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a state of separation as to place; aside. Others apart sat on a hill retired. Milton. The Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself. Ps. iv. 3.

Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain.

Loss of the power of speaking, while retaining the power of writing; -- a disorder of cerebral origin.

The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; -- the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire. New Eng. Dict.

Want of love to mankind; -- the opposite of philanthropy. Coxe.

Loss of voice or vocal utterance.

o practical matters. The first aphorism of Hippocrates is, "Life is short, and the art is long." Fleming.

The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans.

A nonmotile gamete, found in certain lower algæ.

g, that is of doubtful authorship or authority; -- formerly used also adjectively. [Obs.] Locke.

Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.

A figure in which the speaker professes to be at a loss what course to pursue, where to begin to end, what to say, etc.

The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle; apostleship. Judas had miscarried and lost his apostolate. Jer. Taylor.

present; as, Milton's apostrophe to Light at the beginning of the third book of "Paradise Lost."

ight. [Obs.] Chaucer. Whine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled in extremity of cold. Holland.

To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look. They disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Matt. vi. 16.

Personal presence; exhibition of the person; look; aspect; mien. And now am come to see . . . It thy appearance answer loud report. Milton.

A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.

Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing. It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim. Jer. Taylor. To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous. Macaulay.

Desire; a longing for, or seeking after, something. Holland.