parainfluenza virus
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English Dictionary: prompt	by the DICT Development Group
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paraumbilical vein n small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins Synonym(s): paraumbilical vein, vena paraumbilicalis
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Parnahiba n a river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean Synonym(s): Parnaiba, Parnahiba
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Parnaiba n a river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean Synonym(s): Parnaiba, Parnahiba
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perambulate v make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property); "Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years" walk with no particular goal; "we were walking around in the garden"; "after breakfast, she walked about in the park" Synonym(s): perambulate, walk about, walk around
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perambulating adj strolling or walking around; "perambulating nursemaids with their charges"
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perambulation n a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) Synonym(s): amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation
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perambulator n a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around Synonym(s): baby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart, pushchair, pusher
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peremptorily adv in an imperative and commanding manner [syn: imperatively, peremptorily]
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peremptory adj offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner" Synonym(s): autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory not allowing contradiction or refusal; "spoke in peremptory tones"; "peremptory commands" putting an end to all debate or action; "a peremptory decree"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
permafrost n ground that is permanently frozen
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permeability n the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) Synonym(s): permeability, permeableness Antonym(s): impermeability, impermeableness
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permeable adj allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through; "permeable membranes"; "rock that is permeable by water" Antonym(s): impermeable
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permeableness n the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) Synonym(s): permeability, permeableness Antonym(s): impermeability, impermeableness
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pre-empt n a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding Synonym(s): preemptive bid, pre-empt, preempt
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pre-emption n the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject Synonym(s): preemption, pre-emption the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) Synonym(s): preemption, pre-emption the right to purchase something in advance of others Synonym(s): preemption, pre-emption a prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests" Synonym(s): preemption, pre- emption
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pre-emptive adj designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence; "a preemptive business offer" Synonym(s): preemptive, pre-emptive
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pre-emptive strike n a surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to you
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pre-emptor n someone who acquires land by preemption [syn: preemptor, pre-emptor] a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid Synonym(s): preemptor, pre-emptor
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preamble n a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose) v make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document
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preemployment training program n a training program to prepare you for employment
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preempt n a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding Synonym(s): preemptive bid, pre-empt, preempt v acquire for oneself before others can do so take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor" Synonym(s): preempt, displace gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land) make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
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preemption n the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject Synonym(s): preemption, pre-emption the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) Synonym(s): preemption, pre-emption the right to purchase something in advance of others Synonym(s): preemption, pre-emption a prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests" Synonym(s): preemption, pre- emption
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preemptive adj designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence; "a preemptive business offer" Synonym(s): preemptive, pre-emptive
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preemptive bid n a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding Synonym(s): preemptive bid, pre-empt, preempt
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preemptive right n the right granting to shareholders the first opportunity to buy a new issue of stock; provides protection against dilution of the shareholder's ownership interest
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preemptor n someone who acquires land by preemption [syn: preemptor, pre-emptor] a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid Synonym(s): preemptor, pre-emptor
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preinvasive cancer n a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body Synonym(s): carcinoma in situ, preinvasive cancer
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prenuptial adj relating to events before a marriage; "prenuptial agreement" Synonym(s): prenuptial, premarital, antenuptial Antonym(s): postnuptial
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prim up v dress primly Synonym(s): prim, prim up, prim out
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prima ballerina n a leading female ballet dancer
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prima facie adv at first sight adj as it seems at first sight; "a prima facie case of murder"
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primaeval adj having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life" Synonym(s): aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial
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prime factor n the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity
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prime of life n the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest Synonym(s): prime, prime of life
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primeval adj having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life" Synonym(s): aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial
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primipara n (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time Synonym(s): primipara, para I
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primiparous adj of or relating to a woman who has given birth only once
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primp v dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" Synonym(s): preen, primp, plume, dress
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primping n careful or finicky grooming; "the primping alone took more than an hour"
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Prinival n an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinival or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks Synonym(s): lisinopril, Prinival, Zestril
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pro-inflammatory adj tending to cause inflammation [syn: proinflammatory, pro-inflammatory]
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proinflammatory adj tending to cause inflammation [syn: proinflammatory, pro-inflammatory]
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prompt adj according to schedule or without delay; on time; "the train is prompt" ready and willing or quick to act; "she is always prompt to help her friends"; performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" Synonym(s): immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway n a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting" Synonym(s): prompt, prompting (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command Synonym(s): prompt, command prompt v give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" Synonym(s): motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives" Synonym(s): prompt, inspire, instigate assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned Synonym(s): prompt, remind, cue
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prompt box n a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage Synonym(s): prompt box, prompter's box
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prompt copy n the copy of the playscript used by the prompter [syn: promptbook, prompt copy]
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promptbook n the copy of the playscript used by the prompter [syn: promptbook, prompt copy]
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prompter n someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech Synonym(s): prompter, theater prompter a device that displays words for people to read Synonym(s): prompter, autocue
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prompter's box n a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage Synonym(s): prompt box, prompter's box
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prompting n persuasion formulated as a suggestion [syn: suggestion, prompting] a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting" Synonym(s): prompt, prompting
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promptitude n the characteristic of doing things without delay [syn: promptness, promptitude]
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promptly adv with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" Synonym(s): promptly, quickly, quick in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly" Synonym(s): promptly, readily, pronto at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address" Synonym(s): promptly, right away
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promptness n the characteristic of doing things without delay [syn: promptness, promptitude] the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time Synonym(s): punctuality, promptness Antonym(s): tardiness
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prone float n a floating position with the face down and arms stretched forward Synonym(s): dead-man's float, prone float
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Prumnopitys n mostly dioecious evergreen conifers; leaves are softer than in Podocarpus Synonym(s): Prumnopitys, genus Prumnopitys
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Prumnopitys amara n a large fast-growing monoecious tropical evergreen tree having large glossy lanceolate leaves; of rain forests of Sumatra and Philippines to northern Queensland Synonym(s): Sundacarpus amara, Prumnopitys amara, Podocarpus amara
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Prumnopitys andina n South American evergreen tree or shrub [syn: {plum-fruited yew}, Prumnopitys andina, Prumnopitys elegans]
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Prumnopitys elegans n South American evergreen tree or shrub [syn: {plum-fruited yew}, Prumnopitys andina, Prumnopitys elegans]
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Prumnopitys ferruginea n New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry Synonym(s): miro, black pine, Prumnopitys ferruginea, Podocarpus ferruginea
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Prumnopitys taxifolia n conifer of Australia and New Zealand [syn: matai, {black pine}, Prumnopitys taxifolia, Podocarpus spicata]
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prune whip n dessert made of prune puree and whipped cream
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paranaphthalene \Par`a*naph"tha*lene\, n. [Pref. para- +       naphthalene.] (Chem.)       Anthracene; -- called also {paranaphthaline}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paranaphthalene \Par`a*naph"tha*lene\, n. [Pref. para- +       naphthalene.] (Chem.)       Anthracene; -- called also {paranaphthaline}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parumbilical \Par`um*bil"ic*al\, a. [Pref. para- + umbilical.]       (Anat.)       Near the umbilicus; -- applied especially to one or more       small veins which, in man, connect the portal vein with the       epigastric veins in the front wall of the abdomen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perambulate \Per*am"bu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Perambulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perambulating}.] [L.       perambulatus, p. p. of perambulare to perambulate; per       through + ambulare to walk. See {Per-}, and {Amble}.]       To walk through or over; especially, to travel over for the       purpose of surveying or examining; to inspect by traversing;       specifically, to inspect officially the boundaries of, as of       a town or parish, by walking over the whole line.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perambulate \Per*am"bu*late\, v. i.       To walk about; to ramble; to stroll; as, he perambulated in       the park.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perambulate \Per*am"bu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Perambulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perambulating}.] [L.       perambulatus, p. p. of perambulare to perambulate; per       through + ambulare to walk. See {Per-}, and {Amble}.]       To walk through or over; especially, to travel over for the       purpose of surveying or examining; to inspect by traversing;       specifically, to inspect officially the boundaries of, as of       a town or parish, by walking over the whole line.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perambulate \Per*am"bu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Perambulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perambulating}.] [L.       perambulatus, p. p. of perambulare to perambulate; per       through + ambulare to walk. See {Per-}, and {Amble}.]       To walk through or over; especially, to travel over for the       purpose of surveying or examining; to inspect by traversing;       specifically, to inspect officially the boundaries of, as of       a town or parish, by walking over the whole line.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perambulation \Per*am`bu*la"tion\, n.       1. The act of perambulating; traversing. --Bacon.          2. An annual survey of boundaries, as of town, a parish, a             forest, etc.          3. A district within which one is authorized to make a tour             of inspection. [bd]The . . . bounds of his own             perambulation.[b8] [Obs.] --Holyday.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perambulator \Per*am"bu*la`tor\, n.       1. One who perambulates.          2. A surveyor's instrument for measuring distances. It             consists of a wheel arranged to roll along over the             ground, with an apparatus of clockwork, and a dial plate             upon which the distance traveled is shown by an index. See             {Odometer}.          3. A low carriage for a child, propelled by pushing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ambulator \Am"bu*la`tor\, n.       1. One who walks about; a walker.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A beetle of the genus {Lamia}.             (b) A genus of birds, or one of this genus.          3. An instrument for measuring distances; -- called also             {perambulator}. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perambulator \Per*am"bu*la`tor\, n.       1. One who perambulates.          2. A surveyor's instrument for measuring distances. It             consists of a wheel arranged to roll along over the             ground, with an apparatus of clockwork, and a dial plate             upon which the distance traveled is shown by an index. See             {Odometer}.          3. A low carriage for a child, propelled by pushing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ambulator \Am"bu*la`tor\, n.       1. One who walks about; a walker.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A beetle of the genus {Lamia}.             (b) A genus of birds, or one of this genus.          3. An instrument for measuring distances; -- called also             {perambulator}. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perempt \Per*empt"\, v. t. [L. peremptus, p. p. of perimere to       take away entirely, to destroy; per (see {Per-}) + OL. emere       to take. See {Redeem}.] (Law)       To destroy; to defeat. [R.] --Ayliffe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peremption \Per*emp"tion\, n. [L. peremptio: cf. F.       p[82]remption.] (Law)       A quashing; a defeating. [Obs.]
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Peremptorily \Per"emp*to*ri*ly\, adv.       In a peremptory manner; absolutely; positively. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peremptoriness \Per"emp*to*ri*ness\, n.       The quality of being peremptory; positiveness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peremptory \Per"emp*to*ry\, a. [L. peremptorius destructive,       deadly, decisive, final: cf. F. p[82]remptorie. See       {Perempt}.]       1. Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of             question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive;             conclusive; final.                         Think of heaven with hearty purposes and peremptory                      designs to get thither.                     --Jer. Taylor.          2. Positive in opinion or judgment; decided; dictatorial;             dogmatical.                         Be not too positive and peremptory.   --Bacon.                         Briefly, then, for we are peremptory. --Shak.          3. Firmly determined; unawed. [Poetic] --Shak.          {Peremptory challenge} (Law) See under {Challenge}.          {Peremptory mandamus}, a final and absolute mandamus.          {Peremptory plea}, a plea by a defendant tending to impeach             the plaintiff's right of action; a plea in bar.          Syn: Decisive; positive; absolute; authoritative; express;                arbitrary; dogmatical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peremptory \Per"emp*to*ry\, a. [L. peremptorius destructive,       deadly, decisive, final: cf. F. p[82]remptorie. See       {Perempt}.]       1. Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of             question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive;             conclusive; final.                         Think of heaven with hearty purposes and peremptory                      designs to get thither.                     --Jer. Taylor.          2. Positive in opinion or judgment; decided; dictatorial;             dogmatical.                         Be not too positive and peremptory.   --Bacon.                         Briefly, then, for we are peremptory. --Shak.          3. Firmly determined; unawed. [Poetic] --Shak.          {Peremptory challenge} (Law) See under {Challenge}.          {Peremptory mandamus}, a final and absolute mandamus.          {Peremptory plea}, a plea by a defendant tending to impeach             the plaintiff's right of action; a plea in bar.          Syn: Decisive; positive; absolute; authoritative; express;                arbitrary; dogmatical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Challenge \Chal"lenge\, n. [OE. chalenge claim, accusation,       challenge, OF. chalenge, chalonge, claim, accusation,       contest, fr. L. calumnia false accusation, chicanery. See       {Calumny}.]       1. An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any             kind; a defiance; specifically, a summons to fight a duel;             also, the letter or message conveying the summons.                         A challenge to controversy.               --Goldsmith.          2. The act of a sentry in halting any one who appears at his             post, and demanding the countersign.          3. A claim or demand. [Obs.]                         There must be no challenge of superiority.                                                                               --Collier.          4. (Hunting) The opening and crying of hounds at first             finding the scent of their game.          5. (Law) An exception to a juror or to a member of a court             martial, coupled with a demand that he should be held             incompetent to act; the claim of a party that a certain             person or persons shall not sit in trial upon him or his             cause. --Blackstone          6. An exception to a person as not legally qualified to vote.             The challenge must be made when the ballot is offered. [U.             S.]          {Challenge to the array} (Law), an exception to the whole             panel.          {Challenge to the favor}, the alleging a special cause, the             sufficiency of which is to be left to those whose duty and             office it is to decide upon it.          {Challenge to the polls}, an exception taken to any one or             more of the individual jurors returned.          {Peremptory challenge}, a privilege sometimes allowed to             defendants, of challenging a certain number of jurors             (fixed by statute in different States) without assigning             any cause.          {Principal challenge}, that which the law allows to be             sufficient if found to be true.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peremptory \Per"emp*to*ry\, a. [L. peremptorius destructive,       deadly, decisive, final: cf. F. p[82]remptorie. See       {Perempt}.]       1. Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of             question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive;             conclusive; final.                         Think of heaven with hearty purposes and peremptory                      designs to get thither.                     --Jer. Taylor.          2. Positive in opinion or judgment; decided; dictatorial;             dogmatical.                         Be not too positive and peremptory.   --Bacon.                         Briefly, then, for we are peremptory. --Shak.          3. Firmly determined; unawed. [Poetic] --Shak.          {Peremptory challenge} (Law) See under {Challenge}.          {Peremptory mandamus}, a final and absolute mandamus.          {Peremptory plea}, a plea by a defendant tending to impeach             the plaintiff's right of action; a plea in bar.          Syn: Decisive; positive; absolute; authoritative; express;                arbitrary; dogmatical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peremptory \Per"emp*to*ry\, a. [L. peremptorius destructive,       deadly, decisive, final: cf. F. p[82]remptorie. See       {Perempt}.]       1. Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of             question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive;             conclusive; final.                         Think of heaven with hearty purposes and peremptory                      designs to get thither.                     --Jer. Taylor.          2. Positive in opinion or judgment; decided; dictatorial;             dogmatical.                         Be not too positive and peremptory.   --Bacon.                         Briefly, then, for we are peremptory. --Shak.          3. Firmly determined; unawed. [Poetic] --Shak.          {Peremptory challenge} (Law) See under {Challenge}.          {Peremptory mandamus}, a final and absolute mandamus.          {Peremptory plea}, a plea by a defendant tending to impeach             the plaintiff's right of action; a plea in bar.          Syn: Decisive; positive; absolute; authoritative; express;                arbitrary; dogmatical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perennibranchiate \Per*en`ni*bran"chi*ate\, a. [See {Perennial},       and {Branchiate}.]       1. (Anat.) Having branch[91], or gills, through life; -- said             especially of certain Amphibia, like the menobranchus.             Opposed to caducibranchiate.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Belonging to the Perennibranchiata.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perineoplasty \Per`i*ne"o*plas`ty\, n. [Perineum + -plasty.]       (Med.)       The act or process of restoring an injured perineum.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Perinephritis \[d8]Per`i*ne*phri"tis\, n. [NL. See {Peri-},       and {Nephritis}.] (Med.)       Inflammation of the cellular tissue around the kidney. --       {Per`i*ne*phrit"ic}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Permeability \Per`me*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.       perm[82]abilit[82].]       The quality or state of being permeable.          {Magnetic permeability} (Physics), the specific capacity of a             body for magnetic induction, or its conducting power for             lines of magnetic force. --Sir W. Thomson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Permeable \Per"me*a*ble\, a. [L. permeabilis: cf. F.       perm[82]able. See {Permeate}.]       Capable of being permeated, or passed through; yielding       passage; passable; penetrable; -- used especially of       substances which allow the passage of fluids; as, wood is       permeable to oil; glass is permeable to light. --I. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Permeably \Per"me*a*bly\, adv.       In a permeable manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pre89mploy \Pre`[89]m*ploy\, v. t.       To employ beforehand. [bd]Pre[89]mployed by him.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pre89mpt \Pre*[89]mpt"\ (?; 215), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.       {Pre[89]mpted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre[89]mpting}.] [See       {Pre[89]mption}.]       To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as       under the laws of the United States; to take by       pre[89]mption.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pre89mpt \Pre*[89]mpt"\ (?; 215), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.       {Pre[89]mpted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre[89]mpting}.] [See       {Pre[89]mption}.]       To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as       under the laws of the United States; to take by       pre[89]mption.
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Pre89mpt \Pre*[89]mpt"\ (?; 215), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.       {Pre[89]mpted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre[89]mpting}.] [See       {Pre[89]mption}.]       To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as       under the laws of the United States; to take by       pre[89]mption.
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Pre89mption \Pre*[89]mp"tion\ (?; 215), n. [Pref. pre- +       emption: cf. F. pr[82]emption. See {Redeem}.]       The act or right of purchasing before others. Specifically:       (a) The privilege or prerogative formerly enjoyed by the king             of buying provisions for his household in preference to             others. [Eng.]       (b) The right of an actual settler upon public lands             (particularly those of the United States) to purchase a             certain portion at a fixed price in preference to all             other applicants. --Abbott.
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Pre89mptioner \Pre*[89]mp"tion*er\, n.       One who holds a prior to purchase certain public land.       --Abbott.
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Pre89mptive \Pre*[89]mp"tive\, a.       Of or pertaining to pre[89]mption; having power to       pre[89]mpt; pre[89]mpting.
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Pre89mptory \Pre*[89]mpt"o*ry\, a.       Pertaining to pre[89]mption.
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Preamble \Pre"am`ble\, n. [LL. praeambulum, from L. praeambulus       walking before, fr. praeambulare to walk before; prae before       + ambulare to walk: cf. F. pr[82]ambule. See {Amble}.]       A introductory portion; an introduction or preface, as to a       book, document, etc.; specifically, the introductory part of       a statute, which states the reasons and intent of the law.
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Preamble \Pre"am`ble\, v. t. & i.       To make a preamble to; to preface; to serve as a preamble.       [R.] --Feltham. Milton.
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Preambulary \Pre*am"bu*la*ry\, a. [Cf. OF. preambulaire.]       Of or pertaining to a preamble; introductory; contained or       provided for in a preamble. [bd]A preambulary tax.[b8] [R.]       --Burke.
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Preambulate \Pre*am"bu*late\, v. i. [L. praeambulare. See       {Preamble}.]       To walk before. [R.] --Jordan.
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Preambulation \Pre*am`bu*la"tion\, n.       1. A walking or going before; precedence. [R.]          2. A preamble. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Preambulatory \Pre*am"bu*la*to*ry\, a.       Preceding; going before; introductory. [R.]                   Simon Magus had preambulatory impieties. --Jer. Taylor.
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Preambulous \Pre*am"bu*lous\, a. [See {Preamble}, n.]       See {Perambulatory}. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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d8Prima facie \[d8]Pri"ma fa"ci*e\ [L., from abl. of primus       first + abl. of facies appearance.]       At first view; on the first appearance.          {Prima facie evidence} (of a fact) (Law), evidence which is             sufficient to establish the fact unless rebutted.             --Bouvier.
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{Prime and ultimate ratio}. (Math.). See {Ultimate}.          {Prime conductor}. (Elec.) See under {Conductor}.          {Prime factor} (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number.          {Prime figure} (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided             into any other figure more simple than itself, as a             triangle, a pyramid, etc.          {Prime meridian} (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude             is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington.                      {Prime minister}, the responsible head of a ministry or             executive government; applied particularly to that of             England.          {Prime mover}. (Mech.)             (a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of                   power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and                   motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by                   chemical combination, and applied to produce changes                   in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other                   fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action,                   and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force.             (b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to                   receive and modify force and motion as supplied by                   some natural source, and apply them to drive other                   machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a                   steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc.             (c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any                   undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover                   in English antislavery agitation.          {Prime number} (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible             by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11.          {Prime vertical} (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes             through the east and west points of the horizon.          {Prime-vertical dial}, a dial in which the shadow is             projected on the plane of the prime vertical.          {Prime-vertical transit instrument}, a transit instrument the             telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime             vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over             this circle.
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{Prime and ultimate ratio}. (Math.). See {Ultimate}.          {Prime conductor}. (Elec.) See under {Conductor}.          {Prime factor} (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number.          {Prime figure} (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided             into any other figure more simple than itself, as a             triangle, a pyramid, etc.          {Prime meridian} (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude             is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington.                      {Prime minister}, the responsible head of a ministry or             executive government; applied particularly to that of             England.          {Prime mover}. (Mech.)             (a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of                   power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and                   motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by                   chemical combination, and applied to produce changes                   in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other                   fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action,                   and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force.             (b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to                   receive and modify force and motion as supplied by                   some natural source, and apply them to drive other                   machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a                   steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc.             (c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any                   undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover                   in English antislavery agitation.          {Prime number} (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible             by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11.          {Prime vertical} (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes             through the east and west points of the horizon.          {Prime-vertical dial}, a dial in which the shadow is             projected on the plane of the prime vertical.          {Prime-vertical transit instrument}, a transit instrument the             telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime             vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over             this circle.
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Prime \Prime\, n.       1. The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or             opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn;             the spring. --Chaucer.                         In the very prime of the world.         --Hooker.                         Hope waits upon the flowery prime.      --Waller.          2. The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength,             or beauty; perfection. [bd]Cut off in their prime.[b8]             --Eustace. [bd]The prime of youth.[b8] --Dryden.          3. That which is first in quantity; the most excellent             portion; the best part.                         Give him always of the prime.            --Swift.          4. [F. prime, LL. prima (sc. hora). See {Prime}, a.] The             morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical             hour, succeeding to lauds.                         Early and late it rung, at evening and at prime.                                                                               --Spenser.          Note: Originally, prime denoted the first quarter of the                artificial day, reckoned from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m.                Afterwards, it denoted the end of the first quarter,                that is, 9 a. m. Specifically, it denoted the first                canonical hour, as now. Chaucer uses it in all these                senses, and also in the sense of def. 1, above.                            They sleep till that it was pryme large.                                                                               --Chaucer.          5. (Fencing) The first of the chief guards.          6. (Chem.) Any number expressing the combining weight or             equivalent of any particular element; -- so called because             these numbers were respectively reduced to their lowest             relative terms on the fixed standard of hydrogen as 1.             [Obs. or Archaic]          7. (Arith.) A prime number. See under {Prime}, a.          8. An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal             system; -- denoted by [[b7]]. See 2d {Inch}, n., 1.          {Prime of the moon}, the new moon at its first appearance.
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Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, n.       1. Vertical position; zenith. [R.]          2. (Math.) A vertical line, plane, or circle.          {Prime vertical}, {Prime vertical dial}. See under {Prime},             a.
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{Prime and ultimate ratio}. (Math.). See {Ultimate}.          {Prime conductor}. (Elec.) See under {Conductor}.          {Prime factor} (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number.          {Prime figure} (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided             into any other figure more simple than itself, as a             triangle, a pyramid, etc.          {Prime meridian} (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude             is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington.                      {Prime minister}, the responsible head of a ministry or             executive government; applied particularly to that of             England.          {Prime mover}. (Mech.)             (a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of                   power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and                   motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by                   chemical combination, and applied to produce changes                   in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other                   fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action,                   and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force.             (b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to                   receive and modify force and motion as supplied by                   some natural source, and apply them to drive other                   machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a                   steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc.             (c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any                   undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover                   in English antislavery agitation.          {Prime number} (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible             by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11.          {Prime vertical} (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes             through the east and west points of the horizon.          {Prime-vertical dial}, a dial in which the shadow is             projected on the plane of the prime vertical.          {Prime-vertical transit instrument}, a transit instrument the             telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime             vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over             this circle.
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Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, n.       1. Vertical position; zenith. [R.]          2. (Math.) A vertical line, plane, or circle.          {Prime vertical}, {Prime vertical dial}. See under {Prime},             a.
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Primeval \Pri*me"val\, a. [L. primaevus; primus first + aevum       age. See {Prime}, a., and {Age}.]       Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive;       primary; as, the primeval innocence of man. [bd]This is the       forest primeval.[b8] --Longfellow.                   From chaos, and primeval darkness, came Light. --Keats.
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Primevally \Pri*me"val*ly\, adv.       In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times;       originally. --Darwin.
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{Prime and ultimate ratio}. (Math.). See {Ultimate}.          {Prime conductor}. (Elec.) See under {Conductor}.          {Prime factor} (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number.          {Prime figure} (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided             into any other figure more simple than itself, as a             triangle, a pyramid, etc.          {Prime meridian} (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude             is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington.                      {Prime minister}, the responsible head of a ministry or             executive government; applied particularly to that of             England.          {Prime mover}. (Mech.)             (a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of                   power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and                   motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by                   chemical combination, and applied to produce changes                   in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other                   fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action,                   and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force.             (b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to                   receive and modify force and motion as supplied by                   some natural source, and apply them to drive other                   machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a                   steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc.             (c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any                   undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover                   in English antislavery agitation.          {Prime number} (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible             by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11.          {Prime vertical} (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes             through the east and west points of the horizon.          {Prime-vertical dial}, a dial in which the shadow is             projected on the plane of the prime vertical.          {Prime-vertical transit instrument}, a transit instrument the             telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime             vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over             this circle.
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{Prime and ultimate ratio}. (Math.). See {Ultimate}.          {Prime conductor}. (Elec.) See under {Conductor}.          {Prime factor} (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number.          {Prime figure} (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided             into any other figure more simple than itself, as a             triangle, a pyramid, etc.          {Prime meridian} (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude             is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington.                      {Prime minister}, the responsible head of a ministry or             executive government; applied particularly to that of             England.          {Prime mover}. (Mech.)             (a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of                   power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and                   motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by                   chemical combination, and applied to produce changes                   in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other                   fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action,                   and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force.             (b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to                   receive and modify force and motion as supplied by                   some natural source, and apply them to drive other                   machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a                   steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc.             (c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any                   undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover                   in English antislavery agitation.          {Prime number} (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible             by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11.          {Prime vertical} (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes             through the east and west points of the horizon.          {Prime-vertical dial}, a dial in which the shadow is             projected on the plane of the prime vertical.          {Prime-vertical transit instrument}, a transit instrument the             telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime             vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over             this circle.
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Primevous \Pri*me"vous\, a.       Primeval. [Obs.]
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Primiparous \Pri*mip"a*rous\, a. [See {Primipara}.]       Belonging to a first birth; bearing young for the first time.
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Primipilar \Pri*mip"i*lar\, a. [L. primipilaris, fr. primipilus       the centurion of the first cohort of a Roman legion, fr.       primus pilus the division made up of the triarii in the Roman       army.]       Of or pertaining to the captain of the vanguard of a Roman       army. --Barrow.
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Primp \Primp\, v. i. & t. [Cf. {Prim}, a.]       To be formal or affected in dress or manners; -- often with       up. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Halliwell.
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Prinpriddle \Prin"prid`dle\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The long-tailed titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]
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Proembryo \Pro*em"bry*o\, n. [Pref. pro- + embryo. ] (Bot.)       (a) The series of cells formed in the ovule of a flowering             plant after fertilization, but before the formation of             the embryo.       (b) The primary growth from the spore in certain cryptogamous             plants; as, the proembryo, or protonema, of mosses.
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Proemptosis \Pro`emp*to"sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] to fall in       before; [?] before + [?] in + [?] to fall.] (Chron.)       The addition of a day to the lunar calendar. [R.] See       {Metemptosis}.
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Promove \Pro*move"\, v. t. [See {Promote}.]       To move forward; to advance; to promote. [Obs.] --Bp. Fell.
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Promover \Pro*mov"er\, n.       A promoter. [Obs.]
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Prompt \Prompt\, n. (Com.)       A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce       purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See       {Prompt-note}.                   To cover any probable difference of price which might                arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for                this article [tea] is three months.         --J. S. Mill.
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Prompt \Prompt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prompted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Prompting}.]       1. To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to             instigate; to incite.                         God first . . . prompted on the infirmities of the                      infant world by temporal prosperity.   --Jer. Taylor.          2. To suggest; to dictate.                         And whispering angles prompt her golden dreams.                                                                               --Pope.          3. To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics             forgotten.
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Prompt-book \Prompt"-book`\, n.       The book used by a prompter of a theater.
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Prompt \Prompt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prompted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Prompting}.]       1. To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to             instigate; to incite.                         God first . . . prompted on the infirmities of the                      infant world by temporal prosperity.   --Jer. Taylor.          2. To suggest; to dictate.                         And whispering angles prompt her golden dreams.                                                                               --Pope.          3. To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics             forgotten.
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Promt \Promt\ (?; 215), a. [Compar. {Prompter}; superl.       {Promptest}.] [F. prompt, L. promptus, properly, brought       forth (to light or view), hence, visible, evident, at hand,       ready, quick, -- p. p. of promere to take or bring forth; pro       forth + emere to take. See {Redeem}. ]       1. Ready and quick to act as occasion demands; meeting             requirements readily; not slow, dilatory, or hesitating in             decision or action; responding on the instant; immediate;             as, prompt in obedience or compliance; -- said of persons.                         Very discerning and prompt in giving orders.                                                                               --Clarendon.                         Tell him I am prompt To lay my crown at's feet.                                                                               --Shak.                         Any you, perhaps, too prompt in your replies.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given             without delay or hesitation; -- said of conduct; as,             prompt assistance.                         When Washington heard the voice of his country in                      distress, his obedience was prompt.   --Ames.          3. Easy; unobstructed. [Obs.]                         The reception of the light into the body of the                      building was very prompt.                  --Sir H.                                                                               Wotton.          Syn: Ready; expeditious; quick; agile; alert; brisk; nimble.          Usage: {Prompt}, {Ready}, {Expeditious}. One who is ready is                   prepared to act at the moment. One who is prompt acts                   at the moment. One who is expeditious carries through                   an undertaking with constant promptness.
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Prompter \Prompt"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, prompts; one who admonishes or             incites to action.          2. One who reminds another, as an actor or an orator, of the             words to be spoken next; specifically, one employed for             this purpose in a theater.
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Promt \Promt\ (?; 215), a. [Compar. {Prompter}; superl.       {Promptest}.] [F. prompt, L. promptus, properly, brought       forth (to light or view), hence, visible, evident, at hand,       ready, quick, -- p. p. of promere to take or bring forth; pro       forth + emere to take. See {Redeem}. ]       1. Ready and quick to act as occasion demands; meeting             requirements readily; not slow, dilatory, or hesitating in             decision or action; responding on the instant; immediate;             as, prompt in obedience or compliance; -- said of persons.                         Very discerning and prompt in giving orders.                                                                               --Clarendon.                         Tell him I am prompt To lay my crown at's feet.                                                                               --Shak.                         Any you, perhaps, too prompt in your replies.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given             without delay or hesitation; -- said of conduct; as,             prompt assistance.                         When Washington heard the voice of his country in                      distress, his obedience was prompt.   --Ames.          3. Easy; unobstructed. [Obs.]                         The reception of the light into the body of the                      building was very prompt.                  --Sir H.                                                                               Wotton.          Syn: Ready; expeditious; quick; agile; alert; brisk; nimble.          Usage: {Prompt}, {Ready}, {Expeditious}. One who is ready is                   prepared to act at the moment. One who is prompt acts                   at the moment. One who is expeditious carries through                   an undertaking with constant promptness.
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Prompt \Prompt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prompted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Prompting}.]       1. To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to             instigate; to incite.                         God first . . . prompted on the infirmities of the                      infant world by temporal prosperity.   --Jer. Taylor.          2. To suggest; to dictate.                         And whispering angles prompt her golden dreams.                                                                               --Pope.          3. To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics             forgotten.
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Promptitude \Prompt"i*tude\, n. [F., fr. L. promptitudo. See       {Prompt}, a.]       The quality of being prompt; quickness of decision and action       when occasion demands; alacrity; as, promptitude in       obedience.                   Men of action, of promptitude, and of courage. --I.                                                                               Taylor.
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Promptly \Prompt"ly\, adv.       In a prompt manner.
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Promptness \Prompt"ness\, n.       1. Promptitude; readiness; quickness of decision or action.          2. Cheerful willingness; alacrity.
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Prompt-note \Prompt"-note`\, n. (Com.)       A memorandum of a sale, and time when payment is due, given       to the purchaser at a sale of goods.
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Promptuary \Promp"tu*a*ry\, a.       Of or pertaining to preparation. [R.] --Bacon.
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Promptuary \Promp"tu*a*ry\, n. [L. promptuarium, fr.       promptuarius belonging to distribution, distributing: cf, F.       promptuaire. See {Prompt}, a.]       That from which supplies are drawn; a storehouse; a magazine;       a repository. --Woodward.
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Prompture \Promp"ture\ (?; 135), n. [See {Prompt}, a.]       Suggestion; incitement; prompting. [R.] --Shak. Coleridge.
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Pronephric \Pro*neph"ric\, a. (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the pronephros.
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d8Yucca \[d8]Yuc"ca\, n. [NL., from Yuca, its name in St.       Domingo.] (Bot.)       A genus of American liliaceous, sometimes arborescent, plants       having long, pointed, and often rigid, leaves at the top of a       more or less woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy       white blossoms.          Note: The species with more rigid leaves (as {Yucca                aloifolia}, {Y. Treculiana}, and {Y. baccata}) are                called {Spanish bayonet}, and one with softer leaves                ({Y. filamentosa}) is called {bear grass}, and {Adam's                needle}.          {Yucca moth} (Zo[94]l.), a small silvery moth ({Pronuba             yuccasella}) whose larv[91] feed on plants of the genus             Yucca.
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Pronubial \Pro*nu"bi*al\, a. [L. pronuba bridesmaid; pro before       + nubere to marry.]       Presiding over marriage. [R.]
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Pruniferous \Pru*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. prunum a plum + -ferous.]       Bearing plums.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pure \Pure\, a. [Compar. {Purer}; superl. {Purest}.] [OE. pur,       F. pur, fr. L. purus; akin to putus pure, clear, putare to       clean, trim, prune, set in order, settle, reckon, consider,       think, Skr. p[?] to clean, and perh. E. fire. Cf.       {Putative}.]       1. Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free             from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed;             as, pure water; pure clay; pure air; pure compassion.                         The pure fetters on his shins great.   --Chaucer.                         A guinea is pure gold if it has in it no alloy. --I.                                                                               Watts.          2. Free from moral defilement or quilt; hence, innocent;             guileless; chaste; -- applied to persons. [bd]Keep thyself             pure.[b8] --1 Tim. v. 22.                         Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a                      pure heart, and of a good conscience. --1 Tim. i. 5.          3. Free from that which harms, vitiates, weakens, or             pollutes; genuine; real; perfect; -- applied to things and             actions. [bd]Pure religion and impartial laws.[b8]             --Tickell. [bd]The pure, fine talk of Rome.[b8] --Ascham.                         Such was the origin of a friendship as warm and pure                      as any that ancient or modern history records.                                                                               --Macaulay.          4. (Script.) Ritually clean; fitted for holy services.                         Thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon                      the pure table before the Lord.         --Lev. xxiv.                                                                               6.          5. (Phonetics) Of a single, simple sound or tone; -- said of             some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.          {Pure-impure}, completely or totally impure. [bd]The             inhabitants were pure-impure pagans.[b8] --Fuller.          {Pure blue}. (Chem.) See {Methylene blue}, under {Methylene}.                      {Pure chemistry}. See under {Chemistry}.          {Pure mathematics}, that portion of mathematics which treats             of the principles of the science, or contradistinction to             applied mathematics, which treats of the application of             the principles to the investigation of other branches of             knowledge, or to the practical wants of life. See             {Mathematics}. --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. )          {Pure villenage} (Feudal Law), a tenure of lands by uncertain             services at the will of the lord. --Blackstone.          Syn: Unmixed; clear; simple; real; true; genuine;                unadulterated; uncorrupted; unsullied; untarnished;                unstained; stainless; clean; fair; unspotted; spotless;                incorrupt; chaste; unpolluted; undefiled; immaculate;                innocent; guiltless; guileless; holy.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pahrump, NV (CDP, FIPS 53800)       Location: 36.25281 N, 116.01807 W       Population (1990): 7424 (3509 housing units)       Area: 717.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 89041
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Perrineville, NJ       Zip code(s): 08535
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Perronville, MI       Zip code(s): 49873
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prineville, OR (city, FIPS 59850)       Location: 44.30546 N, 120.84154 W       Population (1990): 5355 (2287 housing units)       Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 97754
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prompton, PA (borough, FIPS 62744)       Location: 41.58978 N, 75.32955 W       Population (1990): 238 (104 housing units)       Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 18456
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pre-emptive multitasking          A type of {multitasking} where       the {scheduler} can interrupt and suspend ("swap out") the       currently running task in order to start or continue running       ("swap in") another task.   The tasks under pre-emptive       multitasking can be written as though they were the only task       and the {scheduler} decides when to swap them.   The scheduler       must ensure that when swapping tasks, sufficient state is       saved and restored that tasks do not interfere.          The length of time for which a process runs is known as its       "{time slice}" and may depend on the task's priority or its       use of resources such as memory and I/O.          {OS/2}, {Unix} and the {Amiga} use pre-emptive multitasking.          This contrasts with {cooperative multitasking} where each task       must include calls to allow it to be {deschedule}d       periodically.          (1995-03-20)