Amicable

  • 21amicable — [ˈæmɪkəb(ə)l] adj friendly and without arguments an amicable divorce[/ex] amicably adv …

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  • 22amicable — /ˈæmɪkəbəl / (say amikuhbuhl) adjective characterised by or exhibiting friendliness; friendly; peaceable: an amicable settlement. {Latin amīcābilis} –amicability /æmɪkəˈbɪləti/ (say amikuh biluhtee), amicableness, noun –amicably, adverb …

  • 23amicable — adj. showing or done in a friendly spirit (an amicable meeting). Derivatives: amicability n. amicableness n. amicably adv. Etymology: LL amicabilis f. amicus friend …

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  • 24Amicable number — Amicable numbers are two different numbers so related that the sum of the proper divisors of the one is equal to the other, one being considered as a proper divisor but not the number itself. Such a pair is (220, 284); for the proper divisors of… …

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  • 25Amicable action — Amicable Am i*ca*ble, a. [L. amicabilis, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. See {Amiable}.] Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable disposition, or arrangement. [1913… …

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  • 26Amicable numbers — Amicable Am i*ca*ble, a. [L. amicabilis, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. See {Amiable}.] Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable disposition, or arrangement. [1913… …

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  • 27amicable action — am·i·ca·ble action / a mi kə bəl / n: a case brought before a court by consent of the parties in order to get a ruling on a point of law used esp. in Pennsylvania Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. amicable act …

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  • 28amicable numbers — plural noun (mathematics) see ↑friendly numbers under ↑friend • • • Main Entry: ↑amicable …

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  • 29Amicable Grant — The Amicable grant was a tax imposed on England in 1525 by the Lord Chancellor Thomas Wolsey. Called at the time a benevolance , it was essentially a forced loan that was levied on one third of both the clergy and laity s incomes. The Amicable… …

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  • 30amicable action — noun : an action commenced and prosecuted by amicable consent of the parties for the purpose of obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law amicable action, in the sense in which these words are used in courts of justice, presupposes… …

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