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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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Contest; opposition; antagonism. [Obs.] Antagony that is between Christ and Belial. Milton.

ANTHONY'S FIRE n.

See Saint Anthony's Fire, under Saint.

ANTHROPOGENY n.

The science or study of human generation, or the origin and development of man.

An elementary substance, resembling a metal in its appearance and physical properties, but in its chemical relations belonging to the class of nonmetallic substances. Atomic weight, 120. Symbol, Sb.

ANTIPHONY n. 2 definitions

figuratively. O! never more for me shall winds intone, With all your tops, a vast antiphony. R. Browning.

A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a correlative of synonym. [R.] C. J. Smith.

ANY a. 3 definitions

Some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there any witnesses present are there any other houses like it "Who will show us any good" Ps. iv. 6.

ANYBODY n. 2 definitions

Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person. His Majesty could not keep any secret from anybody. Macaulay.

In any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event. Anyhow, it must be acknowledged to be not a simple selforiginated error. J. H. Newman. Anyhow, the languages of the two nations were closely allied. E. A. Freeman.

One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody.

ANYTHING n. 3 definitions

Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything. Did you ever know of anything so unlucky A. Trollope. They do not know that anything is amiss with them. W. G. Sumner.

ANYTHINGARIAN n.

One who holds to no particular creed or dogma.

ANYWAY; ANYWAYS adv.

Anywise; at all. Tennyson. Southey.

In any place. Udall.

ANYWHITHER adv.

To or towards any place. [Archaic] De Foe.

In any wise or way; at all. "Anywise essential." Burke.

APHONIA; APHONY n.

Loss of voice or vocal utterance.

Spontaneous generation; abiogenesis.

ASTHENIA; ASTHENY n.

Want or loss of strength; debility; diminution of the vital forces.

To stun; to bewilder; to astonish; to dismay. [Archaic] The captain of the Helots . . . strake Palladius upon the side of his head, that he reeled astonied. Sir P. Sidney. This sodeyn cas this man astonied so, That reed he wex, abayst, and al quaking. Chaucer.