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`Contents
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`Editorial and Productic
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`Preface .
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`Elements of the Dictic
`Explanatory Notes .
`Abbreviations Used in
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`Pronunciation Guide .
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`DICTIONARY .
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`Abbreviations .
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`Biographical Names L
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`Geographic Names .
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`Foreign Words and Ph:
`Four—Year Colleges am y
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`Two-Year Public Colle
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`, A Concise Guide to S
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`Forms of Address .
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`Table of Measuremen'
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`Periodic Table of the ‘.
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`2. Designating perigynous flower parts <per1‘gynous petals and sta-
`mens>. ~pe-rig’y-ny (pa-ri’j’a-né) n.
`perai-heoli-on (pér’s—hé’lé~cn, >hél’yan) 1.1., pl. -he-li-a (-hé’lé-o,
`-hél’ya) [reru- + Gk. hilr'os, sun] The point nearest the sun in the
`orbit of a celestial body, as a planet. —per’i-he’li-a1 adj.
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`per-igkar-y-on (pér’i-kar’e-on’, ~an) n.,,p1. ~kar-y-a (kar/é-o).
`a j.
`Tlire cell body of a neuron containing the nucleus. ~per’iokax'y-al
`per-i1 (pEr’ol) 11. [ME < OFr. < Lat. periculumJ 1. Exposure to the
`risk of harm or loss : DANGER. 2. Sbmething that endangers : HAZARD.
`——vt. -iled, -i1-ing, -ils also -illed, -iloling, -ils. To expose to
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`per-iolymph (pér’a-limf’) n. The fluid in the space between the
`membranous and bony la'byrinths of the internal ear.
`pe-rim~e-ter (pa-rim’irtor) 12.
`[En périme‘tre < Lat. perimetros <
`Gk.
`: peri, around + matron, measure] 1. a. Math. A closed curve
`bounding a plane area. b. The length of such a boundary. 2. A fortified
`strip or boundary usu. protecting a military position. 3. The outer lim.
`its of an area. —per’i.met’ric (pér’a-mét’ri’k), per’i-met’ ri-cal
`adj. —per’i-met’riocal-ly adv.
`[nerd-morph (pér’ o-mdrf’) n.- A mineral enclosing another mineral.
`—per’i-mor’phic, per’i-mor’phous adj. —per’i-mor’-
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`per-iomy-si-um (pér’o-rni’zh{é-om, -miz’é-om) n., pl. -my-si-a
`(—mizh’ ea, ~miz’ e-o) [NLat. : mani- + Gk. mus, muscle] A sheath of
`connective tissue enveloping bundles of muscle fibers.
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`per-i-naotal (pér’s-nat’l) adj. Occurring near the time of birth
`<perinata1-mortality> -—Iper’i-na’tal-ly adv.
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`per-i-neph‘ri-um (pér a—néf’ré-am) n., pl. -ri-a (-ré-s) [NLat. <
`Gk. perinephros, fat around the kidneys : pen", around + nephros, kid-
`ney] The connective and fatty tissue'surrounding the kidney.
`-per’i-neph’ral, per’i-neph’ ri-al,’ per’,i-neph’ ric adj.
`per-i-ne-um (pér’o-né’am) 12., p1. -_-ne-a (-né’o) [NLat. < LLat.
`perinaion < Gk. : peri, around + inan, to excrete] 1. The portion of
`the body in the pelvis occupied by urogenital passages and the rectum,
`bounded in front by the pubic arch, in the back by the coccyx, and
`laterally by part of the hipbone. 2. The region between the Scrotum
`and the anus in males and between the posterior vulva junction and
`the anus in females. —per’i-ne’al adj.
`per-i-neu-ri-um (pér’a-noor’é-am, ~nycfi3r’~) n., pl. -neu-ri-a
`(-no'or’éso, —nycfi)r’-). A sheath of connective tissue enclosing a pri-
`mary bundle of nerve fibers. —per’i~neu’ri~al adj.
`pe-riobd (pir’é—ad) n. '[ME paryode < OFr. periods < Med. Lat. pe~
`riodus < Lat., cycle < Gk. periodos, circuit : pen’, around + hodos,‘
`way] 1. An interval of time niarked by the occurrence ofcertajn con-
`ditions or events <aj period of six weeks> 2. An interval of time
`marked by the prevalence of a specified culture, ideology, or technol-
`ogy <the period of the industrial revolution> 3. A unit of geologic
`time longer than an epoch and shorter than an era. 4. A distinct ev—
`olutionary or deVelopmental phase : STAGE <_Shakespeare’s early com~
`ic period> 5. An arbitrary temporal unit, esp.: a. A division of an
`academic day <history class during first period> b. A division of the
`playing time of a game. 6. Physics 59 Astron. The time interval be-
`tween two successive occurrences of a recurrent event : CYCLE. 7. An
`instance otoccurrence of menstruation. 8. A point or portion of time
`at which something is ended. 9. The full pause at the end. of a' spoken
`sentence. 10. 'A punctuation mark (
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`the end of declarative sentences and other statements thought to be
`complete and after many abbreviations. 11. A sentence of-several care-
`fullybalanced clauses in formal writing. 12. A metrical unit of Greek
`verse having two or more cola. 13. Mus. A group of two or more phras-
`es in a composition, made up of 8 or 16 measures and ending with a
`cadence. 14. Math. 21. The least interval in the range of the independ—
`ent variable of a periodic function of a real variable in which all pos-
`sible values of the dependent variable are assumed. b. A group of digits»
`separated by commas in a written number. c. Thenumber of digits
`that repeat in a repeating decimal,- e.g., l/7 = 0142851142857 .
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`a six-digit period. ——adj. Of, belonging to, or representing a certain
`historical age or time <a period drama> <period dress>
`pe-risodoi'c (pir’é-od’ik) adj. [Lat penodicus < Gk. periodikos <
`periodos, circuit. — see PERIOD] 1. Having periods or repeated cycles.
`2. Occurring or appearing at regular intervals. 3. Taking place now and
`then : INTERMITTENT <periodic mood swings> —pe’ri-od’i-caI-Iy
`adv. —pe’ri-o-dic’i-ty (-a-dis’i~té) n.
`per-i-od-ic acid (pur’i-od’ik) n. A white, crystalline inorganic
`acid, H5104‘2H20, used as an oxidizer.
`pe-ri-od-i-cal (pir'é-od'i-kol) adj. 1. Periodic. 2. a. Published at
`regular intervals of more than one day. b. Of or relating to a publica—
`tion issued at such intervals. —n. A periodical publication.
`periodical cicada n. Seventeen-year locust.
`periodic law 11. Chem. The principle that the properties of the e1-
`'ements recurIperiodically With increasingatomic number.
`periodic ta
`le 11. Chem. A tabular arrangement of the elements.
`according to their atomic number.
`periodontal (per’é-o-don'tl) adj. Of or designating tissue and
`structures surrounding and supporting the teeth. --per i-o-donl-
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`maliIi-tlis (pér’i-ta-ni’ tis) 1:. Inflammation of the p(
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`trich ( éI[i_trfl{l) n pl pe-rit-ri-cha (pa.n"tlfi.
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`cise boundary. 1). The area or region immediately beyond arprt
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`pe-rip-terval (pa-rip’ tar-91) adj.
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`around + pteron, wing] Erected with a row of columns 0’1,
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`“35's good spirits or animation. 2. To improve the a;
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`peurique (pa-rek’ ) 11. [Louisiana Pr] A black, stronglyfla
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`firk) 11- often perks. A perquisite <"The high-fl
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`in-ter-pret-er (in-tur’pfi-tor) n. 1. One who translates orally from
`onelanguage into Another. 2. One who gives an explanation. 3. Com-
`puter Sci. A program that translates an instruction into a machine lan-
`guage and executes it before proceeding to the3next instruction.
`ifi-térgpreytive (in—tfir’pri-t‘iv) adj. Interpretative.
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`iii-tenpu-pil-larcy (in’tar-pyo‘o’ps'lér’é) adj. Situated or occur-
`ring between the pupils of the eyes.
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`senting different race <an interracial committee>
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`connecting two or more regions.
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`: inter, between + regnuzn, reign < rex,,king.] 1. The period of time
`between the end of a sovereign’s reign and the accession of a suscessor.
`2. A temporary suspension of the usual functions of control or gov-
`ernment. 3. A lapse in continuity. —in'ter-reg’nal adj.
`inotebreila'te (in’tar-ri-lat’ ) V. -lat-ed, -1a1_:-in'g, dates. —Vt.
`To put in mutual relationship. —Vi. To come into mutual relation-
`ship. #in’ter-re-la’tion n. ~in’terure-la’tion-ship’ n.
`.
`in-ter-ro-‘bang also in-ter~a-bang (in-tér’o-bang’) n.
`[INTER-
`no(oATroN POINT) + BANG, (printers' slang)'exclamatio‘n point] A .
`punctuation mark used esp. to end a simultaneous question and ex-
`clamation.
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`[Lat. interrogate, interrogat- : inter-, between + rogare, to ask.] 1.- To
`question formally. 2. Computer Sci. To send out a signal to for pro.
`ducing an appropriate response. —in-ter’ro-ga’i:ioii n.
`-—-in-
`ter’ro-ga’tion-al adj. —in-ter’ro-ga’tor n.
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`interrogation point a. A question mark.
`in-ter-rog-a-tive (in’ta-rog’s-tiv) adj. 1. Of the nature of a ques-
`tion. 2. Used to ask a question. ——n. 1. A word orform used to ask a
`question..2. An interrogative expression or sentence. .—ii1’teroi'0g’ -
`a-tive-ly- adv.
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`incter-rogtaotOory (in’ta~r6g’s-.t0r’é, ~t6r’é) adj. luterrdgative.
`—n., pl. ~ries. Law. A written question, as to a witness, usu. an-
`swered under oath. ~in’ter-rog’ acto’ri-ly adv. .
`in-ter-rupt (in’ts-rupt') V. -rupt.-ed, -rupt-ing, -rupts. [ME
`interrupten < OFr.1‘rzterrizpte, interrupted < Lat. interruptus, p.part. of
`. interrumpere, to break off : inter, between + rumpere, to break]
`—-Vt. 1.~To break the harmony or continuity of. 2. To impede or stop
`by breaking in on. l—vi. To break in on an action or discourSe.,—n. 1.
`Computer Sci. A signal to a computer that stops the execution of a
`running program in order to run a program of higher priority. ,2. A cir-
`cuit that transmits an interrupt signal. —in’~ter-.rup’tioi1 n.
`—in’ter-rup’tive adj.
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`invterorupt-er (in’ to-rdp’ tar) n. 1. One that interrupts. 2. Elect. A
`device for automatically opening or closing an electric circuit.
`in-ter-scho,~las-tic (in'tar-ska-las’tik) adj. Occurring or con-
`ducted between or among schools <interscholastic 'Sport's>
`invter se (in'tor sé’, sa’) adv.
`er) adj. [Lat] Between or among
`themselves.
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`in-terusect (in’tareékt’) V. -sect-ed, meet-hug, -se‘cts‘. [Lac
`intersecare, interseet- : inter, between + secure, to cut] ———Vt. 1. To
`cut through ‘or across. 2: To form an intersection with.» —-Vi. 1. To
`overlap or cut across each other. 2. To form an intersection.
`iri~ter~sec~tion (in’tat-sék’shan) n. 1. a. The act oi process of in-
`tersecting. b. (also in’tar-sek’~). A place where things, as streets, in-
`tersect. 2. Math. a. The point or locus of points common to two or
`more geometric figures. 1). A set every member of which is an element
`of each 'of two or more given sets.
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`inoter-sés~sion (in’tar-sésh’an) n. The period between two aca—
`demic semesters or sessions. —in'tercses’ sion-a’l adj.
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`in-ter-sex (in' tar-'séks’) n. An intersexual individual._
`in-ter-sex-u-‘al (in’tar-sek’sho'o-al) adj. 1. Occurring between the
`sexes. 2. Having sexual.- characteristics intermediate between those of
`a typical male and a typical female. —in’ter-sex’u-iil'i-ty (-Eil’ -
`i-t‘e) a. y-rin'terusex’u-aldy adv.
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`in-ter-space (in'tsr-spas’) Vt. -spaced, -spac-i:i'g, -spac-es.
`To make or occupy a spacebctween. —n: (in’ tar-spas’ ). An interven-
`ing space: INTERVAL. —i.n’ter-spa’tial (-spa’shsl) adj.
`in-t‘er-épe-cif-‘ic (in’tar-spi-sif’ ik) adj. Arising betWeen species.
`.in-ter-sfi‘eree‘ (in'tor-spfirs’) Vt. -sper9ed, -speré-ing, —e'pers-
`fes‘.‘[<‘Lat. interspersus, interspersed : intern, between + .sparsus,
`p.'part. of spargere, to scatter] 1. To scatter among other things. 2. To
`diversify or supply withthing's distributed at intervals. Lin’ter-
`spers’ed-ly (-spur’sid-lé) adv. ~in’ter~éper/sion (-spur’zhan,
`~shon) n.
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`inter-state (in’tar-stat’) adj.‘ Relating to, existing between, or
`connecting two or more states <interstate commerce> ——-n. One of a
`system of highways connecting US. cities or states.
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`in-ter-stel-lar (in’ tanstel’ar) adj. Among or between the stars.
`iii-ter-stice (in~tiir’stis) n., pl. -stioces (~sti-séz’, —siz) [PL < LLat.
`interstitium < Lat. interstitus, p.part. of intersistere, to stand in the
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`in-ter-sti-tial (in’tar-stish'al) adj. 1. Of, relating to, or Occluiing
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`irrinterstices. 2. Affectiug‘or based on interstices,
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`state of being interwoven. 2. Something interwoven,»
`communicate indirectly or» subtly : rm
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`in.ter;-ti‘doal (in’tsr-tid’l) adj. Of, relating to or being the region
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`mud-date (in-tim’ i-dat’ ) Vt. -
`between the extremes of high and low tide. —in ter-tid' al.1y adv
`in-t'er~tri-bal (in’tor~tri’bal) adj. Existing between tribe's.
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`(1.] 1. To make timid : RIGHTEN. 2. T(
`in-terotrop-i-cal (in’tsr-trop’i-kal) adj. 1. Located betWeen min
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`the tropics. 2. Of or relating to the tropics.
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`-tivin‘es. To join by twining together. ~in’ter-twine’mem
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`ultaneously to the communicant.
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`points, or units. 2. The pause between two specified instants, events,
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`or states <After a brief interval, she resumed her lecture.> 3. Math
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`A set containing allthe numbers between a pair. of given numbers
`.To the condition or form of <iall in!
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`included in <enter into an association:
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`b'ers greater than or less than a given number and excluding or includ-
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`in-tol-er-a £8112 (in~tol’ ar-a-bol) adj.
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`tgl’er-a-bi 1’i-ty, iin-tol’ er-a-ble
`as an' unnecessary condition or characteristic. 2. To. appear, come, or
`.m-tol-eraant (in-toll or-snt) adj. No
`lie between two things. 3. To occur or fall between two periodsor ,
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`tolerate differences in opinions or belie
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`tweeri'vertebrae. ~in’ter-ver’ te-bral-ly adv.
`dent. -—in to-na’tion-al adj.
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`tweenadioining vertebrae of the spinal column.
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`trevoir, to see : tantra, between (< Lat. inter-i + voir, to see <
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`CO-to (in tolto) adv. [Lat.] Totally
`ating the qualifiriations of an applicant; asvfor employment? 2. “A
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`m'tozbiocant (invtok’s‘i-kont) n. S!
`conversation, as one conducted by a reporter, in which infor‘mafl
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`elicited from another. b. An account. or reproduction of such a
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`versation. -V. -vieWed, -view-‘ing, -vie_vys.. —Vt. To gain an
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`sons <1‘ntér vivosvawards>
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`in-ter-ir‘ :cal-ic (in’tar~v6-l<il’ ik) adj. Immediately preceded
`_ N11? 3. To poison. —in-to
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`ira~ar.terri.31.1y adv
`van),'~we‘av‘oing, -weaves. —Vt. 1. To weave together. 2. To bleu -
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`in-tes-tate (initESltat’, ~tit) adj. [ME < on. mum <.Lat-,“’,L’
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`status : in-, not + testatus, testate.] 1. Having made no legal wrll;
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`Not disposed of by a legal will. —n. One who dies intestate. .—1n'
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`to the anus.
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`inrti-ma-cy (in’to-m’a-se) n., pl. -cies. The state of being mun;
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`initi-matel (infltarmit) adj. [LLat. intimatus, ppart. of mama,”
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