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ELOCU'TION, n. [L. elocutio, from eloquor; e and loquor, to speak.] 1. Pronuncia...
ELOCA'TION, n. [L. eloco.] A removal from the usual place of residence. 1. Depar...
ELM'Y, a. Abounding with elms.
ELM, n. [L. ulmus.] A tree of the genus Ulmus. The common elm is one of the larg...
ELLIPTICALLY, adv. According to the figure called an ellipsis. 1. Defectively.
ELLIP'TIC ELLIP'TICAL, a. Pertaining to an ellipsis; having the form of an ellip...
ELLIPSOID'AL, a. Pertaining to an ellipsoid; having the form of an ellipsoid.
ELLIPS'OID, n. [ellipsis and Gr. form.] In conics, a solid or figure formed by t...
ELLIP'SIS, n. [Gr. an omission or defect, to leave or pass by.] 1. In geometry, ...
ELLIPSE, n. ellips'. An ellipsis.
ELL, n. [L. ulna.] A measure of different lengths in different countries, used c...
ELK-NUT, n. A plant, the Hamiltonia, called also oil-nut.
ELK, n. [L. alce, alces.] A quadruped of the Cervine genus, with palmated horns,...
ELIX'IR, n. 1. In medicine, a compound tincture, extracted from two or more ingr...
ELIXA'TION, n. [L. elixus, from elixio, to boil, to moisten or macerate, from li...
ELIX'ATE, v.t. [L. elixo.] To extract by boiling.