Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Ignorantism

Ig″no‐rant‐ism (?), n. The spirit of those who extol the advantage of ignorance; obscurantism.

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Ignorantist

Ig″no‐rant‐ist, n. One opposed to the diffusion of knowledge; an obscurantist.

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Ignorantly

Ig″no‐rant‐ly, adv. In a ignorant manner; without knowledge; inadvertently.Whom therefoer ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. Acts xvii. 23.

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Ignore

Ig‐nore″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ignored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ignoring.] [L. ignorare; pref. in- not + the root of gnarus knowing, noscere to become acquainted with. See Know, an...

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Ignoscible

Ig‐nos″ci‐ble (?), a. [L. ignoscibilis, fr. ignoscere to pardon, lit., not to wish to know; pref. in- not + gnoscere, noscere, to learn to know. See In- not, and Know.] Pardonab...

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Ignote

Ig‐note″ (?), a. [L. ignotus; pref. in- not + gnotus, notus, known, p. p. of gnocere, nocere, to learn to know.] Unknown. Sir E. Sandys. — n. One who is unknown. Bp. Hacket.

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Iguana

I‐gua″na (?), n. [Sp. iguana, from the native name in Hayti. Cf. Guana.] (Zoöl.) Any species of the genus Iguana, a genus of large American lizards of the family Iguanidæ. They ...

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Iguanian

I‐gua″ni‐an (?), a.(Zoöl.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the iguana.

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Iguanid

I‐gua″nid (?), a.(Zoöl.) Same as Iguanoid.

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Iguanodon

I‐gua″no‐don (?), n. [Iguana + Gr. �, �, a tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having a birdlike pelvis and large hind legs with three-toed feet capable ...

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Iguanodont

I‐gua″no‐dont (?), a.(Paleon.) Like or pertaining to the genus Iguanodon.

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Iguanoid

I‐gua″noid (?), a. [Iguana + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the Iguanidæ.

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Ihlang-ihlang

Ih‐lang′–ih‐lang″ (?), n. A rich, powerful, perfume, obtained from the volatile oil of the flowers of Canada odorata, an East Indian tree. [Also written ylang-ylang.]

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Ihram

‖Ih‐ram″ (?), n. The peculiar dress worn by pilgrims to Mecca.

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IHVH

IHVH. [Written also JHVH, YHVH.] A transliteration of the four constants forming the Hebrew tetragrammaton or “incommunicable name” of the Supreme Being, which in latter Jewish ...

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Ik

Ik (?), pron. [See I.] I. Piers Plowman.☞ The Northern dialectic form of I, in Early English, corresponding to ich of the Southern.

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Il-

Il– (?). A form of the prefix in-, not, and in-, among. See In-.

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Ile

Ile (?), n. [AS. egl.] Ear of corn. Ainsworth.

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Ile (2)

Ile, n. [See Aisle.] An aisle. H. Swinburne.

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Ile (3)

Ile, n. [See Isle.] An isle. Chaucer.

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Ileac

Il″e‐ac (?), a. [See Ileum.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum. [Written also iliac.]2. See Iliac, 1.Ileac passion. (Med.) See Ileus.

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Ileocæcal

Il′e‐o‐cæ″cal (?), a. [Ileum + cæcal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum and cæcum.

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Ileocolic

Il′e‐o‐col″ic (?), a.(Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum and colon; as, the ileocolic, or ileocæcal, valve, a valve where the ileum opens into the large intestine.

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Ileum

‖Il″e‐um (?), n. [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia, groin, flank.] 1. (Anat.) The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and ...

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Ileus

‖Il″e‐us (?), n.(Med.) A morbid condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is characterized by complete constipation, with griping pains in the abdomen, which is greatly disten...

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Ilex

‖I″lex (?), n.(Bot.) (a) The holm oak (Quercus Ilex). (b) A genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, including the common holly.

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Iliac

Il″i‐ac (?), a. [L. Iliacus, Gr. �. See Iliad.] Pertaining to ancient Ilium, or Troy. Gladstone.