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absence
noun

1. A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence. Quotations o Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my . Phillippians 2:12 2. Want; lack; destitution; withdrawal. Quotations 3. In the of conventional law. - Kent Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind. Quotations Reflecting on the little absences and distractions of mankind. - Addison 6. To conquer that abstraction which is called . - Landor Etymology: French, from Latin absentia. See also absent.

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abundance
abundance
noun

1. An overflowing fullness; ample sufficiency; great plenty; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; wealth: -- strictly applicable to quantity only, but sometimes used of number. A lack of scarcity. Quotations It is lamentable to remember what of noble blood hath been shed with small benefit to the Christian state. - Raleigh Etymology: Old English (h)abundaunce, abundance, abundance (modern: abondance), Latin abundantia, from abundare. See Abound.

accessible
accessible
adjective

1. Easy of access or approach; approachable. an town or mountain 1. Of a person, easy to approach; approachable 2. (followed by to) Open to the influence of. Quotations Minds to reason. - Macaulay 1. Obtainable; to be got at. Quotations The best information ... at present . - Macaulay 1. Easily understood. Etymology: accessibilis, from accedere; compare French accessibleFrench, accessible, and see also accede

accidentally acclaim
acclaim
noun

1. (poetic) An acclamation; a shout of applause. 2. (obsolete) A claim.


verb

1. (transitive) To shout; to call out. 2. (intransitive) To shout approval; to express great approval. 3. (transitive) (rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically. 1. o A glad acclaiming train. - Thomson 1. (transitive) (obsolete) To claim. 2. (transitive) To declare by acclamations.

o o While the shouting crowd / Acclaims thee king of traitors. - Smollett 1. (context, Canadian) To elect to an office by having no opposition.. Etymology: From acclamare, formed from ad- + clamare "to cry out", "to shout".

accommodate accomplish accordion accumulate achievement acquaintance


acquaintance
noun

1. (uncountable) A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy I know of the man; but have no with him. 1. o Sir W. Jones, o o :Contract no friendship, or even , with a guileful man. 1. (countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted. o o o o o o o :Montgomery was an old acquaintance of Ferguson. : To be of acquaintance, to be intimate : To take acquaintance of or with : To make the acquaintance of. Thomas Macaulay

Etymology: Old English aqueintance, Old French acointance, from acointier.

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