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Ascidian: Definition and part of speech

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Ascidian

  1. n. One of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the Tunicata. Also as an adj.

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.

Ascent: Definition and part of speech

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Ascent

  1. The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade; as, a road has an ascent of five degrees.
  2. The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth.
  3. The way or means by which one ascends.
  4. An eminence, hill, or high place.

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.

Ascertain: Definition and part of speech

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Ascertain

  1. v. t. To find out or learn for a certainty, by trial, examination, or experiment; to get to know; as, to ascertain the weight of a commodity, or the purity of a metal.
  2. v. t. To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.
  3. v. t. To make (a thing) certain to the mind; to free from obscurity, doubt, or change; to make sure of; to fix; to determine.

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.

Ascertainment: Definition and part of speech

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Ascertainment

  1. n. The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding out by investigation; discovery.

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.