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Ceres: Definition and part of speech

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Ceres

  1. n. The first discovered asteroid.
  2. n. The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, the goddess of corn and tillage.

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.

Cerebrum: Definition and part of speech

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Cerebrum

  1. n. The anterior, and in man the larger, division of the brain; the seat of the reasoning faculties and the will. See Brain.

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.

Cerement: Definition and part of speech

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Cerement

  1. n. Any shroud or wrapping for the dead.
  2. n. A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a dead body when embalmed.

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.

Ceremonial: Definition and part of speech

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Ceremonial

  1. n. The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic church, or the book containing the rules prescribed to be observed on solemn occasions.
  2. a. Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites.
  3. a. Observant of forms; ceremonious. [In this sense ceremonious is now preferred.]
  4. n. A system of rules and ceremonies, enjoined by law, or established by custom, in religious worship, social intercourse, or the courts of princes; outward 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.

Cerebrin: Definition and part of speech

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Cerebrin

  1. n. A nonphosphorized, nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whether it exists as such in nerve tissue, or is a product of the decomposition of some more complex substance.

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.