Webster's Dictionary 1913

8533

Prolegomenary

Prol′e‐gom″e‐na‐ry (?), a. Of the nature of a prolegomenon; preliminary; introductory; prefatory.

8534

Prolegomenon

‖Prol′e‐gom″e‐non (?), n.; pl.Prolegomena (#). A preliminary remark or observation; an introductory discourse prefixed to a book or treatise. D. Stokes (1659). Sir W. Scott.

8535

Prolepsis

‖Pro‐lep″sis (?), n.1. (Rhet.) (a) A figure by which objections are anticipated or prevented. Abp. Bramhall. (b) A necessary truth or assumption; a first or assumed principle.2....

8536

Proleptic

{ Pro‐lep″tic (?), Pro‐lep″tic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. �: cf. F. proleptique.]1. Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative. “A far-seeing or proleptic wisdom.” De Quincey.2. Previou...

8537

Proleptically

Pro‐lep″tic‐al‐ly, adv. In a proleptical manner.

8538

Proleptics

Pro‐lep″tics (?), n.(Med.) The art and science of predicting in medicine. Laycock.

8539

Prolétaire

‖Pro′lé′taire″ (?), n. [F. See Proletary.] One of the common people; a low person; also, the common people as a class or estate in a country.

8540

Proletaneous

Prol′e‐ta″ne‐ous (?), a. [L. proletaneus.] Having a numerous offspring.

8541

Proletarian

Prol′e‐ta″ri‐an (?), a. [L. proletarius. See Proletary.] Of or pertaining to the proletaries; belonging to the commonalty; hence, mean; vile; vulgar. “Every citizen, if he were ...

8542

Proletariat

Prol′e‐ta″ri‐at (?), n. The indigent class in the State; the body of proletarians.

8543

Proletariate

Prol′e‐ta″ri‐ate (?), n. The lower classes; beggars. “The Italian proletariate.” J. A. Symonds.

8544

Proletary

Prol″e‐ta‐ry (?), n.; pl.Proletaries (#). [L. proletarius, fr. proles offspring. Cf. Prolétaire.] (Rom. Antiq.) A citizen of the lowest class, who served the state, not with pro...

8545

Prolicide

Prol″i‐cide (?), n. [L. proles offspring + caedere to kill.] The crime of destroying one's offspring, either in the womb or after birth. Bouvier.

8546

Proliferate

Pro‐lif″er‐ate (?), v. t. [L. proles offspring + ferre to bear.]1. (Biol.) To produce or form cells; especially, to produce cells rapidly.2. (Zoöl.) To produce zooids by budding.

8547

Proliferation

Pro‐lif′er‐a″tion (?), n.1. (Biol.) The continuous development of cells in tissue formation; cell formation. Virchow.2. (Zoöl.) The production of numerous zooids by budding, esp...

8548

Proliferous

Pro‐lif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. proles offspring + -ferous.]1. (Bot.) Bearing offspring; — applied to a flower from within which another is produced, or to a branch or frond from whi...

8549

Prolific

Pro‐lif″ic (?), a. [F. prolifique, fr. L. proles offspring (from pro for, forward + the root of alere to nourish) + facere to make. See Adult, Old, and Fact.]1. Having the quali...

8550

Prolificacy

Pro‐lif″ic‐a‐cy (?), n. Prolificness.

8551

Prolifical

Pro‐lif″ic‐al (?), a. Producing young or fruit abundantly; fruitful; prolific. — Pro‐lif″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

8552

Prolificate

Pro‐lif″ic‐ate (?), v. t. [See Prolific.] To make prolific; to fertilize; to impregnate. Sir T. Browne.

8553

Prolification

Pro‐lif′i‐ca″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. prolification, LL. prolificatio.]1. The generation of young.2. (Bot.) Reproduction by the growth of a plant, or part of a plant, directly from ...

8554

Prolificness

Pro‐lif″ic‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being prolific; fruitfulness; prolificacy.

8555

Prolix

Pro‐lix″ (?; 277), a. [L. prolixus extended, long, prolix, probably fr. pro before, forward + liqui to flow, akin to liquidus liquid; cf. OL. lixa water: cf. F. prolixe. See Liq...

8556

Prolixious

Pro‐lix″ious (?), a. Dilatory; tedious; superfluous. “Lay by all nicety, and prolixious blushes.” Shak.

8557

Prolixity

Pro‐lix″i‐ty (?), n. [L. prolixitas: cf. F. prolixité.] The quality or state of being prolix; great length; minute detail; as, prolixity in discourses and writings. “For fulsome...

8558

Prolixly

Pro‐lix″ly, adv. In a prolix manner. Dryden.

8559

Prolixness

Pro‐lix″ness, n. Prolixity. Adam Smith.