Prometheus
Pro‐me″the‐us (?), n.(Class. Myth.) The son of Iapetus (one of the Titans) and Clymene, fabled by the poets to have surpassed all mankind in knowledge, and to have formed men of...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Prominence
{ Prom″i‐nence (?), Prom″i‐nen‐cy (?), } n. [L. prominentia: cf. F. prominence. See Prominent.]1. The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out from something; conspic...
Prominent
Prom″i‐nent (?), a. [L. prominens, -entis, p. pr. of prominere to jut out, to project; pro before, forward + minere (in comp.) to jut, project: cf. F. prominent. See Imminent, E...
Prominently
Prom″i‐nent‐ly, adv. In a prominent manner.
Promiscuity
Pro′mis‐cu″i‐ty (?), n. Promiscuousness; confusion. H. Spencer.
Promiscuous
Pro‐mis″cu‐ous (?), a. [L. promiscuus; pro before, in place of, for + miscere to mix. See Mix.]1. Consisting of individuals united in a body or mass without order; mingled; conf...
Promiscuously
Pro‐mis″cu‐ous‐ly, adv. In a promiscuous manner.
Promiscuousness
Pro‐mis″cu‐ous‐ness, n. The quality or state of being promiscuous.
Promise
Prom″ise (?), a. [F. promesse, L. promissum, fr. promittere, promissum, to put forth, foretell, promise; pro forward, for + mittere to send. See Mission.]1. In general, a declar...
Promise (2)
Prom″ise, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Promised (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Promising.]1. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to en...
Promise (3)
Prom″ise, v. i.1. To give assurance by a promise, or binding declaration.2. To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good; rarely, to give reason to expect evil....
Promisee
Prom′is‐ee″ (?), n.(Law) The person to whom a promise is made.
Promiser
Prom″is‐er (?), n. One who promises.
Promising
Prom″is‐ing, a. Making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance; as, promising person; a promising day. — Prom″is‐ing‐ly, adv.
Promisor
Prom″is‐or (?), n.(Law) One who engages or undertakes; a promiser. Burrill.
Promissive
Pro‐mis″sive (?), a. Making a promise; implying a promise; promising.
Promissorily
Prom″is‐so‐ri‐ly (?), adv. In a promissory manner. Sir T. Browne.
Promissory
Prom″is‐so‐ry (?), a. Containing a promise or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne.Promissory note(Law), a written promise to pay to some person named, and at...
Promont
Prom″ont (?), n. Promontory. Drayton.
Promontory
Prom″on‐to‐ry (?), n.; pl.Promontories (#). [L. promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See Mount, n.]1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point ...
Promorphological
Pro‐mor′pho‐log″ic‐al (?), a.(Biol.) Relating to promorphology; as, a promorphological conception.
Promorphologist
Pro′mor‐phol″o‐gist (?), n.(Biol.) One versed in the science of promorphology.
Promorphology
Pro′mor‐phol″o‐gy (?), n. [Pref. pro- + morphology.] (Biol.) Crystallography of organic forms; — a division of morphology created by Haeckel. It is essentially stereometric, and...
Promote
Pro‐mote″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Promoted; p. pr. & vb. n.Promoting.] [L. promotus, p. p. of promovere to move forward, to promote; pro forward + movere to move. See Move.]1. T...
Promote (2)
Pro‐mote″, v. i. To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person.
Promoter
Pro‐mot″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, forwards, advances, or promotes; an encourager; as, a promoter of charity or philosophy. Boyle.2. Specifically, one who sets on foo...
Promotion
Pro‐mo″tion (–mō″shŭn), n. [L. promotio: cf. F. promotion.] The act of promoting, advancing, or encouraging; the act of exalting in rank or honor; also, the condition of being a...