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Abeam: Definition and part of speech

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Abeam

  1. adv. On the beam, that is, on a line which forms a right angle with the ship’s keel; opposite to the center of the ship’s side.

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.

Abecedarian: Definition and part of speech

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Abecedarian

  1. a. Alt. of Abecedary
  2. n. One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.
  3. n. One engaged in teaching the alphabet.

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.

Abecedary: Definition and part of speech

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Abecedary

  1. n. A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything.
  2. a. Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary.

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.

Abed: Definition and part of speech

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Abed

  1. adv. To childbed (in the phrase “brought abed,” that is, delivered of a child).
  2. adv. In bed, or on the bed.

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.