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ADOPT'ING, ppr. Taking a stranger as a son; taking as one's own.
ADOPT'ER, n. 1. One who adopts. 2. In chimistry, a large round receiver, with tw...
ADOPT'EDLY, adv. In the manner of something adopted.
ADOPT'ED, pp. Taken as one's own; received as son and heir; selected for use.
ADOPT', v.t. [L. adopto, of ad and opto, to desire or choose. See Option .] 1. T...
ADO'NISTS, n. [Heb. Lord, a scriptural title of the Supreme Being.] Among critic...
ADO'NIS, n. In mythology, the favorite of Venus, said to be the son of Cinyras, ...
ADO'NIC, a. Adonic Verse, a short verse, in which the death of Adonis was bewail...
ADO'NIA, n. Festivals celebrated anciently in honor of Adonis, by females, who s...
ADONE'AN, a. Pertaining to Adonis. Fair Adonean Venus.
ADOLES'CENT, a. Growing; advancing from childhood to manhood.
ADOLES'CENCE, n. [L. adolescens, growing, of ad and olesco, to grow, from oleo. ...
ADO', n. Bustle; trouble; labor; difficulty; as, to make a great ado about trifl...
AD'NOUN, n. [ad and noun.] In grammar, an adjective, or attribute. [Little used.]
AD'NATE, a. [L. ad and natus, grown.] In botany, pressing close to the stem, or ...
ADNA'TA, n. [L. ad and natus, grown from nascor, to grow.] 1. In anatomy, one of...