to                      his theory.                                       --Macaulay.          2. Harmonic relation between parts, or between different             things of the same kind; symmetrical arrangement or             adjustment; symmetry; as, to be out of proportion. [bd]Let             us prophesy according to the proportion of faith.[b8]             --Rom. xii. 6.          3. The portion one receives when a whole is distributed by a             rule or principle; equal or proper share; lot.                         Let the women . . . do the same things in their                      proportions and capacities.               --Jer. Taylor.          4. A part considered comparatively; a share.          5. (Math.)             (a) The equality or similarity of ratios, especially of                   geometrical ratios; or a relation among quantities                   such that the quotient of the first divided by the                   second is equal to that of the third divided by the                   fourth; -- called also {geometrical proportion}, in                   distinction from arithmetical proportion, or that in                   which the difference of the first and second is equal                   to the difference of the third and fourth.          Note: Proportion in the mathematical sense differs from                ratio. Ratio is the relation of two quantities of the                same kind, as the ratio of 5 to 10, or the ratio of 8                to 16. Proportion is the sameness or likeness of two                such relations. Thus, 5 to 10 as 8 to 16; that is, 5                bears the same relation to 10 as 8 does to 16. Hence,                such numbers are said to be in proportion. Proportion                is expressed by symbols thus: a:b::c:d, or a:b = c:d,                or a/b = c/d.             (b) The rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three                   given terms, together with the one sought, are                   proportional.          {Continued proportion}, {Inverse proportion}, etc. See under             {Continued}, {Inverse}, etc.          {Harmonical, [or] Musical}, {proportion}, a relation of three             or four quantities, such that the first is to the last as             the difference between the first two is to the difference             between the last two; thus, 2, 3, 6, are in harmonical             proportion; for 2 is to 6 as 1 to 3. Thus, 24, 16, 12, 9,             are harmonical, for 24:9::8:3.          {In proportion}, according as; to the degree that. [bd]In             proportion as they are metaphysically true, they are             morally and politically false.[b8] --Burke.
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Proportion \Pro*por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proportioned};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Proportioning}.] [Cf. F. proportionner. Cf.       {Proportionate}, v.]       1. To adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one             part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building             to its height; to proportion our expenditures to our             income.                         In the loss of an object we do not proportion our                      grief to the real value . . . but to the value our                      fancies set upon it.                           --Addison.          2. To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the             body.                         Nature had proportioned her without any fault. --Sir                                                                               P. Sidney.          3. To divide into equal or just shares; to apportion.
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Geometric \Ge`o*met"ric\, Geometrical \Ge`o*met"ric*al\, a. [L.       geometricus; Gr. [?]: cf. F. g[82]om[82]trique.]       Pertaining to, or according to the rules or principles of,       geometry; determined by geometry; as, a geometrical solution       of a problem.          Note: Geometric is often used, as opposed to algebraic, to                include processes or solutions in which the                propositions or principles of geometry are made use of                rather than those of algebra.          Note: Geometrical is often used in a limited or strictly                technical sense, as opposed to mechanical; thus, a                construction or solution is geometrical which can be                made by ruler and compasses, i. e., by means of right                lines and circles. Every construction or solution which                requires any other curve, or such motion of a line or                circle as would generate any other curve, is not                geometrical, but mechanical. By another distinction, a                geometrical solution is one obtained by the rules of                geometry, or processes of analysis, and hence is exact;                while a mechanical solution is one obtained by trial,                by actual measurements, with instruments, etc., and is                only approximate and empirical.          {Geometrical curve}. Same as {Algebraic curve}; -- so called             because their different points may be constructed by the             operations of elementary geometry.          {Geometric lathe}, an instrument for engraving bank notes,             etc., with complicated patterns of interlacing lines; --             called also {cycloidal engine}.          {Geometrical pace}, a measure of five feet.          {Geometric pen}, an instrument for drawing geometric curves,             in which the movements of a pen or pencil attached to a             revolving arm of adjustable length may be indefinitely             varied by changing the toothed wheels which give motion to             the arm.          {Geometrical plane} (Persp.), the same as {Ground plane} .          {Geometrical progression}, {proportion}, {ratio}. See under             {Progression}, {Proportion} and {Ratio}.          {Geometrical radius}, in gearing, the radius of the pitch             circle of a cogwheel. --Knight.          {Geometric spider} (Zo[94]l.), one of many species of             spiders, which spin a geometrical web. They mostly belong             to {Epeira} and allied genera, as the garden spider. See             {Garden spider}.          {Geometric square}, a portable instrument in the form of a             square frame for ascertaining distances and heights by             measuring angles.          {Geometrical staircase}, one in which the stairs are             supported by the wall at one end only.          {Geometrical tracery}, in architecture and decoration,             tracery arranged in geometrical figures.
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Inverse \In*verse"\, a. [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F.       inverse. See {Invert}.]       1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed;             inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to {direct}.          2. (Bot.) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment             the reverse of that which is usual.          3. (Math.) Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with             reference to any two operations, which, when both are             performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that             quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to             division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol             of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x             means the arc whose sine is x.          {Inverse figures} (Geom.), two figures, such that each point             of either figure is inverse to a corresponding point in             the order figure.          {Inverse points} (Geom.), two points lying on a line drawn             from the center of a fixed circle or sphere, and so             related that the product of their distances from the             center of the circle or sphere is equal to the square of             the radius.          {Inverse}, [or] {Reciprocal}, {ratio} (Math.), the ratio of             the reciprocals of two quantities.          {Inverse}, [or] {Reciprocal, {proportion}, an equality             between a direct ratio and a reciprocal ratio; thus, 4 : 2             : : [frac13] : [frac16], or 4 : 2 : : 3 : 6, inversely.
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Proportion \Pro*por"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. proportio; pro before       + portio part or share. See {Portion}.]       1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or             to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree;             comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the             parts of a building, or of the body.                         The image of Christ, made after his own proportion.                                                                               --Ridley.                         Formed in the best proportions of her sex. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.                         Documents are authentic and facts are true precisely                      in proportion to the support which they afford to                      his theory.                                       --Macaulay.          2. Harmonic relation between parts, or between different             things of the same kind; symmetrical arrangement or             adjustment; symmetry; as, to be out of proportion. [bd]Let             us prophesy according to the proportion of faith.[b8]             --Rom. xii. 6.          3. The portion one receives when a whole is distributed by a             rule or principle; equal or proper share; lot.                         Let the women . . . do the same things in their                      proportions and capacities.               --Jer. Taylor.          4. A part considered comparatively; a share.          5. (Math.)             (a) The equality or similarity of ratios, especially of                   geometrical ratios; or a relation among quantities                   such that the quotient of the first divided by the                   second is equal to that of the third divided by the                   fourth; -- called also {geometrical proportion}, in                   distinction from arithmetical proportion, or that in                   which the difference of the first and second is equal                   to the difference of the third and fourth.          Note: Proportion in the mathematical sense differs from                ratio. Ratio is the relation of two quantities of the                same kind, as the ratio of 5 to 10, or the ratio of 8                to 16. Proportion is the sameness or likeness of two                such relations. Thus, 5 to 10 as 8 to 16; that is, 5                bears the same relation to 10 as 8 does to 16. Hence,                such numbers are said to be in proportion. Proportion                is expressed by symbols thus: a:b::c:d, or a:b = c:d,                or a/b = c/d.             (b) The rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three                   given terms, together with the one sought, are                   proportional.          {Continued proportion}, {Inverse proportion}, etc. See under             {Continued}, {Inverse}, etc.          {Harmonical, [or] Musical}, {proportion}, a relation of three             or four quantities, such that the first is to the last as             the difference between the first two is to the difference             between the last two; thus, 2, 3, 6, are in harmonical             proportion; for 2 is to 6 as 1 to 3. Thus, 24, 16, 12, 9,             are harmonical, for 24:9::8:3.          {In proportion}, according as; to the degree that. [bd]In             proportion as they are metaphysically true, they are             morally and politically false.[b8] --Burke.
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Proportion \Pro*por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proportioned};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Proportioning}.] [Cf. F. proportionner. Cf.       {Proportionate}, v.]       1. To adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one             part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building             to its height; to proportion our expenditures to our             income.                         In the loss of an object we do not proportion our                      grief to the real value . . . but to the value our                      fancies set upon it.                           --Addison.          2. To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the             body.                         Nature had proportioned her without any fault. --Sir                                                                               P. Sidney.          3. To divide into equal or just shares; to apportion.
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Geometric \Ge`o*met"ric\, Geometrical \Ge`o*met"ric*al\, a. [L.       geometricus; Gr. [?]: cf. F. g[82]om[82]trique.]       Pertaining to, or according to the rules or principles of,       geometry; determined by geometry; as, a geometrical solution       of a problem.          Note: Geometric is often used, as opposed to algebraic, to                include processes or solutions in which the                propositions or principles of geometry are made use of                rather than those of algebra.          Note: Geometrical is often used in a limited or strictly                technical sense, as opposed to mechanical; thus, a                construction or solution is geometrical which can be                made by ruler and compasses, i. e., by means of right                lines and circles. Every construction or solution which                requires any other curve, or such motion of a line or                circle as would generate any other curve, is not                geometrical, but mechanical. By another distinction, a                geometrical solution is one obtained by the rules of                geometry, or processes of analysis, and hence is exact;                while a mechanical solution is one obtained by trial,                by actual measurements, with instruments, etc., and is                only approximate and empirical.          {Geometrical curve}. Same as {Algebraic curve}; -- so called             because their different points may be constructed by the             operations of elementary geometry.          {Geometric lathe}, an instrument for engraving bank notes,             etc., with complicated patterns of interlacing lines; --             called also {cycloidal engine}.          {Geometrical pace}, a measure of five feet.          {Geometric pen}, an instrument for drawing geometric curves,             in which the movements of a pen or pencil attached to a             revolving arm of adjustable length may be indefinitely             varied by changing the toothed wheels which give motion to             the arm.          {Geometrical plane} (Persp.), the same as {Ground plane} .          {Geometrical progression}, {proportion}, {ratio}. See under             {Progression}, {Proportion} and {Ratio}.          {Geometrical radius}, in gearing, the radius of the pitch             circle of a cogwheel. --Knight.          {Geometric spider} (Zo[94]l.), one of many species of             spiders, which spin a geometrical web. They mostly belong             to {Epeira} and allied genera, as the garden spider. See             {Garden spider}.          {Geometric square}, a portable instrument in the form of a             square frame for ascertaining distances and heights by             measuring angles.          {Geometrical staircase}, one in which the stairs are             supported by the wall at one end only.          {Geometrical tracery}, in architecture and decoration,             tracery arranged in geometrical figures.
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Proportionable \Pro*por"tion*a*ble\, a.       Capable of being proportioned, or made proportional; also,       proportional; proportionate. -- {Pro*por"tion*a*ble*ness}, n.                   But eloquence may exist without a proportionable degree                of wisdom.                                             --Burke.                   Proportionable, which is no longer much favored, was of                our [i. e., English writers'] own coining. --Fitzed.                                                                               Hall.
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Proportionable \Pro*por"tion*a*ble\, a.       Capable of being proportioned, or made proportional; also,       proportional; proportionate. -- {Pro*por"tion*a*ble*ness}, n.                   But eloquence may exist without a proportionable degree                of wisdom.                                             --Burke.                   Proportionable, which is no longer much favored, was of                our [i. e., English writers'] own coining. --Fitzed.                                                                               Hall.
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Proportionably \Pro*por"tion*a*bly\, adv.       Proportionally. --Locke.
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Logistic \Lo*gis"tic\, Logistical \Lo*gis"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?]       skilled in calculating, [?] to calculate, fr. lo`gos word,       number, reckoning: cf. F. logistique.]       1. Logical. [Obs.] --Berkeley.          2. (Math.) Sexagesimal, or made on the scale of 60; as,             logistic, or sexagesimal, arithmetic.          {Logistic}, [or] {Proportional}, {logarithms}, certain             logarithmic numbers used to shorten the calculation of the             fourth term of a proportion of which one of the terms is a             given constant quantity, commonly one hour, while the             other terms are expressed in minutes and seconds; -- not             now used.
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Proportional \Pro*por"tion*al\, n.       1. (Math.) Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean             proportional.          2. (Chem.) The combining weight or equivalent of an element.             [Obs.]
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Proportional \Pro*por"tion*al\, a. [L. proportionalis: cf. F.       proportionnel.]       1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in             suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice             are proportional. --Milton.          2. Relating to, or securing, proportion. --Hutton.          3. (Math.) Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a             constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is             proportional to quantity of matter.          {Proportional logarithms}, logistic logarithms. See under             {Logistic}.          {Proportional scale}, a scale on which are marked parts             proportional to the logarithms of the natural numbers; a             logarithmic scale.          {Proportional} {scales, compasses, dividers}, etc.             (Draughting), instruments used in making copies of             drawings, or drawings of objects, on an enlarged or             reduced scale.
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Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.       An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,       etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,       or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they       move.          Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen                points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring                without adjustable points are generally called                dividers. See {Dividers}.          {Bow compasses}. See {Bow-compass}.          {Caliber compasses}, {Caliper compasses}. See {Calipers}.          {Proportional}, {Triangular}, etc., {compasses}. See under             {Proportional}, etc.
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Proportional \Pro*por"tion*al\, a. [L. proportionalis: cf. F.       proportionnel.]       1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in             suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice             are proportional. --Milton.          2. Relating to, or securing, proportion. --Hutton.          3. (Math.) Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a             constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is             proportional to quantity of matter.          {Proportional logarithms}, logistic logarithms. See under             {Logistic}.          {Proportional scale}, a scale on which are marked parts             proportional to the logarithms of the natural numbers; a             logarithmic scale.          {Proportional} {scales, compasses, dividers}, etc.             (Draughting), instruments used in making copies of             drawings, or drawings of objects, on an enlarged or             reduced scale.
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Proportional \Pro*por"tion*al\, a. [L. proportionalis: cf. F.       proportionnel.]       1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in             suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice             are proportional. --Milton.          2. Relating to, or securing, proportion. --Hutton.          3. (Math.) Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a             constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is             proportional to quantity of matter.          {Proportional logarithms}, logistic logarithms. See under             {Logistic}.          {Proportional scale}, a scale on which are marked parts             proportional to the logarithms of the natural numbers; a             logarithmic scale.          {Proportional} {scales, compasses, dividers}, etc.             (Draughting), instruments used in making copies of             drawings, or drawings of objects, on an enlarged or             reduced scale.
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Proportionality \Pro*por`tion*al"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.       proportionnalit[82].]       The state of being in proportion. --Coleridge.
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, those logarithms (devised by John Speidell, 1619) of which the    base is 2.7182818; -- so called from Napier, the inventor of    logarithms.          {Logistic} [or] {Proportionallogarithms.}, See under             {Logistic}.
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Proportionally \Pro*por"tion*al*ly\, adv.       In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively; as, all       parts of the building are proportionally large. --Sir I.       Newton.
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Proportionate \Pro*por"tion*ate\, a. [L. proportionatus. See       {Proportion}.]       Adjusted to something else according to a proportion;       proportional. --Longfellow.                   What is proportionate to his transgression. --Locke.
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Proportionate \Pro*por"tion*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Proportionated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proportionating}.] [Cf.       {Proportion}, v.]       To make proportional; to adjust according to a settled rate,       or to due comparative relation; to proportion; as, to       proportionate punishment to crimes.
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Proportionate \Pro*por"tion*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Proportionated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proportionating}.] [Cf.       {Proportion}, v.]       To make proportional; to adjust according to a settled rate,       or to due comparative relation; to proportion; as, to       proportionate punishment to crimes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proportionately \Pro*por"tion*ate*ly\, adv.       In a proportionate manner; with due proportion;       proportionally.
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Proportionateness \Pro*por"tion*ate*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being proportionate. --Sir M. Hale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proportionate \Pro*por"tion*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Proportionated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proportionating}.] [Cf.       {Proportion}, v.]       To make proportional; to adjust according to a settled rate,       or to due comparative relation; to proportion; as, to       proportionate punishment to crimes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proportion \Pro*por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proportioned};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Proportioning}.] [Cf. F. proportionner. Cf.       {Proportionate}, v.]       1. To adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one             part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building             to its height; to proportion our expenditures to our             income.                         In the loss of an object we do not proportion our                      grief to the real value . . . but to the value our                      fancies set upon it.                           --Addison.          2. To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the             body.                         Nature had proportioned her without any fault. --Sir                                                                               P. Sidney.          3. To divide into equal or just shares; to apportion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proportion \Pro*por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proportioned};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Proportioning}.] [Cf. F. proportionner. Cf.       {Proportionate}, v.]       1. To adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one             part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building             to its height; to proportion our expenditures to our             income.                         In the loss of an object we do not proportion our                      grief to the real value . . . but to the value our                      fancies set upon it.                           --Addison.          2. To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the             body.                         Nature had proportioned her without any fault. --Sir                                                                               P. Sidney.          3. To divide into equal or just shares; to apportion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proportionless \Pro*por"tion*less\, a.       Without proportion; unsymmetrical.
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Proportionment \Pro*por"tion*ment\, n.       The act or process of dividing out proportionally.
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Propretor \Pro*pre"tor\, n. [L. propraetor; pro for, before +       praetor a pretor.] (Rom. Antiq.)       A magistrate who, having been pretor at home, was appointed       to the government of a province. [Written also       {propr[91]tor}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Propretor \Pro*pre"tor\, n. [L. propraetor; pro for, before +       praetor a pretor.] (Rom. Antiq.)       A magistrate who, having been pretor at home, was appointed       to the government of a province. [Written also       {propr[91]tor}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proprietary \Pro*pri"e*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Proprietaries}. [L.       proprietarius: cf. F. propri[82]taire. See {Propriety}, and       cf. {Proprietor}.]       1. A proprietor or owner; one who has exclusive title to a             thing; one who possesses, or holds the title to, a thing             in his own right. --Fuller.          2. A body proprietors, taken collectively.          3. (Eccl.) A monk who had reserved goods and effects to             himself, notwithstanding his renunciation of all at the             time of profession.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proprietary \Pro*pri"e*ta*ry\, a. [L. proprietarius.]       Belonging, or pertaining, to a proprietor; considered as       property; owned; as, proprietary medicine.          {Proprietary articles}, manufactured articles which some             person or persons have exclusive right to make and sell.             --U. S. Statutes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proprietary \Pro*pri"e*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Proprietaries}. [L.       proprietarius: cf. F. propri[82]taire. See {Propriety}, and       cf. {Proprietor}.]       1. A proprietor or owner; one who has exclusive title to a             thing; one who possesses, or holds the title to, a thing             in his own right. --Fuller.          2. A body proprietors, taken collectively.          3. (Eccl.) A monk who had reserved goods and effects to             himself, notwithstanding his renunciation of all at the             time of profession.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proprietary \Pro*pri"e*ta*ry\, a. [L. proprietarius.]       Belonging, or pertaining, to a proprietor; considered as       property; owned; as, proprietary medicine.          {Proprietary articles}, manufactured articles which some             person or persons have exclusive right to make and sell.             --U. S. Statutes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Propriety \Pro*pri"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Proprieties}. [F.       propri[82]t[82], L. proprietas, fr. proprius one's own,       proper. See {Property}, {Proper}.]       1. Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal             title; property. [Obs.] [bd]Onles this propriety be             exiled.[b8] --Robynson (More's Utopia).                         So are the proprieties of a wife to be disposed of                      by her lord, and yet all are for her provisions, it                      being a part of his need to refresh and supply hers.                                                                               --Jer. Taylor.          2. That which is proper or peculiar; an inherent property or             quality; peculiarity. [Obs.] --Bacon.                         We find no mention hereof in ancient zo[94]graphers,                      . . . who seldom forget proprieties of such a                      nature.                                             --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          3. The quality or state of being proper; suitableness to an             acknowledged or correct standard or rule; consonance with             established principles, rules, or customs; fitness;             appropriateness; as, propriety of behavior, language,             manners, etc. [bd]The rule of propriety,[b8] --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proprietor \Pro*pri"e*tor\, n. [For older proprietary: cf. F.       propri[82]tarie.]       One who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything,       whether in possession or not; an owner; as, the proprietor of       farm or of a mill.
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Proprietorial \Pro*pri`e*to"ri*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to ownership; proprietary; as, proprietorial       rights.
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Proprietorship \Pro*pri"e*tor*ship\, n.       The state of being proprietor; ownership.
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Proprietress \Pro*pri"e*tress\, n.       A female proprietor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Propriety \Pro*pri"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Proprieties}. [F.       propri[82]t[82], L. proprietas, fr. proprius one's own,       proper. See {Property}, {Proper}.]       1. Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal             title; property. [Obs.] [bd]Onles this propriety be             exiled.[b8] --Robynson (More's Utopia).                         So are the proprieties of a wife to be disposed of                      by her lord, and yet all are for her provisions, it                      being a part of his need to refresh and supply hers.                                                                               --Jer. Taylor.          2. That which is proper or peculiar; an inherent property or             quality; peculiarity. [Obs.] --Bacon.                         We find no mention hereof in ancient zo[94]graphers,                      . . . who seldom forget proprieties of such a                      nature.                                             --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          3. The quality or state of being proper; suitableness to an             acknowledged or correct standard or rule; consonance with             established principles, rules, or customs; fitness;             appropriateness; as, propriety of behavior, language,             manners, etc. [bd]The rule of propriety,[b8] --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proproctor \Pro*proc"tor\, n. [Pref. pro- + proctor.] [Eng.       Univ.]       A assistant proctor. --Hook.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prover \Prov"er\, n.       One who, or that which, proves.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proverb \Prov"erb\, n. [OE. proverbe, F. proverbe, from L.       proverbium; pro before, for + verbum a word. See {Verb}.]       1. An old and common saying; a phrase which is often             repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and             forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of             experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage.             --Chaucer. Bacon.          2. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an             enigma; a parable.                         His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou                      plainly, and speakest no proverb.      --John xvi.                                                                               29.          3. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous             reference.                         Thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a                      by word, among all nations.               --Deut.                                                                               xxviii. 37.          4. A drama exemplifying a proverb.          {Book of Proverbs}, a canonical book of the Old Testament,             containing a great variety of wise maxims.          Syn: Maxim; aphorism; apothegm; adage; saw.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proverb \Prov"erb\, v. t.       1. To name in, or as, a proverb. [R.]                         Am I not sung and proverbed for a fool ? --Milton.          2. To provide with a proverb. [R.]                         I am proverbed with a grandsire phrase. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proverb \Prov"erb\, v. i.       To write or utter proverbs. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proverbial \Pro*ver"bi*al\, a. [L. proverbialis: cf. F.       proverbial.]       1. Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb;             hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his             meanness was proverbial.                         In case of excesses, I take the German proverbial                      cure, by a hair of the same beast, to be the worst.                                                                               --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.          2. Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb. [bd]A             proverbial obscurity.[b8] --Sir T. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proverbialism \Pro*ver"bi*al*ism\, n.       A proverbial phrase.
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Proverbialist \Pro*ver"bi*al*ist\, n.       One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing; one       who composes, collects, or studies proverbs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proverbialize \Pro*ver"bi*al*ize\, v. t. & i. [Cf. F.       proverbialiser.]       To turn into a proverb; to speak in proverbs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proverbially \Pro*ver"bi*al*ly\, adv.       In a proverbial manner; by way of proverb; hence, commonly;       universally; as, it is proverbially said; the bee is       proverbially busy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puerperal \Pu*er"per*al\, a. [L. puerpera a lying-in woman; puer       child + parere to bear: cf. F. puerp[82]ral.]       Of or pertaining to childbirth; as, a puerperal fever.
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Puerperous \Pu*er"per*ous\, a.       Bearing children. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purifier \Pu"ri*fi`er\, n.       One who, or that which, purifies or cleanses; a cleanser; a       refiner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puriform \Pu"ri*form\, a. [L. pus, puris, pus + -form: cf. F.       puriforme.] (Med.)       In the form of pus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purparty \Pur"par`ty\, n. [OF. pourpartie; pour for + partie a       part; cf. OF. purpart a respective part.] (Law)       A share, part, or portion of an estate allotted to a       coparcener. [Written also {purpart}, and {pourparty}.]                   I am forced to eat all the game of your purparties, as                well as my own thirds.                           --Walpole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purparty \Pur"par`ty\, n. [OF. pourpartie; pour for + partie a       part; cf. OF. purpart a respective part.] (Law)       A share, part, or portion of an estate allotted to a       coparcener. [Written also {purpart}, and {pourparty}.]                   I am forced to eat all the game of your purparties, as                well as my own thirds.                           --Walpole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purport \Pur"port\, n. [OF. purport; pur, pour, for (L. pro) +       porter to bear, carry. See {Port} demeanor.]       1. Design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor.                         The whole scope and purport of that dialogue.                      Norris. With a look so piteous in purport As if he                      had been loosed out of hell.               -- Shak.          2. Disguise; covering. [Obs.]                         For she her sex under that strange purport Did use                      to hide.                                             --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purport \Pur"port\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purported}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Purporting}.] [OF. purporter, pourporter. See       {Purport}, n.]       To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import;       -- often with an object clause or infinitive.                   They in most grave and solemn wise unfolded Matter                which little purported.                           --Rowe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purport \Pur"port\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purported}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Purporting}.] [OF. purporter, pourporter. See       {Purport}, n.]       To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import;       -- often with an object clause or infinitive.                   They in most grave and solemn wise unfolded Matter                which little purported.                           --Rowe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purport \Pur"port\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purported}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Purporting}.] [OF. purporter, pourporter. See       {Purport}, n.]       To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import;       -- often with an object clause or infinitive.                   They in most grave and solemn wise unfolded Matter                which little purported.                           --Rowe.
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Purportless \Pur"port*less\, a.       Without purport or meaning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purpre \Pur"pre\, n. & a.       Purple. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purpresture \Pur*pres"ture\, n. [Probably corrupted (see       {Prest}) fr. OF. pourprisure, fr. pourprendre: cf. LL.       purprestura. Cf. {Purprise}.] (Law)       Wrongful encroachment upon another's property; esp., any       encroachment upon, or inclosure of, that which should be       common or public, as highways, rivers, harbors, forts, etc.       [Written also {pourpresture}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purprise \Pur"prise\, n. [OF. pourpris,fr. pourprendre to take       away entirely; pour for + prendre to take.]       A close or inclosure; the compass of a manor. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purpurate \Pur"pu*rate\, a.       Of or pertaining to purpura.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purpurate \Pur"pu*rate\, n. (Chem.)       A salt of purpuric acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purpure \Pur"pure\, n. [L. purpura purple. See {Purple}.] (Her.)       Purple, -- represented in engraving by diagonal lines       declining from the right top to the left base of the       escutcheon (or from sinister chief to dexter base).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purpureal \Pur*pu"re*al\, a.       Of a purple color; purple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purpureo- \Pur*pu"re*o-\       A combining form signifying of a purple or purple-red color.       Specif. (Chem.), used in designating certain brilliant       purple-red compounds of cobaltic chloride and ammonia,       similar to the roseocobaltic compounds. See {Cobaltic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cobaltic \Co*balt"ic\ (?; 74), a. [Cf. F. cobaltique.] (Chem.)       Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cobalt; -- said       especially of those compounds in which cobalt has higher       valence; as, cobaltic oxide.          {Luteo-cobaltic compounds} (Chem.), an extensive series of             complex yellow compounds of ammonia and cobaltic salts.          {Roseo-cobaltic compounds} (Chem.), an extensive series of             complex red compounds of cobalt and ammonia. Modifications             of these are the {purpureo-cobaltic compounds}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purpuric \Pur*pu"ric\, a. [Cf. F. purpurique.]       1. (Med.) Of or pertaining to purpura. --Dunglison.          2. (Chem.) Pertaining to or designating, a nitrogenous acid             contained in uric acid. It is not known in the pure state,             but forms well-known purple-red compounds (as murexide),             whence its name.          Note: Purpuric acid was formerly used to designate murexan.                See {Murexan}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Murexan \Mu*rex"an\, n. [From {Murexide}.] (Chem.)       A complex nitrogenous substance obtained from murexide,       alloxantin, and other ureids, as a white, or yellowish,       crystalline which turns red on exposure to the air; -- called       also {uramil}, {dialuramide}, and formerly {purpuric acid}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purpurin \Pur"pu*rin\, n. (Chem.)       A dyestuff resembling alizarin, found in madder root, and       extracted as an orange or red crystalline substance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purpuriparous \Pur`pu*rip"a*rous\, a. [L. purpura purple +       parere to produce.] (Biol.)       Producing, or connected with, a purple-colored secretion; as,       the purpuriparous gland of certain gastropods.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purpurogenous \Pur`pu*rog"e*nous\, a. [L. purpura purple +       -genous.] (Biol.)       Having the power to produce a purple color; as, the       purpurogenous membrane, or choroidal epithelium, of the eye.       See {Visual purple}, under {Visual}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purverable \Pur"ver*a*ble\, a.       Capable of being reduced to fine powder. --Boyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purveyor \Pur*vey"or\, n. [OE. porveour, OF. pourveor, F.       pourvoyeur. See {Purvey}, and cf. {Proveditor}.]       1. One who provides victuals, or whose business is to make             provision for the table; a victualer; a caterer.          2. An officer who formerly provided, or exacted provision,             for the king's household. [Eng.]          3. a procurer; a pimp; a bawd. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyriform \Pyr"i*form\, a. [L. pyrum, pirum, a pear + -form: cf.       F. pyriforme, piriforme.]       Having the form of a pear; pear-shaped.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyroborate \Pyr`o*bo"rate\, n. (Chem.)       A salt of pyroboric acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyroboric \Pyr`o*bo"ric\, a. [Pyro- + boric.] (Chem.)       Pertaining to derived from, or designating, an acid, {H2B4O7}       (called also {tetraboric} acid), which is the acid ingredient       of ordinary borax, and is obtained by heating boric acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrophoric \Pyr`o*phor"ic\, Pyrophorous \Py*roph"o*rous\, a.       [Pyro- + Gr. [?] to bear.]       Light-producing; of or pertaining to pyrophorus.          {Pyrophoric iron} (Chem.), finely reduced iron, which ignites             spontaneously on contact with air.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrophoric \Pyr`o*phor"ic\, Pyrophorous \Py*roph"o*rous\, a.       [Pyro- + Gr. [?] to bear.]       Light-producing; of or pertaining to pyrophorus.          {Pyrophoric iron} (Chem.), finely reduced iron, which ignites             spontaneously on contact with air.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrophoric \Pyr`o*phor"ic\, Pyrophorous \Py*roph"o*rous\, a.       [Pyro- + Gr. [?] to bear.]       Light-producing; of or pertaining to pyrophorus.          {Pyrophoric iron} (Chem.), finely reduced iron, which ignites             spontaneously on contact with air.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fire beetle \Fire" bee`tle\ (Zo[94]l.)       A very brilliantly luminous beetle ({Pyrophorus noctilucus}),       one of the elaters, found in Central and South America; --       called also {cucujo}. The name is also applied to other       species. See {Firefly}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pierre Part, LA (CDP, FIPS 60075)       Location: 29.95755 N, 91.20886 W       Population (1990): 3053 (1146 housing units)       Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 70339
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
proprietary adj.   1. In {marketroid}-speak, superior; implies a    product imbued with exclusive magic by the unmatched brilliance of    the company's own hardware or software designers.   2. In the    language of hackers and users, inferior; implies a product not    conforming to open-systems standards, and thus one that puts the    customer at the mercy of a vendor able to gouge freely on service    and upgrade charges after the initial sale has locked the customer    in.   Often in the phrase "proprietary crap".   3. Synonym for    closed-source, e.g. software issued in binary without source and    under a restructive license.          Since the coining of the term {open source}, many hackers have    made a conscious effort to distinguish between `proprietary' and    `commercial' software.   It is possible for software to be commercial    (that is, intended to make a profit for the producers) without being    proprietary.   The reverse is also possible, for example in    binary-only freeware.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PERFORM          A {COBOL} statement used for executing       "paragraphs".          [What's a paragraph?]          (1997-06-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
peripheral          (Or "peripheral device", "device") Any part of a       computer other than the {CPU} or {working memory},       i.e. {disks}, {keyboards}, {monitors}, {mice}, {printers},       {scanners}, {tape drives}, {microphones}, {speakers},       {cameras}, to list just the less exotic ones.          High speed working {memory}, such as {RAM}, {ROM} or, in the       old days, {core} would not normally be referred to as       peripherals.   The more modern term "device" is also more       general in that it is used for things such as a {pseudo-tty},       a {RAM drive}, or a {network adaptor}.          Some argue that, since the advent of the {personal computer},       the {motherboard}, {hard disk}, keyboard, mouse, and monitor       are all parts of the base system, and only use the term       "peripheral" for optional additional components.          (2002-09-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Peripheral Component Interconnect          (PCI) A standard for connecting {peripherals} to a       {personal computer}, designed by {Intel} and released around       Autumn 1993.   PCI is supported by most major manufacturers       including {Apple Computer}.   It is technically far superior to       {VESA}'s {local bus}.   It runs at 20 - 33 MHz and carries 32       bits at a time over a 124-pin connector or 64 bits over a       188-pin connector.   An address is sent in one cycle followed       by one word of data (or several in burst mode).          PCI is used in systems based on {Pentium}, {Pentium Pro}, {AMD       5x86}, {AMD K5} and {AMD K6} processors, in some {DEC Alpha}       and {PowerPC} systems, and probably {Cyrix 586} and {Cyrix       686} systems.   However, it is processor independent and so can       work with other processor architectures as well.          Technically, PCI is not a bus but a {bridge} or {mezzanine}.       It includes buffers to decouple the {CPU} from relatively slow       peripherals and allow them to operate asynchronously.          (1997-12-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
peripheral device          {peripheral}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Peripheral Technology Group          A national and international distributor of {IBM       PC}-to-{Unix} and {Internet} connectivity products.   They       cater for resellers, dealers and {VAR}s and are one of the top       {Seagate} and {Micropolis} distributors in the US.          {Home (http://www.ptgs.com/)}.          Address: Eden Prairie, MN, USA (a suburb of Minneapolis).          Eden Prairie ("Silicon Prairie") is the home of Digi       International, Ontrack, Open Systems, LaserMaster, Best Buy,       and others.          (1995-11-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
preprocessor          A program invoked by various {compiler}s to process code       before compilation.   For example, the {C} preprocessor, {cpp},       handles textual {macro} substitution, {conditional       compilation} and inclusion of other files.   A preprocessor may       be used to transform a program into a simpler language, e.g. to       transform {C++} into {C}.          (1994-11-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
proprietary          1. In {marketroid}-speak, superior; implies a product imbued       with exclusive magic by the unmatched brilliance of the       company's own hardware or software designers.          2. In the language of hackers and users, inferior; implies a       product not conforming to {open-systems} {standard}s, and thus       one that puts the customer at the mercy of a vendor who can       inflate service and upgrade charges after the initial sale has       locked the customer in.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Purveyor          A {World-Wide Web} {server} for {Windows NT}       and {Windows 95} (when available).          {Home (http://www.process.com/)}.          E-mail: .          (1995-04-11)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Parbar       (1 Chr. 26:18), a place apparently connected with the temple,       probably a "suburb" (q.v.), as the word is rendered in 2 Kings       23:11; a space between the temple wall and the wall of the       court; an open portico into which the chambers of the official       persons opened (1 Chr. 26:18).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Pharpar       swift, one of the rivers of Damascus (2 Kings 5:12). It has been       identified with the 'Awaj, "a small lively river." The whole of       the district watered by the 'Awaj is called the Wady el-'Ajam,       i.e., "the valley of the Persians", so called for some unknown       reason. This river empties itself into the lake or marsh Bahret       Hijaneh, on the east of Damascus. One of its branches bears the       modern name of Wady Barbar, which is probably a corruption of       Pharpar.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Proportion of faith       (Rom. 12:6). Paul says here that each one was to exercise his       gift of prophecy, i.e., of teaching, "according to the       proportion of faith." The meaning is, that the utterances of the       "prophet" were not to fluctuate according to his own impulses or       independent thoughts, but were to be adjusted to the truth       revealed to him as a beliver, i.e., were to be in accordance       with it.                In post-Reformation times this phrase was used as meaning that       all Scripture was to be interpreted with reference to all other       Scripture, i.e., that no words or expressions were to be       isolated or interpreted in a way contrary to its general       teaching. This was also called the "analogy of faith."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Proverb       a trite maxim; a similitude; a parable. The Hebrew word thus       rendered (mashal) has a wide signification. It comes from a root       meaning "to be like," "parable." Rendered "proverb" in Isa.       14:4; Hab. 2:6; "dark saying" in Ps. 49:4, Num. 12:8. Ahab's       defiant words in answer to the insolent demands of Benhadad,       "Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he       that putteth it off," is a well known instance of a proverbial       saying (1 Kings 20:11).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Proverbs, Book of       a collection of moral and philosophical maxims of a wide range       of subjects presented in a poetic form. This book sets forth the       "philosophy of practical life. It is the sign to us that the       Bible does not despise common sense and discretion. It impresses       upon us in the most forcible manner the value of intelligence       and prudence and of a good education. The whole strength of the       Hebrew language and of the sacred authority of the book is       thrown upon these homely truths. It deals, too, in that refined,       discriminating, careful view of the finer shades of human       character so often overlooked by theologians, but so necessary       to any true estimate of human life" (Stanley's Jewish Church).                As to the origin of this book, "it is probable that Solomon       gathered and recast many proverbs which sprang from human       experience in preceeding ages and were floating past him on the       tide of time, and that he also elaborated many new ones from the       material of his own experience. Towards the close of the book,       indeed, are preserved some of Solomon's own sayings that seem to       have fallen from his lips in later life and been gathered by       other hands' (Arnot's Laws from Heaven, etc.)                This book is usually divided into three parts: (1.) Consisting       of ch. 1-9, which contain an exhibition of wisdom as the highest       good.                (2.) Consisting of ch. 10-24.                (3.) Containing proverbs of Solomon "which the men of       Hezekiah, the king of Judah, collected" (ch. 25-29).                These are followed by two supplements, (1) "The words of Agur"       (ch. 30); and (2) "The words of king Lemuel" (ch. 31).                Solomon is said to have written three thousand proverbs, and       those contained in this book may be a selection from these (1       Kings 4:32). In the New Testament there are thirty-five direct       quotations from this book or allusions to it.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Pur, Purim       a lot, lots, a festival instituted by the Jews (Esther 9:24-32)       in ironical commemoration of Haman's consultation of the Pur (a       Persian word), for the purpose of ascertaining the auspicious       day for executing his cruel plot against their nation. It became       a national institution by the common consent of the Jews, and is       observed by them to the present day, on the 14th and 15th of the       month Adar, a month before the Passover.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Parbar, a suburb
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Pharpar, that produces fruit