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Adverbial: Definition and part of speech

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Adverbial

  1. a. Of or pertaining to an adverb; of the nature of an adverb; as, an adverbial phrase or form.

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.

Adventist: Definition and part of speech

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Adventist

  1. n. One of a religious body, embracing several branches, who look for the proximate personal coming of Christ; — called also Second Adventists.

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.

Adventitious: Definition and part of speech

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Adventitious

  1. a. Acquired, as diseases; accidental.
  2. a. Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent; accidental or causal; additional; supervenient; foreign.
  3. a. Out of the proper or usual place; as, adventitious buds or roots.
  4. a. Accidentally or sparingly spontaneous in a country or district; not fully naturalized; adventive; — applied to foreign plants.

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.

Adventive: Definition and part of speech

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Adventive

  1. n. A thing or person coming from without; an immigrant.
  2. a. Accidental.
  3. a. Adventitious.

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.

Advancement: Definition and part of speech

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Advancement

  1. v. t. Settlement on a wife, or jointure.
  2. v. t. The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancement of learning.
  3. v. t. An advance of money or value; payment in advance. See Advance, 5.
  4. v. t. Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.

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.

Adventure: Definition and part of speech

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Adventure

  1. n. A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
  2. n. That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.
  3. n. Risk; danger; peril.
  4. n. The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
  5. n. A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one’s life.

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.