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   rallentando
         adv 1: slowing down; "this passage should be played rallentando"
         adj 1: gradually decreasing in tempo [syn: {rallentando},
                  {ritardando}, {ritenuto}, {rit.}]

English Dictionary: roll in the hay by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
real matrix
n
  1. a matrix whose elements are all real numbers
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relent
v
  1. give in, as to influence or pressure [syn: yield, relent, soften]
    Antonym(s): remain firm, stand
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relentless
adj
  1. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood"
    Synonym(s): grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting
  2. never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums"
    Synonym(s): persistent, relentless, unrelenting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relentlessly
adv
  1. in a relentless manner; "he worked relentlessly" [syn: relentlessly, unrelentingly]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relentlessness
n
  1. mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up; "the relentlessness or their pursuit"
    Synonym(s): relentlessness, inexorability, inexorableness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reliant
adj
  1. relying on another for support; "dependent on Middle Eastern oil"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Roland de Lassus
n
  1. Belgian composer (1532-1594) [syn: Lasso, {Orlando di Lasso}, Roland de Lassus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rolando's area
n
  1. the cortical area that influences motor movements [syn: motor area, motor region, motor cortex, Rolando's area, excitable area]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rolando's fissure
n
  1. a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes
    Synonym(s): fissure of Rolando, Rolando's fissure, central sulcus, sulcus centralis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
role model
n
  1. someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model"
    Synonym(s): model, role model
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
roll in the hay
n
  1. slang for sexual intercourse [syn: fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup]
v
  1. have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
    Synonym(s): sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Royal National Eisteddfod
n
  1. an eisteddfod with competitions in music and drama and poetry and the fine arts
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Reland \Re*land"\ (r?-l?nd"), v. t.
      To land again; to put on land, as that which had been shipped
      or embarked.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Reland \Re*land"\, v. i.
      To go on shore after having embarked; to land again.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Relent \Re*lent"\ (r?-l?nt"), n.
      Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.]
  
               Nor rested till she came without relent Unto the land
               of Amazons.                                             --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Relent \Re*lent"\ (r?-l?nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Relented}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Relenting}.] [F. ralentir, fr. L. pref. re- re-
      + ad to + lentus pliant, flexible, slow. See {Lithe}.]
      1. To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to
            melt; to deliquesce. [Obs.]
  
                     He stirred the coals till relente gan The wax again
                     the fire.                                          --Chaucer.
  
                     [Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin
                     to relent.                                          --Boyle.
  
                     When opening buds salute the welcome day, And earth,
                     relenting, feels the genial ray.         --Pope.
  
      2. To become less severe or intense; to become less hard,
            harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become
            more mild and tender; to feel compassion.
  
                     Can you . . . behold My sighs and tears, and will
                     not once relent?                                 --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Relent \Re*lent"\, v. t.
      1. To slacken; to abate. [Obs.]
  
                     And oftentimes he would relent his pace. --Spenser.
  
      2. To soften; to dissolve. [Obs.]
  
      3. To mollify; to cause to be less harsh or severe. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Relent \Re*lent"\ (r?-l?nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Relented}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Relenting}.] [F. ralentir, fr. L. pref. re- re-
      + ad to + lentus pliant, flexible, slow. See {Lithe}.]
      1. To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to
            melt; to deliquesce. [Obs.]
  
                     He stirred the coals till relente gan The wax again
                     the fire.                                          --Chaucer.
  
                     [Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin
                     to relent.                                          --Boyle.
  
                     When opening buds salute the welcome day, And earth,
                     relenting, feels the genial ray.         --Pope.
  
      2. To become less severe or intense; to become less hard,
            harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become
            more mild and tender; to feel compassion.
  
                     Can you . . . behold My sighs and tears, and will
                     not once relent?                                 --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Relent \Re*lent"\ (r?-l?nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Relented}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Relenting}.] [F. ralentir, fr. L. pref. re- re-
      + ad to + lentus pliant, flexible, slow. See {Lithe}.]
      1. To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to
            melt; to deliquesce. [Obs.]
  
                     He stirred the coals till relente gan The wax again
                     the fire.                                          --Chaucer.
  
                     [Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin
                     to relent.                                          --Boyle.
  
                     When opening buds salute the welcome day, And earth,
                     relenting, feels the genial ray.         --Pope.
  
      2. To become less severe or intense; to become less hard,
            harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become
            more mild and tender; to feel compassion.
  
                     Can you . . . behold My sighs and tears, and will
                     not once relent?                                 --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Relentless \Re*lent"less\, a.
      Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to
      the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness;
      unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless
      despotism.
  
               For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . .
               Thus will persist, relentless in his ire. --Dryden.
      -- {Re*lent"less*ly}, adv. -- {Re*lent"less*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Relentless \Re*lent"less\, a.
      Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to
      the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness;
      unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless
      despotism.
  
               For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . .
               Thus will persist, relentless in his ire. --Dryden.
      -- {Re*lent"less*ly}, adv. -- {Re*lent"less*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Relentless \Re*lent"less\, a.
      Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to
      the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness;
      unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless
      despotism.
  
               For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . .
               Thus will persist, relentless in his ire. --Dryden.
      -- {Re*lent"less*ly}, adv. -- {Re*lent"less*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Relentment \Re*lent"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n.
      The act or process of relenting; the state of having
      relented. --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Reliant \Re*li"ant\ (-ant), a.
      Having, or characterized by, reliance; confident; trusting.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Relume \Re*lume"\ (r?-l?m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relumed}
      (-l?md"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reluming}.] [OF. relumer (cf. F.
      rallumer), L. reluminare; pref. re- re- + luminare to light.
      Cf. {Reillume}.]
      To rekindle; to light again.
  
               Relumed her ancient light, not kindled new. --Pope.
  
               I know not where is that Promethean heat That can thy
               light relume.                                          --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F.
      royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and
      cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.]
      1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable
            for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or
            prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.
  
      2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.
  
                     How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.
  
      3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted
            by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal
            Society.
  
      {Battle royal}. See under {Battle}.
  
      {Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)
  
      {Royal eagle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Golden eagle}, under {Golden}.
           
  
      {Royal fern} (Bot.), the handsome fern {Osmunda regalis}. See
            {Osmund}.
  
      {Royal mast} (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast
            and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The
            royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.
           
  
      {Royal metal}, an old name for gold.
  
      {Royal palm} (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree
            ({Oreodoxa regia}), lately discovered also in Florida.
  
      {Royal pheasant}. See {Curassow}.
  
      {Royal purple}, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.
           
  
      {Royal tern} (Zo[94]l.), a large, crested American tern
            ({Sterna maxima}).
  
      {Royal tiger}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Tiger}.
  
      {Royal touch}, the touching of a diseased person by the hand
            of a king, with the view of restoring to health; --
            formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the
            scrofula, or king's evil.
  
      Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;
               princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;
               illustrious; noble; magnanimous.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rayland, OH (village, FIPS 65662)
      Location: 40.18337 N, 80.69145 W
      Population (1990): 490 (217 housing units)
      Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 43943

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rio Linda, CA (CDP, FIPS 60942)
      Location: 38.68760 N, 121.45818 W
      Population (1990): 9481 (3288 housing units)
      Area: 14.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 95673

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Roeland Park, KS (city, FIPS 60825)
      Location: 39.03585 N, 94.63749 W
      Population (1990): 7706 (3317 housing units)
      Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Roland, AR
      Zip code(s): 72135
   Roland, IA (city, FIPS 68475)
      Location: 42.16703 N, 93.50124 W
      Population (1990): 1035 (394 housing units)
      Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 50236
   Roland, OK (town, FIPS 63800)
      Location: 35.41580 N, 94.51453 W
      Population (1990): 2481 (953 housing units)
      Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 74954

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rowland, NC (town, FIPS 58140)
      Location: 34.53663 N, 79.29267 W
      Population (1990): 1139 (485 housing units)
      Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 28383

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rowland Heights, CA (CDP, FIPS 63218)
      Location: 33.97980 N, 117.89142 W
      Population (1990): 42647 (13595 housing units)
      Area: 21.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 91748

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Ryland Heights, KY (city, FIPS 67602)
      Location: 38.95796 N, 84.46932 W
      Population (1990): 279 (87 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   real mode
  
      An operating mode of {Intel 80x86} processors.   The opposite
      of {protected mode}.
  
      (1995-03-29)
  
  
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