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@@ -11872,13 +11872,13 @@ Detain their <qex>adolescent</qex> charge too long.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></ [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> <p><ent>Adonic</ent><br/ <hw>A*don"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>adonique</ets>: cf. L. <ets>Adonius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Relating to Adonis, famed for his beauty.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An Adonic verse.</def></def2><br/ [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> -<p><cs><col><b>Adonic verse</b></col>, <cd>a verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee (-- <ssmile/ <ssmile/ | -- --).</cd></cs><br/ +<p><cs><col><b>Adonic verse</b></col>, <cd>a verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee (-- <cre/ <cre/ | -- --).</cd></cs><br/ [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> <p><ent>Adonis</ent><br/ \'d8<hw>A*do"nis</hw> <pr>(<adot/*d<omac/"n<icr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., gr. Gr. <grk>'A`dwnis</grk>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Myth.)</fld> <def>A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar.</def><br/ [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> @@ -26510,13 +26510,13 @@ The thickest trees.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/ [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> <p><q>If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will create an <qex>amphiboly</qex>, a double meaning where there is none.</q> <rj><qau>Whitlock.</qau></rj><br/ [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> <p><ent>Amphibrach</ent><br/ -<hw>Am"phi*brach</hw> <pr>(<acr/m"f<icr/*br<acr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <?/, Gr. <?/ short at both ends; <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>brachy`s</grk> short.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Pros.)</fld> <def>A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (<ssmile/ -- <ssmile/); as, <xex>h<acr/b<emac/r<ecr/</xex>. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, <xex>pro-phet<bprime/ic</xex>.</def><br/ +<hw>Am"phi*brach</hw> <pr>(<acr/m"f<icr/*br<acr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <?/, Gr. <?/ short at both ends; <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>brachy`s</grk> short.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Pros.)</fld> <def>A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (<cre/ -- <cre/); as, <xex>h<acr/b<emac/r<ecr/</xex>. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, <xex>pro-phet<bprime/ic</xex>.</def><br/ [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> <p><ent>Amphicarpous</ent><br/ <ent>Amphicarpic</ent><br/ <mhw>{ <hw>Am`phi*car"pic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Am`phi*car"pous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of ripening.</def><br/ [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |