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Meet (mēt), adv. Meetly. [Obs.] Shak.
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Meeten (mēt'n), v. t. To render fit. [R.]
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Meeter (mētẽr), n. One who meets.
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Meeth (mēth), n. Mead. See . [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Meeting (mētĭng), n. 1. A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress.
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2. A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers.
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3. A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonious meeting.
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4. An assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on Sunday; -- in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters.
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Syn. -- Conference; assembly; company; convention; congregation; junction; confluence; union.
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Meetinghouse (?), n. A house used as a place of worship; a church; -- in England, applied only to a house so used by Dissenters.
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Meetly, adv. Fitly; suitably; properly.
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Meetness, n. Fitness; suitableness; propriety.
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{ Meg- (mĕg-), Mega (mĕgȧ-), Megalo- (mĕgȧl�-) }. [Gr. megas, gen. megaloy, great.] Combining forms signifying: (a) Great, extended, powerful; as, megascope, megacosm. (b) (Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.) A million times, a million of; as, megabyte, a million butes; megawatt, a million watts; megameter, a million meters; megafarad, a million farads; megohm, a million ohms.
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{ Megacephalic (mĕgȧs�fălĭk), Megacephalous (mĕgȧsĕfȧlŭs) }, a. [Mega- + Gr. kefalh head.] (Biol.) Large headed; -- applied to animals, and to plants when they have large flower heads.
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Megaceros (m�găs�rŏs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. megas great + keras horn.] (Paleon.) The Irish elk.
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Megachile (?), n. [Mega- + Gr. � lip.] (Zoöl.) A leaf-cutting bee of the genus Megachilus. See Leaf cutter, under .
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Megacosm (?), n. [Mega- + Gr. � world.] See . Croft.
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Megacoulomb (?), n. [Mega- + coulomb.] (Elec.) A million coulombs.
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Megaderm (?), n. [Mega- + Gr. � skin.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of Old World blood-sucking bats of the genus Megaderma.
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Megadyne (?), n. [Mega- + dyne.] (Physics) One of the larger measures of force, amounting to one million dynes.
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Megafarad (?), n. [Mega- + farad.] (Elec.) One of the larger measures of electrical capacitance, amounting to one million farads; a macrofarad.
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megakaryocyte (mĕgȧkărĭ�sīt) n. (Anat.) A large bone marrow cell not usually found in the circulating blood; it is regarded as the precursors of blood platelets; it is up to 100 μm in diameter, with a polyploid nucleus. Also referred to as megacaryocyte, megalokaryocyte, and thromboblast.
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megakaryocytic adj. Of or pertaining to a megakaryocyte.
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Megalerg (?), n. [Megalo- + erg.] (Physics) A million ergs; a megerg.
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Megalesian (?), a. [L. Megalesius, fr. Gr. Megalh the Great, a surname of Cybele, the Magna Mater.] Pertaining to, or in honor of, Cybele; as, the Megalesian games at Rome.
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Megalethoscope (?), n. [Mega- + alethoscope.] An optical apparatus in which pictures are viewed through a large lens with stereoptical effects. It is often combined with the stereoscope.
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Megalith (?), n. [Mega- + -lith; cf. F. mégalithe.] A large stone; especially, a large stone used in constructing ancient monuments. -- Megalithic (#), a.
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megalithic adj. Of or pertaining to megaliths or the period during which they were erected; as, megalithic monuments like Stonehenge.
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Megalo- (?). See .
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Megalobatrachus prop. n. A genus of giant salamanders; in some classifications included in the genus Cryptobranchus.
Syn. -- genus Megalobatrachus.
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{ Megalocephalia (?), Megalocephaly (?) }, n. [NL. megalocephalia, fr. Gr. � having a large head.] (Med.) The condition of having an abnormally large head; called also megacephaly. -- Megalocephalic (#), a.
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Megalocyte (?), n. [Megalo- + Gr. � a hollow vessel.] (Physiol.) A large, flattened red blood cell corpuscle having no nucleus, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound anæmia.
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Megalomania (?), n. [NL., fr. megalo- + mania.] (Pathol.) A form of mental alienation in which the patient has grandiose delusions.
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megalomaniacal, megalomanic adj. Suffering from megalomania.
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Megalonychidae prop. n. A natural family consisting of the two-toed sloths.
Syn. -- family Megalonychidae.
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Megalonyx (?), n. [NL., from Gr. megas, megalh, great + 'onyx claw.] (Paleon.) An extinct quaternary mammal, of great size, allied to the sloth.
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Megalophonous (mĕgȧlŏf�nŭs), a. [Megalo- + Gr. fwnh voice.] Having a loud voice.
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Megalopolis (mĕgȧlŏp�lĭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. megalopolis; megas, megalh, great + polis city.] A chief city; a metropolis. [R.]
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Megalops (mĕgȧlŏps), n. [NL., fr. Gr. megas, -aloy, large + 'wps eye.] (Zoöl.) 1. A larva, in a stage following the zoëa, in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large. Also used adjectively.
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2. A large fish; the tarpum.
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Megalopsychy (?), n. [Megalo- + Gr. � soul, mind.] Greatness of soul. [Obs. & R.]
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{ Megalosaur (?), Megalosaurus (?), } n. [NL. megalosaurus, fr. Gr. megas, megalh, great + say^ros lizard: cf. F. mégalosaure.] (Paleon.) A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have been found in England and elsewhere.
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Megameter (?), n. [Mega- + -meter: cf. F. mégamètre.] (Physics) 1. An instrument for determining longitude by observation of the stars.
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2. A micrometer. [R. & Obs.] Knight.
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{ Megameter, Megametre } (?), n. [Mega- + meter, metre, n., 2.] In the metric system, one million meters, or one thousand kilometers.
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Megampère (?), n. [Mega- + ampère.] (Elec.) A million ampères.
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Megaphone (?), n. [Mega- + Gr. fwnh voice.] A device to magnify sound, or direct it in a given direction in a greater volume, as a very large funnel used as an ear trumpet or as a speaking trumpet.
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Megaphyton (?), n. [NL., from Gr. megas great + fyton plant.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of tree ferns with large, two-ranked leaves, or fronds.
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Megapode (mĕgȧpōd), n. [Mega- + Gr. poys, podos, foot.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera Megapodius and Leipoa, inhabiting Australia and other Pacific islands. Called also mound builder, scrub fowl, moundbird, and brush turkey. See Jungle fowl (b) under , and .
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Megapolis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. megas great + polis city.] A metropolis. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.
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{ Megarian (?), Megaric (?), } a. Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece.
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Coloq. Megarian school , or Coloq. Megaric school , a school of philosophy established at Megara, after the death of Socrates, by his disciples, and remarkable for its logical subtlety.
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Megascope (?), n. [Mega- + -scope: cf. F. mégascope.] A modification of the magic lantern (projector), used esp. for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being used.
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{ Megascopic (?), Megascopical (?) }, a. 1. (Physics) Of or pertaining to the megascope or the projection upon a screen of images of opaque objects. (b) Enlarged or magnified; -- said of images or of photographic pictures, etc.
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2. (Geol.) Large enough to be seen; -- said of the larger structural features and components of rocks which do not require the use of the microscope to be perceived. Opposed to microscopic.
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Megaseme (?), a. [Mega- + Gr. � sing, mark: cf. F. mégasème.] (Anat.) Having the orbital index relatively large; having the orbits narrow transversely; -- opposed to microseme.
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{ Megass (?), Megasse }, n. See .
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Megasthene (?), n. [Gr. megas great + sqenos strength.] (Zoöl.) One of a group which includes the higher orders of mammals, having a large size as a typical characteristic.
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Megasthenic (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having a typically large size; belonging to the megasthenes.
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Megastome (?), n. [Gr. megas great + stoma mouth.] (Zoöl.) One of a group of univalve shells, having a large aperture or mouth.
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{ Megathere (?), Megatherium (?), } n. [NL. megatherium, fr. Gr. megas great + qhrion beast.] (Paleon.) An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the ant-eaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South America.
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Megatheroid (?), n. [Megatherium + -oid.] (Paleon.) One of a family of extinct edentates found in America. The family includes the megatherium, the megalonyx, etc.
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Megavolt (?), n. [Mega- + volt.] (Elec.) One of the larger measures of electro-motive force, amounting to one million volts.
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Megaweber (?), n. [Mega- + weber.] (Elec.) A million webers.
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Megerg (?), n. [Mega- + erg.] (Physics) One of the larger measures of work, amounting to one million ergs; -- called also megalerg.
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{ Megilp (?), Megilph (?) }, n. (Paint.) A gelatinous compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by artists as a vehicle for colors. [Written also magilp, and magilph.]
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MEGO (?), n. [My eyes glaze over.] A very dull article, speech, or book, which causes the reader or listener to rapidly lose interest; -- often used of involved discussions of a technical nature, especially in newspapers. [Acronym, Slang]
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Megohm (?), n. [Mega- + ohm.] (Elec.) One of the larger measures of electrical resistance, amounting to one million ohms.
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Megrim (?), n. [OE. migrim, migrene, F. migraine, LL. hemigrania, L. hemicrania, hemicranium, Gr. �; �- half + � skull. See and , and cf. , .] 1. A kind of sick or nervous headache, usually periodical and confined to one side of the head; now more commonly called migraine headache or migraine.
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2. A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp., in the plural, lowness of spirits.
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These are his megrims, firks, and melancholies. Ford.
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3. pl. (Far.) A sudden vertigo in a horse, succeeded sometimes by unconsciousness, produced by an excess of blood in the brain; a mild form of apoplexy. Youatt.
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Megrim, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.) The British smooth sole, or scaldfish (Psetta arnoglossa).
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Meibomian (?), a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Meibomius.
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Coloq. Meibomian glands , the slender sebaceous glands of the eyelids, which discharge, through minute orifices in the edges of the lids, a fatty secretion serving to lubricate the adjacent parts.
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Meine (?), v. t. See .
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{ Meine, Meiny, (�), } n. [OF. maisniée, maisnie. See .] 1. A family, including servants, etc.; household; retinue; train. [Obs.] Chaucer. Shak.
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2. Company; band; army. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Meiocene (?), a. (Geol.) See .
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Meionite (?), n. [Gr. meiwn smaller. So called in a allusion to the low pyramids of the crystals.] (Min.) A member of the scapolite group, occuring in glassy crystals on Monte Somma, near Naples.
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Meiosis (m�ōsĭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. meiwsis, fr. meioy^n to make smaller, from meiwn. See .] 1. (Rhet.) Diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really is; understatement; see also litotes.
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2. (Cell Biology) The cellular process by which a diploid progenitor cell forms haploid gametes, including a division of one diploid cell into two cells, each with one of the homologous sets of chromosomes.
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Meiostemonous (?), a. [Gr. meiwn smaller + � warp, thread.] (Bot.) Having fever stamens than the parts of the corolla.
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meiotic (?), a. [See .] (Cell Biology) Of or pertaining to ; as, meiotic division.
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-meister suff. [G., master] A suffix denoting master or professional practitioner, as in spinmeister or hypemeister.
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Meistersinger (?), n. [G.] See .
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Mekhitarist (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) See .
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Melaconite (?), n. [Gr. melas black + � dust.] (Min.) An earthy black oxide of copper, arising from the decomposition of other ores.
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{ Melada (?), Melado (?), } n. [Sp., prop. p. p. of melar to sugar, candy, fr. L. mel honey. See .] A mixture of sugar and molasses; crude sugar as it comes from the pans without being drained.
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Melæna (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. melas, m., melaina, f., black.] (Med.) A discharge from the bowels of black matter, consisting of altered blood.
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Melain (?), n. [See .] The dark coloring matter of the liquid of the cuttlefish.
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Melainotype (?), n. See .
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Melam (mēlăm), n. [Cf. F. mélam.] (Chem.) A white or buff-colored granular powder, C6H9N11, obtained by heating ammonium sulphocyanate.
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melamine (mĕlȧmēn) n. (Chem.) A nitrogenous strongly basic chemical substance (C3H6N6), structurally 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine, produced from several cyanogen compounds, and obtained as a white crystalline substance; -- formerly supposed to be produced by the decomposition of melam. Called also cyanuramide. It is used as one of the starting components (together with formaldehyde) in the preparation of melamine resins, including the commercially marketed (TM). It is solid at room temperature, and sublimes at temperatures approaching 250° C, decomposing at 345° C. Density 1.573. HCP61
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melamine resin melamine-fromaldehyde methanal resin n. A thermosetting plastic formed by the reaction of melamine and formaldehyde. It is used for molding and for preparing laminated sheets used to surface counter tops, walls, and furniture. The commercially marketed (TM) is one type of melamine resin.
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Melampode (?), n. [Gr. melampodion; of uncertain origin.] The black hellebore. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Melampsoraceae prop. n. A natural family of rust fungi.
Syn. -- family Melampsoraceae.
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{ Melampyrin (?), Melampyrite (?), } n. [NL. Melampyrum cowwheat; Gr. melas black + pyros wheat.] (Chem.) The saccharine substance dulcite; -- so called because found in the leaves of cowwheat (Melampyrum). See .
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Melanæmia (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. melas, melanos, black + ai^ma blood.] (Med.) A morbid condition in which the blood contains black pigment either floating freely or imbedded in the white blood corpuscles.
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Melanagogue (?), n. [Gr. melas, melanos, black + � leading, driving, � to lead.] (Med.) A medicine supposed to expel black bile or choler. [Obs.]
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Melancholia (?), n. [L. See .] (Med.) A kind of mental unsoundness characterized by extreme depression of spirits, ill-grounded fears, delusions, and brooding over one particular subject or train of ideas.
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Melancholian (?), n. A person affected with melancholy; a melancholic. [Obs.] Dr. J. Scott.
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Melancholic (?), a. [L. melancholicus, Gr. �: cf. F. mélancholique.] Given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy.
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Just as the melancholic eye
Sees fleets and armies in the sky. Prior.
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Melancholic, n. [Obs.] 1. One affected with a gloomy state of mind. J. Spenser.
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2. A gloomy state of mind; melancholy. Clarendon.
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Melancholily (?), adv. In a melancholy manner.
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Melancholiness, n. The state or quality of being melancholy. Hallywell.
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Melancholious (?), a. [Cf. OF. melancholieux.] Melancholy. [R.] Milton.
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Melancholist (?), n. One affected with melancholy or dejection. [Obs.] Glanvill.
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Melancholize (?), v. i. To become gloomy or dejected in mind. Barrow.
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Melancholize, v. t. To make melancholy.
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Melancholy (?), n. [OE. melancolie, F. mélancolie, L. melancholia, fr. Gr. �; melas, melanos, black + � gall, bile. See , and 1st .]
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1. Depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing a considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess. Shak.
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2. Great and continued depression of spirits, amounting to mental unsoundness; melancholia.
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3. Pensive maditation; serious thoughtfulness. [Obs.] “Hail, divinest Melancholy !” Milton.
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4. Ill nature. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Melancholy, a. 1. Depressed in spirits; dejected; gloomy dismal. Shak.
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2. Producing great evil and grief; causing dejection; calamitous; afflictive; as, a melancholy event.
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3. Somewhat deranged in mind; having the jugment impaired. [Obs.] Bp. Reynolds.
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4. Favorable to meditation; somber.
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A pretty, melancholy seat, well wooded and watered. Evelin.
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Syn. -- Gloomy; sad; dispirited; low-spirited; downhearted; unhappy; hypochondriac; disconsolate; heavy, doleful; dismal; calamitous; afflictive.
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Melanconiaceæ (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Bot.) A family of fungi constituting the order Melanconiales. -- Melanconiaceous (#), a.
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Melanconiales (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Melanconium, name of the typical genus, fr. Gr. melas black + � dust, in allusion to the dark spores.] (Bot.) The smallest of the three orders of Fungi Imperfecti, including those with no asci nor pycnidia, but as a rule having the spores in cavities without special walls. They cause many of the plant diseases known as anthracnose.
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Melanesian (?), prop. a. [Gr. melas, melanos, black + � island. Melanesia was so called from the dark complexion of the natives.] Of or pertaining to Melanesia.
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Mélange (?), n. [F. See , .] A mixture; a medley.
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Melanian (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of a family of fresh-water pectinibranchiate mollusks, having a turret-shaped shell.
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Melanic (?), a. [Gr. melas, -anos, black.] 1. Melanotic.
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2. (Ethnol.) Of or pertaining to the black-haired races. Prichard.
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Melaniline (?), n. (Chem.) A complex nitrogenous hydrocarbon obtained artificially (as by the action of cyanogen chloride on aniline) as a white, crystalline substance; -- called also diphenyl guanidin.
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Melanin (?), n. [Gr. melas, melanos, black.] (Physiol.) A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then called fuscin), in the outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from the decomposition of hemoglobin.
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