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n. 1. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit.
Syn. -- government, regime. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. (Med.) The defect of stammering; also, a kind of incomplete pronunciation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the decade from 1980 to 1989. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the time of life between 80 and 90.
Syn. -- mid-eighties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. the decade from 1950 to 1959. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the time of life between 50 and 60.
Syn. -- mid-fifties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. pl. Five-twenty bonds of the United States (bearing six per cent interest), issued in 1862, '64, and '65, redeemable after five and payable in twenty years. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a set of procedures required to make a transaction official.
Syn. -- form, formality. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. pl. See Forty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. 1. a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration, during which the international rules of war apply.
Syn. -- war, state of war, hot war. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

We have showed ourselves generous adversaries . . . and have carried on even our hostilities with humanity. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. acts of overt warfare.
Syn. -- belligerency. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the time of life between 80 and 90.
Syn. -- eighties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the time of life between 50 and 60.
Syn. -- fifties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the time of life between 40 and 50.
Syn. -- forties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the time of life between 90 and 100.
Syn. -- nineties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the time of life between 70 and 80.
Syn. -- seventies. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the time of life between 60 and 70.
Syn. -- sixties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the time of life between 30 and 40.
Syn. -- thirties, thirty-something. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the time of life between 20 and 30.
Syn. -- twenties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L., softness. ] (Med.) Unnatural softness of any organ or part. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. 1. The decade from 1890 to 1899; as, the gay nineties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. The decade from 1990 to 1999; as, they spent a ton of money to solve the Y2K bug in the nineties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. The time of life between ages 90 and 100.
Syn. -- mid-nineties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>n. A pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

(Naut.) The middle latitudes of the southern hemisphere. So called from the boisterous and prevailing westerly winds, which are especially strong in the South Indian Ocean up to 50° S. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

The decade from 1920 to 1929; -- so called because of the occurrence of a prosperous economy and rapid changes in sociological mores as exemplified by speakeasies, the popularity of fast cars and jazz, and the boisterous unconventional behavior of young adults in that period. See also flapper, speakeasy, and second prohibition. [ PJC ]

n. pl. A name given to three several issues of United States Treasury notes, made during the Civil War, in denominations of $50 and over, bearing interest at the rate of seven and three tenths (thirty hundredths) per cent annually. Within a few years they were all redeemed or funded. [ 1913 Webster ]