Webster's Dictionary 1913

2890

Alliteration

Al‐lit′er‐a″tion (�), n. [L. ad + litera letter. See Letter.] The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at sh...

2891

Alliterative

Al‐lit″er‐a‐tive (?; 277), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, alliteration; as, alliterative poetry. — Al‐lit″er‐a‐tive‐ly, adv. — Al‐lit″er‐a‐tive‐ness, n.

2892

Alliterator

Al‐lit″er‐a′tor (�), n. One who alliterates.

2893

Allium

‖Al″li‐um (�), n.(bot.) A genus of plants, including the onion, garlic, leek, chive, etc.

2894

Allmouth

All″mouth′ (�), n.(Zoöl.) The angler.

2895

Allness

All″ness (�), n. Totality; completeness.The allness of God, including his absolute spirituality, supremacy, and eternity.R. Turnbull.

2896

Allnight

All″night′ (�), n. Light, fuel, or food for the whole night. Bacon.

2897

Allocate

Al″lo‐cate (�), v. t. [LL. allocatus, p. p. of allocare, fr. L. ad + locare to place. See Allow.] 1. To distribute or assign; to allot. Burke.2. To localize.

2898

Allocation

Al′lo‐ca″tion (�), n. [LL. allocatio: cf. F. allocation.] 1. The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement. Hallam.2. An allotment or apportionmen...

2899

Allocatur

‖Al′lo‐ca″tur (�), n. [LL., it is allowed, fr. allocare to allow.] (Law) “Allowed.” The word allocatur expresses the allowance of a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, ju...

2900

Allochroic

Al′lo‐chro″ic (�), a. Changeable in color.

2901

Allochroite

Al‐loch″ro‐ite (�), n.(Min.) See Garnet.

2902

Allochroous

Al‐loch″ro‐ous (�), a. Changing color.

2903

Allocution

Al′lo‐cu″tion (�), n. [L. allocuto, fr. alloqui to speak to; ad + loqui to speak: cf. F. allocution.] 1. The act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words.2. An addres...

2904

Allod

Al″lod (�), n. See Allodium.

2905

Allodial

Al‐lo″di‐al (�), a. [LL. allodialis, fr. allodium: cf. F. allodial. See Allodium.] (Law) Pertaining to allodium; freehold; free of rent or service; held independent of a lord pa...

2906

Allodial (2)

Al‐lo″di‐al, a. Anything held allodially. W. Coxe.

2907

Allodialism

Al‐lo″di‐al‐ism (�), n. The allodial system.

2908

Allodialist

Al‐lo″di‐al‐ist, n. One who holds allodial land.

2909

Allodially

Al‐lo″di‐al‐ly, adv. By allodial tenure.

2910

Allodiary

Al‐lo″di‐a‐ry (�), n. One who holds an allodium.

2911

Allodium

Al‐lo″di‐um (�), n. [LL. allodium, alodium, alodis, alaudis, of Ger. origin; cf. OHG. al all, and �t (AS. eād) possession, property. It means, therefore, entirely one's property...

2912

Allogamous

Al‐log″a‐mous (�), a.(Bot.) Characterized by allogamy.

2913

Allogamy

Al‐log″a‐my (�) n.(Bot.) Fertilization of the pistil of a plant by pollen from another of the same species; cross-fertilization.

2914

Allogeneous

Al′lo‐ge″ne‐ous (�), a. Different in nature or kind.

2915

Allograph

Al″lo‐graph (�), n. [Gr. � another + -graph.] A writing or signature made by some person other than any of the parties thereto; — opposed to autograph.

2916

Allomerism

Al‐lom″er‐ism (�), n.(Chem.) Variability in chemical constitution without variation in crystalline form.