Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Commensal

Com‐men″sal (?), n. [LL. commensalis; L. com- + mensa table: cf. F. commensal. Cf. Mensal.] 1. One who eats at the same table.2. (Zoöl.) An animal, not truly parasitic, which li...

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Commensal (2)

Com‐men″sal (?), a. Having the character of a commensal.

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Commensalism

Com‐men″sal‐ism (?), n. The act of eating together; table fellowship.

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Commensality

Com′men‐sal″i‐ty (?), n. Fellowship at table; the act or practice of eating at the same table. “Promiscuous commensality.” Sir T. Browne.

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Commensation

Com′men‐sa″tion (?), n. Commensality.Daniel... declined pagan commensation.Sir T. Browne.

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Commensurability

Com‐men′su‐ra‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. commensurabilité.] The quality of being commensurable. Sir T. Browne.

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Commensurable

Com‐men″su‐ra‐ble (?), a. [L. commensurabilis; pref. com- + mensurable. See Commensurate, and cf. Commeasurable.] Having a common measure; capable of being exactly measured by t...

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Commensurably

Com‐men″su‐ra‐bly (?), adv. In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.

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Commensurate

Com‐men″su‐rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Commensurated; p. pr. & vb. n.Commensurating.] [Pref. com- + mensurate.] 1. To reduce to a common measure. Sir T. Browne.2. To proportion...

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Commensurate (2)

Com‐men″su‐rate (?), a. 1. Having a common measure; commensurable; reducible to a common measure; as, commensurate quantities.2. Equal in measure or extent; proportionate.Those ...

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Commensurately

Com‐men″su‐rate‐ly, adv. 1. In a commensurate manner; so as to be equal or proportionate; adequately.2. With equal measure or extent. Goodwin.

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Commensurateness

Com‐men″su‐rate‐ness, n. The state or quality of being commensurate. Foster.

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Commensuration

Com‐men′su‐ra″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. commensuration.] The act of commensurating; the state of being commensurate.All fitness lies in a particular commensuration, or proportion of ...

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Comment

Com″ment (?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Commented; p. pr. & vb. n.Commenting.] [F. commenter, L. commentari to meditate upon, explain, v. intens. of comminisci, commentus, to refl...

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Comment (2)

Com″ment, v. t. To comment on. Fuller.

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Comment (3)

Com″ment, n. [Cf. OF. comment.] 1. A remark, observation, or criticism; gossip; discourse; talk.Their lavish comment when her name was named.Tennyson.2. A note or observation in...

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Commentary

Com″men‐ta‐ry (?), n.; pl.Commentaries (#). [L. commentarius, commentarium, note book, commentary: cf. F. commentaire. See Comment, v. i.] 1. A series of comments or annotations...

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Commentate

Com″men‐tate (?), v. t. & i. [L. commentatus, p. p. of commentari to meditate.] To write comments or notes upon; to make comments.Commentate upon it, and return it enriched.Lamb.

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Commentation

Com′men‐ta″tion (?), n. 1. The act or process of commenting or criticising; exposition.The spirit of commentation.Whewell.2. The result of the labors of a commentator.

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Commentator

Com″men‐ta′tor (?), n. [L. commentator: cf. F. commentateur.] One who writes a commentary or comments; an expositor; an annotator.The commentator's professed object is to explai...

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Commentatorial

Com′men‐ta‐to″ri‐al (? or?), a. Pertaining to the making of commentaries. Whewell.

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Commentatorship

Com″men‐ta′tor‐ship (?), n. The office or occupation of a commentator.

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Commenter

Com″ment′er (?), n. One who makes or writes comments; a commentator; an annotator.

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Commentitious

Com′men‐ti″tious (?), a. [L. commentitius.] Fictitious or imaginary; unreal; as, a commentitious system of religion. Warburton.

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Commerce

Com″merce (?), n. (Formerly accented on the second syllable.) [F. commerce, L. commercium; com- + merx, mercis, merchandise. See Merchant.] 1. The exchange or buying and selling...

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Commerce (2)

Com‐merce″ (? or?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Commerced (#); p. pr. & vb. n.Commercing.] [Cf. F. commercer, fr. LL. commerciare.] 1. To carry on trade; to traffic.Beware you commerce n...

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Commerce destroyer

Com″merce de‐stroy″er. (Nav.) A very fast, unarmored, lightly armed vessel designed to capture or destroy merchant vessels of an enemy. Not being intended to fight, they may be ...