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Annoy (ănnoi), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annoyed (ănnoid); p. pr. & vb. n. Annoying.] [OE. anoien, anuien, OF. anoier, anuier, F. ennuyer, fr. OF. anoi, anui, enui, annoyance, vexation, F. ennui. See , n.] To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks.
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Say, what can more our tortured souls annoy
Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy? Prior.
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2. To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade.
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Syn. -- To molest; vex; trouble; pester; embarrass; perplex; tease.
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Annoy (�), n. [OE. anoi, anui, OF. anoi, anui, enui, fr. L. in odio hatred (esse alicui in odio, Cic.). See , , , .] A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; as, to work annoy.
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Worse than Tantalus' is her annoy. Shak.
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Annoyance (�), n. [OF. anoiance, anuiance.] 1. The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy.
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A deep clay, giving much annoyance to passengers. Fuller.
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For the further annoyance and terror of any besieged place, they would throw into it dead bodies. Wilkins.
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2. That which annoys.
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A grain, a dust, a gnat, a wandering hair,
Any annoyance in that precious sense. Shak.
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annoyed adj. 1. 1 aroused to impatience or anger; as, feeling annoyed by the constant teasing.
Syn. -- irritated, nettled, peeved, pissed, stung.
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2. 1 troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances.
Syn. -- harassed, harried, pestered
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Annoyer (�), n. One who, or that which, annoys.
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Annoyful (�), a. Annoying. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Annoying, a. That annoys; molesting; vexatious. -- Annoyingly, adv.
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Annoyous (�), a. [OF. enuius, anoios.] Troublesome; annoying. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Annual (?; 135), a. [OE. annuel, F. annuel, fr. L. annualis, fr. annus year. Cf. .] 1. Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly.
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The annual overflowing of the river [Nile]. Ray.
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2. Performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year; as, the annual motion of the earth.
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A thousand pound a year, annual support. Shak.
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2. Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season; requiring to be renewed every year; as, an annual plant; annual tickets. Bacon.
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Annual, n. 1. A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year.
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2. Anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or season; an annual plant.
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Oaths . . . in some sense almost annuals; . . . and I myself can remember about forty different sets. Swift.
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3. (R. C. Ch.) A Mass for a deceased person or for some special object, said daily for a year or on the anniversary day.
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Annualist, n. One who writes for, or who edits, an annual. [R.]
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Annually, adv. Yearly; year by year.
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Annuary (�), a. [Cf. F. annuaire.] Annual. [Obs.] -- n. A yearbook.
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Annueler (�), n. A priest employed in saying annuals, or anniversary Masses. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Annuent (�), a. [L. annuens, p. pr. of annuere; ad + nuere to nod.] Nodding; as, annuent muscles (used in nodding).
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Annuitant (�), n. [See .] One who receives, or its entitled to receive, an annuity. Lamb.
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Annuity (�), n.; pl. Annuities (�). [LL. annuitas, fr. L. annus year: cf. F. annuité.] A sum of money, payable yearly, to continue for a given number of years, for life, or forever; an annual allowance.
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Annul (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annulled (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Annulling.] [F. annuler, LL. annullare, annulare, fr. L. ad to + nullus none, nullum, neut., nothing. See , a.] 1. To reduce to nothing; to obliterate.
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Light, the prime work of God, to me's extinct.
And all her various objects of delight
Annulled. Milton.
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2. To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to do away with; -- used appropriately of laws, decrees, edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules, permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by component authority.
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Do they mean to annul laws of inestimable value to our liberties? Burke.
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Syn. -- To abolish; abrogate; repeal; cancel; reverse; rescind; revoke; nullify; destroy. See .
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Annular (�), a. [L. annularis, fr. annulis ring: cf. F. annulaire.] 1. Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped; as, annular fibers.
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2. Banded or marked with circles.
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Coloq. Annular eclipse (Astron.), an eclipse of the sun in which the moon at the middle of the eclipse conceals the central part of the sun's disk, leaving a complete ring of light around the border.
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Annularity (�), n. Annular condition or form; as, the annularity of a nebula. J. Rogers.
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Annularry, adv. In an annular manner.
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Annulary (�), a. [L. annularis. See .] Having the form of a ring; annular. Ray.
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Annulata (�), n. pl. [Neut. pl., fr. L. annulatus ringed.] (Zoöl.) A class of articulate animals, nearly equivalent to Annelida, including the marine annelids, earthworms, Gephyrea, Gymnotoma, leeches, etc. See .
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Annulate (�), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Annulata.
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{ Annulate, Annulated (�) } a. [L. annulatus.] 1. Furnished with, or composed of, rings; ringed; surrounded by rings of color.
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2. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Annulata.
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Annulation (�), n. A circular or ringlike formation; a ring or belt. Nicholson.
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Annulet (�), n. [Dim. of annulus.] 1. A little ring. Tennyson.
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2. (Arch.) A small, flat fillet, encircling a column, etc., used by itself, or with other moldings. It is used, several times repeated, under the Doric capital.
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3. (Her.) A little circle borne as a charge.
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4. (Zoöl.) A narrow circle of some distinct color on a surface or round an organ.
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Annullable (�), a. That may be Annulled.
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Annuller (�), n. One who annuls. [R.]
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Annulment (�), n. [Cf. F. annulement.] The act of annulling; abolition; invalidation.
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Annuloid (�), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Annuloida.
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Annuloida (�), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. annulus ring + -oid.] (Zoöl.) A division of the Articulata, including the annelids and allied groups; sometimes made to include also the helminths and echinoderms. [Written also Annuloidea.]
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Annulosa (�), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A division of the Invertebrata, nearly equivalent to the Articulata. It includes the Arthoropoda and Anarthropoda. By some zoölogists it is applied to the former only.
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Annulosan (�), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Annulosa.
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Annulose (�; 277), a. [L. annulus ring.] 1. Furnished with, or composed of, rings or ringlike segments; ringed.
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2. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Annulosa.
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Annulus (�), n.; pl. Annuli (�). [L.] 1. A ring; a ringlike part or space.
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2. (Geom.) (a) A space contained between the circumferences of two circles, one within the other. (b) The solid formed by a circle revolving around a line which is the plane of the circle but does not cut it.
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3. (Zoöl.) Ring-shaped structures or markings, found in, or upon, various animals.
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Annumerate (�), v. t. [L. annumeratus, p. p. of annumerare. See .] To add on; to count in. [Obs.] Wollaston.
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Annumeration (�), n. [L. annumeratio.] Addition to a former number. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Annunciable (�), a. That may be announced or declared; declarable. [R.]
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Annunciate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annunciated; p. pr. & vb. n. Annunciating.] [L. annuntiare. See .] To announce.
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Annunciate (�), p. p. & a. Foretold; preannounced. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Annunciation (?; 277), n. [L. annuntiatio: cf. F. annonciation.] 1. The act of announcing; announcement; proclamation; as, the annunciation of peace.
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2. (Eccl.) (a) The announcement of the incarnation, made by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. (b) The festival celebrated (March 25th) by the Church of England, of Rome, etc., in memory of the angel's announcement, on that day; Lady Day.
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Annunciation lily (?). (Bot.) The common white lily (Lilium candidum). So called because it is usually introduced by painters in pictures of the Annunciation.
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Annunciative (�), a. Pertaining to annunciation; announcing. [R.] Dr. H. More.
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Annunciator (�), n. [L. annuntiator.] 1. One who announces. Specifically: An officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business it was to inform the people of the festivals to be celebrated.
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2. An indicator (as in a hotel) which designates the room where attendance is wanted.
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Annunciatory (�), a. Pertaining to, or containing, announcement; making known. [R.]
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Annwfn n. 1. 1 (Welsh mythology) the other world; land of fairies.
Syn. -- Annwn.
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Annwn n. 1. (Welsh mythology) the other world; land of fairies.
Syn. -- Annwfn.
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Anoa (�), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) A small wild ox of Celebes (Anoa depressicornis), allied to the buffalo, but having long nearly straight horns.
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Anobiidae n. 1. 1 the family comprising the deathwatch beetles.
Syn. -- family Anobiidae.
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anodal adj. 1. of or at or relating to an anode. Contrastive to cathodic.
Syn. -- anodic
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Anode (�), n. [Gr. � up + � way.] (Elec.) The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on its way to the other pole; -- opposed to cathode.
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anodize v. 1. to coat a metal with an oxide coat by electrolytic action at an anode; -- used especially to coat aluminum.
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Anodon (�), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � toothless; 'an priv. + �, �, a tooth.] (Zoöl.) A genus of fresh-water bivalves, having no teeth at the hinge. [Written also Anodonta.]
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Anodonta n. a genus of thin-shelled freshwater mussels.
Syn. -- genus Anodonta.
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Anodyne (ăn�dīn), a. [L. anodynus, Gr. � free from pain, stilling pain; 'an priv. + � pain: cf. F. anodin.] Serving to assuage pain; soothing.
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The anodyne draught of oblivion. Burke.
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☞ “The word [in a medical sense] in chiefly applied to the different preparations of opium, belladonna, hyoscyamus, and lettuce.” Am. Cyc.
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Anodyne, n. [L. anodynon. See , a.] Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings.
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Anodynous (�), a. Anodyne.
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Anoetic (?), a. [Gr. � unthinkable; � priv. + � perceptible, thinkable.] 1. Unthinkable. [Rare]
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2. (Psychol.) Not subject to conscious attention; having an indefinite, relatively passive, conscious being; characteristic of the “fringe” or “margin” of consciousness.
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Presentation considered as having an existence relatively independent of thought, may be called sentience, or anoetic consciousness. Thought and sentience are fundamentally distinct mental functions. G. F. Stout.
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Anoil (�), v. t. [OF. enoilier.] To anoint with oil. [Obs.] Holinshed.
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Anoint (ȧnoint), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Anointing.] [OF. enoint, p. p. of enoindre, fr. L. inungere; in + ungere, unguere, to smear, anoint. See , .] 1. To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
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And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint. Dryden.
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He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. John ix. 6.
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2. To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
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Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him. Exod. xxix. 7.
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Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. 1 Kings xix. 15.
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Coloq. The Lord's Anointed , Christ or the Messiah; also, a Jewish or other king by “divine right.” 1 Sam. xxvi. 9.
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Anoint, p. p. Anointed. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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anointer (ȧnointẽr), n. One who anoints.
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anointment (ȧnointm�nt), n. The act of anointing, or state of being anointed; also, an ointment. Milton.
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anole n. 1. A small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizard (Anolis carolinensis) with the ability to change skin color.
Syn. -- American chameleon, Anolis carolinensis
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Anolis (�), prop. n. [In the Antilles, anoli, anoalli, a lizard.] (Zoöl.) A genus of lizards which belong to the family Iguanidæ. They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the Old, and in America are often called chameleons.
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Anomal (�), n. Anything anomalous. [R.]
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{ Anomaliped (�)(#), Anomalipede (�), } a. [L. anomalus irregular + pes, pedis, foot.] Having anomalous feet.
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Anomaliped, n. (Zoöl.) One of a group of perching birds, having the middle toe more or less united to the outer and inner ones.
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Anomalism (�), n. An anomaly; a deviation from rule. Hooker.
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{ Anomalistic (�), Anomalistical (�), } a. [Cf. F. anomalistique.] 1. Irregular; departing from common or established rules.
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2. (Astron.) Pertaining to the anomaly, or angular distance of a planet from its perihelion.
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Coloq. Anomalistic month . See under . -- Coloq. Anomalistic revolution , the period in which a planet or satellite goes through the complete cycles of its changes of anomaly, or from any point in its elliptic orbit to the same again. -- Coloq. Anomalistic , or Coloq. Periodical year . See under .
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Anomalistically, adv. With irregularity.
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Anomaloflorous (�), a. [L. anomalus irregular + flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.) Having anomalous flowers.
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Anomalopidae n. 1. 1 a natural family comprising the flashlightfishes.
Syn. -- family Anomalopidae.
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anomalops n. 1 a fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; it inhabits warm waters of the West Pacific and Puerto Rico. It is called also flashlight fish.
Syn. -- flashlight fish
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anomalopteryx n. 1. 1 the smallest moa (Anomalopteryx oweni); it is a slender moa about the size of a large turkey.
Syn. -- Anomalopteryx oweni.
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Anomalous (�), a. [L. anomalus, Gr. � uneven, irregular; 'an priv. + � even, � same. See , and cf. .] Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular; as, an anomalous proceeding.
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Anomalously, adv. In an anomalous manner.
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Anomalousness, n. Quality of being anomalous.
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Anomaly (�), n.; pl. Anomalies (�). [L. anomalia, Gr. �. See .] 1. Deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything anomalous.
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We are enabled to unite into a consistent whole the various anomalies and contending principles that are found in the minds and affairs of men. Burke.
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As Professor Owen has remarked, there is no greater anomaly in nature than a bird that can not fly. Darwin.
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2. (Astron.) (a) The angular distance of a planet from its perihelion, as seen from the sun. This is the true anomaly. The eccentric anomaly is a corresponding angle at the center of the elliptic orbit of the planet. The mean anomaly is what the anomaly would be if the planet's angular motion were uniform. (b) The angle measuring apparent irregularities in the motion of a planet.
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3. (Nat. Hist.) Any deviation from the essential characteristics of a specific type.
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Anomia (�), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � irregular; 'a priv. + no'mos law.] (Zoöl.) A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment.
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Anomophyllous (�), a. [Gr. � irregular + � leaf.] (Bot.) Having leaves irregularly placed.
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{ Anomura (�), Anomoura (�), } n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � lawless + o'yra tail.] (Zoöl.) A group of decapod Crustacea, of which the hermit crab in an example.
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{ Anomural (�), Anomuran (�), } a. Irregular in the character of the tail or abdomen; as, the anomural crustaceans. [Written also anomoural, anomouran.]
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Anomuran, n. (Zoöl.) One of the Anomura.
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Anomy (�), n. [Gr. �. See .] Disregard or violation of law. [R.] Glanvill.
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Anon (�), adv. [OE. anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one (moment), fr. AS. on in + ān one. See and .] 1. Straightway; at once. [Obs.]
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The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it. Matt. xiii. 20.
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2. Soon; in a little while.
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As it shall better appear anon. Stow.
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3. At another time; then; again.
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Sometimes he trots, . . . anon he rears upright. Shak.
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Coloq. Anon right , at once; right off. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Coloq. Ever and anon , now and then; frequently; often.
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A pouncet box, which ever and anon
He gave his nose. Shak.
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Anona, n. [NL. Cf. .] (Bot.) A genus of tropical or subtropical plants of the natural order Anonaceæ, including the soursop.
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Anonaceous, a. Pertaining to the order of plants including the soursop, custard apple, etc.
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Anonym (�), n. [F. anonyme. See .] 1. One who is anonymous; also sometimes used for “pseudonym.”
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2. A notion which has no name, or which can not be expressed by a single English word. [R.] J. R. Seeley.
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Anonymity, n. The quality or state of being anonymous; anonymousness; also, that which anonymous. [R.]
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He rigorously insisted upon the rights of anonymity. Carlyle.
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Anonymous, a. [Gr. � without name; 'an priv. + �, Eol. for � name. See .] Nameless; of unknown name; also, of unknown or unavowed authorship; as, an anonymous benefactor; an anonymous pamphlet or letter.
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