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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)



5,233 words match “EME”

MEGASEME a.
rbital index relatively large; having the orbits narrow transversely; -- opposed to microseme.
MEMENTO n.
orial, to awaken memory; that which reminds or recalls to memory; a souvenir. Seasonable mementos may be useful. Bacon.
MEMENTO MORI n.
Lit., remember to die, i.e., that you must die; a warning to be prepared for death; an object, as a death's-head or a personal ornament, usually emblematic, used as a reminder of death.
MESOSEME a.
Having a medium orbital index; having orbits neither broad nor narrow; between megaseme and microseme.
MICROSEME a.
tal index relatively small; having the orbits broad transversely; -- opposed to Ant: megaseme.
MINGLEMENT n.
The act of mingling, or the state of being mixed.
MISARRANGEMENT n.
Wrong arrangement.
MISDEMEAN v.
To behave ill; -- with a reflexive pronoun; as, to misdemean one's self.
MISDEMEANANT n.
One guilty of a misdemeanor. Sydney Smith.
MISDEMEANOR n. 2 definitions
Ill behavior; evil conduct; fault. Shak.
MISIMPROVEMENT n.
Ill use or employment; use for a bad purpose.
MISMANAGEMENT n.
Wrong or bad management; as, he failed through mismagement.
MISMEASUREMENT n.
Wrong measurement.
MISPLACEMENT n.
The act of misplacing, or the state of being misplaced.
MISREMEMBER v.
To mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly. Sir T. More.
MISSTATEMENT n.
An incorrect statement.
MISUSEMENT n.
Misuse. [Obs.]
MONOHEMEROUS a.
Lasting but one day.
MONOTREME n.
One of the Monotremata.
MOVEMENT n. 6 definitions
any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; advancement; as, the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine; the party of movement.
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