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`American Dictionary
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`THIRD EDITION
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`Edited by
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`FIRST EDITION
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`Elizabeth}. Jewell
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`Frank Abate
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`|dig"ani,
`a "direction" word. • Phonetics pronounce
`ind) in a way that is different from the
`ItSP^thatSOuncL
`&c"
`?g(ir[Bl^.lVBS jnod^fi-a-ble adj., mod-i-fi-ca-to-ry
`Ip^feioitore, mada'fik^tore/ acU.
`|/.Kiau^,~late Middle English: from Old French
`Vo^^ar. from Latin modificare, from modus (see
`'^'
`lOE)-
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`lia-ni /,moderyane/, Amedeo ^1^4-1920),
`WO''v,,ymteT and sculptor, resident in France from
`It^'^is portraits and nudes are noted for their
`ll9(>D<^pd-forl"ns, linear qualities, and earthy colors.
`H jil-lion /mo'dilyen/ > n. Architecture a projecting
`BlolAfitundeI' the cbroha of a cornice inthe
`Li^thian ?n<^theLo.r<;iers-
`Elb^**t~i r
`rnid i6th cent.: from French modillon, from
`Ion"
`W^n'niodiglione, based on Latin mutulus 'mutule.'
`W^.olus /ma'dislas/ ^ n. (pl. modioli /•,li, -,le/)
`.o-l"s
`^he conical central axis of the cochlea of
`BAnato(nyt
`
`early l9th cent.: from Latin, literally 'nave
`l^wh^el.'
`ish /'modiSH/1» adj. often derogatory conforming
`illbwing what is currently popular and
`BSonable: it seems sad that such a scholar should
`E!)compe??e(i to use. this modish jargon.
`B^-nrvATlVES mod'ish-ly adv., mod-ish-ness n.
`.diste /mo'dest/ > n. dated a fashionable milliner
`B^dressrnjaker-
`mid ipth cent.: French, from mode 'fashion.'
`B-nd-u-lar /'majslsr/ > adj. employing or invoMng
`idule or modules as the basis of design or
`i: modular housing units. • Mathematics of
`eiatingtoamodulus.
`.^EiuVATlVES^mod-u-lar-i-ty /,maJ9'le(9)rite/ n.
`'.snWW late i8th cent.: from modern Latin
`^gditlaris, from Latin modulus (see MODULUS).
`,od.u-late /'maja.lat/ > y. [with obj.] exert a
`Cinodifymg or controlling influence on: the state
`Wtttempts to modulate private business's cash flow.
`$ 1 vary the strength, tone^orjutch of (one's voice):
`I ice all moS-ulate our voice by hearing it. • alter the
`famplitude or frequency of (an electromagnetic
`ff wave or other oscillation) in accordance with the
`I variations of a second signal, typically one of a
`|' .lower frequency: radio waves are modulated to carry
`I'fte analog information of the voice. • [no obj.] Music
`I change from one key^to another: thefirstHalfofthe
`Kwelody, modulatingfrom E minor to G. • [no obj.]
`|l(modulate into) change from one form or condition
`jl into (another): ideals and opinions are not modulated
`Sinto authoritative journalese.
`tiiDERlVATlVES mod-u-la-tion /.maja'lasHen/n.,
`.iigmod-u-la-tor /-,latar/ n.
`II-ORIGIN mid i6th cent. (in the sense 'intone [a
`;y song]'): from Latin modulat- 'measured, made
`|| melody/ from the verb modulari, from modulus
`jl'measure' (see MODULUS).
`fjmod-ule /'majool/ ^ n. each of a set of standardized
`;^ PMsorjuidependent units that can be used to
`ili construct a more complex structure, such as an
`ly: item of furniture or a building. • [usu. with adj.] an
`gindependent self-contained unit of a spacecraft.
`g • Computing any of a number of distinct but
`g Uterrelated units from which a program may be
`or into which a complex activity may be
`K,atl^yzed.
`IJORIGIN late i6th cent. (in the senses 'allotted scale'
`model'): from French, or from Latin
`,see MODUtus). Current senses date from
`Sos.
`ru-lo /'maj9,lo/ ^ prep. Mathematics (in number
`nth respect to or using a modulus of a
`Blw"fied number. Two numbers are congruent
`'^ given number if they give the same
`ir when divided by that number: ip and
`r^congruent module 5. • [as adj.] using moduli:
`Operations. ' ''' . ~
`late i9th cent.: from Latin, ablative of
`1MS (see MODUtus).
`'N.i
`J/.j^'^Us/'majalas/ Mathematics > n. (pl. moduli
`B^n^Jlc'-) 1 another term for ABSOLUTE VALUE. • the
`K;reaTlwe scluare root of the sum of the squares of the
`li2ar,,wimaginary parts of a complex number.
`Fjttig^^an^factor or ratio. • a constant indicating
`letween a physical effect and the force
`K^au(:in8it.
`Hutnb^°er used as adivisorfor considering
`>, numbers being considered
`lent when giving the same remainder when
`BNc^ Dya Particular modulus.
`il!>>it^'limid.l6th cent. (denoting an architectural
`B?littii^JetlSth): from Latin, literally'measure,'
`|gnut^ofmo^.~~""'""""' ""-—'
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`BlIl.ih,si°P"e'ra"'di /'modss .apa'rande, -,di/ > n.
`;hrtir,al °Perandi /'mode, 'modi/) (usu. in sing.] a
`lfltle-thiaLW?y or method of doing something, esp.
`laracteristic or well-established: the
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`1125
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`Moissan
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`volunteers were instructed to buy specific systems
`using our usual modus o-perandi— anonymously and
`with cash. • the way something operates or works.
`-ORIGIN Latin, literally'way of operating.'
`
`mo-dus po-nens /'modss 'po.nenz/ > n. the rule of
`logic stating that if a conditional statement ("if p
`then q") is accepted, and the antecedent (p) holds,
`then the consequent (q) may be inferred. • an
`argument using this rule.
`-ORIGIN Latin, literally'mood that affirms.'
`
`mo-dus tol-lens /'modes 'tal.enz/ > n. the rule of
`logic stating that if a conditional statement ("if p
`then q") is accepted, and the consequent does not
`hold (jiot-ci), then the negation of the antecedent
`(not-p) can be inferred. • an argument using this
`rule.
`-ORIGIN Latin, literally 'mood that denies.'
`
`mo-dus vi-ven-di /'modss va'vende, -,dl/ ^ n.
`(pl. modi vivendi /'mode, 'modi/) [usu. in sing.] an
`arrangement or agreement allowing conflicting
`parties to coexist peacefully, either indefinitely or
`until a final settlement is reached. • a way of living.
`- ORIGIN Latin, literally 'way of living.'
`moe-ri-the-ri-um /,mir3'THi(9)resm/ > n, (pl.
`moeritheria /-ree/) a medium-sized mammal of
`the late Eocene and Oligocene epochs with a long
`snout and short legs, related to modern elephants.
`• Moeritherium trigodon.
`- ORIGIN modern Latin, from the name of Lake
`fAoeris in Egypt, where the first fossils were found +
`Greek therion 'wild beast.'
`mo-fette /mo'fet/ ^ n. archaic term for FUMAROLE.
`- ORIGIN early ipth cent.: from French, from
`Neapolitan Italian mofetta.
`mo-fo /'mo,fo/ > n. (pl. mofos) vulgar slang short for
`MOTHERFUCKER.
`Mo-ga-di-shu /,m6ge'diSH6o, ,mag3-, -'desHoo/ the
`capital of Somalia, a port on the Indian Ocean; pop.
`1,100,000 (est. 2007). Italian name Mogadiscio.
`Also called MUQDISHO.
`Mo-gi-lyov /.msgil'yof/ (also Mogilev) Russian
`name for MAHILYOW.
`Mo-gul /'mogal/ (also Moghul or Mughal) ^ n.
`a member of the Muslim dynasty of Mongol
`origin founded by the successors of Tamerlane,
`which ruled much of India from the i6th to the
`l9th century: [as modifier] Mogul architecture.
`• (often the Great Mogul) historical the Mogul
`emperor of Delhi.
`- ORIGIN from Persian mu^ul 'Mongol.'
`mo-gul1 /'mogel/ ^ n. 1 informal an important or
`powerful person, esp. in the motion picture or
`media industry.
`2 (Mogul) a steam locomotive with three pairs of
`driving wheels and one pair of smaller wheels in
`the front.
`- ORIGIN late i/th cent.: figurative use of MOGUL.
`mo-gul2 > n. a bump on a ski slope formed by the
`repeated turns of skiers over the same path: [as
`modifier] a mogul field.
`-ORIGIN 19605: probably from southern German
`dialect Mugel, Mugl.
`MOH ^ abbr. • Medical Officer of Health (chief
`health executive of a local authority). • Ministry
`of Health.
`mo-hair /'mo,he(3)r/ > n. the long, silkyhair of
`the angora goat. • a yarn or fabric made from this,
`typically mixed with wool: [as modifier] a mohair
`sweater.
`-ORIGIN late l6th cent.: fromArabic mukayyar 'cloth
`made of goat's hair' (literally 'choice, select'). The
`change in ending was due to association with HAIR.
`Mo-ham-med > n. variant spelling of MUHAMMAD'.
`
`Mo-ham-me-dan /mo6'hamid(9)n, mo-/ ^ n.
`variant spelling of MUHAMMADAN.
`Mo-ham-me-rah /ma'hamere/ former name (until
`1924) for KHORRAMSHAHR.
`Mo-ha-ve Des-ert variant spelling of MOJAVE
`DESERT.
`Mo-hawk /'m6,h6k/ ^ n. (pl. same or Mohawks) 1 a
`member of an American Indian people, one of the
`Five Nations, originally inhabiting parts of eastern
`New York.
`2 the Iroquoian language of this people.
`3 a hairstyle with the head shaved except for a strip
`of hair from the middle of the forehead to the back
`of the neck, typically stiffened to stand erect or in
`spikes, [erroneously associated with the Mohawk
`people (see HURON).]
`4 Figure Skating a step from either edge of the skate
`to the same edge on the other foot in the opposite
`direction.
`> adj. of or relating to the Mohawks or their
`language.
`-ORIGIN from Narragansett mohowawog, literally
`'man-eaters.'
`
`Mo-hawk Riv-er a river that flows across central
`New York for 140 miles (230 km) to join the Hudson
`River above Albany. The Mohawk Valley is the site
`of much of the Erie Canal.
`Mo-he-gan /mo'hegsn/ (also Mohican /-'hekan/)
`^ n. (pl. same or Mohegans) 1 a member of an
`American Indian people formerly inhabiting eastern
`Connecticut. Compare with MAHICAN.
`2 the Algonquian language of this people, closely
`related to Pequot.
`^ adj. of or relating to the Mohegans or their
`language.
`-ORIGIN from Mohegan, literally 'people of the tidal
`waters.'
`mo-hel /mail, 'mo(h)el/ ^ n. a person who performs
`the Jewish rite of circumcision.
`- ORIGIN mid i/th cent.: from Hebrew mohel.
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`Mo-hen-jo-Da-ro /mo'henjo 'daro/ an ancient
`city of the civilization of the Indus valley
`(0.2600-1700 BC), now a major archaeological site in
`Pakistan, southwest of Sukkur.
`Mo-hi-can /mo'heken/ ^ adj. & n. old-fashioned
`variant spelling of MAHICAN or MOHEGAN.
`Mo-ho /'m6,ho/ ^ n. Geology short for MOHOROVICIC
`DISCONTINUITY.
`Mo-holy-Nagy /ms.hole 'naj, ,m6holi 'nadya/,
`Laszlo (1895-1946), US painter, sculptor, and
`photographer; born in Hungary. He pioneered
`the experimental use of plastic materials, light,
`photography, and film.
`Mo-ho-ro-vi-cic dis-con-ti-nu-i-ty
`/,moh9'rovi,CHiCH/ > n. Geology the boundary surface
`between the earth's crust and the mantle, lying at
`a depth of about 6-7 miles (10-12 km) under the
`ocean bed and about 24-30 miles (40-50 km) under
`the continents.
`-ORIGIN 19305: named afterAndrijaA4o?2orov!'cic
`(1857-1936), Yugoslav seismologist.
`Mohs' scale /m6z, mos, 'mosaz/ > n. a scale of
`hardness used in classifying minerals. It runs from
`l to 10 using a series of reference minerals, and
`a position on the scale depends on the ability to
`scratch minerals rated lower.
`-ORIGIN late ipthcent.: named after Friedrich Mohs
`(1773-1839)) German mineralogist. -?;
`moi /mwa/ > exclam. (usu. moi?) humorous me? (used f
`esp. when accused of something that one knows one \
`is guilty of): sarcastic, moi? " -'•'•••---
`-ORIGIN French,'me.'
`moi-dore /'moi.dor/ ^ n. a Portuguese gold coin,
`current in England in the early i8th century and
`then worth about 27 shillings.
`-ORIGIN from Portuguese moeda d'ouro'money of
`gold.'
`moi-e-ty /'moiete/ > n. Cpl. moieties) formal or technical
`each of two parts into which a thing is or can be
`divided. • Anthropology each of two social or ritual
`groups into which a people is divided, esp. among
`Australian Aborigines and some American Indians.
`• a part or portion, esp.a lesser share. • Chemistry a
`distinct part of a large molecule: the enzyme removes
`the sulfate moiety.
`- ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French moite,
`from Latin medietas 'middle,' from medius 'mid,
`middle.'
`moil /mail/ > v. [no obj.j work hard: men who mailed
`for gold. » [with adverbial] move around in confusion or
`agitation: a crowd of men andwomen mailed in the
`smoky haze.
`> n. hard work; drudgery. • turmoil; confusion: the
`moil of his intimate thoughts.
`-ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense 'moisten
`or bedaub'): from Old French moillier 'paddle in
`mud, moisten,' based on Latin mollis 'soft.' The
`sense 'work' dates from the mid i6th cent., often in
`the phrase toil and mail.
`Moi-rai /'moi,ri/ Greek Mythology the Fates.
`moi-re /mo'ra, mwa-, mwar/ (also moire /mwa'ra,
`m6-/) ^ n. silk fabric that has been subjected to
`heat and pressure rollers after weaving to give it a
`rippled appearance.
`> adj. Cof silk) having a rippled, lustrous finish.
`• denoting or showing a pattern of irregular
`wavy lines like that of such silk, produced by the
`superposition at a slight angle of two sets of closely
`spaced lines.
`- ORIGIN mid l/th cent.: French moire 'mo hair' (the
`original fabric); the variant moire 'given a watered
`appearance' (past participle of moirer, from moire).
`Mois-san /mwa'saN/, Ferdinand Frederic Henri
`(1852-1907), French chemist. In 1886 he succeeded
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`PRONUNCIATION KEY a ago. Up; 3TOVer,fur; ahat;
`a ate; a car; e;et; ejee; i^it; i by; NG sing;
`6 go; 6 law, for, oi toy; So good; Sogoo; ou out;
`TH thin; TH then; ZH vision
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