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Acalephae: Definition and part of speech

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Acalephae

  1. n. pl. A group of Coelenterata, including the Medusae or jellyfishes, and hydroids; — so called from the stinging power they possess. Sometimes called sea nettles.

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.

Academical: Definition and part of speech

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Academical

  1. a. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific.
  2. a. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the Academic sect or philosophy.

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.

Academicals: Definition and part of speech

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Academicals

  1. n. pl. The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities.

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.

Academician: Definition and part of speech

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Academician

  1. n. A collegian.
  2. n. A member of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, as of the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of arts.

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.

Academicism: Definition and part of speech

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Academicism

  1. n. A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.
  2. n. A tenet of the Academic philosophy.

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.