Monotony

  • 71Interrupted — Interrupt In ter*rupt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interrupted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interrupting}.] [L. interruptus, p. p. of interrumpere to interrupt; inter between + rumpere to break. See {Rupture}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To break into, or between; to… …

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  • 72Interrupting — Interrupt In ter*rupt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interrupted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interrupting}.] [L. interruptus, p. p. of interrumpere to interrupt; inter between + rumpere to break. See {Rupture}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To break into, or between; to… …

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  • 73Monotone — Mon o*tone, n. [See {Monotonous}, {Monotony}.] 1. (Mus.) A single unvaried tone or sound. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) The utterance of successive syllables, words, or sentences, on one unvaried key or line of pitch. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 74Monotonous — Mo*not o*nous, a. [Gr. ?; mo nos alone, single + ? tone. See {Tone}.] Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome. {Mo*not o*nous*ly}, adv. {Mo*not o*nous*ness}, n …

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  • 75Monotonously — Monotonous Mo*not o*nous, a. [Gr. ?; mo nos alone, single + ? tone. See {Tone}.] Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome. {Mo*not o*nous*ly}, adv. {Mo*not… …

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  • 76Monotonousness — Monotonous Mo*not o*nous, a. [Gr. ?; mo nos alone, single + ? tone. See {Tone}.] Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome. {Mo*not o*nous*ly}, adv. {Mo*not… …

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  • 77Relieve — Re*lieve (r? l?v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relieved} ( l?vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relieving}.] [OE. releven, F. relever to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. relevare to lift up, raise, make light, relieve; pref. re re + levare to raise, fr.… …

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  • 78Relieved — Relieve Re*lieve (r? l?v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relieved} ( l?vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relieving}.] [OE. releven, F. relever to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. relevare to lift up, raise, make light, relieve; pref. re re + levare to raise …

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  • 79Relieving — Relieve Re*lieve (r? l?v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relieved} ( l?vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relieving}.] [OE. releven, F. relever to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. relevare to lift up, raise, make light, relieve; pref. re re + levare to raise …

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  • 80Sameness — Same ness, n. 1. The state of being the same; identity; absence of difference; near resemblance; correspondence; similarity; as, a sameness of person, of manner, of sound, of appearance, and the like. A sameness of the terms. Bp. Horsley. [1913… …

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