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decennium
n.,
pl. 3ni[ums or 3ni[a 73!8 5L < decennis: see DECENNARY6 DECADE (sense 2)
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declivitous
adj.
5L declivitas (see fol.) + 3OUS6 fairly steep
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A word we all know. But I had never looked at its etymology.
decoy
n.
5< Du de kooi, the cage < de, def. art. (akin to THE) + kooi, cage < WGmc *kawia < L cavea, CAGE6
1 a place into which wild ducks, etc. are lured for capture
2 an artificial bird or animal, or sometimes a trained live one, used to lure game to a place where it can be shot
3 a thing or person used to lure or tempt into danger or a trap !a police decoy"
vt., vi.
to lure or be lured into a trap, danger, etc.
—SYN LURE
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de[dans 7d! d9n$; Fr, 3d9n$8
n.,
pl. de[dans$ 73d9nz$; Fr, 3d9n$8 5Fr, lit, the interior < OFr dedenz < de3, from + LL deintus, from within < L de3, from + intus, within < IE *entos, within < base *en3, IN6 Court Tennis
1 a gallery for spectators in the end wall of a court
2 the spectators at a match in court tennis
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01/07/2003 4:35 PM
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01/07/2003 4:46 PM
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According to definition given by Scripps-Howard, a writ giving a private person permission
to act as a judge.
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From Forthright's Phrontistery:surrender capitulation
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I was surprised when "Search" gave "no matches".
defa[cation
n.
5ML defalcatio: see prec.6
1 embezzlement
2 the amount embezzled
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defeasance
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5ME & Anglo-Fr defesaunce < OFr defesance < defesant, prp. of defaire, desfaire: see DEFEAT6
1 the annulment of a contract or deed
2 a clause stating a condition the fulfillment of which makes the deed, contract, etc. void in whole or in part
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From Scripps-Howard's definition:
"the specifying action of some words(as definite articles or demonstrative pronouns).
An examp;le of deixis is the word 'there' in the sentence "I left the car over there."
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>no matches??
google reveals ~6700 hits for defalcation; OneLook finds 22 dictionaries that include the word..
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Sehr geehrter Herr YARTmeister: I was searching AWADtalk to avoid irritating your Majesty.
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01/07/2003 9:20 PM
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decade
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5LME < OFr < LL decas (gen. decadis) < Gr dekas < deka, TEN6
1 a group of ten
2 a period of ten years; esp., in the Gregorian calendar
a) officially, a ten-year period beginning with the year 1, as 1921-1930, 1931-1940, etc. b) in common usage, a ten-year period beginning with a year 0, as 1920-1929, 1930-1939, etc.
3 a division of the rosary consisting of one large bead and ten small beads
decennial
adj.
5< L decennium (see fol.) + 3AL6
1 happening every ten years
2 lasting ten years >
n.
a tenth anniversary or its commemoration
de[cen4ni[al[ly
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decennium
n.,
pl. 3ni[ums or 3ni[a 73!8 5L < decennis: see DECENNARY6 DECADE (sense 2)
Dear WW: there are the three definitions. I'm not sure what "the second sense" referred to.
Forgive me for having delayed reply.
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