Webster's Dictionary 1828

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PROMPTLY

PROMPT'LY, adverb Readily; quickly; expeditiously; cheerfully.

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PROMPTNESS

PROMPT'NESS, noun Readiness; quickness of decision or action. The young man answered questions with great promptness1. Cheerful willingness; alacrity.2. Activity; briskness; as ...

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PROMPTUARY

PROMPT'UARY, noun [Latin promptuarium.] That form which supplies are drawn; a storehouse; a magazine; a repository.

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PROMPTURE

PROMPT'URE, noun Suggestion; incitement.

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PROMULGATE

PROMUL'GATE, verb transitive [Latin promulgo.] To publish; to make known by open declaration; as, to promulgate the secrets of a council. It is particularly applied to the publi...

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PROMULGATED

PROMUL'GATED, participle passive Published; made publicly known.

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PROMULGATING

PROMUL'GATING, participle present tense Publishing.

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PROMULGATION

PROMUL'GATION, noun The act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as the promulgation of the law or of the gospel.

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PROMULGATOR

PROMUL'GATOR, noun A publisher; one who makes known or teaches publicly what was before unknown.

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PROMULGE

PROMULGE, verb transitive promulj'. To promulgate; to publish or teach. [Less used than promulgate.]

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PROMULGED

PROMULG'ED, participle passive Published.

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PROMULGER

PROMULG'ER, noun One who publishes or teaches what was before unknown.

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PROMULGING

PROMULG'ING, participle present tense Publishing.

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PRONATION

PRONA'TION, noun [from Latin pronus, having the face downwards.]1. Among anatomists, that motion of the radius whereby the palm of the hand is turned downwards; the act of turni...

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PRONATOR

PRONA'TOR, noun A muscle of the fore arm which serves to turn the palm of the hand downward; opposed to supinator.

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PRONE

PRONE, adjective [Latin pronus.] Bending forward; inclined; not erect.1. Lying with the face downward; contrary to supine.2. Headlong; precipitous; inclining in descent.Down thi...

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PRONENESS

PRO'NENESS, noun The state of bending downwards; opposed to the erectness of man.1. The state of lying with the face downwards; contrary to supineness.2. Descent; declivity; as ...

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PRONG

PRONG, noun1. A sharp pointed instrument.Prick it on a prong of iron.2. The tine of a fork or of a similar instrument; as a fork of two or three prongs. [This is the sense in wh...

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PRONGHOE

PRONG'HOE, noun A hoe with prongs to break the earth.

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PRONITY

PRONITY, for proneness, is not used.

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PRONOMINAL

PRONOM'INAL, adjective [Latin pronomen. See Pronoun.]Belonging to or of the nature of a pronoun.

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PRONOUN

PRO'NOUN, noun [Latin pronomen; pro, for, and nomen, name.]In grammar, a word used instead of a noun or name, to prevent the repetition of it. The personal pronouns in English, ...

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PRONOUNCE

PRONOUNCE, verb transitive pronouns'. [Latin pronuncio; pro and nuncio.]1. To speak; to utter articulately. The child is not able to pronounce words composed of difficult combin...

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PRONOUNCEABLE

PRONOUNCEABLE, adjective pronouns'able. That may be pronounced or uttered.

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PRONOUNCED

PRONOUN'CED, participle passive Spoken; uttered; declared solemnly.

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PRONOUNCER

PRONOUN'CER, noun One who utters or declares.

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PRONOUNCING

PRONOUN'CING, participle present tense Speaking; uttering; declaring.1.adjective Teaching pronunciation.