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61Anacrusis — An a*cru sis, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to push up or back; ? + ? to strike.] (Pros.) A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable. [1913 Webster] …
62Anapest — An a*pest, n. [L. anapaestus, Gr. ? an anapest, i.e., a dactyl reserved, or, as it were, struck back; fr. ?; ? back + ? to strike.] 1. (Pros.) A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or… …
63Aphesis — Aph e*sis, n. [Gr. ? a letting go; ? + ? to let go.] The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire. New Eng. Dict. [1913 Webster] …
64Asplenium Filixfaemina — Female Fe male, a. 1. Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male. [1913 Webster] As patient as the female dove When that her golden couplets are disclosed. Shak. [1913… …
65Atones — At*ones, adv. [See {At one}.] [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Down he fell atones as a stone. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Atonic A*ton ic, a. [Cf. F. atonique. See {Atony}.] 1. (Med.) Characterized by atony, or lack of vital energy; as, an atonic disease.… …
66Atonic — Atones At*ones, adv. [See {At one}.] [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Down he fell atones as a stone. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Atonic A*ton ic, a. [Cf. F. atonique. See {Atony}.] 1. (Med.) Characterized by atony, or lack of vital energy; as, an atonic… …
67Chest voice — Voice Voice, n. [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. ? a word, ? a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erw[ a]hnen to mention. Cf. {Advocate}, {Advowson}, {Avouch}, {Convoke}, {Epic}, {Vocal}, {Vouch}, {Vowel}.] 1 …
68dactyl — dac tyl (d[a^]k t[i^]l), n. [L. dactylus, Gr. da ktylos a finger, a dactyl. Cf. {Digit}.] 1. (Pros.) A poetical foot of three sylables ( [crescent] [crescent]), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; as, L. t[ …
69dactyle — dactyl dac tyl (d[a^]k t[i^]l), n. [L. dactylus, Gr. da ktylos a finger, a dactyl. Cf. {Digit}.] 1. (Pros.) A poetical foot of three sylables ( [crescent] [crescent]), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; as …
70Female — Fe male, a. 1. Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male. [1913 Webster] As patient as the female dove When that her golden couplets are disclosed. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
