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Great :: Great (n.) The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great..

Impuberty :: Impuberty (n.) The condition of not having reached puberty, or the age of ability to reproduce one's species; want of age at which the marriage contract can be legally entered into..

I'' Ll :: I' ll () Contraction for I will or I shall.

Espousal :: Espousal (n.) The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of marriage; sometimes, the marriage ceremony..

Subscribe :: Subscribe (v. t.) To sign with one's own hand; to give consent to, as something written, or to bind one's self to the terms of, by writing one's name beneath; as, parties subscribe a covenant or contract; a man subscribes a bond..

Contractibility :: Contractibility (n.) Capability of being contracted; quality of being contractible; as, the contractibility and dilatability of air..

Is''t :: Is't () A contraction of is it.

Muscle :: Muscle (n.) The contractile tissue of which muscles are largely made up.

Ma''am :: Ma'am (n.) Madam; my lady; -- a colloquial contraction of madam often used in direct address, and sometimes as an appellation..

Synizesis :: Syngraph (n.) A writing signed by both or all the parties to a contract or bond.

Circumflex :: Circumflex (n.) A character, or accent, denoting in Greek a rise and of the voice on the same long syllable, marked thus [~ or /]; and in Latin and some other languages, denoting a long and contracted syllable, marked [/ or ^]. See Accent, n., 2..

Swown :: 'Swounds (interj.) An exclamation contracted from God's wounds; -- used as an oath.

Invalid :: Invalid (a.) Having no force, effect, or efficacy; void; null; as, an invalid contract or agreement..

Shrink :: Shrink (n.) The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal..

Default :: Default (v. i.) To fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or duty..

Labial :: Labial (a.) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as / (f/d), / (/ld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and o, u in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 11, 178..

T''other :: T'other () A colloquial contraction of the other, and formerly a contraction for that other. See the Note under That, 2..

Assumpsit :: Assumpsit (n.) An action to recover damages for a breach or nonperformance of a contract or promise, express or implied, oral or in writing not under seal. Common or indebitatus assumpsit is brought for the most part on an implied promise. Special assumpsit is founded on an express promise or undertaking..

Precontract :: Precontract (v. i.) To make a previous contract or agreement.

Peristalsis :: Peristalsis (n.) Peristaltic contraction or action.

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