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a. Pertaining to ablution. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. relating to or favoring abolition, especially the abolition of slavery. WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of or pertaining to abolition [ PJC ]

a. Pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ab + sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound. ] Discordant; contrary; -- opposed to consonant. “Absonant to nature.” Quarles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to abstraction. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to accession; additional. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Marked or produced by accretion. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖ n. [ NL. See Acetone; Hæma-. ] (Med.) A morbid condition characterized by the presence of ketone bodies (including acetone, acetoacetic acid and beta-hydroxybutyric acid) in the blood, as in diabetes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]

a. [ Cf. LL. actionabilis. See Action. ] That may be the subject of an action or suit at law; as, to call a man a thief is actionable. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an actionable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Cf. F. actionnaire. ] (Com.) A shareholder in joint-stock company. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 having a capacity for adaptation. Opposed to maladaptive.
Syn. -- adaptive, adaptative [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Added; supplemental; in the way of an addition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Something added. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By way of addition. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Additional. [ R. ] Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed. [ R. ] Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Heb. adōnāi, lit., my lord. ] A Hebrew name for God, usually translated in the Old Testament by the word “Lord”. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The later Jews used its vowel points to fill out the tetragrammaton Yhvh, or Ihvh, “the incommunicable name, ” and in reading substituted “Adonai”. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. aéronat. See Aëro-; Natation. ] A dirigible balloon. [ obsolescent ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. [ F. aéronaute, fr. Gr. &unr_; air + &unr_; sailor. See Nautical. ] An aërial navigator; a balloonist. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. aéronauitique. ] Pertaining to aëronautics, or aërial sailing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by means of a balloon; aërial navigation; ballooning. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the affections; as, affectional impulses; an affectional nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. affectionné. ] 1. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Kindly inclined; zealous. [ Obs. ] Johson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Man, in his love God, and desire to please him, can never be too affectionate. Sprat. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Strongly inclined; -- with to. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Tender; attached; loving; devoted; warm; fond; earnest; ardent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Disposed; inclined. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Affectionated to the people. Holinshed. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being affectionate; fondness; affection. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) One of the orders of Anthozoa. It includes the Alcyonacea, Pennatulacea, and Gorgonacea. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Aleurone. ] Flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetic persons. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. altus high + sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound. ] High-sounding; lofty or pompous. Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Obtuse-angled. [ Obs. ] Hutton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ammonium + aluminium. ] An explosive consisting of a mixture of powdered aluminum and ammonium nitrate. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow. “The olecranon on anconeal process.” Flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a family of chiefly tropical trees or shrubs.
Syn. -- family Annonaceae, custard-apple family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖ n. [ NL. Cf. Ananas. ] (Bot.) A genus of tropical or subtropical plants of the natural order Anonaceæ, including the soursop. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to the order of plants including the soursop, custard apple, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Opposed to the constitution; unconstitutional. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } Opposed to monarchial government. Bp. Benson. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An enemy to monarchial government. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A compound of antimonic acid with a base or basic radical. [ Written also antimoniate. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Antagonistic to one's country or nation, or to a national government. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs. Wheatly. -- An*tiph"o*nal*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. A book of antiphons or anthems. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. antiphonarium. See Antiphoner. ] A book containing a collection of antiphons; the book in which the antiphons of the breviary, with their musical notes, are contained. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, a lung. ] (Zool.) An order of holothurians in which the internal respiratory organs are wanting; -- called also Apoda or Apodes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to an apparition or to apparitions; spectral. “An apparitional soul.” Tylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being apportioned or in proportion. [ Obs. & R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]