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Coddymoddy (kŏdd�mŏdd�), n. (Zoöl.) A gull in the plumage of its first year.
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Code (kōd), n. [F., fr. L. codex, caudex, the stock or stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a writing.] 1. A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.
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☞ The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian is sometimes called, by way of eminence. “The Code” Wharton.
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2. Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals.
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Coloq. Code civil or Coloq. Code Napoleon , a code enacted in France in 1803 and 1804, embodying the law of rights of persons and of property generally. Abbot.
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Codefendant (?), n. A joint defendant. Blackstone.
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Codeine (?), n. [Gr. � poppy head: cf. F. cod�ine.] (Chem.) One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance, C18H21NO3, similar to and regarded as a derivative of morphine, but much feebler in its action; -- called also codeia.
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Codetta (?), n. [It., dim. of coda tail.] (Mus.) A short passage connecting two sections, but not forming part of either; a short coda.
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Codex (?), n.; pl. Codices (#). [L. See .] 1. A book; a manuscript.
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2. A collection or digest of laws; a code. Burrill.
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3. An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any part of them, particularly the New Testament.
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4. A collection of canons. Shipley.
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Codfish (?), n. (Zoöl.) A kind of fish. Same as .
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Codger (?), n. [Cf. .] 1. A miser or mean person.
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2. A singular or odd person; -- a familiar, humorous, or depreciatory appellation. [Colloq.]
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A few of us old codgers met at the fireside. Emerson.
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Codical (?), a. Relating to a codex, or a code.
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Codicil (?), n. [L. codicillus, dim. of codex: cf. F. codicille. See .] (Law) A clause added to a will.
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Codicillary (?), a. [L. codicillaris, codicillarius.] Of the nature of a codicil.
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Codification (? or ?), n. [Cf. F. codification.] The act or process of codifying or reducing laws to a code.
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Codifier (? or ?), n. One who codifies.
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Codify (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Codified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Codifying.] [Code + -fy: cf. F. codifier.] To reduce to a code, as laws.
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Codilla (?), n. [Cf. L. codicula a little tail, dim. of cauda tail.] (Com.) The coarse tow of flax and hemp. McElrath.
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Codille (?), n. [F. codile.] A term at omber, signifying that the game is won. Pope.
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Codist (?), n. A codifier; a maker of codes. [R.]
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Codle (?), v. t. See .
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{ Codlin (?), Codling (?) }, n. [Cf. AS. codæppel a quince.] (a) An apple fit to stew or coddle. (b) An immature apple.
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A codling when 't is almost an apple. Shak.
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Coloq. Codling moth (Zoöl.), a small moth (Carpocapsa Pomonella), which in the larval state (known as the apple worm) lives in apples, often doing great damage to the crop.
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Codling, n. [Dim. of cod the fish.] (Zoöl.) A young cod; also, a hake.
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codlins-and-cream n. a plant of Europe and Asia (Epilobium hirsutum) having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; it was introduced into North America.
Syn. -- hairy willowherb, Epilobium hirsutum.
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Cod liver (?), n. The liver of the common cod and allied species.
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Coloq. Cod-liver oil , an oil obtained from the liver of the codfish, and used extensively in medicine as a means of supplying the body with fat in cases of malnutrition.
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Codon (kōdŏn), n. (Molecular biology) a sequence of three nucleotides in a genome or a DNA or messenger RNA molecule, which specifies the incorporation of one amino acid or is a stop signal, during the biosynthesis of proteins. Codons occur within the protein-coding segments of the DNA or RNA genome of living organisms. The amino acid sequence of proteins synthesized on ribosomes is thus determined by the sequence of the nucleotides in the genome.
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☞ Outside of coding regions, there is no direct correspondence of the nucleotide sequence with protein sequence, and certain signalling functions of nucleic acids are not specified by three-nucleotide codons. Certain types of polypeptide synthesized in living organisms are not synthesized on ribosomes, and the sequences of these polypeptides do not have a corresponding nucleotide sequence in the genome.
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Codpiece (?), n. [Cod, n., � + piece.] A part of male dress in front of the breeches, formerly made very conspicuous. Shak. Fosbroke.
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Cœcilian (?), n. (Zoöl.) See .
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co-ed n. a female student at a coeducational college or university.
Syn. -- college girl.
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co-ed adj. having both female and male students; -- of a school.
Syn. -- coeducational.
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Coeducation (?; 135), n. An educating together, of different sexes or races; -- now used almost exclusively in reference to the education males and females together.
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-- Coeducational (�), a.
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Coefficacy (?), n. Joint efficacy.
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Coefficiency (?), n. Joint efficiency; coöperation. Glanvill.
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Coefficient (?), a. Coöperating; acting together to produce an effect.

Coefficiently, adv.
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Coefficient, n. 1. That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect.
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2. [Cf. F. coefficient.] (Math.) A number or letter put before a letter or quantity, known or unknown, to show how many times the latter is to be taken; as, 6x; bx; here 6 and b are coefficients of x.
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3. (Physics) A number, commonly used in computation as a factor, expressing the amount of some change or effect under certain fixed conditions as to temperature, length, volume, etc.; as, the coefficient of expansion; the coefficient of friction.
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Coloq. Arbitrary coefficient (Math.), a literal coefficient placed arbitrarily in an algebraic expression, the value of the coefficient being afterwards determined by the conditions of the problem.
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Coehorn (?), n. [From its inventor, Baron Coehorn.] (Mil.) A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles, and light enough to be carried short distances by two men.
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Cœlacanth (? or �), a. [Gr. koi^los hollow + � spine.] (Zoöl.) Having hollow spines, as some ganoid fishes.

Coelectron, n. See .
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{ Cœlentera (?) or Cœlenterata, } n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. koi^los hollow + � intestines.] (Zoöl.) A comprehensive group of Invertebrata, mostly marine, comprising the Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Ctenophora. The name implies that the stomach and body cavities are one. The group is sometimes enlarged so as to include the sponges.
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Cœlenterate (?), a. (Zoöl.) Belonging to the Cœlentera. -- n. One of the Cœlentera.
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Cœlia (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. koilia a cavity of the body, a ventricle.] (Anat.) A cavity.
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☞ The word is applied to the ventricles of the brain, the different ventricles being indicated by prefixes like those characterizing the parts of the brain in which the cavities are found; as, epicœlia, mesocœlia, metacœlia, procœlia, etc. B. G. Wilder.
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{ Cœliac, Celiac (?), } a. [L. coeliacus, Gr. �, fr. � belly, fr. koi^los hollow.] Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen.
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Coloq. Cœliac artery (Anat.), the artery which issues from the aorta just below the diaphragm; -- called also cœliac axis. -- Coloq. Cœliac flux , Coloq. Cœliac passion (Med.), a chronic flux or diarrhea of undigested food.
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Cœlodont (?), a. [Gr. koi^los hollow + �, �, tooth.] (Zoöl.) Having hollow teeth; -- said of a group lizards. -- n. One of a group of lizards having hollow teeth.
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coelogyne n. any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne which may have clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; sinister salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; or emerald green flowers marked with blue-black.
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Cœlospermous (? or �), a. [Gr. koi^los hollow + � seed.] (Bot.) Hollow-seeded; having the ventral face of the seedlike carpels incurved at the ends, as in coriander seed.
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coelostat n. an optical instrument used to follow the path of a celestial body and reflect its light into a telescope; it has a movable and a fixed mirror.
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Cœlum (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � a hollow, neut. of koi^los hollow.] (Anat.) See Body cavity, under .
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Coemption (?; 215), n. [L. coëmptio, fr. coëmere to buy up. See .] The act of buying the whole quantity of any commodity. [R.] Bacon.
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Coendoo (?), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) The Brazilian porcupine (Cercolades prehensiles syn. Sphingurus prehensiles), remarkable for its prehensile tail.
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{ Cœnenchym (?), Cœnenchyma (?) } n. [NL. coenenchyma, fr. Gr. koinos common + � something poured in. Formed like parenchyma.] (Zoöl.) The common tissue which unites the polyps or zooids of a compound anthozoan or coral. It may be soft or more or less ossified. See .
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Cœnesthesis (? or ?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. koinos common + � sensation.] (Physiol.) Common sensation or general sensibility, as distinguished from the special sensations which are located in, or ascribed to, separate organs, as the eye and ear. It is supposed to depend on the ganglionic system.
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coenobite, Cœnobite (? or ?), n. a member of a religious order living in common. Same as .
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coenobitic coenobitical adj. of or relating to or befitting cenobites or their practices of communal living. Opposite of eremitic.
Syn. -- cenobitic, cenobitical.
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Cœnœcium (? or ?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. koinos common + o'i^kos house.] (Zoöl.) The common tissue which unites the various zooids of a bryozoan.
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Cœnogamy (?), n. [Gr. �; koinos common + � marraige.] The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members; -- as in certain primitive tribes or communistic societies. [Written also cenogamy.]
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Cœnosarc (? or ?), n. [Gr. koinos common + �, �, flesh.] (Zoöl.) The common soft tissue which unites the polyps of a compound hydroid. See .
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Cœnurus (?), n. [NL. fr. Gr. koinos common + o'yra tail.] (Zoöl.) The larval stage of a tapeworm (Tænia cœnurus) which forms bladderlike sacs in the brain of sheep, causing the fatal disease known as water brain, vertigo, staggers or gid.
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☞ This bladder worm has on its surface numerous small heads, each of which, when swallowed by a dog, becomes a mature tapeworm in the dog's intestine.
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coenzyme (k�ĕnzīm), (Biochem.) a molecule that is essential for the activity of some enzymes; it may exist free in solution within a living organism, but functions by binding to an enzyme to assist in catalyzing a reaction. The molecule itself may be temporarily changed during the reaction, but is ultimately restored to its original form. Many vitamins function as coenzymes.
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coenzyme A (k�ĕnzīm ā), (Biochem.) a coenzyme (C21H36N7O16P3S) that participates in the transfer of acetyl groups in biochemical reactions; -- abbreviated CoA. It contains adenosine, phosphate, pantothenic acid and cysteamine groups. The acetyl group to be transferred during biosynthesis is temporarily attached to the free sulhydryl of the cysteamine group to form a thioester, in which state it is called acetyl coenzyme A. The strength of a preparation of coenzyme A may be expressed by the Lippman unit; one milligram of CoA contains 413 Lippman units.
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Coequal (?), a. [L. coaequalis; co- + aequalis equal.] Being on an equality in rank or power. -- n. One who is on an equality with another.
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In once he come to be a cardinal,
He'll make his cap coequal with the crown. Shak.
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Coequality (?), n. The state of being on an equality, as in rank or power.
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Coequally (?), adv. With coequality.
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Coerce (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coerced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Coercing.] [L. coërcere; co- + arcere to shut up, to press together. See .] 1. To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb. Burke.
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Punishments are manifold, that they may coerce this profligate sort. Ayliffe.
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2. To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate.
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3. To compel or enforce; as, to coerce obedience.

Syn. -- To , . To compel denotes to urge on by force which cannot be resisted. The term aplies equally to physical and moral force; as, compelled by hunger; compelled adverse circumstances; compelled by parental affection. Coerce had at first only the negative sense of checking or restraining by force; as, to coerce a bad man by punishments or a prisoner with fetters. It has now gained a positive sense., viz., that of driving a person into the performance of some act which is required of him by another; as, to coerce a man to sign a contract; to coerce obedience. In this sense (which is now the prevailing one), coerce differs but little from compel, and yet there is a distinction between them. Coercion is usually acomplished by indirect means, as threats and intimidation, physical force being more rarely employed in coercing.
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Coercible (?), a. Capable of being coerced.

-- Coercibleness, n.
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Coercion (?), n. [L. coercio, fr. coercere. See .] 1. The act or process of coercing.
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2. (Law) The application to another of either physical or moral force. When the force is physical, and cannot be resisted, then the act produced by it is a nullity, so far as concerns the party coerced. When the force is moral, then the act, though voidable, is imputable to the party doing it, unless he be so paralyzed by terror as to act convulsively. At the same time coercion is not negatived by the fact of submission under force. “Coactus volui” (I consented under compulsion) is the condition of mind which, when there is volition forced by coercion, annuls the result of such coercion. Wharton.
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Coercitive (?), a. Coercive. “Coercitive power in laws.” Jer. Taylor.
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Coercive (?), a. Serving or intended to coerce; having power to constrain.

-- Coercively, adv. -- Coerciveness, n.
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Coercive power can only influence us to outward practice. Bp. Warburton.
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Coloq. Coercive force or Coloq. Coercitive force (Magnetism), the power or force which in iron or steel produces a slowness or difficulty in imparting magnetism to it, and also interposes an obstacle to the return of a bar to its natural state when active magnetism has ceased. It plainly depends on the molecular constitution of the metal. Nichol.
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The power of resisting magnetization or demagnization is sometimes called coercive force. S. Thompson.
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Cœrulignone (?), n. [L. coeruleus cerulean + lignum wood + E. quinone.] (Chem.) A bluish violet, crystalline substance obtained in the purification of crude wood vinegar. It is regarded as a complex quinone derivative of diphenyl; -- called also cedriret.
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Coessential (?), a. Partaking of the same essence. -- Coessentially, adv.
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We bless and magnify that coessential Spirit, eternally proceeding from both [The Father and the Son]. Hooker.
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Coessentiality (? or ?; 106), n. Participation of the same essence. Johnson.
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Coestablishment (?), n. Joint establishment. Bp. Watson.
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Coestate (?), n. Joint estate. Smolett.
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Coetanean (?), n. A person coetaneous with another; a contemporary. [R.]
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A . . . coetanean of the late earl of Southampton. Aubrey.
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Coetaneous (?), a. [L. coaetaneus; co- + aetas age.] Of the same age; beginning to exist at the same time; contemporaneous.

-- Coetaneously, adv.
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And all [members of the body] are coetaneous. Bentley.
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Coeternal (?), a. Equally eternal. -- Coeternally, adv.
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Hail, holy Light, offspring of Heaven first born!
Or of the Eternal coeternal beam. Milton.
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Coeternity (?), n. Existence from eternity equally with another eternal being; equal eternity.
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Coeval (?), a. [L. coaevus; co- + aevum lifetime, age. See , n.] Of the same age; existing during the same period of time, especially time long and remote; -- usually followed by with.
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Silence! coeval with eternity! Pope.
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Oaks coeval spread a mournful shade. Cowper.
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Coeval, n. One of the same age; a contemporary.
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As if it were not enough to have outdone all your coevals in wit. Pope.
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Coevous (?), a. Coeval [Obs.] South.
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Coexecutor (?), n. A joint executor.
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Coexecutrix (?), n. A joint executrix.
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Coexist (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Coexisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Coexisting.] To exist at the same time; -- sometimes followed by with.
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Of substances no one has any clear idea, farther than of certain simple ideas coexisting together. Locke.
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So much purity and integrity . . . coexisting with so much decay and so many infirmities. Warburton.
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Coexistence (?), n. Existence at the same time with another; -- contemporary existence.
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Without the help, or so much as the coexistence, of any condition. Jer. Taylor.
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Coexistent (?), a. Existing at the same time with another. -- n. That which coexists with another.
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The law of coexistent vibrations. Whewell.
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Coexisting, a. Coexistent. Locke.
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Coextend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coextended; p. pr. & vb. n. Coextending.] To extend through the same space or time with another; to extend to the same degree.
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According to which the least body may be coextended with the greatest. Boyle.
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Has your English language one single word that is coextended through all these significations? Bentley.
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