English Dictionary: amphiprostylar | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ambiparous \Am*bip"a*rous\, a. [L. ambo both + parere to bring forth.] (Bot.) Characterized by containing the rudiments of both flowers and leaves; -- applied to a bud. | |
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Amovability \A*mov`a*bil"i*ty\, n. Liability to be removed or dismissed from office. [R.] --T. Jefferson. | |
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Amovable \A*mov"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. amovible.] Removable. | |
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d8Amphibium \[d8]Am*phib"i*um\, n.; pl. L. {Amphibia}; E. {Amphibiums}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] (sc. [?] an animal). See {Amphibious}.] An amphibian. | |
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Amphibial \Am*phib"i*al\ (-[ait]l), a. & n. Amphibian. [R.] | |
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Amphibian \Am*phib"i*an\ (-an), a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Amphibia; as, amphibian reptiles. | |
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Amphibian \Am*phib"i*an\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Amphibia. | |
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Amphibiological \Am*phib`i*o*log"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to amphibiology. | |
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Amphibiology \Am*phib`i*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] amphibious + -logy: cf. F. amphibiologie.] A treatise on amphibious animals; the department of natural history which treats of the Amphibia. | |
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Amphibious \Am*phib"i*ous\, a. [Gr. 'amfi`bios living a double life, i. e., both on land in water; 'amfi` + bi`os life.] 1. Having the ability to live both on land and in water, as frogs, crocodiles, beavers, and some plants. 2. Pertaining to, adapted for, or connected with, both land and water. The amphibious character of the Greeks was already determined: they were to be lords of land and sea. --Hare. 3. Of a mixed nature; partaking of two natures. Not in free and common socage, but in this amphibious subordinate class of villein socage. --Blackstone. | |
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Amphibiously \Am*phib"i*ous*ly\, adv. Like an amphibious being. | |
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d8Amphibium \[d8]Am*phib"i*um\, n.; pl. L. {Amphibia}; E. {Amphibiums}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] (sc. [?] an animal). See {Amphibious}.] An amphibian. | |
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Amphiblastic \Am`phi*blas"tic\ ([acr]m`f[icr]*bl[acr]s"t[icr]k), a. [Gr. 'amfi` + blastiko`s tending to sprout.] (Biol.) Segmenting unequally; -- said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation. | |
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Amphibole \Am"phi*bole\ ([acr]m"f[icr]*b[omac]l), n. [Gr. 'amfi`bolos doubtful, equivocal, fr. 'amfiba`llein to throw round, to doubt: cf. F. amphibole. Ha[81]y so named the genus from the great variety of color and composition assumed by the mineral.] (Min.) A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, generally with fibrous or columnar structure. The color varies from white to gray, green, brown, and black. It is a silicate of magnesium and calcium, with usually aluminium and iron. Some common varieties are {tremolite}, {actinolite}, {asbestus}, {edenite}, {hornblende} (the last name being also used as a general term for the whole species). Amphibole is a constituent of many crystalline rocks, as syenite, diorite, most varieties of trachyte, etc. See {Hornblende}. | |
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Amphibolic \Am`phi*bol"ic\ ([acr]m`f[icr]*b[ocr]l"[icr]c), a. 1. Of or pertaining to amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal. 2. Of or resembling the mineral amphibole. | |
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Amphiboly \Am*phib"o*ly\, n.; pl. {Amphibolies}. [L. amphibolia, Gr. [?]: cf. OE. amphibolie. See {Amphibolous}.] Ambiguous discourse; amphibology. If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will create an amphiboly, a double meaning where there is none. --Whitlock. | |
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Amphibological \Am*phib`o*log"ic*al\ ([acr]m*f[icr]b`[osl]*l[ocr]j"[icr]*k[ait]l), a. Of doubtful meaning; ambiguous. [bd]Amphibological expressions.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. -- {Am*phib`o*log"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Amphibological \Am*phib`o*log"ic*al\ ([acr]m*f[icr]b`[osl]*l[ocr]j"[icr]*k[ait]l), a. Of doubtful meaning; ambiguous. [bd]Amphibological expressions.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. -- {Am*phib`o*log"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Amphibology \Am`phi*bol"o*gy\ ([acr]m`f[icr]*b[osl]l"[osl]*j[ycr]), n.; pl. {Amphibologies} (-j[icr]z). [L. amphibologia, for amphibolia, fr. Gr. 'amfiboli`a, with the ending -logia as if fr. Gr. 'amfi`bolos ambiguous + lo`gos speech: cf. F. amphibologie. See {Amphiboly}.] A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term. | |
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Amphibology \Am`phi*bol"o*gy\ ([acr]m`f[icr]*b[osl]l"[osl]*j[ycr]), n.; pl. {Amphibologies} (-j[icr]z). [L. amphibologia, for amphibolia, fr. Gr. 'amfiboli`a, with the ending -logia as if fr. Gr. 'amfi`bolos ambiguous + lo`gos speech: cf. F. amphibologie. See {Amphiboly}.] A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term. | |
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Amphibolous \Am*phib"o*lous\, a. [L. amphibolus, Gr. [?] thrown about, doubtful. See {Amphibole}.] 1. Ambiguous; doubtful. [Obs.] Never was there such an amphibolous quarrel -- both parties declaring themselves for the king. --Howell. 2. (Logic) Capable of two meanings. An amphibolous sentence is one that is capable of two meanings, not from the double sense of any of the words, but from its admitting of a double construction; e. g., [bd]The duke yet lives that Henry shall depose.[b8] --Whately. | |
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Amphiboly \Am*phib"o*ly\, n.; pl. {Amphibolies}. [L. amphibolia, Gr. [?]: cf. OE. amphibolie. See {Amphibolous}.] Ambiguous discourse; amphibology. If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will create an amphiboly, a double meaning where there is none. --Whitlock. | |
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Amphibrach \Am"phi*brach\ ([acr]m"f[icr]*br[acr]k), n. [L. [?], Gr. [?] short at both ends; 'amfi` + brachy`s short.] (Anc. Pros.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short ([de] -- [de]); as, h[acr]b[emac]r[ecr]. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, pro-phet[b6]ic. | |
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Amphipneust \Am*phip"neust\, n. [Gr. [?] + [?] one who breathes, [?] to breathe.] (Zo[94]l.) One of a tribe of Amphibia, which have both lungs and gills at the same time, as the proteus and siren. | |
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Amphipod \Am"phi*pod\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Amphipoda. | |
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Amphipod \Am"phi*pod\, Amphipodan \Am*phip"o*dan\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda. | |
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Amphipod \Am"phi*pod\, Amphipodan \Am*phip"o*dan\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda. | |
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Amphipodous \Am*phip"o*dous\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda. | |
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Amphiprostyle \Am*phip"ro*style\, a. [L. amphiprostylos, Gr. [?] having a double prostyle: cf. F. amphiprostyle. See {Prostyle}.] (Arch.) Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the sides. -- n. An amphiprostyle temple or edifice. | |
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Amphopeptone \Am`pho*pep"tone\, n. [Gr. [?] + E. peptone.] (Physiol.) A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone. | |
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Anabaptism \An`a*bap"tism\, n. [L. anabaptismus, Gr. 'anabaptismo`s: cf. F. anabaptisme. See {Anabaptize}.] The doctrine of the Anabaptists. | |
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Anabaptist \An`a*bap"tist\, n. [LL. anabaptista, fr. Gr. as if 'anabaptisth`s: cf. F. anabaptiste.] A name sometimes applied to a member of any sect holding that rebaptism is necessary for those baptized in infancy. Note: In church history, the name Anabaptists usually designates a sect of fanatics who greatly disturbed the peace of Germany, the Netherlands, etc., in the Reformation period. In more modern times the name has been applied to those who do not regard infant baptism as real and valid baptism. | |
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Anabaptistic \An`a*bap*tis"tic\, Anabaptistical \An`a*bap*tis"tic*al\, a. Relating or attributed to the Anabaptists, or their doctrines. --Milton. Bp. Bull. | |
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Anabaptistic \An`a*bap*tis"tic\, Anabaptistical \An`a*bap*tis"tic*al\, a. Relating or attributed to the Anabaptists, or their doctrines. --Milton. Bp. Bull. | |
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Anabaptistry \An`a*bap"tist*ry\, n. The doctrine, system, or practice, of Anabaptists. [R.] Thus died this imaginary king; and Anabaptistry was suppressed in Munster. --Pagitt. | |
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Anabaptize \An`a*bap*tize"\, v. t. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] again + [?] to baptize. See {Baptize}.] To rebaptize; to rechristen; also, to rename. [R.] --Whitlock. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
amp off vt. [Purdue] To run in {background}. From the Unix shell `&' operator. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
amp off {shell} "&" (ampersand) operator. [{Jargon File}] (1995-11-14) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Amphipolis city on both sides, a Macedonian city, a great Roman military station, through which Paul and Silas passed on their way from Philippi to Thessalonica, a distance of 33 Roman miles from Philippi (Acts 17:1). |