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ACADE'ME; n. an academy; a society of persons. [Not used.]
ACA'CIANS, in Church History, were certain sects, so denominated from their lead...
ACA'CIA, n. [L. acacia, a thorn, from Gr., a point.] Egyptian thorn, a species o...
ACAC'ALOT, n. A Mexican fowl, the Tantalus Mexicanus, or
AC, in Saxon, oak, the initial syllable of names, as acton, oaktown.
ABYSSIN'IANS, n. A sect of christians in Abyssinia, who admit but one nature in ...
ABYSSIN'IAN, a. A name denoting a mixed multitude or a black race.
ABYSS', n. [Gr. bottomless, from a priv. and bottom, Ion. See Bottom .] 1. A bot...
ABYSM', n. abyzm'. [See Abyss .] A gulf.
ABY', v.t. or i. [Probably contracted from abide.] To endure; to pay dearly; to ...
ABUT'TAL, n. The butting or boundary of land at the end; a head-land.
ABUT'MENT, n. 1. The head or end; that which unites one end of a thing to anothe...
ABUT', v.i. To border upon; to be contiguous to; to meet; in strictness, to adjo...
ABU'SIVENESS, n. Ill-usage; the quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, ...
ABU'SIVELY, adv. In an abusive manner; rudely; reproachfully.
ABU'SIVE, a. 1. Practicing abuse; offering harsh words, or ill treatment; as an ...