Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Contestation

Con′tes‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. contestatio testimony: cf. F. contestation a contesting.] 1. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute. “Loverlike contestation.” Mi...

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Contestingly

Con‐test″ing‐ly (?), adv. In a contending manner.

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Contex

Con‐tex (?), v. t. To context. Boyle.

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Context

Con‐text″ (?), a. [L. contextus, p. p. of contexere to weave, to unite; con- + texere to weave. See Text.] Knit or woven together; close; firm.The coats, without, are context an...

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Context (2)

Con″text (?), n. [L. contextus; cf. F. contexte.] The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are s...

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Context (3)

Con‐text″ (?), v. t. To knit or bind together; to unite closely. Feltham.The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts.R. Junius.

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Contextural

Con‐tex″tur‐al (?; 135), a. Pertaining to contexture or arrangement of parts; producing contexture; interwoven. Dr. John Smith (1666).

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Contexture

Con‐tex″ture (?; 135), n. [Cf. F. contexture.] The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing; a weaving together of parts; structural character of a thing; syste...

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Contextured

Con‐tex″tured (?; 135), a. Formed into texture; woven together; arranged; composed. Carlyle.

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Conticent

Con″ti‐cent (?), a. [L. conticens, p. pr. of conticere; con- + tacere to be silent.] Silent. “The guests sit conticent.” Thackeray.

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Contignation

Con′tig‐na″tion (?), n. [L. contignatio, fr. contignare to join with beams; con- + tignum beam.] 1. The act or process of framing together, or uniting, as beams in a fabric. Bur...

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Contiguate

Con‐tig″u‐ate (?), a. [LL. contiguatus.] Contiguous; touching. Holland.

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Contiguity

Con′ti‐gu″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. contiguité, LL. contiguitas.] The state of being contiguous; intimate association; nearness; proximity.The convicinity and contiguity of the two p...

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Contiguous

Con‐tig″u‐ous (?), a. [L. contiguus; akin to contigere to touch on all sides. See Contingent.] In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining.The two ...

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Continence

{ Con″ti‐nence (?), Con″ti‐nen‐cy (?) }, n. [F. continence, L. continentia. See Continent, and cf. Countenance.] 1. Self-restraint; self-command.He knew what to say; he knew als...

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Continent

Con″ti‐nent (?), a. [L. continens, -entis, prop., p. pr. of continere to hold together, to repress: cf. F. continent. See Contain.] 1. Serving to restrain or limit; restraining;...

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Continent (2)

Con″ti‐nent, n. [L. continens, prop., a holding together: cf. F. continent. See Continent, a.] 1. That which contains anything; a receptacle.The smaller continent which we call ...

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Continental

Con′ti‐nen″tal (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a continent.2. Of or pertaining to the main land of Europe, in distinction from the adjacent islands, especially England; as, a con...

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Continental (2)

Con′ti‐nen″tal (?), n.(Amer. Hist.) A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.

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Continental drive

Con′ti‐nen″tal drive. (Automobiles) A transmission arrangement in which the longitudinal crank shaft drives the rear wheels through a clutch, change-speed gear, countershaft, an...

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Continental glacier

Continental glacier. A broad ice sheet resting on a plain or plateau and spreading outward from a central névé, or region of accumulation.

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Continental pronunciation

Continental pronunciation (of Latin and Greek.) A method of pronouncing Latin and Greek in which the vowels have their more familiar Continental values, as in German and Italian...

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Continental system

Continental system. (Hist.) The system of commercial blockade aiming to exclude England from commerce with the Continent instituted by the Berlin decree, which Napoleon I. issue...

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Continently

Con″ti‐nent‐ly (?), adv. In a continent manner; chastely; moderately; temperately.

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Contingence

Con‐tin″gence (?), n. See Contingency.

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Contingency

Con‐tin″gen‐cy (?), n.; pl.Contingencies (#). [Cf. F. contingence.] 1. Union or connection; the state of touching or contact. “Point of contingency.” J. Gregory.2. The quality o...

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Contingent

Con‐tin″gent (?), a. [L. contingens, -entis, p. pr. of contingere to touch on all sides, to happen; con- + tangere to touch: cf. F. contingent. See Tangent, Tact.] 1. Possible, ...