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  • 51matter — n 1. substance, material, stuff, materiality, medium, something, body; protoplasm, plasma, element; flesh, meat, marrow, sum and substance. 2. pus, suppuration, purulence, discharge; ooze, juice, sap, latex, milk; mucus, phlegm, grume, gore; All… …

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  • 52meaning — mean•ing [[t]ˈmi nɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) what is intended to be or actually is expressed or indicated; import: the three meanings of a word[/ex] 2) the end, purpose, or significance of something 3) intentioned (usu. used in combination): a well meaning… …

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  • 53purportless — pronunc at purport I or purport II+lə̇s adjective Etymology: purport (I) + less : lacking purpose or meaning purportless questioning …

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  • 54mean´ing|ness — mean|ing «MEE nihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. that which is meant or intended; significance: »the meaning of a story, the meaning of a sermon. The meaning of that sentence is clear. 2. Archaic. intention or purpose: »I am no honest man if there… …

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  • 55mean´ing|ly — mean|ing «MEE nihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. that which is meant or intended; significance: »the meaning of a story, the meaning of a sermon. The meaning of that sentence is clear. 2. Archaic. intention or purpose: »I am no honest man if there… …

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  • 56mean|ing — «MEE nihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. that which is meant or intended; significance: »the meaning of a story, the meaning of a sermon. The meaning of that sentence is clear. 2. Archaic. intention or purpose: »I am no honest man if there by any… …

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  • 57Middle Tenor — Tenor Ten or, n. [L., from tenere to hold; hence, properly, a holding on in a continued course: cf. F. teneur. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Tenor} a kind of voice.] 1. A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode;… …

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  • 58New Tenor — Tenor Ten or, n. [L., from tenere to hold; hence, properly, a holding on in a continued course: cf. F. teneur. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Tenor} a kind of voice.] 1. A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode;… …

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  • 59Old Tenor — Tenor Ten or, n. [L., from tenere to hold; hence, properly, a holding on in a continued course: cf. F. teneur. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Tenor} a kind of voice.] 1. A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode;… …

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  • 60Tenor — Ten or, n. [L., from tenere to hold; hence, properly, a holding on in a continued course: cf. F. teneur. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Tenor} a kind of voice.] 1. A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode;… …

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