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1. affirm, v. View full entry a1382
...trans. To assert (something) strongly; to state as a fact....
2. composition, n. View full entry 1382
...The action of putting together or combining; the fact of being put together or combined; combination (of things as parts or elements of a whole)....
3. definition, n. View full entry 1382
...The setting of bounds or limits; limitation, restriction. Obs.rare....
4. depth, n. View full entry a1382
...Measurement or distance from the top downwards (or from the surface inwards); also fig....
5. dialectic, n.1 View full entry 1382
...The art of critical examination into the truth of an opinion; the investigation of truth by discussion: in earlier English use, a synonym of logic as applied to formal rhetorical...
6. distribution, n. View full entry 1382
...The action of dividing and dealing out or bestowing in portions among a number of recipients; apportionment, allotment....
7. † ˈepicuree, n. View full entry 1382
...= epicurean1....
8. example, n. View full entry 1382
...A typical instance; a fact, incident, quotation, etc. that illustrates, or forms a particular case of, a general principle, rule, state of things, etc.; a person or thing that may be taken...
9. horned, adj. View full entry 1382
...Having horns or antlers; cornuted....
10. intelligible, adj. and n. View full entry a1382
...Capable of understanding; intelligent. Obs....
11. liberty, n.1 View full entry c1384
...Theol. Freedom from the bondage or dominating influence of sin, spiritual servitude, worldly ties, etc....
12. logician, n. View full entry 1382
...A writer on logic; a student of logic....
13. mean, n.3 View full entry a1382
...A person (as a saint, priest, etc.) who mediates or who acts as a channel of communication between God and mankind. Obs....
14. meaning, n.2 View full entry c1384
...The significance, purpose, underlying truth, etc., of something....
15. necessity, n. View full entry a1382
...The constraining power of circumstances; a condition or state of things which forces a certain course of action....
16. observation, n. View full entry a1382
...An action, esp. of a religious and ceremonial nature, performed in accordance with prescribed usage; a customary action, ceremony, or ritual; = observance1. rare after 17th cent....
17. possible, adj., adv., and n. View full entry c1384
...That is capable of being; that may or can exist, be done, or happen (in general, or in given or assumed conditions or circumstances); that is in a person's power, that a...
18. principle, n. View full entry a1382
...That from which something originates or is derived; a source, an origin; the root (of a word, etc.). Now chiefly Philos. and Theol....
19. problem, n. View full entry a1382
...A puzzle; a riddle; an enigmatic statement. Obs....
20. property, n. View full entry a1382
...Usu. with the and of. The characteristic quality of a person or thing; (hence) character, nature. Obs....
