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A native oxide of manganese, of dark brownish black color. It was named from a Mr. Braun of Gotha.

To unite. [Obs.]

Coadunation. [R.] Sir M. Hale.

Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a community of goods. The original community of all things. Locke. An unreserved community of thought and feeling. W. Irwing.

A lack of common possessions, properties, or relationship. Community of embryonic structure reveals community of descent; but dissimilarity of embryonic development does not prove discommunity of descent. Darwin.

the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles of matter.

One who, or that which, disjoins or causes disunion.

A state of separation or disunion; want of unity. Dr. H. More.

A hydration of iolite.

igation, office, tax, imposition, penalty, or service; a particular privilege; as, the immunities of the free cities of Germany; the immunities of the clergy.

request; incessant or frequent application; troublesome pertinacity. O'ercome with importunity and tears. Milton.

xemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss. Heaven, though slow to wrath, Is neimpunity defied. Cowper. The impunity and also the recompense. Holland.

Want of opportunity; unseasonableness; inconvenience. [R.]

Intercommunication; community of possessions, religion, etc. In consequence of that intercommunity of paganism . . . one nation adopted the gods of another. Bp. Warburton.

The quality of being jejune; jejuneness.

Pertaining to tidal movements dependent on the moon. Bache. Lunitidal interval. See Retard, n.

To fortify; to strengthen. [Obs.]

Fortification; stronghold. [Obs.] His place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks. Is. xxxiii. 16.

Freedom; security; immunity. [Obs.] W. Montagu.

ble combination of conditions; suitable occasion; chance. A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. Bacon.