Definition of on

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On (prep.) In addition to; besides; -- indicating multiplication or succession in a series; as, heaps on heaps; mischief on mischief; loss on loss; thought on thought..

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Oxidability :: Oxidability (n.) Capability of being converted into an oxide.
Sarcophagus :: Sarcophagus (n.) A species of limestone used among the Greeks for making coffins, which was so called because it consumed within a few weeks the flesh of bodies deposited in it. It is otherwise called lapis Assius, or Assian stone, and is said to have been found at Assos, a city of Lycia..
Tautozonal :: Tautozonal (a.) Belonging to the same zone; as, tautozonal planes..
Peorias :: Peorias (n. pl.) An Algonquin tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Illinois.
Anura :: Anura (n. pl.) One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads..
Protracted :: Protracted (a.) Prolonged; continued.
Holder :: Holder (n.) The payee of a bill of exchange or a promissory note, or the one who owns or holds it..
Between :: Between (prep.) Belonging in common to two; shared by both.
Objicient :: Objicient (n.) One who makes objection; an objector.
Dowry :: Dowry (n.) The money, goods, or estate, which a woman brings to her husband in marriage; a bride's portion on her marriage. See Note under Dower..
Fining :: Fining (n.) The process of fining or refining; clarification; also (Metal.), the conversion of cast iron into suitable for puddling, in a hearth or charcoal fire..
Laureation :: Laureation (n.) The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an academic degree, or honorary title..
License :: License (n.) That deviation from strict fact, form, or rule, in which an artist or writer indulges, assuming that it will be permitted for the sake of the advantage or effect gained; as, poetic license; grammatical license, etc..
Orthodoxy :: Orthodoxy (n.) Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; -- said of moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the orthodoxy of a creed..
Dioecia :: Dioecia (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of plants having the stamens and pistils on different plants.
Fabliau :: Fabliau (n.) One of the metrical tales of the Trouveres, or early poets of the north of France..
Writing :: Writing (n.) An inscription.
Behn :: Behn (n.) The Statice limonium, or sea lavender..
Gier-eagle :: Gier-eagle (n.) A bird referred to in the Bible (Lev. xi. 18and Deut. xiv. 17) as unclean, probably the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)..
Caledonia :: Caledonia (n.) The ancient Latin name of Scotland; -- still used in poetry.
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