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1. academic, n. and adj. View full entry lOE
...Philos. Usu. with capital initial. An ancient philosopher of the Academy, the school of Plato and his followers; an adherent of the philosophical school of Plato; a Platonist....
2. court, n.1 View full entry 1154
...A clear space enclosed by walls or surrounded by buildings; a yard, a court-yard; e.g. that surrounding a castle, or that left for the sake of light, etc. in the...
3. freeship, n. View full entry lOE
...Exemption from a service, obligation, charge, or duty; an immunity, a privilege; = immunity1. Obs....
4. press, n.1 View full entry lOE
...A device for compressing, flattening, giving a denser consistency to, holding, or shaping a substance by exerting pressure. Freq. with modifying word indicating the purpose of the instrument, the thing pressed, or...
