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ACU'MEN, n. [L. acumen, from acus or acuo.] A sharp point; and figuratively, qui...
ACU'MINATE, a. [L. acuminatus, from acumen.] Ending in a sharp point; pointed.
ACU'MINATED, a. Sharpened to a point.
ACUMINA'TION, n. A sharpening; termination in a sharp point.
ACUPUNC'TURE, n. [L. acus, needle, and punctura, or punctus, a pricking.] Among ...
A'CUS, n. [L.] 1. The needle-fish,or gar-fish. 2. The ammodyte or sand eel. 3. T...
ACU'TE, a. [L. acutus, sharp-pointed; Heb.] 1. Sharp at the end; ending in a sha...
ACU'TELY, adv. Sharply; keenly; with nice discrimination.
ACU'TENESS, n. 1. Sharpness; but seldom used in this literal sense, as applied t...
ACUTIA'TOR, n. In the middle ages, a person whose office was to sharpen instrume...
AD. A Latin preposition, signifying to. It is probably from Heb. Ch. Syr. Sam. E...
AD'AGE, n. [L. adagium, or adagio] A proverb; an old saying, which has obtained ...
ADA'GIO, n. [L. otium; Eng. ease.] In music, a slow movement. As an adverb, slow...
AD'AM, n. In Heb., Man; primarily, the name of the human species, mankind; appro...
AD'AMANT, n. [ Gr.; L. adamas; a word of Celtic origin.] A very hard or impenetr...
ADAMANTE'AN, a. Hard as adamant.