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Definition of a-
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A- () A, as a
prefix
to
English
words,
is
derived
from
various
sources.
(1) It
frequently
signifies
on or in (from an, a forms of AS. on),
denoting
a
state,
as in
afoot,
on foot, abed,
amiss,
asleep,
aground,
aloft,
away (AS.
onweg),
and
analogically,
ablaze,
atremble,
etc. (2) AS. of off, from, as in adown (AS.
ofd/ne
off the dun or
hill).
(3) AS. a-
(Goth.
us-, ur-, Ger. er-),
usually
giving
an
intensive
force,
and
sometimes
the sense of away, on, back, as in
arise,
abide,
ago. (4) Old
English
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Deca-
::
Deca- () A
prefix,
from Gr.
de`ka,
signifying
ten;
specifically
(Metric
System),
a
prefix
signifying
the
weight
or
measure
that is ten times the
principal
unit..
Aha
::
Aha (n.) A sunk
fence.
See
Ha-ha.
Abaca
::
Abaca (n.) The
Manila-hemp
plant (Musa
textilis);
also, its
fiber.
See
Manila
hemp under
Manila..
Cornet
::
Cornet
(n.) A brass
instrument,
with
cupped
mouthpiece,
and
furnished
with
valves
or
pistons,
now used in
bands,
and, in place of the
trumpet,
in
orchestras.
See
Cornet-a-piston..
Sea-walled
::
Sea-walled
(a.)
Surrounded,
bounded,
or
protected
by the sea, as if by a
wall..
Ana-
::
Ana- () A
prefix
in words from the
Greek,
denoting
up,
upward,
throughout,
backward,
back,
again,
anew..
Para-
::
Para- () A
prefix
denoting:
(a)
Likeness,
similarity,
or
connection,
or that the
substance
resembles,
but is
distinct
from, that to the name of which it is
prefixed;
as
paraldehyde,
paraconine,
etc.; also, an
isomeric
modification.
(b)
Specifically:
(Organ.
Chem.)
That two
groups
or
radicals
substituted
in the
benzene
nucleus
are
opposite,
or in the
respective
positions
1 and 4; 2 and 5; or 3 and 6, as
paraxylene;
paroxybenzoic
acid. Cf.
Ortho-,
and
Meta-.
Also used
adjectively..
Intra-
::
Intra-
() A
prefix
signifying
in,
within,
interior;
as,
intraocular,
within
the
eyeball;
intramarginal..
Auto-da-fe
::
Auto-da-fe
(n.) A
judgment
of the
Inquisition
in Spain and
Portugal
condemning
or
acquitting
persons
accused
of
religious
offenses.
Craze
::
Craze (n.) A
temporary
passion
or
infatuation,
as for same new
amusement,
pursuit,
or
fashion;
as, the
bric-a-brac
craze;
the
aesthetic
craze..
Vis-a-vis
::
Vis-a-vis
(n.) One who, or that
which,
is face to face with
another;
esp., one who faces
another
in
dancing..
Sea-built
::
Sea-built
(a.) Built at, in, or by the sea..
Mazdean
::
Mazdean
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
Ahura-Mazda,
or
Ormuzd,
the
beneficent
deity in the
Zoroastrian
dualistic
system;
hence,
Zoroastrian..
Auto-da-fe
::
Auto-da-fe
(n.) An
execution
of such
sentence,
by the civil
power,
esp. the
burning
of a
heretic.
It was
usually
held on
Sunday,
and was made a great
public
solemnity
by
impressive
forms and
ceremonies..
Sea-maid
::
Sea-maid
(n.) A sea
nymph.
Tag
::
Tag (n.) A sale of
usually
used items (such as
furniture,
clothing,
household
items or
bric-a-brac),
conducted
by one or a small group of
individuals,
at a
location
which is not a
normal
retail
establishment..
Gossypium
::
Gossypium
(n.) A genus of
plants
which yield the
cotton
of the arts. The
species
are much
confused.
G.
herbaceum
is the name given to the
common
cotton
plant,
while the
long-stapled
sea-island
cotton
is
produced
by G.
Barbadense,
a
shrubby
variety.
There are
several
other kinds
besides
these..
Windlestraw
::
Windlestraw
(n.) A grass used for
making
ropes or for
plaiting,
esp.
Agrostis
Spica-ventis..
Flea-bite
::
Flea-bite
(n.) The bite of a flea, or the red spot
caused
by the
bite..
Coumarin
::
Coumarin
(n.) The
concrete
essence
of the tonka bean, the fruit of
Dipterix
(formerly
Coumarouna)
odorata
and
consisting
essentially
of
coumarin
proper,
which is a white
crystalline
substance,
C9H6O2,
of
vanilla-like
odor,
regarded
as an
anhydride
of
coumaric
acid, and used in
flavoring.
Coumarin
in also made
artificially..
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