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Amyloid (ăm�loid), n. 1. A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance.
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2. (Med.) The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration.
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amyloidal adj. 1. resembling starch
Syn. -- starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid
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amyloidosis n. 1. a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma.
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Amylolysis (?), n. [Amylum + Gr. � a loosing.] (Chem.) The conversion of starch into soluble products, as dextrins and sugar, esp. by the action of enzymes. -- Amylolytic (#), a.
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Amylolytic (�), a. [Gr. � starch + � solvent; � to dissolve.] (Physiol.) Effecting the conversion of starch into soluble dextrin and sugar; as, an amylolytic ferment. Foster.
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Amylometer (?), n. [Amylum + -meter.] Instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.
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Amyloplastic (?), a. [Amylum + -plastic.] Starch-forming; amylogenic.
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Amylopsin (?), n. [Amylum + Gr. � appearance.] (Physiol. Chem.) The diastase of the pancreatic juice.
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Amylose (�), n. (Chem.) One of the starch group (C6H10O5)n of the carbohydrates; as, starch, arabin, dextrin, cellulose, etc.
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Amyous (ămĭŭs), a. [Gr. 'amyos.] (Med.) Wanting in muscle; without flesh.
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Amyss (ămĭs), n. Same as , a hood or cape.
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An (ăn). [AS. ān one, the same word as the numeral. See , and cf. .] This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the singular number only, and signifies one, or any, but somewhat less emphatically. In such expressions as “twice an hour,” “once an age,” a shilling an ounce (see 2d , 2), it has a distributive force, and is equivalent to each, every.
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☞ An is used before a word beginning with a vowel sound; as, an enemy, an hour. It in also often used before h sounded, when the accent of the word falls on the second syllable; as, an historian, an hyena, an heroic deed. Many writers use a before h in such positions. Anciently an was used before consonants as well as vowels.
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An, conj. [Shortened fr. and, OE. an., and, sometimes and if, in introducing conditional clauses, like Icel. enda if, the same word as and. Prob. and was originally pleonastic before the conditional clause.] If; -- a word used by old English authors. Shak.
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Nay, an thou dalliest, then I am thy foe. B. Jonson.
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Coloq. An if , and if; if.
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Ana-. [Gr. 'ana on; in comp., on, up, upwards.] A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward, throughout, backward, back, again, anew.
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Ana (ānȧ), adv. [Gr. 'ana (used distributively).] (Med.) Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa), � ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces.
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An apothecary with a . . . long bill of anas. Dryden.
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-ana (�). [The neut. pl. ending of Latin adjectives in -anus.] A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc.
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Used also as a substantive; as, the French anas.

It has been said that the table-talk of Selden is worth all the ana of the Continent. Hallam.
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Anabaptism (�), n. [L. anabaptismus, Gr. 'anabaptismos: cf. F. anabaptisme. See .] The doctrine of the Anabaptists.
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Anabaptist (�), n. [LL. anabaptista, fr. Gr. as if 'anabaptisths: cf. F. anabaptiste.] A name sometimes applied to a member of any sect holding that rebaptism is necessary for those baptized in infancy.
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☞ 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 (�), Anabaptistical (�), } a. Relating or attributed to the Anabaptists, or their doctrines. Milton. Bp. Bull.
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Anabaptistry (�), n. The doctrine, system, or practice, of Anabaptists. [R.]
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Thus died this imaginary king; and Anabaptistry was suppressed in Munster. Pagitt.
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Anabaptize (�), v. t. [Gr. �, fr. � again + � to baptize. See .] To rebaptize; to rechristen; also, to rename. [R.] Whitlock.
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Anabas (�), n. [Gr. �, p. p. of � to advance.] (Zoöl.) A genus of fishes, remarkable for their power of living long out of water, and of making their way on land for considerable distances, and for climbing trees; the climbing fishes.
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Anabasis (�), n. [Gr. �, fr. � to go up; � up + � to go.] 1. A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called “The Anabasis.”
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The anabasis of Napoleon. De Quincey.
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2. (Med.) The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation. [Obs.]
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Anabatic (�), a. [Gr. �.] Pertaining to anabasis; as, an anabatic fever. [Obs.]
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anabiosis n. 1. suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns.
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anabiotic adj. 1. of or pertaining to anabiosis.
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Anabolic (�), a. [Gr. � something heaped up; � + � a stroke.] (Physiol.) Pertaining to anabolism; an anabolic changes, or processes, more or less constructive in their nature.
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Anabolic steroid (�), n. (Physiol., Chem.) any of a variety of synthetic derivatives or analogs of testosterone, which promote the increase of muscle mass and strength. The anabolic steroids are sometimes used by athletes to increase muscular strength so as to enhance their performance in competition. They have serious side effects, and the use of such compounds has been banned by many athletic regulatory committees.
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Anabolism (�), n. (Physiol.) The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.
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Anabranch (?), n. [Anastomosing + branch.] A branch of a river that reënters, or anastomoses with, the main stream; also, less properly, a branch which loses itself in sandy soil. [Australia]
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Such branches of a river as after separation reunite, I would term anastomosing branches; or, if a word might be coined, anabranches, and the islands they form branch islands. Col. Jackson.
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Anacamptic (�), a. [Gr. � to bend back; � back + � to bend.] Reflecting of reflected; as, an anacamptic sound (and echo).
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☞ The word was formerly applied to that part of optics which treats of reflection; the same as what is now called catoptric. See .
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Anacamptically (�), adv. By reflection; as, echoes are sound produced anacamptically. Hutton.
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Anacamptics (�), n. 1. The science of reflected light, now called catoptrics.
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2. The science of reflected sounds.
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{ Anacanthini (�), Anacanths (�), } n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + � thorny, fr. � thorn.] (Zoöl.) A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as the cod.
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Anacanthous (�), a. Spineless, as certain fishes.
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Anacardiaceous (�), a. (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well known examples.
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Anacardic (�), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, the cashew nut; as, anacardic acid.
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Anacardium (�), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � similar to + � heart; -- the fruit of this plant being thought to resemble the heart of a bird.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the cashew tree. See .
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Anacathartic (�), a. [Gr. �, fr. � to cleanse upward, i. e., by vomiting; � + �. See .] (Med.) Producing vomiting or expectoration. -- n. An anacathartic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic.
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Anacharis (�), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � up + � grace.] (Bot.) A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharidaceæ), native to America. Transferred to England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also waterweed and water thyme.
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Anachoret (�), n. Anachoretical (�), a. See , . [Obs.]
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Anachorism (�), n. [Gr. � + � place.] An error in regard to the place of an event or a thing; a referring something to a wrong place. [R.]
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Anachronic (�), Anachronical (�), a. Characterized by, or involving, anachronism; anachronistic.
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Anachronism (�), n. [Gr. �, fr. � to refer to a wrong time, to confound times; � + � time: cf. F. anachronisme.] A misplacing or error in the order of time; an error in chronology by which events are misplaced in regard to each other, esp. one by which an event is placed too early; falsification of chronological relation.
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Anachronistic (�), a. Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism. T. Warton.
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Anachronize (�), v. t. [Gr. �.] To refer to, or put into, a wrong time. [R.] Lowell.
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Anachronous (�), a. Containing an anachronism; anachronistic. -- Anachronously, adv.
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Anaclastic (�), a. [Gr. � to bend back and break; to reflect (light); � + � to break.] 1. (Opt.) Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as, anaclastic curves.
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2. Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass.
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Coloq. Anaclastic glass , a glass or phial, shaped like an inverted funnel, and with a very thin convex bottom. By sucking out a little air, the bottom springs into a concave form with a smart crack; and by breathing or blowing gently into the orifice, the bottom, with a like noise, springs into its former convex form.
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Anaclastics (�), n. (Opt.) That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light; -- commonly called dioptrics. Encyc. Brit.
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Anacœnosis (�), n. [Gr. �, fr. �, to communicate; � up + � to make common, � common.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate. Walker.
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anacoluthia n. 1. 1 an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another.
Syn. -- anacoluthon
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Anacoluthic (�), a. Lacking grammatical sequence. -- Anacoluthically (�), adv.
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Anacoluthon (�), n. [Gr. �, �, not following, wanting sequence; 'an priv. + � following.] (Gram.) A lack of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part.
Syn. -- anacoluthia
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Anaconda (�), n. [Of Ceylonese origin?] (Zoöl.) A large South American snake of the Boa family (Eunectes murinus), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The name is also applied to a similar large serpent (Python tigris) of Ceylon.
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Anacreontic (�), a. [L. Anacreonticus.] Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial. De Quincey.
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Anacreontic, n. A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine.
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Anacrotic (�), a. (Physiol.) Pertaining to anachronism.
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Anacrotism (�), n. [Gr. �, up, again + � a stroke.] (Physiol.) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.
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Anacrusis (�), n. [Gr. �, fr. � to push up or back; � + � to strike.] (Pros.) A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.
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Anadem (�), n. [L. anadema, Gr. �, fr. � to wreathe; � up + � to bind.] A garland or fillet; a chaplet or wreath. Drayton. Tennyson.
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Anadiplosis (�), n. [L., fr. Gr. �; � + � to double, �, �, twofold, double.] (Rhet.) A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, “He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent.”
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Anadrom (�), n. [Cf. F. anadrome.] (Zoöl.) A fish that leaves the sea and ascends rivers.
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Anadromous (�), a. [Gr. � running upward; � + � a running, � to run.] 1. (Zoöl.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.
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2. (Bot.) Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem. D. C. Eaton.
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Anæmia (ȧnēmĭȧ), a. [NL., fr. Gr. 'anaimia; 'an priv. + a'i^ma blood.] (Med.) A morbid condition in which the blood is deficient in quality or in quantity.
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Anæmic (�), a. Of or pertaining to anæmia.
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{ Anaërobia (?), Anaerobes, Anaërobes (?) }, n. pl. [NL. anaerobia; an-not + aëro- + Gr.� life.] (Bacteriol.) Anaërobic bacteria. They are called facultative anaërobes when able to live either in the presence or absence of free oxygen; obligate anaërobes, or obligatory anaërobes, when they thrive only in its absence.
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Anaërobic (�), a. [Pref. an-not + aërobic.] 1. (Biol.) Not requiring air or oxygen for life; -- applied especially to those microbes to which free oxygen is unnecessary; anaërobiotic; -- opposed to aërobic.
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2. (Biol.) Relating to, or like, anaërobies; anaërobiotic.
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Anaërobies (�), n. pl. [Gr. 'an priv. + �, �, air + bios life.] (Biol.) Microörganisms which do not require oxygen, but are killed by it. See obligate anaerobes under . Sternberg.
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Anaërobiotic (�), a. (Anat.) Related to, or of the nature of, anaërobies.
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Anæsthesia (�), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �; 'an priv. + � feeling, � to feel: cf. F. anesthésie. See .] (Med.) Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an anæsthetic.
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Anæsthesis (�), n. See .
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Anæsthetic (�), a. (Med.) (a) Capable of rendering insensible; as, anæsthetic agents. (b) Characterized by, or connected with, insensibility; as, an anæsthetic effect or operation.
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Anæsthetic, n. (Med.) That which produces insensibility to pain, as chloroform, ether, etc.
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Anæsthetization (�), n. The process of anæsthetizing; also, the condition of the nervous system induced by anæsthetics.
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Anæsthetize (�), v. t. (Med.) To render insensible by an anæsthetic. Encyc. Brit.
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anaesthetized adj. 1. rendered insensible by means of anesthesia. [Also spelled anesthetized.]
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Anagallis n. 1. 1 a genus of chiefly Old World herbs.
Syn. -- genus Anagallis.
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Anagasta n. 1. 1 a genus of moths whose larvae are flour moths.
Syn. -- genus Anagasta.
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Anaglyph (�), n. [Gr. � wrought in low relief, � embossed work; � + � to engrave.] Any sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief, as a cameo.
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{ Anaglyphic (�), Anaglyphical (�), } a. Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; -- opposed to diaglyptic or sunk work.
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Anaglyphic, n. Work chased or embossed relief.
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Anaglyptic (�), a. [L. anaglypticus, Gr. �, �. See .] Relating to the art of carving, enchasing, or embossing in low relief.
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Anaglyptics (�), n. The art of carving in low relief, embossing, etc.
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Anaglyptograph (�), n. [Gr. � + -graph.] An instrument by which a correct engraving of any embossed object, such as a medal or cameo, can be executed. Brande & C.
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Anaglyptographic (�), a. Of or pertaining to anaglyptography; as, anaglyptographic engraving.
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Anaglyptography (�), n. [Gr. � embossed + -graphy.] The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; -- used in representing coins, bas-reliefs, etc.
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Anagnorisis (�), n. [Latinized fr. Gr. �; � + � to recognize.] The unfolding or dénouement. [R.] De Quincey.
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Anagoge (�), n. [Gr. � a leading up; � + � a leading, � to lead.] 1. An elevation of mind to things celestial.
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2. The spiritual meaning or application; esp. the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New.
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{ Anagogic (�), Anagogical (�), } a. Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; as, the rest of the Sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven; an anagogical explication. -- Anagogically, adv.
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Anagogics (�), n. pl. Mystical interpretations or studies, esp. of the Scriptures. L. Addison.
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Anagogy (�), n. Same as .
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Anagram (ănȧgrăm), n. [F. anagramme, LL. anagramma, fr. Gr. 'ana back, again + grafein to write. See .] Literally, the letters of a word read backwards, but in its usual wider sense, the change of one word or phrase into another by the transposition of its letters. Thus Galenus becomes angelus; William Noy (attorney-general to Charles I., and a laborious man) may be turned into I moyl in law.
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Anagram, v. t. To anagrammatize.
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Some of these anagramed his name, Benlowes, into Benevolus. Warburton.
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{ Anagrammatic (�), Anagrammatical (�), } a. [Cf. F. anagrammatique.] Pertaining to, containing, or making, an anagram. -- Anagrammatically, adv.
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Anagrammatism (�), n. [Gr. 'anagrammatismos: cf. F. anagrammatisme.] The act or practice of making anagrams. Camden.
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Anagrammatist, n. [Cf. F. anagrammatiste.] A maker of anagrams.
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Anagrammatize (�), v. t. [Gr. 'anagrammatizein cf. F. anagrammatiser.] To transpose, as the letters of a word, so as to form an anagram. Cudworth.
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Anagraph (ănȧgrȧf), n. [Gr. 'anagrafh a writing out, fr. 'anagrafein to write out, to record; 'ana + grafein to write.] An inventory; a record. [Obs.] Knowles.
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{ Anakim (�), Anaks (�), } n. pl. [Heb.] (Bibl.) A race of giants living in Palestine.
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Anal (�), a. [From .] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin or glands.
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Analcime (�), n. [Gr. 'an priv. + 'alkimos strong, 'alkh strength: cf. F. analcime.] (Min.) A white or flesh-red mineral, of the zeolite family, occurring in isometric crystals. By friction, it acquires a weak electricity; hence its name.
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Analcite (-sīt), n. [Gr. 'analkhs weak.] Analcime.
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Analectic (ănȧlĕktĭk), a. Relating to analects; made up of selections; as, an analectic magazine.
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{ Analects (ănȧlĕkts), Analecta (ănȧlĕktȧ), } n. pl. [Gr. 'analekta fr. 'analegein to collect; 'ana + legein to gather.] A collection of literary fragments.
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Analemma (-lĕmmȧ), n. [L. analemma a sun dial on a pedestal, showing the latitude and meridian of a place, Gr. 'analhmma a support, or thing supported, a sun dial, fr. 'analambanein to take up; 'ana + lambanein to take.] 1. (Chem.) An orthographic projection of the sphere on the plane of the meridian, the eye being supposed at an infinite distance, and in the east or west point of the horizon.
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