n. a certified public accountant; an accountant certified by the state. [ acronym ]
n. the consumer price index, an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer. The increase of this value each year is one measure of monetary inflation. [ acronym ]
☞ For a table of values from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the CPI over time, see CPI-U from 1913 to 1998. [ PJC ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to speak out. ] (Rhet.) An explicit declaration. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a thing called out, fr. &unr_; to cry out;
n. [ See Ecphonema. ] A mark (!) used to indicate an exclamation. G. Brown. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Ecphonema. ] (Rhet.) An animated or passionate exclamation. [ 1913 Webster ]
The feelings by the ecphonesis are very various. Gibbs. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_;, from &unr_; to open;
n. A drug originally taken in the form of powder ("dust") for its hallucinogenic effects.
n. [ Named from its note. ] (Zool.) An African wren warbler. (Drymoica textrix). [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to utter together. ] (Gram.) A contraction of two syllables into one; synizesis. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) A very venomous viper (Daboia Russellii), native of Ceylon and India; -- called also