Angulosity :: Angulosity (n.) A state of being angulous or angular.

Animosities :: Animosities (pl. ) of Animosit.

Animosity :: Animosity (v. t.) Mere spiritedness or courage.

Animosity :: Animosity (v. t.) Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

Ankylosis :: Ankylosis (n.) Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint.

Ankylosis :: Ankylosis (n.) The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals.

Ankylosis :: Ankylosis (n.) Same as Anchylosis.

Anteposition :: Anteposition (n.) The placing of a before another, which, by ordinary rules, ought to follow it..

Anthropomorphosis :: Anthropomorphosis (n.) Transformation into the form of a human being.

Antiptosis :: Antiptosis (n.) The putting of one case for another.

Apodosis :: Apodosis (n.) The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence, expressing the result, and thus distinguished from the protasis or clause which expresses a condition. Thus, in the sentence, Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him, the former clause is the protasis, and the latter the apodosis..

Aponeurosis :: Aponeurosis (n.) Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasciae which cover, invest, and the terminations and attachments of, many muscles. They often differ from tendons only in being flat and thin. See Fascia..

Aposiopesis :: Aposiopesis (n.) A figure of speech in which the speaker breaks off suddenly, as if unwilling or unable to state what was in his mind; as, I declare to you that his conduct -- but I can not speak of that, here..

Apositic :: Apositic (a.) Destroying the appetite, or suspending hunger..

Apotheosis :: Apotheosis (n. pl.) The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, the gods; deification..

Apotheosis :: Apotheosis (n. pl.) Glorification; exaltation.

Apotheosize :: Apotheosize (v. t.) To exalt to the dignity of a deity; to declare to be a god; to deify; to glorify.

Apposite :: Apposite (a.) Very applicable; well adapted; suitable or fit; relevant; pat; -- followed by to; as, this argument is very apposite to the case..

Apposition :: Apposition (n.) The act of adding; application; accretion.

Apposition :: Apposition (n.) The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side; also, the condition of being so placed..

Apposition :: Apposition (n.) The state of two nouns or pronouns, put in the same case, without a connecting word between them; as, I admire Cicero, the orator. Here, the second noun explains or characterizes the first..

Appositional :: Appositional (a.) Pertaining to apposition; put in apposition syntactically.

Appositive :: Appositive (a.) Of or relating to apposition; in apposition.

Appositive :: Appositive (n.) A noun in apposition.

Aquosity :: Aquosity (n.) The condition of being wet or watery; wateriness.

Archebiosis :: Archebiosis (n.) The origination of living matter from non-living. See Abiogenesis.

Argosies :: Argosies (pl. ) of Argos.

Arrosion :: Arrosion (n.) A gnawing.

Arthrosis :: Arthrosis (n.) Articulation.

Athetosis :: Athetosis (n.) A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the fingers and toes..

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