Definition of an

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An () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the singular number only, and signifies one, or any, but somewhat less emphatically. In such expressions as twice an hour, once an age, a shilling an ounce (see 2d A, 2), it has a distributive force, and is equivalent to each, every..

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Element :: Element (n.) One of the simplest essential parts, more commonly called cells, of which animal and vegetable organisms, or their tissues and organs, are composed..
Planting :: Planting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plan.
Goat :: Goat (n.) A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus Capra, of several species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat (C. hircus), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin..
Alternately :: Alternately (adv.) By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent..
Urtica :: Urtica (n.) A genus of plants including the common nettles. See Nettle, n..
Maian :: Maian (n.) Any spider crab of the genus Maia, or family Maiadae..
Cereal :: Cereal (n.) Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural..
Pluviometer :: Pluviometer (n.) An instrument for ascertaining the amount of rainfall at any place in a given time; a rain gauge.
Collegian :: Collegian (n.) A member of a college, particularly of a literary institution so called; a student in a college..
Starstone :: Star-spangled (a.) Spangled or studded with stars.
Ram :: Ram (n.) The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup.
Wrangling :: Wrangling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wrangl.
Hoosier :: Hoosier (n.) A nickname given to an inhabitant of the State of Indiana.
Underrun :: Underrun (v. t.) To run or pass under; especially (Naut.), to pass along and under, as a cable, for the purpose of taking it in, or of examining it..
While :: While (v. t.) To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; -- usually followed by away.
Bench :: Bench (n.) A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench..
Cornelian :: Cornelian (n.) Same as Carnelian.
Opening :: Opening (n.) Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business..
Reckoning :: Reckoning (n.) An account of tim.
Slug :: Slug (n.) A thick strip of metal less than type high, and as long as the width of a column or a page, -- used in spacing out pages and to separate display lines, etc..
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