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prolegomenon
n.,
pl. 3e[na 73n!8 5Gr, neut. pass. prp. of prolegein, to say beforehand < pro3, before + legein, to speak: see PRO31 & LOGIC6
1 a preliminary remark
2 [often pl., with sing. v.] a preliminary statement or essay; foreword
pro#le[gom4e[nous 73n!s8
adj.
pro[le[gom[e[non 7prb#li g9m4! n9n#, 3n!n8
n.,
pl. 3e[na 73n!8 5Gr, neut. pass. prp. of prolegein, to say beforehand < pro3, before + legein, to speak: see PRO31 & LOGIC6
1 a preliminary remark
2 [often pl., with sing. v.] a preliminary statement or essay; foreword
prolegomenous 73n!s8
adj.
By chance, this word was AWAD in Nov. 94
prolepsis
n.,
pl. 3ses# 73scz#8 5L < Gr prolcpsis, an anticipating < prolambanein, to take before < pro3, before + lambanein, to take: see LEMMA16 an anticipating; esp., the describing of an event as taking place before it could have done so, the treating of a future event as if it had already happened, or the anticipating and answering of an argument before one‘s opponent has a chance to advance it
pro[lep4tic
adj.
prolocutor !r8
n.
5L, an advocate < pp. of proloqui, to declare < pro, for + loqui, to speak6
1 a spokesman
2 a chairman
This reminds of 1930s mob slang: lawyer = mouthpiece
promethium
n.
5ModL: so named (1949) for earlier prometheum, name proposed by G. M. Coryell for element isolated (1948) by J. A. Marinsky & L. E. Glendenin, U.S. physicists < Gr Promctheus (see prec.) in reference to production by nuclear fission + 3IUM6 a radioactive chemical element of the rare-earth metals, obtained from fission of uranium or neutron bombardment of neodymium and used in phosphorescent paint, as a power source, X-ray source, etc.: symbol, Pm; at. wt., (145); at. no., 61; sp. gr., 7.22; melt. pt., 1,168UC; boil. pt., 3,074UC
promovent - I found a lot of sites in foreign languages using this word but no definition.
proprioceptive
adj.
5< L proprius, one‘s own + (RE)CEPTIVE6 designating or of stimuli produced in body tissues, as the muscles or tendons, and received there by the proprioceptors
I have some damage to nerves in my legs, with impaired proprioception, that makes me liable to fall if I close my eyes while showering.
proruption
1. the act or state of bursting forth; a bursting out.
prostaglandin
n.
5< fol. + GLAND1 + 3IN16 any of a group of hormonelike fatty acids found throughout the body, esp. in semen, that affect blood pressure, metabolism, body temperature, and other important body processes
prosthetic
adj.
1 of a prothesis or prosthetics
2 Chem. designating or of any of a number of nonprotein compounds when combined chemically with a protein molecule
Hemoglobin has an iron molecule in a prosthetic group. Chlorophyll has magnesium. Vitamin B12 has cobalt
prosthesis
n.
5LL < Gr prosthesis < prostithenai < pros, to, at + tithenai, to place, DO16
1 var. of PROTHESIS (sense 1)
2 pl. 3the[ses# 73scz#8 Med. a) the replacement of a missing part of the body, as a limb, eye, or tooth, by an artificial substitute b) such a substitute
A wooden leg is a prosthesis. So is my dental partial plate.
prolegomenon
n.,
pl. 3e[na 73n!8 5Gr, neut. pass. prp. of prolegein, to say beforehand < pro3, before + legein, to speak: see PRO31 & LOGIC6
1 a preliminary remark
2 [often pl., with sing. v.] a preliminary statement or essay; foreword
pro#le[gom4e[nous 73n!s8
adj.
pro[le[gom[e[non 7prb#li g9m4! n9n#, 3n!n8
n.,
pl. 3e[na 73n!8 5Gr, neut. pass. prp. of prolegein, to say beforehand < pro3, before + legein, to speak: see PRO31 & LOGIC6
1 a preliminary remark
2 [often pl., with sing. v.] a preliminary statement or essay; foreword
prolegomenous 73n!s8
adj.
By chance, this word was AWAD in Nov. 94
prolepsis
n.,
pl. 3ses# 73scz#8 5L < Gr prolcpsis, an anticipating < prolambanein, to take before < pro3, before + lambanein, to take: see LEMMA16 an anticipating; esp., the describing of an event as taking place before it could have done so, the treating of a future event as if it had already happened, or the anticipating and answering of an argument before one‘s opponent has a chance to advance it
pro[lep4tic
adj.
prolocutor !r8
n.
5L, an advocate < pp. of proloqui, to declare < pro, for + loqui, to speak6
1 a spokesman
2 a chairman
This reminds of 1930s mob slang: lawyer = mouthpiece
promethium
n.
5ModL: so named (1949) for earlier prometheum, name proposed by G. M. Coryell for element isolated (1948) by J. A. Marinsky & L. E. Glendenin, U.S. physicists < Gr Promctheus (see prec.) in reference to production by nuclear fission + 3IUM6 a radioactive chemical element of the rare-earth metals, obtained from fission of uranium or neutron bombardment of neodymium and used in phosphorescent paint, as a power source, X-ray source, etc.: symbol, Pm; at. wt., (145); at. no., 61; sp. gr., 7.22; melt. pt., 1,168UC; boil. pt., 3,074UC
promovent - I found a lot of sites in foreign languages using this word but no definition.
proprioceptive
adj.
5< L proprius, one‘s own + (RE)CEPTIVE6 designating or of stimuli produced in body tissues, as the muscles or tendons, and received there by the proprioceptors
I have some damage to nerves in my legs, with impaired proprioception, that makes me liable to fall if I close my eyes while showering.
proruption
1. the act or state of bursting forth; a bursting out.
prostaglandin
n.
5< fol. + GLAND1 + 3IN16 any of a group of hormonelike fatty acids found throughout the body, esp. in semen, that affect blood pressure, metabolism, body temperature, and other important body processes
prosthetic
adj.
1 of a prothesis or prosthetics
2 Chem. designating or of any of a number of nonprotein compounds when combined chemically with a protein molecule
Hemoglobin has an iron molecule in a prosthetic group. Chlorophyll has magnesium. Vitamin B12 has cobalt
prosthesis
n.
5LL < Gr prosthesis < prostithenai < pros, to, at + tithenai, to place, DO16
1 var. of PROTHESIS (sense 1)
2 pl. 3the[ses# 73scz#8 Med. a) the replacement of a missing part of the body, as a limb, eye, or tooth, by an artificial substitute b) such a substitute
A wooden leg is a prosthesis. So is my dental partial plate.
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Dear Bingley: Sounds to me as though the Captain goofed in not "clapping" Edgar into irons for mutiny before using his pistol. In early days of sailing, captains had great power.
Remember the "Billy Budd" I think it is Hermann Melville,
mildly retarded seaman hung for striking an abusive
mate, I think it was, so long ago that I read it.
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Yup, Herman Melville. I've got a volume containing both Billy Budd, which I believe was his last work, and Omoo, which I believe was his first. What a difference.
Omoo, for those of you not familiar with it, is a fictionalization of his experiences of jumping ship in the South Pacific and becoming the pet white man of a tribe of cannibals.
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