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Of. [Obs.] "The name of John a Gaunt." "What time a day is it " Shak. "It's six a clock." B. Jonson.

Abdicating; renouncing; -- followed by of. Monks abdicant of their orders. Whitlock.

Abhorrence. [Obs.] Locke.

from a present pleasure that offers itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one. Locke.

traction; general as opposed to particular; as, "reptile" is an abstract or general name. Locke. A concrete name is a name which stands for a thing; an abstract name which stands for an attribute of a thing. A practice has grown up in more modern times, which, if not introduced by Locke, has gained currency from his ex…

The quality of being abstract. "The abstractness of the ideas." Locke.

uth, reason, or sound judgment. "The absurdity of the actual idea of an infinite number." Locke.

In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.

The act of kindling or the state of being kindled; ignition. Locke.

by with. Before a man can speak on any subject, it is necessary to be acquainted with it. Locke. A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Isa. liii. 3.

d add wings. Milton. As easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years. Locke.

The quantity of being addible; capability of addition. Locke.

Capable of being added. "Addible numbers." Locke.

- opposed to subtraction or diminution. "This endless addition or addibility of numbers." Locke.

That which is adjacent. [R.] Locke.

s of legislatures and courts, or other convened bodies; as, congress adjourned at four o'clock; the court adjourned without day.

be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty that accompanies what is natural what is natural. Locke.

haic] Passionate words or blows . . . fill the child's mind with terror and affrightment. Locke.

mple of God with idols 2 Cor. vi. 16. Expansion and duration have this further agreement. Locke.