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OB'SIGNATE, v.t. [L. obsigno; ob and signo, to seal.] To seal up; to ratify. [Li...
OBSIGNA'TION, n. The act of sealing; ratification by sealing; confirmation.
OBSIG'NATORY, a. Ratifying; confirming by sealing.
OBSOLES'CENT, a. [L. obsolesco, to go out of use.] Going out of use; passing int...
OBSOLE'TE, a. [L. obsoletus.] 1. Gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as an obs...
OBSOLE'TENESS, n. 1. The state of being neglected in use; a state of desuetude. ...
OB'STACLE, n. [L. obsto, to withstand; ob and sto.] That which opposes; any thin...
OB'STANCY, n. [L. obstantia; ob and sto.] Opposition; impediment; obstruction. [...
OBSTET'RIC, a. [L. obstetrix, a midwife; ob and sto, to stand before.] Pertainin...
OBSTET'RICATE, v.i. [See Obstetric .] To perform the office of a midwife. [Littl...
OBSTETRICA'TION, n. 1. The act of assisting as a midwife. 2. The office of a mid...
OBSTETRI'CIAN, n. One skilled in the art of assisting women in parturition.
OBSTET'RICS, n. The art of assisting women in parturition; midwifery.
OB'STINACY, n. [L. obstinatio, from obsto, to stand against, to oppose; ob and s...
OB'STINATE, a. [L. obstinatus.] 1. Stubborn; pertinaciously adhering to an opini...
OB'STINATELY, adv. Stubbornly; pertinaciously; with fixedness of purpose not to ...