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Arenation (ăr�nāshŭn), n. [L. arenatio, fr. arena sand.] (Med.) A sand bath; application of hot sand to the body. Dunglison.
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Arendator (�), n. [LL. arendator, arrendator, fr. arendare, arrendare, to pay rent, fr. arenda yearly rent; ad + renda, F. rente, E. rent. Cf. and .] In some provinces of Russia, one who farms the rents or revenues.
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☞ A person who rents an estate belonging to the crown is called crown arendator. Tooke.
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Areng (�), Arenga (�), n. [Malayan.] A palm tree (Saguerus saccharifer) which furnishes sago, wine, and fibers for ropes; the gomuti palm.
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Arenicolite (�), n. [L. arena sand + colere to cherish or live.] (Paleon.) An ancient wormhole in sand, preserved in the rocks. Dana.
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arenicolous adj. 1. growing or living or burrowing in sand. arenicolous worms
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Arenilitic (�), a. [L. arena sand + Gr. liqos stone.] Of or pertaining to sandstone; as, arenilitic mountains. Kirwan.
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Arenose (�), a. [L. arenosus, fr. arena sand.] Sandy; full of sand. Johnson.
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Arenulous (�), a. [L. arenula fine sand, dim. of arena.] Full of fine sand; like sand. [Obs.]
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Areola (�), n.; pl. Areolæ (�). [L. areola, dim. of area: cf. F. aréole. See .] 1. An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as between the nervures of an insect's wing.
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2. (Anat. & Med.) The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule.
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Areolar (�), a. Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices or areolæ.
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Coloq. reolar tissue (Anat.), a form of fibrous connective tissue in which the fibers are loosely arranged with numerous spaces, or areolæ, between them.
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{ Areolate (�), Areolated, } a. [L. areola: cf. F. aréole.] Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound flowers.
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Areolation (�), n. 1. Division into areolæ. Dana.
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2. Any small space, bounded by some part different in color or structure, as the spaces bounded by the nervures of the wings of insects, or those by the veins of leaves; an areola.
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Areole (�), n. Same as .
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Areolet (�), n. [Dim. of L. areola.] (Zoöl.) A small inclosed area; esp. one of the small spaces on the wings of insects, circumscribed by the veins.
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Areometer (?; 277), n. [Gr. 'araios thin, rare + -meter: cf. F. aréomètre.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of fluids; a form hydrometer.
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{ Areometric (�), Areometrical (�), } a. Pertaining to, or measured by, an areometer.
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Areometry (�), n. [Gr. 'araios thin, rare + -metry.] The art or process of measuring the specific gravity of fluids.
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Areopagist (�), n. See .
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Areopagite (�), n. [L. Areopagites, Gr. �.] A member of the Areopagus. Acts xvii. 34.
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Areopagitic (�), a. [L. Areopagiticus, Gr. �.] Pertaining to the Areopagus. Mitford.
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Areopagus, n. [L., fr. Gr. �, and � �, hill of Ares (Mars' Hill).] The highest judicial court at Athens. Its sessions were held on Mars' Hill. Hence, any high court or tribunal
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Areostyle (�), a. & n. See , and .
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Areosystyle (�), a. & n. See , and .
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Arere (�), v. t. & i. See . [Obs.] Ellis.
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Arest (�), n. A support for the spear when couched for the attack. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Aret (�), v. t. [OE. aretten, OF. areter; a (L. ad) + OF. reter, L. reputare. See .] To reckon; to ascribe; to impute. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Aretaics (�), n. [Gr. � virtue.] The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; -- contrasted with eudemonics. J. Grote.
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Arête (?), n. [F., lit., a sharp fish bone, ridge, sharp edge, fr. L. arista beard of grain.] (Geog.) An acute and rugged crest of a mountain range or a subsidiary ridge between two mountain gorges.
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Aretology (�), n. [Gr. �; � virtue + � discourse, � to speak: cf. F. arétologie.] That part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature, and the means of attaining to it.
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Arew. adv. [See , .] In a row. [Obs.] “All her teeth arew.” Spenser.
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Argal (�), n. Crude tartar. See .
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Argal, adv. A ludicrous corruption of the Latin word ergo, therefore. Shak.
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{ Argal (�), Argali, } n. [Mongolian.] (Zoöl.) A species of wild sheep (Ovis ammon, or Ovis argali), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia.
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☞ The bearded argali is the aoudad. See . The name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains. See .
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Argala (�), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) The adjutant bird.
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Argand lamp (�). [Named from the inventor, Aimé Argand of Geneva.] A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame.
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Coloq. Argand burner , a burner for an Argand lamp, or a gas burner in which the principle of that lamp is applied.
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Argas (�), n. A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals. The famous Persian Argas, also called Miana bug, is Argas Persicus; that of Central America, called talaje by the natives, is Argas Talaje.
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Argean (�), a. Pertaining to the ship Argo. See .
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Argent (�), n. [F. argent, fr. L. argentum, silver; akin to Gr. 'argyros silver, 'argos, 'arghs, white, bright, Skr. rajata white, silver, raj to shine, Ir. arg white, milk, airgiod silver, money, and L. arguere to make clear. See .] 1. Silver, or money. [Archaic]
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2. (Fig. & Poet.) Whiteness; anything that is white.
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The polished argent of her breast. Tennyson.
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3. (Her.) The white color in coats of arms, intended to represent silver, or, figuratively, purity, innocence, beauty, or gentleness; -- represented in engraving by a plain white surface. Weale.
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Argent, a. Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining.
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Yonder argent fields above. Pope.
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Argental (�), a. Of or pertaining to silver; resembling, containing, or combined with, silver.
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Argentalium (?), n. [NL.; L. argentum silver + E. aluminium.] A (patented) alloy of aluminium and silver, with a density of about 2.9.
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{ Argentamine (?), n. Also -min }. [L. argentum silver + E. amine.] (Med.) A solution of silver phosphate in an aqueous solution of ethylene diamine, used as an antiseptic astringent and as a disinfectant.
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Argentan, n. An alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver.
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Argentate, a. [L. argentatus silvered.] (Bot.) Silvery white. Gray.
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Argentation, n. [L. argentare to silver, fr. argentum silver. See .] A coating or overlaying with silver. [R.] Johnson.
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Argentic (�), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, silver; -- said of certain compounds of silver in which this metal has its lowest proportion; as, argentic chloride.
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Argentiferous (�), a. [L. argentum silver + -ferous: cf. F. argentifère.] Producing or containing silver; as, argentiferous lead ore or veins.
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Argentina n. 1. 1 a country in South America, bordering Chile and Bolivia.
Syn. -- the Argentine
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2. 1 type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines.
Syn. -- genus Argentina
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Argentine (?; in the 2d sense, commonly ?), a. 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery.
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Celestial Dian, goddess argentine. Shak.
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2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America.
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Argentine, n. [Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum silver.] 1. (Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
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2. White metal coated with silver. Simmonds.
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3. (Zoöl.) A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina.
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4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic; an Argentinian.
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5. ; in this sense, usually preceded by the.
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Argentinian adj. 1. of or pertaining to Argentina or its inhabitants. Argentinian tago
Syn. -- Argentine
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Argentinian n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Argentina.
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Argentinidae n. 1. 1 a family of small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts.
Syn. -- family Argentinidae.
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Argentite (�), n. [L. argentum silver.] (Min.) Sulphide of silver; -- also called vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile like lead.
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Argentous (�), a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, silver; -- said of certain silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than in argentic compounds; as, argentous chloride.
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Argentry (�), n. [F. argenterie, fr. argent silver, L. argentum.] Silver plate or vessels. [Obs.]
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Bowls of frosted argentry. Howell.
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Argil (�), n. [F. argile, L. argilla white clay, akin to Gr. � or � argil, � white. See .] (Min.) Clay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See .
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Argillaceous (�), a. [L. argillaceus, fr. argilla.] Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey.
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Coloq. Argillaceous sandstone (Geol.), a sandstone containing much clay. -- Coloq. Argillaceous iron ore , the clay ironstone. -- Coloq. Argillaceous schist or Coloq. state . See .
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Argilliferous (�), a. [L. argilla white clay + -ferous.] Producing clay; -- applied to such earths as abound with argil. Kirwan.
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Argillite (�), n. [Gr. � clay + -lite.] (Min.) Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc. -- Argillitic, a.
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Argillo-areenaceous (�), a. Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand, as a soil.
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Argillo-calcareous (�), a. Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth.
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Argillo-ferruginous (�), a. Containing clay and iron.
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Argillous (�), a. [L. argillosus, fr. argilla. See .] Argillaceous; clayey. Sir T. Browne.
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Argive (�), a. [L. Argivus, fr. Argos, Argi.] Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece. -- n. A native of Argos. Often used as a generic term, equivalent to Grecian or Greek.
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Argo (�), n. [L. Argo, Gr. �.] 1. (Myth.) The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
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2. (Astron.) A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also Argo Navis. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and Vela.
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Argoan (�), a. Pertaining to the ship Argo.
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Argoile (�), n. Potter's clay. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Argol (�), n. [Cf. , . Of unknown origin.] Crude tartar; an acidulous salt from which cream of tartar is prepared. It exists in the juice of grapes, and is deposited from wines on the sides of the casks. Ure.
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Argolic (�), a. [L. Argolicus, Gr. �.] Pertaining to Argolis, a district in the Peloponnesus.
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Argon (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �, neut. of � inactive; � priv. + � work.] (Chem.) A colorless, odorless gas occurring in the air (of which it constitutes 0.93 per cent by volume), in volcanic gases, etc.; -- so named on account of its inertness by Rayleigh and Ramsay, who prepared and examined it in 1894-95. Symbol, A; at. wt., 39.9. Argon is condensible to a colorless liquid boiling at -186.1° C. and to a solid melting at -189.6° C. It has a characteristic spectrum. No compounds of it are known, but there is physical evidence that its molecule is monatomic. Weight of one liter at 0° C. and 760 mm., 1.7828 g.
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Argonaut (�), n. [L. Argonauta, Gr. �; � + � sailor, � ship. See .] 1. Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
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2. (Zoöl.) A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta.
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2. One of those who went to California in search of gold shortly after it was discovered there in 1848. [U. S.] Bret Harte.
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The “Argonauts of '49” were a strong, self-reliant, generous body of men. D. S. Jordan.
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Argonauta (�), n. (Zoöl.) A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor.
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☞ The animal has much resemblance to an Octopus. It has eight arms, two of which are expanded at the end and clasp the shell, but are never elevated in the air for sails as was formerly supposed. The creature swims beneath the surface by means of a jet of water, like other cephalopods. The male has no shell, and is much smaller than the female. See .
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Argonautic (�), a. [L. Argonauticus.] Of or pertaining to the Argonauts.
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Argonautidae n. 1. 1 a family of cephalopods represented solely by the genus Argonauta.
Syn. -- family Argonautidae.
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Argonne n. 1. an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the Armistice on November 11.
Syn. -- Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operation
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Argos n. 1. an ancient city in SE Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC.
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Argosy (�), n.; pl. Argosies (�). [Earlier ragusy, fr. ragusa meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa.] A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size.
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Where your argosies with portly sail . . .
Do overpeer the petty traffickers. Shak.
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Argot (�), n. [F. Of unknown origin.] A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.
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Arguable (�), a. Capable of being argued; admitting of debate.
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Argue (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Argued (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Arguing.] [OE. arguen, F. arguer, fr. L. argutare, freq. of arguere to make clear; from the same root as E. argent.] 1. To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason.
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I argue not
Against Heaven's hand or will. Milton.
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2. To contend in argument; to dispute; to reason; -- followed by with; as, you may argue with your friend without convincing him.
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Argue, v. t. 1. To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; as, the counsel argued the cause before a full court; the cause was well argued.
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2. To prove or evince; too manifest or exhibit by inference, deduction, or reasoning.
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So many laws argue so many sins. Milton.
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3. To persuade by reasons; as, to argue a man into a different opinion.
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4. To blame; to accuse; to charge with. [Obs.]
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Thoughts and expressions . . . which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality. Dryden.
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Syn. -- to reason; evince; discuss; debate; expostulate; remonstrate; controvert. -- To , , . These words, as here compared, suppose a contest between two parties in respect to some point at issue. To argue is to adduce arguments or reasons in support of one's cause or position. To dispute is to call in question or deny the statements or arguments of the opposing party. To debate is to strive for or against in a somewhat formal manner by arguments.
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Men of many words sometimes argue for the sake of talking; men of ready tongues frequently dispute for the sake of victory; men in public life often debate for the sake of opposing the ruling party, or from any other motive than the love of truth. Crabb.
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Unskilled to argue, in dispute yet loud,
Bold without caution, without honors proud. Falconer.
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Betwixt the dearest friends to raise debate. Dryden.
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Arguer (�), n. One who argues; a reasoner; a disputant.
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Argufy (�), v. t. & i. [Argue + -fy.] 1. To argue pertinaciously. [Colloq.] Halliwell.
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2. To signify. [Colloq.]
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Argulus (�), n. [NL., dim of Argus.] (Zoöl.) A genus of copepod Crustacea, parasitic of fishes; a fish louse. See .
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Argument (�), n. [F. argument, L. argumentum, fr. arguere to argue.] 1. Proof; evidence. [Obs.]
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There is.. no more palpable and convincing argument of the existence of a Deity. Ray.
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Why, then, is it made a badge of wit and an argument of parts for a man to commence atheist, and to cast off all belief of providence, all awe and reverence for religion? South.
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2. A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it, or against it.
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3. A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation.
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The argument is about things, but names. Locke.
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4. The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.
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You and love are still my argument. Shak.
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The abstract or argument of the piece. Jeffrey.
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[Shields] with boastful argument portrayed. Milton.
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5. Matter for question; business in hand. [Obs.]
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Sheathed their swords for lack of argument. Shak.
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6. (Astron.) The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction.
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7. (Math.) The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends. Brande & C.
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