Helen Fenton

Anaclastic: Definition and part of speech

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Anaclastic

  1. a. Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass.
  2. a. Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as, anaclastic curves.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Anaclastics: Definition and part of speech

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Anaclastics

  1. n. That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light; — commonly called dioptrics.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Anacoenosis: Definition and part of speech

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Anacoenosis

  1. n. A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Anacoluthon: Definition and part of speech

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Anacoluthon

  1. n. A want of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Anaconda: Definition and part of speech

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Anaconda

  1. n. A large South American snake of the Boa family (Eunectes murinus), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The name is also applied to a similar large serpent (Python tigris) of Ceylon.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Anacreontic: Definition and part of speech

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Anacreontic

  1. n. A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine.
  2. a. Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.