Definition of nation

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Nation (n.) A great number; a great deal; -- by way of emphasis; as, a nation of herbs..

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Mixture :: Mixture (n.) An organ stop, comprising from two to five ranges of pipes, used only in combination with the foundation and compound stops; -- called also furniture stop. It consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground tone..
Agglutinative :: Agglutinative (a.) Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive..
Direct :: Direct (v. t.) To determine the direction or course of; to cause to go on in a particular manner; to order in the way to a certain end; to regulate; to govern; as, to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army..
Construction :: Construction (n.) The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense..
Disperse :: Disperse (v. t.) To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations..
Denominate :: Denominate (a.) Having a specific name or denomination; specified in the concrete as opposed to abstract; thus, 7 feet is a denominate quantity, while 7 is mere abstract quantity or number. See Compound number, under Compound..
Oneiromancy :: Oneiromancy (n.) Divination by means of dreams.
Oppugnation :: Oppugnation (n.) Opposition.
Dissect :: Dissect (v. t.) To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize..
Monoclinal :: Monoclinal (a.) Having one oblique inclination; -- applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation.
Consignify :: Consignify (v. t.) To signify or denote in combination with something else.
Nutation :: Nutation (n.) A very small libratory motion of the earth's axis, by which its inclination to the plane of the ecliptic is constantly varying by a small amount..
Resolve :: Resolve (n.) That which has been resolved on or determined; decisive conclusion; fixed purpose; determination; also, legal or official determination; a legislative declaration; a resolution..
Valhalla :: Valhalla (n.) Fig.: A hall or temple adorned with statues and memorials of a nation's heroes; specifically, the Pantheon near Ratisbon, in Bavaria, consecrated to the illustrious dead of all Germany..
Introspection :: Introspection (n.) A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states; self-consciousness; reflection..
Subangular :: Subalternation (n.) The state of being subalternate; succession of turns; subordination.
Diurnation :: Diurnation (n.) The condition of sleeping or becoming dormant by day, as is the case of the bats..
Season :: Season (n.) One of the divisions of the year, marked by alternations in the length of day and night, or by distinct conditions of temperature, moisture, etc., caused mainly by the relative position of the earth with respect to the sun. In the north temperate zone, four seasons, namely, spring, summer, autumn, and winter, are generally recognized. Some parts of the world have three seasons, -- the dry, the rainy, and the cold; other parts have but two, -- the dry and the rainy..
Ventilation :: Ventilation (n.) The act of sifting, and bringing out to view or examination; free discussion; public exposure..
Agglutinative :: Agglutinative (a.) Formed or characterized by agglutination, as a language or a compound..
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