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`consonance / constitution
`298
`con-so-nance (kan’ss nens) n.
`[[ME & OFr < L consonantia <
`”consonans, prp. of consonare, to sound together with < com-, with
`+ sonare < sonus, SOUND‘II
`1 harmony or agreement of elements or
`parts; accord 2 a pleasing combination of simultaneous musical
`sounds; harmony of tones 3 Prosody a partial rhyme in which
`consonants in stressed syllables are repeated but, vowels are not
`(Ex.: mocker, maker)
`,
`-
`con-so-nanlcy (-nen se) n. consomncs (sense 1)
`con-so-nant (kan’se nent) adj. [[OFr < L consonans: see CONSO-
`NANCEJ]
`1 in harmony or agreement; in accord 2 harmonious in
`tone: opposed to DISSONANT 3 Prosody having consonance 4 con-
`sonantal —n.
`1 any speech sound in the production of which the
`speaker completely stops and then releases the air stream, as in (p,
`t, k, b, d, g), stops it at one point while it escapes at another, as in
`(m, n,
`I], 1, r), forces it through a loosely closed or very narrow
`passage, as in (f, v, s, z, sh, zh, th, th, H, kh, h, w, y), or uses a
`combination of these means, as in (ch, j): cf. VOWEL 2 a letter or
`symbol representing such a sound 3 Linguis. any phoneme, esp.
`one produced as described above, that does not form the peak of a
`syllable —con’so-nantlly adv.
`1 having the nature or function
`con-so-nan-tal (ka'n’se nant’’1) adj.
`of a consonant 2 of or having a consonant or consonants
`consonant shift a sound change or series of connected sound
`changes in the consonants of a language or family of languages, as a
`series of changes in the Indo-European stops that set Germanic
`apart from other Indo-European languages, or of changes in the
`Germanic stops that set High German apart from other Germanic
`languages
`*
`con-sort (k'an’sort’; for v. ken sort’) n.
`[[OFr < L consors (gen.
`consortis), partner, neighbor < com—, with + sors, a share, lot: see
`SORTJj
`1 orig, a partner; companion 2 a wife or husband; spouse,
`esp. of a reigning kin or queen 3 a ship that travels along with
`another 4 [Rare (1) OFr consorte < L consortium, community of
`goods < consors
`association; fellowship; company b) agreement;
`accord 5 a) a 17th-cent. English chamber musicensemble, some-
`times including vocalists b) the music composed for such an
`ensemble —vi.
`1 to keep company or associate (with someone, esp.
`someone considered objectionable, undesirable, etc.) [conscrting
`with thieves] 2 to be in harmony or agreement; be in accord —'vl‘.
`[Obs.]
`1 to associate; join: usually reflexive 2 to accompany or
`escort
`con-sor-tilum (ken sort’é em; —s6r’shé em, sham) n., pl. -tila (-e) [[L,
`community of goods: see prec.j]
`1 a partnership or association; as,
`a) a temporary alliance of two or more business firms in a common
`venture b) an international banking agreement or association 2
`Law the companionship and support provided by marriage, includ-
`ing the right of each spouse to receive this from the other
`con-spe-cmic (k'an’spe sif'ik) adj. [[< conspecies, fellow species (see
`cres
`CpN- & SPECIES), modeled on SPECIFICfl belonging to the same spe—
`con-spec-tus (ken spek’tes) n.
`[[L, a view, range of sight, pp. of
`conspicere: see fol.]]
`1 a general view; survey 2 a summary; out-
`line; synopsis; digest
`con-spicIu-ous (ken spik’ytTo es) adj. [[L conspicuus, open to view <
`cons icere, to look at, observe < com—, intens. + specere, see: see
`SPY
`1 easy to see or perceive; obvious [a conspicuous billboard] 2
`attracting attention by being unexpected, unusual, outstanding, or
`egregious; striking [conspicuous bravery, conspicuous folly] —SYN.
`NOTICEABLE —con-spic’|u-ous]l
`adv. —con-spic’|u-ous~n’ess n.
`aconspicuous consumption coined by VEBLEN in The Theory of
`the Leisure Classj] showy extravagance in buying or using goods or
`services, meant to impress others with one’s wealth, status, etc.
`con-spirla-cy (ken spir’e sé) n., pl. -cies [[ME conspiracie, prob. via
`ML conspirancia < L conspirare: see CONSPIREJ]
`1 a planning and
`acting together secretly, esp. for an unlawful or harmful purpose,
`such as murderror treason 2 the plan agreed on; plot 3 the group
`taking part in such a plan 4 a combining or working together [the
`conspiracy of events] —SYN. PLOT
`'
`con-spirla-tor (ken spir’et er) n.
`[[ME conspiratour < OFr < ML
`conspirator < pp. of L conspirare: see CONSPIREJ] a person who
`takes art in a conspiracy
`con-spIrIa-to-rilal (ken spir’e tor’é el) ad]. 1 of or characteristic of a
`conspirator or conspiracy 2 conspiring or fond of conspiracy ~
`con-spir’la-to’ri-allly adv.
`con-spire (ken spir’) Vi. -spired’, -spir’ing [[ME conspiren < OFr
`conspirer < L conspirare, to breathe together, agree, unite < com-,
`together + spirare,
`to breathe: see SPIRITJ]
`1
`to plan and act
`together secretly, esp. in order to commit a crime 2 to combine or
`work together for any purpose or effect [events conspired to ruin
`him] —vf. [Rare] to plan or plot
`con spi-rilto (kan spir’i to’) [[Itjj Musical Direction with spirit; with
`Vigor
`const or Genet
`1 constable 2 constant 3 constitution
`con-sta-ble (ka'n’ste be]; Brit kun’-) n. [[ME < OFr conestable < LL
`comes stabuli, lit., count of the stable, hence chief groom < L comes,
`companion, fellow (see COUNTZ) + stabulum, STABLEZJ]
`1 in the
`Middle Ages, the highest—ranking official of a royal household,
`court, etc. 2 the warden or keeper of a royal fortress or castle 3 a
`peace officer in a town or village, with powers and jurisdiction
`somewhat more limited than those of a sheriff 4 [Chiefly Brit.] a
`police officer
`Con-sta-ble (kun’ste b’l, kan’—), John 1776—1837; Eng. landscape
`painter
`con-stablu-larly (ken stab’yoo ler’é, —ye-) n., pl. -lar’ies [[ML con—
`
`stabularia j]. 1 the territory under the jurisdiction of a “fists,
`
`constables, collectively, as of a district 3 a police force'chal.
`ized by a military organization but distinct from the regulara
`
`—adj. of constables or a constabulary Also con-stab’lu-lar'
`Con-stance (ka’n’stens)
`[[Fr < L Constantia,
`lit., constanc'y
`
`1 aifeminine name: dim. Connie 2 city in SW German .
`fol.]]
`Lake Constance, in the state of Baden-Wiirttemberg: pop. 69 .,
`Ger. name KONSTANZ 3 Lake (of) lake bounded by Switzerl’om.
`
`Germany, & Austria: 208 sq. mi. (539 sq. km); c. 46 mi. (38 “I11
`-
`km)
`long: Ger. .name BODENSEE
`,
`,
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`.,
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`con-stanlcy (ka'n’sten sé) n. ‘IIL constantia < constans, prp. 6f“
`stare < com-, together + store, to STAND]] the state or (man-COR.
`
`being unchanging; specif., a) firmness of mind or purpose; regmy of
`
`
`ness b) steadiness of affections or loyalties; faithfulness,,c) {We
`
`fee.
`dom from variation or change; regularity; stability
`
`con-Siam (ka'n’stent) adj. [[ME & OFr constaunt < L constans;
`
`1 not changing; remaining the same; specif., a) rémaf Eli‘s
`prec.j]
`firm in purpose; resolute b) remaining steady in affections 0r [Sung
`ties; faithful c) remaining free from variation or change; ”gull
`~
`
`stable 2 going on all the time; continual; persistent [Constantin 31*.
`ruptions] —n. 1 anything that does not change or vary 2 Matter‘
`
`Physics (1) a quantity that always has the same value (in fullabshu
`
`
`lute constant) b) a quantity, vector, etc. assumed .to, ha‘Ve a“:
`
`value throughout a particular discussion or investigation (in‘le‘e
`
`arbitrary constant): opposed to VARIABLE —SYN. FAITHFuL;‘cO '1
`~ "‘
`TINUAL —con’stant1ly adv.
`.
`Con-stant (kon stan’), Benjamin (Henri Benjamin Constant" d
`
`Rebecque) 1767-1830; Fr. writer & politician, born in Switz’erla‘ne
`
`Con-stan-Ia (kon stan’tsa) seaport in SE Romania, on'the Blacfi
`Sea: pop. 285,000
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`[so named because of its
`con-stantlan (ka'n’stsn tan’)
`I1.
`CONSTANT-temperature coefficient of r'esistancefl an alloy of CdPDE
`
`(c. 55%) and nickel (c. 45%), used in yrorneters and thermocoupler
`Con-stan-tine (kan’sten tEn’, -tin’) IFL Constantinus < constansl
`(Fldvius'
`see CONSTAchj]
`1 a masculine name ‘2 Constantine I
`
`Valerius Aurelius Constantinus) c. A.D. 280—337; emperoromei1e
`,
`(306-337): converted to Christianity: called the Great
`'
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`Con-stan-tine (k'aln’sten ten’; Fr kon stan tén’) city in NE Algeria-
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`pop. 446,000 ’
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`Con-stan-ti-no-ple (kan’stan te no’p’l) old name (A.D. 330-1930) of
`«
`ISTANBUL
`,
`,
`
`con-steI-Iate‘ kfin’ste lat') vi., vt. -lat'1ed, -Iat'ing [[< LL coaster
`lotus: see fol.
`to unite in or as in a constellatiOn; cluster
`‘
`;
`con-steI-la-tion (kan’ste la’shen) n. IIME constellacion <‘0Fr < LL
`
`constellatio < constellatus, set with stars < L com‘«, with + pp,‘0f
`1 a) an arbitrary configuration of
`stellare,‘to shine < stella, STARjj
`stars, usually named after some object, animal, or mythological
`
`being that they supposedly suggest in outline b) the area of the‘sky
`
`assigned to such a group: currently the sky is considered to have 85
`
`constellations 2 any brilliant cluster, gathering, or collection 3
`Astral. the grouping Of the planets at any particular time,‘es'p‘. atja
`
`person’s birth 4 Psychol. a group of related thoughts or feelings
`
`regarded as clustered about one central idea —con-steI-la-to[ry (ken
`stel’e’ tor’é) adj.
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`con-ster-nate (ka'n’ster nat’) vf. *nat’jed, -nat’ing [[chonsternatus,
`
`to overcome with consternation;
`pp. ~of consternare: see fol.]]
`unnerve; dismay
`.
`:-
`
`con-ster-na-tion (kan’ster na’shen) n. [[L consternatio < “con-
`
`sternare, to terrify < some, intens. + base akin to L ‘sternax, head—
`strong, restive < IE base *ster-, rigid, stiff > STARE, STRENUoUsj
`great fear or shock that makes one feel helpless or bewildered __
`_
`con-sti-pate (kan’ste pat’) Vt. -pat’le'd, -pat’ing fl< L constipation
`
`pp. of constipare, to press ‘or crowd together < com—, together +
`stipare, torcram, pack: see STIFF]] to cause constipation in _
`-
`-
`
`con-sti-pa-tion (kan’ste pa’shen) n. ME constipacioun < OFr con-
`stipation < L constipatio: see prec. a condition in which; the feces
`are hard and elimination from the bowels is infrequent and diffiCUlt
`
`con-stitlu-enlcy (ken stich’tTo en sé) n., pl. -cies II< fol. + «CY]]’ 1 all
`the people, esp. voters, served by a particular elected official, ,esp- a
`
`legislator 2 the district of such a group of voters, etc. 3 a group 0f
`
`’
`clients, supporters, etc.
`-
`',
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`con-StitIu-ent (ken stidi’o—o ent) adj. [[< L constituens, prp. 'of 0011‘
`
`stituere: see fol.]]
`1, necessary in forming or making up a whOIei
`rite:
`component [a constituent part] 2 that can or does appoint OI'IVOte
`for a representative 3 authorized to make or revise a political con-
`stitution or establish a government [a constituent assembly] -__;.n.
`
`nan—“~15O
`a person who appoints another to act as agent or representa 've 2 a
`member of a constituency, esp. any of the voters represented by a
`
`particular official 3 a necessary part or element; component 4 3,“
`
`element of a word or construction: in “they painted signs’? the malfl
`elements they andpainted signs are called immediate constituenfi'
`
`the further morphologically indivisible elements they, point, '3 '
`aOALA!“
`sign, and —s are called ultimate constituents —$YN. ELEMENT ’
`
`con-stit’lu-entlly adv.
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`con-sti-tute (kiin’ste to_ot’, ~tyo_ot’) vt. -tut’1ed, -tut’ing [[ME const"
`
`tuten < L constitutus, pp. of constituere, to set up, establish 4
`1 to set up (313W!
`com-, together + statuere, to set: see STATUEJ]
`
`government, institution, etc.); establish 2 to set up (an assembly'
`proceedings,‘etc.) in a legal or official form 3 to give a certain Office
`
`or function to; appoint [our officially constituted spokesperson ‘ e
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`to make up; be the components or elements of; form; composd
`
`[twelve people constitute a jury] 5 to be actually as designat
`> *4
`[such action constitutes a felony]
`‘
`con-sti-tu-tion (kan'sta to_o’shen, —tyo—o’-)
`:1.
`[[ME constitucwun
`OFr constitution < L constitutio: see prec.]]
`1 the act of setting UP
`or making up; establishment, appointment, or formation 2 the Way
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`iCE, PASSIVE RESISTANCE
`carbon from which i
`Cngg; esp., the no
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`ity, etc. other than/1‘23};
`11g Yidd' nudyen, t6};
`)q.] to, keep urging. aske.E
`i
`a simpleton; fool:
`:row strip of dry dou“
`)aked in casseroles, egtlg,
`hoic var. of DOODLE; fol:
`3 play idl orimproviSe
`, sense 2 [to explore an
`akinto Norw nakke a
`hnecca, the NECKJJ
`1' a
`:luded spot; retreat 0,
`"
`course
`‘,
`,
`'
`th hour (by the Roman
`< L nono (hora),'ninth
`:he daytime; midday 2
`greatest power, etc. 3
`—adj. of or occurring at
`
`noon (midday) a2 a
`efreshment at noon
`Also noon’tide’
`"
`NORTH BRAB'ANT '
`l HOLLAND
`:
`mus < L nodus, knot,
`' means ofa slipknot so
`anything that restricts
`t. noosed, noos’ing 1
`:_ 2 to form a noose in
`y hanging"
`'
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`a member of a Nerth
`'ancouver Island 2 the
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`palli, prickly hearts};
`ith red flowers, esp. a
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`value [a novpar stock
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`lot, N01 + or: see (mill
`nd of the corre‘latiVes
`rts of the statement [1
`other negativeQaS not,
`k], or poetically asthe
`[nor flood nor fire],or
`affirmative statement
`ise for rest]
`‘
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`1pounds '[nor’western]
`'orm, 1 normal ,2 a) a
`.ethyl, when compared
`epinephrine] b) the
`.an
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`Leonorajl a feminine
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`se (Command)
`alt-J] NOREPINEPHRINE
`limon Sl'iclfeld) 1849—
`born in Hungary 'A
`l-dolf E-rik (nils éi'dfilf
`1 Finland
`.
`.APTEV SEA ,
`)rdique < nord, north
`physical type of the
`ded, tall, blond people
`:AN 2 [sometimes he]
`'y skiing or ski jump—
`
`': northernmost point
`)olitan‘ region of NE
`2,000; chief city, Lille
`see NOR-[a hormone
`rephrine, that is used
`stop bleeding:
`it is
`ocal
`ocalional
`olalile
`olcanic
`olunlary
`oling
`vhite
`rorker ‘
`voven
`ielding
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`eted by the adrenal medulla or liberated at nerve endings to help
`smlt nerve impulses
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`‘i‘
`5e
`gilfblk (nor’fak)
`1 [after the county in England] seaport in SE
`NV,” on Hampton Roads & Chesapeake Bay: pop. 261,000 (metfar‘ea
`‘ 'ncl- Newport News & Virginia Beach, 1,396,000) 2*[OE Northfolc:
`1,69 NORTH &' FOLK']] county of E England, on the North Sea: 2,068 sq.
`mi- (5,356 sq. km); pop: 644,000; county seat, Norwich
`Norfolk Island Australian island in the SW Pacific, sin ‘of- New
`south Walesi 13 sq. mi. (36 "sq. km); pop. c. 1,700 .
`-
`Nofmlk Island pine an evergreen tree (Araucoria excelsa) of the
`maraucaria'family, with small needles and branches, commonly grown
`a5 a ct plant or outdoors in warm climates
`,
`‘-
`Norfo k [racket (or coat) a loosefitting, single-breasted, belted jacket
`:with a pocket on each side and'box pleats in front and back '-
`’
`’r
`i
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`Norfolk terrier [after Norfolk, England, where developed] any of a
`breed of short-legged terrier with a hard, wiry coat and ears that
`:droopfofwal'd
`,-: ,
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`-'-
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`“A -
`--
`Nail e (nor’gs) Norm. name of NORWAY
`no.r|a|«‘(nor’e a) n. [Sp ~‘< Ar no‘zz‘ra < Syriac no‘or < near, (he)
`.poured out[ aiwater wheel with buckets at its circumference, used in
`Spain and the‘Ori'en't to raise and discharge water ‘
`_
`"(Hi-cum (no’ré kOOm’, nor'i kamlancient Roman province south of
`the Danube, in the region ofmodern Austria
`_
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`’
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`~
`norm (norm) n. [L norma, carpenter’s squareyrulelprob'. viaEtr < Gr
`gnomon, carpenter’s square,’lit., One'that knows: seé‘GNOMONJ] a
`standard, model, or pattern for a group; esp., a) such a standard of
`achievement as represented by the median or average achievement
`of a large group b) a standard of conduct that should ‘or must-be
`followed c) a way-of behaving typical of a’certain‘ group ——'SYN.
`~AVERAGE-
`-'
`'.:_.:-:
`:1 ~'r ._ .
`._
`Norlma (nor’me)
`1 [< ? L norma: see prec-[ a feminine name 2 [L:
`see prec.[ aS constellation in the Milky Way between Lupus and
`.Ara
`,
`,
`.
`.
`.
`._
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`nor-mal (nor’mol) adj. [Lnormalis < normoga rule: see NORM1] 11
`conforming with-or constituting an accepted standard, model, :or
`pattern; esp., corresponding to the median or average of a large
`group in type, appearance, achievement, function, development,etc.;
`natural; usual;»standard; regular 2 Biol. occurring naturally [normal
`immunity] 3 Chem. a) designating or of a salt formed by. replacing
`all the replaceable hydrogen of an acid with a'metal or’metals b)
`designating or of a solutionwhich contains an. amount of the dis-
`solved substance chemically equivalent to one gram atom of hydro—
`, gen per literof solution _c)- designating or of a fatty hydrocarbon, the
`chain of which is continuous rather than branched, in which no
`"carbon atom is united directly to-more thantwo others 4rMoth.
`perpendicular; at right angles 5 Med., Psychol. a) free fromdisease,
`disorder, or malformation; specif., averagein intelligence ordevelop:
`ment. b) mentally sound —,n.
`,1 anything normal _2 the usual state,
`amount, degree, etc.; esp., the .median or average ,3 Math. aperpen-
`dicular; esp., a perpendicular to a line tangent toa curve, at its point
`of tangency —nor’mal|cy (-sé) or normal’ilfybrhal’oté) n.
`.
`_
`_-
`_
`..SYN.—normal implies conformity with the established norm or standard
`for its kind [normal intelligence];_regular implies conformity. with the
`prescribed rule or accepted, pattern for its kind [the regular working‘day];
`typical applies to that which has the representative characteristics 'of its
`type or class [a typical Southern town]; natural implies behavidr,j'opera-'
`tion, etc. that'cdnforms with the nature or innate character of the person or
`thing [a natural comedian]; usual applies to that which conforms to the
`common or ordinary use or occurrence [the usual price]; average, in'this
`connection, implies conformity with what is regarded as normal or ordinary
`[the average man] —ANT. abnormal, unusual,
`_
`y,
`,
`_
`-,
`._ ,
`normal distribution Statistics a frequency distribution whose
`graphic representation is abell<shaped curve symmetrical about the
`mean
`,
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`,_
`normal (frequency) curve GAUSSIAN CURVE
`nor-mal-Ize (nor’mal iz') vf. -ized’, riz’ing tomakenormal; specifi, a)
`to bring to the natural, or usual, state b) to bring into conformity
`with a standard, pattern, model, etc. —yi. tobecOme normal —-nor’:
`malli-za’tion n. —__nor’mal-iz1ern.
`:
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`nor-mallly (norfmal e)’;adv., 1 in a normal manner 2 under normal
`circumstances; ordinarily
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`normal school [based on Fr école normalej] a school, usually witha
`two-year program, for training high-school graduates to be elemen-
`tary schoolteachers
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`Nor-man ,(norfman) in. [OFr Normant or ML Normonnus,‘both5<
`Frank'*n0rtman <,*nort,‘ akin to OE north, NORTH + =‘ma'n, akin to
`MANJ]
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`conquered England in 1066 3 NORMAN FRENCH 4 a ,natiVe_' or
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`language, 0r their culture 2designating or of the Romanesque style
`of architecture as it flourished in Normandy and, after‘the'Norman
`Conquest, as, developed in England: characterized by massive‘con-
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`not imposed on the English as an official language at the Conquest,
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`Eleanor of Aquitaine as queen (1152) 2 the form» of this language
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`< IE base *ner-, beneath, below > Gr nerteros, lower[
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`Pole from any other point on the earth’s surface: the needle of a
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`.;graphic pole. 2 the point on a compass at 0°. or 360°, directly, oppo-.
`site south ,3 a region or district in or toward thisdirection 4-,[0ften
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`.in, of, to, toward,_or, facing the north 2 from the north.,[a north
`wind] 3 [N-]» designating the northern part of a continent, country,
`etc. [North Africa] —adv. in, toward, or from, the north; in a north-
`erly direction —fhe North *thatpart of the ,U.S. which, is bounded
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`_ sq. mi. (24,258,000 sq. km); pop. 366,628,000.—_No,rlh American
`North-amp-ton (north amp’tan, ~hamp’-; nar‘aiampc) ,1 NORTHAMP—
`TONSHIRE 2 county seat of Northamptonshire: pop. 163,000,
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`North-amp-ron-shire (-shir’, -sher) county of central England: 914
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`North: Bay city in SE Ontario, Canada: pop. 50,000
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`River & the Belgian border: 1,913 sq. mi.
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`the'Canadian River in E Okla.:‘760 mi. (1,223 km)
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`North Carolina [see CAROLINAIJ] Southern State of the SE U.S.:' one
`of ithe 13 original States; 52,712 sq. mi.. (136,523 sq. km); pop.
`6,629,000; cap. Raleigh: abbrev. NC or N.C. —«Norlh Carolinian
`North Cascades National Park national park‘in the N Cascade
`Range, N Wash.: 789 sq. mi. (2,044 sq. km)
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`North Dakota [see DAKOTA] Middle Western State of the NC US:
`admitted, 1889;‘70,665 sq. mi. (183,022 sq. km); pOp. 639,000; cap.
`“Bismarck: abbrev. ND, N.D., or N Dok —North Dakolan
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`conscious mental activity: see also CONSCIOUS _
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