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Brother German :: Brother german () A brother by both the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, one by the mother only..

Phlegm :: Phlegm (a.) A watery distilled liquor, in distinction from a spirituous liquor..

Honor :: Honor (n.) To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to bestow honor upon; to elevate in rank or station; to ennoble; to exalt; to glorify; hence, to do something to honor; to treat in a complimentary manner or with civility..

Thesis :: Thesis (n.) An affirmation, or distinction from a supposition or hypothesis..

Authentic :: Authentic (n.) Having as immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from plagal, which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octave below the tonic..

Considerable :: Considerable (a.) Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; -- said of persons.

Moralist :: Moralist (n.) One who practices moral duties; a person who lives in conformity with moral rules; one of correct deportment and dealings with his fellow-creatures; -- sometimes used in contradistinction to one whose life is controlled by religious motives.

Toast :: Toast (v.) Hence, any person, especially a person of distinction, in honor of whom a health is drunk; hence, also, anything so commemorated; a sentiment, as The land we live in, The day we celebrate, etc..

Ordinary :: Ordinary (n.) A dining room or eating house where a meal is prepared for all comers, at a fixed price for the meal, in distinction from one where each dish is separately charged; a table d'hote; hence, also, the meal furnished at such a dining room..

Affinity :: Affinity (n.) Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); -- in contradistinction to consanguinity, or relationship by blood; -- followed by with, to, or between..

Glory :: Glory (n.) Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown..

Alignment :: Alignment (n.) The ground-plan of a railway or other road, in distinction from the grades or profile..

Supersubstantial :: Superstructure (n.) The sleepers, and fastenings, in distinction from the roadbed..

Difference :: Difference (n.) The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quality in paper; a difference in degrees of heat, or of light; what is the difference between the innocent and the guilty?.

Townpeople :: Townpeople (n.) The inhabitants of a town or city, especially in distinction from country people; townsfolk..

Indiscriminate :: Indiscriminate (a.) Not discriminate; wanting discrimination; undistinguishing; not making any distinction; confused; promiscuous.

Height :: Height (n.) Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power, learning, arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank; preeminence or distinction in society; prominence..

Land :: Land (n.) The mainland, in distinction from islands..

Bodily :: Bodily (a.) Of or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the mind..

Thing :: Thing (n.) An inanimate object, in distinction from a living being; any lifeless material..

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