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  • 101Main center — Main Main (m[=a]n), a. [From {Main} strength, possibly influenced by OF. maine, magne, great, L. magnus. Cf. {Magnate}.] 1. Very or extremely strong. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That current with main fury ran. Daniel. [1913 Webster] 2. Vast; huge.… …

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  • 102Main chance — Main Main (m[=a]n), a. [From {Main} strength, possibly influenced by OF. maine, magne, great, L. magnus. Cf. {Magnate}.] 1. Very or extremely strong. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That current with main fury ran. Daniel. [1913 Webster] 2. Vast; huge.… …

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  • 103Main couple — Main Main (m[=a]n), a. [From {Main} strength, possibly influenced by OF. maine, magne, great, L. magnus. Cf. {Magnate}.] 1. Very or extremely strong. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That current with main fury ran. Daniel. [1913 Webster] 2. Vast; huge.… …

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  • 104Main deck — Main Main (m[=a]n), a. [From {Main} strength, possibly influenced by OF. maine, magne, great, L. magnus. Cf. {Magnate}.] 1. Very or extremely strong. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That current with main fury ran. Daniel. [1913 Webster] 2. Vast; huge.… …

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  • 105Main keel — Main Main (m[=a]n), a. [From {Main} strength, possibly influenced by OF. maine, magne, great, L. magnus. Cf. {Magnate}.] 1. Very or extremely strong. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That current with main fury ran. Daniel. [1913 Webster] 2. Vast; huge.… …

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  • 106Mendacities — Mendacity Men*dac i*ty, n.; pl. {Mendacities}. [L. mendacitas.] 1. The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. A falsehood; a lie. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] Syn: Lying; deceit; untruth; falsehood.… …

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  • 107Mendacity — Men*dac i*ty, n.; pl. {Mendacities}. [L. mendacitas.] 1. The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. A falsehood; a lie. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] Syn: Lying; deceit; untruth; falsehood. [1913… …

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  • 108Misrepresentation — Mis*rep re*sen*ta tion, n. Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person s motives. Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster] Note: In popular use, this word… …

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  • 109Un- — [OE. & AS. un ; akin to OFries. un , D. on , OS., OHG., & G. un , Icel. [=o] , [=u] , Sw. o , Dan. u , W. an , L. in , Gr. ?, ?, Skr. an , a . [root]193. Cf. {A } not {In } not, No, adv.] An inseparable prefix, or particle, signifying not; in ;… …

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