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`OXFORD ESSENTIAL DICTiONARY
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`5 How to Use the Oxford Essential Dictionary: American Edizz'un
`Abbreviations Used-in This Book
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`1 Biographical Entries
`Geographical Entries
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`Special Reference Sections
`. Standard Weights and Measures with Metric Equivalents
`Conversion from Standard to Metric Measurements
`Metric Weights and Measures with Standard Equivalents
`Conversion from Metric to Standard Measurements
`Signs and Symbols 7
`Temperature
`Heat Index
`Windchill Temperatures .
`Mathematical Notation
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`Multiplication Tables
`Arabic and Roman Numerals
`Greek Alphabet
`Books of the Bible
`Terms for Groups of Animals, etc.
`Chemical Elements
`Presidents of the United States of America
`Leaders and Rulers
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`States of the United States of America
`Area Codes
`Countries of the World
`Time Periods
`Wedding Anniversary Gifts
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`1—702
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`794
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`Contents
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`Preface
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`438
`llaterllalislll ~ pawl
`limiting freedom and responsibility by well-
`meaning regulations. on pa-!er’uaI-ly ado.
`pa-let-nal-ism /potérnalizcvn-V ll. policy of
`gorernlngorneoaviuglnsputernelwav no in-
`1er’naI-isl lt. pa-tar-llal-is’lio adj. pa-lemrul-is’
`tl-cal-ly ado.
`pa-Iervni-ty/potérnited vi. 1 fatherhood. 2 (mos
`paternal origin. a vile source or auLl1ors.l-lip of
`at thing.
`Dalhflpatlv vl. (pl. nallls /paamz/) 1 way or track
`made for or by walking. Zlin: along which a
`person or thing moves (flightpuzh). 3 course of
`action, on pallflless adj.
`nu-the!-ic /pol:héril:/ adv. 1 arousing pity, sad-
`ness,
`or Cuntcmpt.
`2 rating, miserably
`lnndequatenu pavlhel'i-nal-ly adv.
`pafifro-gen /pzitliaion/ 7:. agent causing disease.
`an pa£h-o-gel1-ic/-jeni1:/ ad}.
`path-0-I0g'I-cal /pél:hall':jil<ol/ 11¢ 1 of pathol—
`ogy. Zof or Caused by a physical or rrrenul
`dlsnrder (ctfzalhalugimlfcar afsgzdcrs). on palli-
`o-Iog’i-cal-ly lztiv.
`<-7
`pa-thol-n-gy /poLh6le1ee/ 1:.
`1. science ofbncllly
`diseases. 2 symptoms of a disease. or. pa-lllof’
`oegisl n.
`|:a~ll'Ios /pnytoos, —lhaws, —di5s/ n. quality in
`speech, wriung; events, etc, that evokes pity or
`sadness.
`path-way /péthwsy/ vi. path or its course.
`-palhy/pal.heeJ comb.fiyvm fonningnouns denot-
`ing:
`lourauve treatment (alloplzzlryg homeopa-
`thy). 2 reelu-lg (rezepoehy).
`|1a‘Iiel!EE/péYSl1QnS/ vi, perseverance; ability to
`endure; forbearance.
`pa-lien!/péyichanfi - afi havmgorshowingpae
`dance. 0 vi. pelson receivingmeclical trezunent.
`no pa’tienHv adv.-
`pa-1|-na /potderlo, plir’m/ n. (pl. pa-Ii-nas) 1
`ulrn. usu. green, formed on old bronze. 2 srn'il—
`lax film or gloss on other surfaces. no paid-
`llal-ell /pét'nayTid/ adj. pal-i-na'linn ll.
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`0 /pétccév’ M.
`lpaved usu. roofless area
`adjoining and belonging to 2 house. 2 roofless
`inner court.
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`pa-sols /palvr-1'21, pa'rwao/ vr. (pl. same, pvunuvzc.
`/»\vaa.z/) regional dialect ofthecommonpeople.
`pa°lli'aI‘¢I'I /pélytreeaarlo vi, 1 male head of a
`family or tribe, 2EccJ. a chef bishop in the
`Orthodox Church. It (in Eh: Roman Catholic
`Chulchl bishfip “inking immediately below the
`pope. sveuei-able old man. nu pa-In-ar'c|la|
`adj. pa-lrl-ar’cha|-ly ado.
`pa-t arch-ate /pdyriecahrkol, -l<ayt/ vi. officc,
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`rank oe,_or residence of an patriarch,
`pa-tr:-ar-any /p:iyueaa’ar!<ee/ rt. (pl. —l:llies) sys-
`tern ofsociety, govetmncnt, etc., ruled by amarl
`or men and with descent through the male line,
`pfl*l1I‘I‘clfln/pal:rishan/ - n. lhirn member of
`the ancient Rolllclrl nobility. 2 aristocrat. - adj.
`aristocratic, wellrbrecl.
`|1flt‘fl‘lllnr'rly/p§tl'irl"l5nEC/ li.
`(pl. -nies) pI0p—
`arty inherited from one’s father or ancestor.
`on pal-ti-mu'ni-al adj,
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`pa-Ni-ot /pxiylreeot, —ot/
`)1. person who is de—
`voted to and ready to support or defend his
`or her country. uu priri-nrt'ic /-reeotllc/ adj,
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`pa>l
`Vivmlvly adv. pa’lri-u-lisnl it
`pavlrol /p;v[r5l/ u n. 1 act ofwalking or travel-
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`ing around an areaiu order or prureor 01 Super.
`pawl-l‘ /pawn/ vi. 1 Cher: piece of the smallest
`vise it. 2 guards, police, Emops, etc., sent out to
`size and Value. 2 person used by others for their
`watch or protect. - er. (pa-trolled, Pa-trol-Ling)
`own purposes.
`1 or. carry out a patrol of. Z fvzrr. not as a patrol.
`pawn: /pawn/ o 'U.l7. 1 deposit an obiects esp.
`U patrol I police car used in patrolling roads
`and streets. on pa-lrol'Ier VL,
`with o pawnbroker, as security for moneylcnt.
`zpledge or wager. e o. obiect left as security
`pa-lrol-man /pdtré1.rrion/ n.
`(pl.
`-men) police
`for money, etc, lent.
`olllicer assigned to or patrolling a specific route. -
`pawn-broker /'pa'\vnbrokori vl. personwho lends
`pa-irow /pziytraru vr.
`(fem.
`|3a~Iron-nss) 1 pep
`money at interest on the security of personal
`son who gives financial or other support to
`property pawnecl. no pawwbrak-ilig rr.
`a person, cause, work of run, etc. zhabltual
`Paiw~:laa/pawne’e,paa-/ 1:. 1 a-N.Atne1ricanpeo—
`custom:r.u nalrnn saint protecting or guiding
`saint of 3 person, place, etc.
`ple native to Kansas and Nebraska. h member
`urdro people. 2 language of due people.
`pa-iron-age /pétmniy V1.
`1 patron’: or
`cus—
`tomcr’s suppurr. 2 a power to sppolnt others to
`peurn-slurp fpéwnshnpl rl. plmlnbrokefs shop,
`government jobs. la distribution of such jobs.
`paw-paw /péwpaw/-vi. (also pa’paw) N. A_nieri~
`pa-llomile /péytraniz, p:'ll:—l 9.», 1 treat conde-
`can ire: with purple Bowers and edible Irull.
`scendingly. 2 act is a patron toward (3 person,
`pay lpnyl 9 71.22 (pm: and past pm. pail! /pEly—
`cause, rlrust, etc. ); support; encourage. 3 be a
`df) 1 (also dual.) give (3 person, etc.) what
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`customer of. uu pa-lr
`a'lion n. ua’tron-iz-
`is due for services dune, goods received, debts
`er vi. na’lmn~lz-ing adj. pi-r’tnm
`ngvly adv.
`iucuned, etc. 2 give (:1 sum) for work done, a
`pal-ro-nym-la Jpétronirrlikl
`vl. name derived
`debt, etc. 3 a give. bestow, or express. h make (a
`from the name of a father or ancestor, e.g.,
`visit). 4 (also lzbsnl.) be profitable or ndvlmtae
`jovouon, 0’B)'ien, Itlzzmrtiich,
`gcous. 5 reward or punish. 5 lot out to rape) by
`pat-sy /p:itsee/ vs. (pl. -sies) person who is de
`slackcnlng it. «a n. wages, a adj. x'eqn.i1'll:lgpay-
`ceivcd, ridiculed, tricked, etc.
`ment of u min, :1 set foe, etc., for use. u in the
`Ilai-hr‘ lpétarl 0 22. Evm: make a rapid succes-
`pay of employed by. any bank 1 repay. 2 punish
`sion of taps. 0 Vt, rapid succession of naps, short
`or be rcvengcd on. pay dirl 1 Ml'1mv1l- E.1‘°U_Dd
`light steps, etc.
`worth working for are. 2 financially promising
`sltualion. liavofl 1 dismiss (workers) with afirlal
`pal-rerz lpétarfl . vi. rapid speech used by a co-
`payment. 2 cullvq. yield good results; succeed.
`. median or salesperson. - 'u.
`imv. tall: glibly or
`mechanically.
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`3 pay (a debt) in full. pay plume ooln-operated
`telephone, nu pay-ee /paye'e/ >1. P3.'I''-‘|' "-
`pal-lam tpdtarnx - 11.
`ldccoratlve design, 2
`regular or logical form, order, BIC. 3 model or
`pay Middle English (in the sense pacify’):
`design, eg, ofa garment,from whiohcopiescan
`Eran-l Old Frenchpafe (noun), payer (verls),
`lie made. 4 example of excellence; ideal; model
`from Iaunpacarz ‘appease,’ from pox, pac—
`(apnttem oldie/game). 0 mm 1 model (a thing)
`‘peace.’ The nodon of ‘payment’ arosefrom
`on a design, etc. 2 decorate with a pattern.
`the sense of ‘p:lcifyirlg‘ 1 creditor,
`pal-ty /pétev:/ 17. (pl. -lies) srnallflat cake offend.
`pan-ci-ly /péwsiteot n. smallness of number or
`pay-a-blm fpllyabalf rel}. that must or may be
`quantity.
`paid; due
`paunclr /[)2WJ'lCll/
`71.
`lhelly or stomach, esp,
`pay'flay/p§yliay/ vi. dayonwhich salaryorwages
`when protruding. 2 runlinants first stomach;
`are paid.
`tumcn. uu pnuucavy org. (pauncll-i-er, panrrrlu
`i-asI). pallnclri-ness vz.
`may-load lpliylédl n._ 1 part of an aircraft’s load
`pan-per lpéwparl n. person without means; heg-
`EtomWl'IlCl‘lX:V€K‘llJ€
`is derived, aspaylngpasscrh
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`gersl 2 explosive warhead carried by an srrcrurt
`sarr DU P3‘l'P9|”'i5Ill
`lizaml n. pau’per-ize v.Lv.
`or rocket.
`palrller-i~La’lian /-rlz2iysh‘n/ rt
`pay-mas-luv Jpéymasuzrf n. ofiicial who pays
`pause /pewvz/ n vl. temporary stop,‘ silence. :-
`troops, workers, ete.
`wvm-.
`lmakc a pause; wait. Zlingcr over (a
`word, etc).
`pay-maul fpriymantl n. 1 act or an instance of
`pave: fpayvfl on. cover (a street, floor, etc.)
`paying. 2 amount paid, 3 reward; recompense.
`witllpaving, etc, o pavelhe wayfnr prepat: for.
`on pav’er vi. paving 1:.
`|lIy'0ff/péyuwf/71.51. 1 ac: ofpzymcnt. z eluuIx.
`3 final. reckoning. 4 coilnz. ‘M1133; bribery-
`pave-men! /]\liyVm0l:E/ vi. paved path, roadway,
`etc.
`nay-or-la Ipuyalul yr. bribe olrered in return for
`unoflicizll promotion of a product, etc-, In the
`rnedin.
`pa-vi|~ilm fpovilyonl H. 1 renr, esp, a large one
`at a show, fair, etc. 2 building or stand used for
`pay-roll fpéyrolf 71. list of employees receiving
`eurcrtairirrients, exhibits, etc. 3 datachec] build.
`regular pzly.
`ing that ls port of o connected set of buildings,
`as at a hospitsl.
`an symb Chem. lead.
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`PBS abbr. Public Broadcasting Service.
`Paw-luv
`n lpavléveeonf ad). or or relatingto
`L P. Pavlov or his warlz, esp. on conditioned
`PO cbbv: 1 personal computer. 2 politically core
`reflexes.
`rect.
`.
`paw (pawl 9 vv. 1 foot ofnn animal having claws
`Pea nblv. I Cumpunrlg pi-irired cixcuit board. 2
`or nails. 2 wlfmg. persons liend. . u. 1 or. strike
`Chem, polychlclrinsted bipheuyl, any of several
`or scrape with a paw or foot. 2 sire scrape die
`toxic aromatic compounds formed as waste III
`ground wlrli o paw or hoof. 3 tr. callvq. fondle
`industrial processes.
`awkwardly or inderzently,
`Par n. 1 rl illicit hallucinogenic drug, pli_eney_-
`pawl /pawl/ 11. lever with a catch for the reed:
`of a wheel or bar,
`cudjne liydi-oeliloridelgplien _l cyo1oliexy1_piperi—
`dine). 2 pncumocysus can ll pneumonia.
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`pawn - pearl
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`4.39
`poi. abbr. percent.
`P ablm Pollc: Department.
`Fli Jynlb. Chcrrl. palladium,
`pd. zzbbl: paid.
`pp‘: alibi-. Pnulfio Daylight Time.
`PE lzbbl: physical education.
`nan lpeef 7:. 1 hardy climbing plant, with seeds
`growing in pods and used for food. 2 no seeo.
`peace /p¢¢s/ 1;, 1 a quiet; tmxlquillity. I: mental
`calm; serenity (peace of:m'mi). Zfleeclurn from
`or the cessation of war. Sfitcedom from civil
`disorder. u hold line‘: pace keep silent. peace
`pipe tobacco pipe smoked as a token of peace
`zlmong some Native Americans.
`peh_oe-a-hle/pe'esohal/ mif. 1 dlsposedto peace.
`2 tranquil; peaceful. no peal:e'av-lulu-ness
`TL
`peace’a-hly min.
`peace-ftll
`fpéesfooll adj.
`characterized by
`peace;
`tranquil.
`2 not
`infringing
`peace.
`uyj peaee'fuI-Iy adv. peace'lIll-ness 7:.
`peace-rnak~e1 Ipdeslnaykarl
`F1.‘ person who
`brings about peace. uu ps.iaoe'mak-ingvz. & ad}.
`peat.-e-time fpéestimf 7:. pexiud when 41 COUHEFV
`is not at war.
`[mach/peach/11. 1 a round iuicyfiuitwith downy
`cream or yellow skin flushed with red. E1 trce
`beg,-mg 5;, Zyellcwgsh pinl<_cu1tir of._ 3 501154. a
`person or thing of_ superlative quality. lioneu
`ozfmr. attractive youngwolnarl. on peaclfly day‘.
`(pesos.-i-er, peaoli-l-eel), peal:|I’l-llesi Y1.
`: paa-cuoit/pe'cl<ol</ v1. male peafuwl, hEvil=gbI11-
`liant plumage and an erectile fzlnlikc mil (with
`eyeljkc markings).
`pa-fowl lpdcfowlfl vi. peacock or peahen.
`pun-hen /pe'chen/ n. female peafowl.
`peajack-91/pe‘e jal<i1/ (also pea‘ coal) 7;. sailor's
`short douhle—breasted woolen overcoat.
`peak: Ip:e](/ n u. 1 projecliug usu. pointed
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`parr,‘es
`the pointed top of ii mountain. ll 3:
`mountainwith a peak. I: stiffprior or dre fromof
`a cap. 2 ahighest point. htirnc ofgreatest suc—
`cess. A I/.irll‘r. rcach the highest value; ilufllifiir
`em. on-peaked adj. pnali'l-mess n,
`peaxz fpeekf '[1.i7m'. 1 waste away. 2 (as puk-ell
`lpe’ek‘ltil izdj.) pale; sir.ldY-
`pea! xpeelr . 11. 1: die loud ringing of n hell
`or bells, esp. a series of changes. I: set of bells.
`2 loud repeated sound, esp. of fliuudfli laugh-
`ter, ere. . o 1 inn. sound forth in r pool. 2 at
`utter sonorously. 3 tr. ring (balls) in penis.
`peavnut /pe'cnutl 1L 1 leguminous plant, beau-—
`jug gods that ripen unliergmuud and contain
`seeds used as food and yielcling oil._2‘seed_ or
`this plant. 3 (in pl) tallag. paltry or trivial thing
`or anlounl, esp. ofmoney. in peanut lnrllur paste
`of ground roasted peanuts.
`pear /puifl n.
`1 yellowish or brownish green
`fleshy Eruir, tapering toward the stalk. Zcrec
`hearing it.
`pearl fporll - >1. 1 a (oiten nzm‘b.) usu. white or
`bluish prey hard mass fonnecl within die shell
`of eeroun oysnus highly prized as a sem_ for
`its lustef (pearl necklace). in imitation ofthls. 2
`prerinus thing; finest example. 3 anything rc-
`scmhling a pearl. e.g., a dewclxcp, tear, etc.
`: u -inzr. fish for pearl oysters. an nearller n.
`l1ear’lY 01-ii.
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