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3 yrs

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Abecedarian
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A`be*ce*da"ri*an, A`be*ce"da*ry
adjective

Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary.

Abecedarian psalms, hymns, etc., compositions in which (like the 119th psalm in Hebrew) distinct portions or verses commence with successive letters of the alphabet.

A`be*ce*da"ri*an
noun

[L. abecedarius. A word from the first four letters of the alphabet.]

1. One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.

2. One engaged in teaching the alphabet.

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3 yrs

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Abatvoix

A`bat`voix" (ȧ`bȧ`vwä),

noun
[F. abattre to beat down + voix voice.]

The sounding- board over a pulpit or rostrum.

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Abasia
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A*ba"si*a (?)

noun

[NL.; Gr. ?- not + ? a step.]

(Med.) Inability to coördinate muscular actions properly in walking. -- A*ba"sic (#), a.

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Abase
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A*base" (ȧ*bās", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abased (ȧ*bāst"; p. pr. & vb. n. Abasing.] [F. abaisser, LL. abassare, abbassare ; ad + bassare, fr. bassus low. See Base, a.]

1. To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye. [Archaic] Bacon.

Saying so, he abased his lance.
Shelton.

2. To cast down or reduce low or lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, or estimation of worthiness; to depress; to humble; to degrade.

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased...
Luke 14:11

Syn. -- To Abase, Debase, Degrade. These words agree in the idea of bringing down from a higher to a lower state. Abase has reference to a bringing down in condition or feelings; as, to abase the proud, to abase one's self before God. Debase has reference to the bringing down of a thing in purity, or making it base. It is, therefore, always used in a bad sense, as, to debase the coin of the kingdom, to debase the mind by vicious indulgence, to debase one's style by coarse or vulgar expressions. Degrade has reference to a bringing down from some higher grade or from some standard. Thus, a priest is degraded from the clerical office. When used in a moral sense, it denotes a bringing down in character and just estimation; as, degraded by intemperance, a degrading employment, etc. "Art is degraded when it is regarded only as a trade."

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3 yrs

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Abanga
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A*ban"ga (ȧ*bă?"gȧ),

noun

[Name given by inhabitants on the island of St. Thomas.]

A West Indian palm; also the fruit of this palm, the seeds of which are used as a remedy for diseases of the chest.

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