Helen Fenton

Acrania: Definition and part of speech

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Acrania

  1. n. The lowest group of Vertebrata, including the amphioxus, in which no skull exists.
  2. n. Partial or total absence of the skull.

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.

Acquittance: Definition and part of speech

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Acquittance

  1. v. t. To acquit.
  2. n. The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.
  3. n. A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.

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.

Acquittal: Definition and part of speech

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Acquittal

  1. n. A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court.
  2. n. The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance.

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.