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Ad valorem: Definition and part of speech

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Ad valorem

  1. A term used to denote a duty or charge laid upon goods, at a certain rate per cent upon their value, as stated in their invoice, — in opposition to a specific sum upon a given quantity or number; as, an ad valorem duty of twenty per cent.

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.

Adult: Definition and part of speech

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Adult

  1. n. A person, animal, or plant grown to full size and strength; one who has reached maturity.
  2. a. Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.

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.

Adulterant: Definition and part of speech

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Adulterant

  1. a. Adulterating; as, adulterant agents and processes.
  2. n. That which is used to adulterate anything.

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.

Adulterate: Definition and part of speech

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Adulterate

  1. a. Debased by the admixture of a foreign substance; adulterated; spurious.
  2. v. t. To defile by adultery.
  3. v. t. To corrupt, debase, or make impure by an admixture of a foreign or a baser substance; as, to adulterate food, drink, drugs, coin, etc.
  4. v. i. To commit adultery.
  5. a. Tainted with adultery.

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.

Adulteration: Definition and part of speech

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Adulteration

  1. n. An adulterated state or product.
  2. n. The act of adulterating; corruption, or debasement (esp. of food or drink) by foreign mixture.

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.

Adulterer: Definition and part of speech

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Adulterer

  1. n. A man who violates his religious covenant.
  2. n. A man who commits adultery; a married man who has sexual intercourse with a woman not his wife.

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.