Anacoluthon :: Anacoluthon (n.) A want of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part.

Anthony's Fire :: Anthony's Fire () See Saint Anthony's Fire, under Saint..

Antichthon :: Antichthon (n.) A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun..

Antichthon :: Antichthon (n.) Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres.

Antichthones :: Antichthones (pl. ) of Antichtho.

Aphthong :: Aphthong (n.) A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound..

Authochthonic :: Authochthonic (a.) Alt. of Autochthonou.

Authochthons :: Authochthons (pl. ) of Autochtho.

Autochthon :: Autochthon (n.) One who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or the soil he inhabits; one of the original inhabitants or aborigines; a native; -- commonly in the plural. This title was assumed by the ancient Greeks, particularly the Athenians..

Autochthon :: Autochthon (n.) That which is original to a particular country, or which had there its origin..

Autochthonal :: Autochthonal (a.) Alt. of Autochthonou.

Autochthones :: Autochthones (pl. ) of Autochtho.

Autochthonism :: Autochthonism (n.) The state of being autochthonal.

Autochthonous :: Autochthonous (a.) Aboriginal; indigenous; native.

Autochthony :: Autochthony (n.) An aboriginal or autochthonous condition.

Chthonic :: Chthonic (a.) Pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, chthonic religions..

Chthonophagia :: Chthonophagia (n.) Alt. of Chthonophag.

Chthonophagy :: Chthonophagy (n.) A disease characterized by an irresistible desire to eat earth, observed in some parts of the southern United States, the West Indies, etc..

Diphthong :: Diphthong (n.) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a proper diphthong..

Diphthong :: Diphthong (n.) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in rain, eo in people; -- called an improper diphthong..

Diphthong :: Diphthong (v. t.) To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize.

Diphthongal :: Diphthongal (a.) Relating or belonging to a diphthong; having the nature of a diphthong.

Diphthongalize :: Diphthongalize (v. t.) To make into a diphthong; to pronounce as a diphthong.

Diphthongation :: Diphthongation (n.) See Diphthongization.

Diphthongic :: Diphthongic (a.) Of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal.

Diphthongization :: Diphthongization (n.) The act of changing into a diphthong.

Diphthongize :: Diphthongize (v. t. & i.) To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel..

Gnathonic :: Gnathonic (a.) Alt. of Gnathonica.

Gnathonical :: Gnathonical (a.) Flattering; deceitful.

Lithonthriptic :: Lithonthriptic (a. & n.) Alt. of Lithonthrypti.

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