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Audita querela: Definition and part of speech

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Audita querela

  1. A writ which lies for a party against whom judgment is recovered, but to whom good matter of discharge has subsequently accrued which could not have been availed of to prevent such judgment.

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.

Audacious: Definition and part of speech

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Audacious

  1. a. Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or contempt of law, morality, or decorum.
  2. a. Daring; spirited; adventurous.
  3. a. Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent.

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.

Audacity: Definition and part of speech

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Audacity

  1. n. Reckless daring; presumptuous impudence; — implying a contempt of law or moral restraints.
  2. n. Daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesomeness.

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.

Aubade: Definition and part of speech

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Aubade

  1. n. An open air concert in the morning, as distinguished from an evening serenade; also, a pianoforte composition suggestive of morning.

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.

Audible: Definition and part of speech

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Audible

  1. n. That which may be heard.
  2. a. Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard; as, an audible voice or whisper.

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.