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Abridgment: Definition and part of speech

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Abridgment

  1. n. That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly.
  2. n. The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses.
  3. n. An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.

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.

Abroach: Definition and part of speech

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Abroach

  1. adv. Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir.
  2. v. t. To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.
  3. adv. Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped.

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.

Abscess: Definition and part of speech

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Abscess

  1. n. A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ of the body, the result of a morbid process.

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.

Abroad: Definition and part of speech

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Abroad

  1. adv. Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.
  2. adv. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad.
  3. adv. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one’s abode; as, to walk abroad.
  4. adv. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad.

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.

Abrogate: Definition and part of speech

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Abrogate

  1. a. Abrogated; abolished.
  2. v. t. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.

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.