Asyndetic
As′yn‐det″ic (�), a. [See Asyndeton.] Characterized by the use of asyndeton; not connected by conjunctions. — As′yn‐det″ic‐al‐ly, adv.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Asyndeton
A‐syn″de‐ton (�), n. [L., fr. Gr. �, fr. � unconnected; ἀ priv. + � bound together, fr. �; � with + � to bind.] (Rhet.) A figure which omits the connective; as, I came, I saw, I...
Asystole
A‐sys″to‐le (�), n. [Pref. a- not + systole.] (Physiol.) A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart.
Asystolism
A‐sys″to‐lism (�), n. The state or symptoms characteristic of asystole.
At
At (�), prep. [AS. æt; akin to OHG. az, Goth., OS., & Icel. at, Sw. åt, Dan. & L. ad.] Primarily, this word expresses the relations of presence, nearness in place or time, or di...
At one
At one″ (�). [OE. at on, atone, atoon, attone.] 1. In concord or friendship; in agreement (with each other); as, to be, bring, make, or set, at one, i. e., to be or bring in or ...
Atabal
At″a‐bal (�), n. [Sp. atabal, fr. Ar. at-tabl the drum, tabala to beat the drum. Cf. Tymbal.] A kettledrum; a kind of tabor, used by the Moors. Croly.
Atacamite
A‐tac″a‐mite (�), n. [From the desert of Atacama, where found.] (Min.) An oxychloride of copper, usually in emerald-green prismatic crystals.
Atafter
At′aft″er (�), prep. After. Chaucer.
Ataghan
At″a‐ghan (�), n. See Yataghan.
Atake
A‐take″ (�), v. t. To overtake. Chaucer.
Ataman
At″a‐man (�), n. [Russ. ataman': cf. Pol. hetman, G. hauptmann headman, chieftain. Cf. Hetman.] A hetman, or chief of the Cossacks.
Atamasco lily
At′a‐mas″co lil″y (?). [Atamasco is fr. North American Indian.] (Bot.) See under Lily.
Ataraxia
{ ‖At′a‐rax″i‐a (�), At″a‐rax′y (�), } n. [NL. ataraxia, Gr. αταραξἴα; ἀ priv. + ταρακτόσ disturbed, ταράσσειν to disturb.] Perfect peace of mind, or calmness.
Ataunt
{ A‐taunt″ (�), A‐taunt″o (�), } adv. [F. autant as much (as possible).] (Naut.) Fully rigged, as a vessel; with all sails set; set on end or set right.
Atavic
A‐tav″ic (�), a. [Cf. F. atavique.] Pertaining to a remote ancestor, or to atavism.
Atavism
At″a‐vism (�), n. [L. atavus an ancestor, fr. avus a grandfather.] (a) The recurrence, or a tendency to a recurrence, of the original type of a species in the progeny of its var...
Ataxia
{ ‖A‐tax″i‐a (�), At″ax‐y (�), } n. [NL. ataxia, Gr. �, fr. � out of order; ἀ priv. + � ordered, arranged, � to put in order: cf. F. ataxie.] 1. Disorder; irregularity. Bp. Hall...
Ataxic
A‐tax″ic (�), a. [Cf. F. ataxique. See Ataxia.] (Med.) Characterized by ataxy, that is, (a) by great irregularity of functions or symptoms, or (b) by a want of coordinating powe...
Atazir
At′a‐zir″ (�), n. [OF., fr. Ar. al-tasīr influence.] (Astron.) The influence of a star upon other stars or upon men. Chaucer.
Ate
Ate (?; 277), the preterit of Eat.
Ate (2)
A″te (�), n.(Greek. Myth.) The goddess of mischievous folly; also, in later poets, the goddess of vengeance.
Atechnic
A‐tech″nic (�), a. [Pref. a- not + technic.] Without technical or artistic knowledge.Difficult to convey to the atechnic reader.Etching & Engr.
Ateles
‖At″e‐les (�), n. [Gr. � incomplete; ἀ priv. + � completion.] (Zoöl.) A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See Spider ...
Atelets sauce
{ A′te‐lets″ sauce (?) or‖Sauce′ aux ha′te‐lets″ (?) }. [F. hâtelet skewer.] A sauce (such as egg and bread crumbs) used for covering bits of meat, small birds, or fish, strung ...
Atelier
‖A′te‐lier″ (�) n. A workshop; a studio.
Atellan
A‐tel″lan (�), a. [L. Atellanus, fr. Atella, an ancient town of the Osci, in Campania.] Of or pertaining to Atella, in ancient Italy; as, Atellan plays; farcical; ribald. — n. A...