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be of the same harmony; -- generally indicated by a note of smaller size, as in the illustration above. It forms no essential part of the harmony.

A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment. [U.S.]

To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property. Blackstone.

The severing or sequestering of a benefice to the perpetual use of a spiritual corporation. Blackstone.

A spiritual corporation possessed of an appropriated benefice; also, an impropriator.

commend; to be pleased with; to think well of; as, we approve the measured of the administration.

n incidental observation, suited to the occasion, though not strictly belonging to the narration.

Incombustible; capable of sustaining a strong heat without alteration of form or properties.

One of the classes of Arthropoda. See Illustration in Appendix.

Capable of being decided by arbitration; determinable. [Archaic] Bp. Hall.

A traffic in bills of exchange (see Arbitration of Exchange); also, a traffic in stocks which bear differing values at the same time in different markets.

Of or relating to an arbiter or an arbitration. [R.]

Determination; decision; arbitration. The arbitrament of time. Everett. Gladly at this moment would MacIvor have put their quarrel to personal arbitrament. Sir W. Scott.

rsons, chosen by parties who have a controversy, to determine their differences. See Arbitration.

Spontaneous generation; abiogenesis.

A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation. The argument is about things, but names. Locke.

king inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion; the operation of inferring propositions, not known or admitted as true, from facts or principles known, admitted, or proved to be true. Which manner of argumentation, how false and naught it is, . . . every man that hath with perceiveth.…

th admitted so many abuses, trough the degeneracy of the nobles, that the period of its duration seems approach. Swift.

A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or gneiss, and characterized by feldspar fragments. -- Ar*kos"ic (#), a.

Preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; as, we have made arrangement for receiving company.