Acatalectic :: Acatalectic (a.) Not defective; complete; as, an acatalectic verse..

Acatalectic :: Acatalectic (n.) A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables.

Alecithal :: Alecithal (a.) Applied to those ova which segment uniformly, and which have little or no food yelk embedded in their protoplasm..

Aleconner :: Aleconner (n.) Orig., an officer appointed to look to the goodness of ale and beer; also, one of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London to inspect the measures used in public houses. But the office is a sinecure. [Also called aletaster.].

Alecost :: Alecost (n.) The plant costmary, which was formerly much used for flavoring ale..

Alectorides :: Alectorides (n. pl.) A group of birds including the common fowl and the pheasants.

Alectoromachy :: Alectoromachy (n.) Cockfighting.

Alectoromancy :: Alectoromancy (n.) See Alectryomancy.

Alectryom'achy :: Alectryom'achy (n.) Cockfighting.

Alectryomancy :: Alectryomancy (n.) Divination by means of a cock and grains of corn placed on the letters of the alphabet, the letters being put together in the order in which the grains were eaten..

Analecta :: Analecta (n. pl.) A collection of literary fragments.

Analectic :: Analectic (a.) Relating to analects; made up of selections; as, an analectic magazine..

Analects :: Analects (n. pl.) Alt. of Analect.

Brachycatalectic :: Brachycatalectic (n.) A verse wanting two syllables at its termination.

Caleche :: Caleche (n.) See Calash.

Catalectic :: Catalectic (a.) Wanting a syllable at the end, or terminating in an imperfect foot; as, a catalectic verse..

Catalectic :: Catalectic (a.) Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance.

Dialect :: Dialect (n.) Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech.

Dialect :: Dialect (n.) The form of speech of a limited region or people, as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterized by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned..

Dialectal :: Dialectal (a.) Relating to a dialect; dialectical; as, a dialectical variant..

Dialectic :: Dialectic (n.) Same as Dialectics.

Dialectic :: Dialectic (a.) Alt. of Dialectica.

Dialectical :: Dialectical (a.) Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.

Dialectical :: Dialectical (a.) Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects.

Dialectically :: Dialectically (adv.) In a dialectical manner.

Dialectician :: Dialectician (n.) One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.

Dialectics :: Dialectics (n.) That branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of reasoning; the application of logical principles to discursive reasoning; the science or art of discriminating truth from error; logical discussion.

Dialectology :: Dialectology (n.) That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.

Dialector :: Dialector (n.) One skilled in dialectics.

Hypercatalectic :: Hypercatalectic (a.) Having a syllable or two beyond measure; as, a hypercatalectic verse..

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