Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Concinnity

Con‐cin″ni‐ty (?), n. [L. concinnitas, fr. concinnus skillfully put together, beautiful. Of uncertain origin.] Internal harmony or fitness; mutual adaptation of parts; elegance;...

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Concinnous

Con‐cin″nous (?), a. [L. concinnus.] Characterized by concinnity; neat; elegant.The most concinnous and most rotund of proffessors, M. Heyne.De Quiency.

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Concionate

Con″cio‐nate (?), v. i. [L. concionatus, p. p. of concionari to adress.] To preach. Lithgow.

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Concionator

Con″cio‐na′tor (?), n. 1. An haranguer of the people; a preacher.2. (Old Law) A common councilman.

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Concionatory

Con″cio‐na′to‐ry (?; 106), a. Of or pertaining to preaching or public addresses. Howell.

6378

Concise

Con‐cise″ (?), a. [L. concisus cut off, short, p. p. of concidere to cut to pieces; con- + caedere to cut; perh. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.; cf. F. concis...

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Concisely

Con‐cise″ly, adv. In a concise manner; briefly.

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Conciseness

Con‐cise″ness, n. The quality of being concise.

6381

Concision

Con‐ci″sion (?), n. [L. concisio: cf. F. concision. See Concise.] A cutting off; a division; a schism; a faction. South.

6382

Concitation

Con′ci‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. concitatio. See Concite.] The act of stirring up, exciting, or agitating. “The concitation of humors.” Sir T. Browne.

6383

Concite

Con‐cite″ (?), v. t. [L. concitare; con- + citare. See Cite.] To excite or stir up. Cotgrave.

6384

Conclamation

Con′cla‐ma″tion (?), n. [L. conclamatio.] An outcry or shout of many together.Before his funeral conclamation.May (Lucan).

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Conclave

Con″clave (? or?; 277), n. [F., fr. L. conclave a room that may locked up; con- + clavis key. See Clavicle.] 1. The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Cat...

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Conclavist

Con″cla′vist (?), n. [Cf. F. conclaviste, It. conclavista.] One of the two ecclesiastics allowed to attend a cardinal in the conclave.

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Conclude

Con‐clude″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Concluded; p. pr. & vb. n.Concluding.] [L. concludere, conclusum; con- + claudere to shut. See Close, v. t.] 1. To shut up; to inclose.The ver...

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Conclude (2)

Con‐clude″, v. i. 1. To come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to end; to terminate.A train of lies,That, made in lust, conclude in perjuries.Dryden.And, to conclude,T...

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Concludency

Con‐clud″en‐cy (?), n. Deduction from premises; inference; conclusion. Sir M. Hale.

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Concludent

Con‐clud″ent (?), a. [L. concludens, p. pr.] Bringing to a close; decisive; conclusive.Arguments highly consequential and concludent to my purpose.Sir M. Hale.

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Concluder

Con‐clud″er (?), n. One who concludes.

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Concludingly

Con‐clud″ing‐ly, adv. Conclusively. Digby.

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Conclusible

Con‐clu″si‐ble (?), a. Demonstrable; determinable. Hammond.

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Conclusion

Con‐clu″sion (?), n. [F., fr. L. conclusio. See Conclude.] 1. The last part of anything; close; termination; end.A fluorish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest.P...

6395

Conclusive

Con‐clu″sive (?), a. [Cf. F. conclusif.] Belonging to a close or termination; decisive; convincing; putting an end to debate or question; leading to, or involving, a conclusion ...

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Conclusively

Con‐clu″sive‐ly (?), adv. In the way of conclusion; decisively; positively. Burke.

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Conclusiveness

Con‐clu″sive‐ness, n. The quality of being conclusive; decisiveness.

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Conclusory

Con‐clu″so‐ry (?), a. Conclusive.

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Concoct

Con‐coct″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Concocted; p. pr. & vb. n.Concocting.] [L. concoctus, p. p. of concoquere to cook together, to digest, mature; con- + coquere to cook. See Cook...