Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Absciss

Ab″sciss (�), n.; pl.Abscisses (�). See Abscissa.

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Abscissa

Ab‐scis″sa (�), n.; E. pl. Abscissas, L. pl. Abscissæ. [L., fem. of abscissus, p. p. of absindere to cut of. See Abscind.] (Geom.) One of the elements of reference by which a po...

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Abscission

Ab‐scis″sion (�), n. [L. abscissio. See Abscind.] 1. The act or process of cutting off. “Not to be cured without the abscission of a member.” Jer. Taylor.2. The state of being c...

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Abscond

Ab‐scond″ (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Absconded; p. pr. & vb. n.Absconding.] [L. abscondere to hide; ab, abs + condere to lay up; con + dăre (only in comp.) to put. Cf. Do.] 1. To h...

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Abscond (2)

Ab‐scond″, v. t. To hide; to conceal. Bentley.

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Abscondence

Ab‐scond″ence (�), n. Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding. Phillips.

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Absconder

Ab‐scond″er (�), n. One who absconds.

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Absence

Ab″sence (�), n. [F., fr. L. absentia. See Absent.] 1. A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; — opposed to presence.Not as in my presence only,...

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Absent

Ab″sent (�), a. [F., fr. absens, absentis, p. pr. of abesse to be away from; ab + esse to be. Cf. Sooth.] 1. Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present. “Expec...

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Absent (2)

Ab‐sent″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Absented; p. pr. & vb. n.Absenting.] [Cf. F. absenter.] 1. To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; — used...

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Absent-minded

Ab′sent–mind″ed(�), a. Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied. — Ab′sent–mind″ed‐ness, n. — Ab′sent–mind″ed‐ly, adv.

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Absentaneous

Ab′sen‐ta″ne‐ous (�), a. [LL. absentaneus. See absent] Pertaining to absence.

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Absentation

Ab′sen‐ta″tion (�), n. The act of absenting one's self. Sir W. Hamilton.

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Absentee

Ab′sen‐tee″ (�), n. One who absents himself from his country, office, post, or duty; especially, a landholder who lives in another country or district than that where his estate...

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Absenteeism

Ab′sen‐tee″ism (�), n. The state or practice of an absentee; esp. the practice of absenting one's self from the country or district where one's estate is situated.

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Absenter

Ab‐sent″er (�), n. One who absents one's self.

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Absently

Ab″sent‐ly (�), adv. In an absent or abstracted manner.

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Absentment

Ab‐sent″ment (ăb‐sĕnt″ment), n. The state of being absent; withdrawal. Barrow.

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Absentness

Ab″sent‐ness (�), n. The quality of being absent-minded. H. Miller.

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Absey-book

Ab″sey–book′(�), n. An A-B-C book; a primer. Shak.

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Absinth

{ Ab″sinth′, Ab″sinthe′ } (ăb″sĭnth′), n. [F. absinthe. See Absinthium.] 1. The plant absinthium or common wormwood.2. A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy ...

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Absinthate

Ab‐sin″thate (ăb‐sĭn″thā̍t), n.(Chem.) A combination of absinthic acid with a base or positive radical.

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Absinthial

Ab‐sin″thi‐al (ăb‐sĭn″thĭ‐al), a. Of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian.

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Absinthian

Ab‐sin″thi‐an (�), n. Of the nature of wormwood. “Absinthian bitterness.” T. Randolph.

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Absinthiate

Ab″sin″thi‐ate (�), v. t. [From L. absinthium: cf. L. absinthiatus, a.] To impregnate with wormwood.

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Absinthiated

Ab‐sin″thi‐a′ted (�), a. Impregnated with wormwood; as, absinthiated wine.

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Absinthic

Ab‐sin″thic (�), a.(Chem.) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it.