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The various relations of animals and plants to one another and to the outer world.

Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of subject to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the power of the king; a man of courage; the gate of heaven. "Poor of spirit." Macaulay.

tment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, or a duty that arises from the relations of man to man; as, kind offices, pious offices. I would I could do a good office between you. Shak.

A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the shoulder or the scapula.

A combining form indicating connection with, or relation to, the umbilicus, or navel.

In reference or relation to; as, on our part expect punctuality; a satire on society.

e of metaphysics which investigates and explains the nature and essential properties and relations of all beings, as such, or the principles and causes of being.

The science of eggs in relation to their coloring, size, shape, and number.

The relation between two propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity, or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions which have the same matter but a different form.

The communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets; also, the entire sacred Scriptures -- usually in the plural. The first principles of the oracles of God. Heb. v. 12.

Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system; as:

The state of being organized; also, the relations included in such a state or condition. What is organization but the connection of parts in and for a whole, so that each part is, at once, end and means Coleridge.

To arrange or constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize; to get into working order; -- applied to products of the human intellect, or to human institutions and undertakings, as a science, a government, an army, a war, etc. This original and supreme will organizes the…

A combining form denoting relation to, or connection with, an organ or organs.

dered as an organic structure. The science of style, as an organ of thought, of style in relation to the ideas and feelings, might be called the organology of style. De Quincey.

To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.

To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves. A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper position so as to exhibit its symmetry. E. S. Dana.

A combining form denoting relation to, or situation near or in, the ear.

the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation which is exterior to something; -- opposed to in or into. The something may be expressed after of, from, etc. (see Out of, below); or, if not expressed, it is implied; as, he is out; or, he is out of the house, office, bus…

Disclosure; discovery; revelation. [Obs.] It was he That made the overture of thy treasons to us. Shak.