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.:. •.• t:-.;..... ;""~":''1T,f'i' '/'1:' (,,' Preface -' ~~\~ .•. ~ ~ __"--.1'...,":.~ L. ;' ~ 'a~" _ 1': .. y.-~~(._ . •. j{ ,.- •.. 't. • -: '''"'1. - - ew edition of THEMERRJAM·~ DJcTJONAlIY is the fifth in a line. mam-Webster paperback dictionaries which began in 1947. It is on and preserves the best aspects of preceding editions; but it also iJtlie<!t J!@Us ne~,_dra~~.s~ificaJly. on.l1et:ria",-We.bster's (oJ; Dictionary, Tenth Edition, which was published after the appear- the last'paperback edition; Every entry and every section has been • ed and revised in light of the most currerit information available. definition has. been based on examples of actual use found in the .Webster citation file, which nowincludes more than 14,500,000 es' of English words used in context.,» ,:-,.,,--;~.i''-' r -k' t,·. ,,':C'. e 60,000 entries in The Me"iam-Webster Dictionary give coverage to ost frequently used words in the language. The heart of the diction- is..the A-Z vocabulary section: where readers will find information Cmeamng; spelling, pronunciation, etymology, and synonymy. This . tion is followed by several others that users have long found useful: a- of foreign words and phrases that often occur in English texts; a list of ns of the world; a list of places iri die United States having 19.000 or inhabitants; a similar list of places in Canada; and a section devoted 'aeIY'usedsiBns and symbols. The A-Z vocabulary is preceded by a Of Explanatory Notesthat should be read carefully by every user of the tiOnary. An understanding of the information contained in thesenotes "make the dictionary both easier and more rewarding to use.. . " ''he Merriam-Webster Dictionary has been created by"it company that '~i1'publishing dictionaries for ISOyears. It has been edited by an ex- 'enced staff ot lexicosraphers, who believe it will serve weDthose who i'a concise and handy gUide to the English language of today;' '~.'.' '!.;'\IJ.!~~ "'~i':'''~# -:'l'. ;.,".',.: •• :.:~.~.,'.\./~;- •. ',.t" ••.•••,'.,.,'._:.! ..~.:~,:.'.'.~~: •• ,~~1::.; '.i.~>. :~.',. ~.:- r: f',;}; ~: ,:~; ......• ;: . ,.#"~... : 'J. ..:,' 4 •••• ~ i"'::.•. h._ 1"''1' ..~.•• ,~r··-· ..;:{,., , .:. c.,."., ,','; Editorial Staff '·It,-Edit·: > .~ "": ··n ''- "'-::':Edit:riafASsiSta"iS '": ':": . ':0I'5C .I!: >," .r.. " '" ..c.:~:.' Rc~a R: Bryer ~~i11J. coOney" •. -- . '" '.' - . •.~ : ,.,; Karen L. WilkinsOn' Amy West Director of DerIDing :- '... . :. ..• .' .~.~ E. Ward Gilman Ubrariau Senior Editors ;, .... : '-"~"".'; Francine A, Roberts Robert D. Copeland' James G. Lowe. .." Departmental Secretary . '(aria E. Neufeldt:· Madeline L. Novak '. Georaettc B. Boucher . I!flr1e~ . Stepbe~ J:, PeJ:ra ult • . Head .~ Typina Room ' ate Editors' :.~<;':,' .. , .. Gloria J. Aftlilto', . •J~~el G. Belanser> Paul f, Cappellano·,<:, Senior Clerk . " '-;" . '•... .; ~~ne.M. Des~~. Katbleen M. Doberty"" Rutb W. Gaines :'. .,' Damel J. Hopkins' James L. Rader "....', .••....... , -. Brian'M. Sietsema • .., . . .. Clerks and TYPIstS. . ' ..: ~t Editors : .' it, .: :',,' Ann S•.Derby,' Mary M. Dunn . S LB d J '-~ N C' I •. Florence A. Fowler. u~ . ra y. e~lwer . IS0- •. ' • •.. Patricia M. Jensen; Ella L. Jobnson J~nnife. S. Goss • Eileen M. Ha.raty " . ,ieroni\!a P. rli~L7wc.~t~ . .. Peter-D. Ha",tY'Amy K. Harris,> '. ,·{i .. ~ J EMit ~"" f&1Oan I. Narmontas s Brett P. Palmer :c:,:.':"." ~n. :.' a ;SOD ... ., "'.' .'ji..Donna L Rickerbv » Michael D. Roundy MERRIAM-WEBSI'ER. _ -,;. ~.. Maria A. Sansalone INCORPORATED )I Katherine C. Sietsema' Jennifer B. Tufts Joseeh 1. Esposito. President." ;:' Linda Picard Wood ";:: .', Thomas E. Stanley, Publisher -,: ':~f~: .. ill' ; ".~ ... .'; ',:.. .., ~."'" c: , , ISBN (}...8n79-91 1-3 All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the copy- rights hereon may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means-graphic. electronic. or mechanical. including photocopy- .-ina, recording. tapin8. or information storage and .retrievai sys- . tems-cwithoutwritten permission of the' publisher .: , ..",~" t.. ~. .)i' ,. ~' " ;., ....,. !~.:~,. ;'.,...-:'-._~. . MADE IN THE UNITED SfATES OF AMERICA 56789QPIB999897%95
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;""~":''1T,f'i' '/'1:' (,,'Preface-' ~~\~ .•. ~ ~ __"--.1'...,":.~L. ;'~ 'a~" _ 1': ..y.-~~(._ . •. j{ ,.- •.. 't. • -: '''"'1. - -
ew edition of THEMERRJAM·~ DJcTJONAlIYis the fifth in a line.mam-Webster paperback dictionaries which began in 1947. It ison and preserves the best aspects of preceding editions; but it alsoiJtlie<!t J!@Us ne~,_dra~~.s~ificaJly. on.l1et:ria",-We.bster's (oJ;Dictionary, Tenth Edition, which was published after the appear-the last'paperback edition; Every entry and every section has been• ed and revised in light of the most currerit information available.definition has. been based on examples of actual use found in the
.Webster citation file, which nowincludes more than 14,500,000es' of English words used in context.,» ,:-,.,,--;~.i''-' r -k' t,·. ,,':C'.
e 60,000 entries in The Me"iam-Webster Dictionary give coverage toost frequently used words in the language. The heart of the diction-
is..the A-Z vocabulary section: where readers will find informationCmeamng; spelling, pronunciation, etymology, and synonymy. This .
tion is followed by several others that users have long found useful: a-of foreign words and phrases that often occur in English texts; a list of
ns of the world; a list of places iri die United States having 19.000 orinhabitants; a similar list of places in Canada; and a section devoted
'aeIY'usedsiBns and symbols. The A-Z vocabulary is preceded by aOf Explanatory Notesthat should be read carefully by every user of thetiOnary. An understanding of the information contained in thesenotes"make the dictionary both easier and more rewarding to use.. . "''he Merriam-Webster Dictionary has been created by"it company that'~i1'publishing dictionaries for ISOyears. It has been edited by an ex-'enced staff ot lexicosraphers, who believe it will serve weDthose whoi'a concise and handy gUide to the English language of today;' '~.'.''!.;'\IJ.!~~"'~i':'''~# -:'l'. ;.,".',.: ••:.:~.~.,'.\./~;- •.',.t" ••.•••,'.,.,'._:.! ..~.:~,:.'.'.~~:••,~~1::.; '.i.~>. :~.',. ~.:- r : f',;}; ~: ,:~;
......• ;: . ,.#"~... : 'J. ..:,' 4 •••• ~·i"'::.•.h._ 1"''1' ..~.••,~r··-·.. ;:{,., , .:. c.,."., ,','; Editorial Staff
'·It,-Edit·: > .~ "": ··n ''- "'-::':Edit:riafASsiSta"iS '": ':": .':0I'5C .I!: >," .r.. " '" ..c.:~:.' Rc~a R: Bryer ~~i11J. coOney"•. -- . '" '.' - . •.~ : ,.,; Karen L. WilkinsOn' Amy West
Director of DerIDing :- '... . :. ..• .' .~.~E. Ward Gilman UbrariauSenior Editors ;,....: '-"~"".'; Francine A, RobertsRobert D. Copeland' James G. Lowe. .." Departmental Secretary. '(aria E. Neufeldt:· Madeline L. Novak '. Georaettc B. Boucher .I!flr1e~.Stepbe~ J:, PeJ:rault • . Head .~ Typina Room '
ate Editors' :.~<;':,' .. , .. Gloria J. Aftlilto', .• J~~el G. Belanser> Paul f, Cappellano·,<:, Senior Clerk . " '-;" . '•... .;~~ne.M. Des~~. Katbleen M. Doberty"" Rutb W. Gaines :'. .,'Damel J. Hopkins' James L. Rader "....', .••....... , -.Brian'M. Sietsema • .., . . .. Clerks and TYPIstS . . ' ..:~t Editors : .' it, .: :',,' Ann S•.Derby,' Mary M. Dunn .S L B d J '-~ N C' I •. Florence A. Fowler.u~ . ra y. e~lwer . IS 0- •. ' • •.. Patricia M. Jensen; Ella L. JobnsonJ~nnife. S. Goss • Eileen M. Ha.raty " . ,ieroni\!a P. rli~L7wc.~t~ .
.. Peter-D. Ha",tY'Amy K. Harris,> '. ,·{i .. ~ J EMit ~""f&1Oan I. Narmontas s Brett P. Palmer :c:,:.':"." ~n. :.' a ;SOD ... ., "'.'
.'ji..Donna L Rickerbv » Michael D. Roundy MERRIAM-WEBSI'ER. _ -,;.~.. Maria A. Sansalone INCORPORATED
)I Katherine C. Sietsema' Jennifer B. Tufts Joseeh 1. Esposito. President.";:' Linda Picard Wood ";:: .', Thomas E. Stanley, Publisher -,:
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ese. trom starch by the actlOOofen-zvmesmaWreat \mal-1tret\ vb : to treat cruel-Iy or roushly.: ABUSE. - maWreat·mentn
maGI! or ID8IJleID8 \'mi-m~ n : MOTH-ER
mamebo \'mim-b6\ n, pi mambos: adance of Cuban orisin related to therumba - mambo vb
ElUUD'lD8I \ 'ma-mal\ n : any of a class ofwarm-blooded vertebrates that in-
. eludes humans and all other animalswhich nourish their youna with milkand have the skin more or less cov-ered with hair - •••••••••••••• \mC)-Ima-Ie-;m. ma-\ adJ or n
~)' ,'ma-mC)-n!\ ad}: of. relat-iM to. or beins the glands (mammary~) that in female mammals se-crete milk
~m "ma-m~flsram' n : anX-ray phot0Vclph of the breasts
~ 'ma-'mA-~fe\ n: X-ray exanunation of the breasts(as for early detection of cancer)
mamemon \Ima-mem\ n. often cap : ma-terial wealth havins a debasing influ-ence
lmamemodl "ma-m~h' II : any of a se-L...1!.~~!...~rge hairy extinct elephants-.wumntJUI adi : of very great Size : GI-
GANTIC syn colossal. enormous. im-I mense. vast. elephantine .man \Iman\ n, pi men "men\ I :a hu-man being; esp : an adult male Z : thehuman race :MANICIND 3 : one P9~-
. sessins in high degree the qualitiesconsidered distinctive of manhood ": an adult male servant or employee 5: the individual who can fulfill one'srequirements (he's your~) 6 : one ofthe pieces with whICh vanous games(as chess) are played: also: one of the
. players on a team 7 often cap : white'. society or people2ui8nvb m8li!ned; ~ I : to supply. with men ('"- a fleet) Z : fORTIFY.
BRACE.~ abb« manual .
Man abbr ManitobaIllaD-@beut-town n. pi men-ebout-
.' too: a worldly and socially activeman
~cde \lma-ni-k~l\ n I : a shaclde. b . Ie'/. :.~ . for the hand or wrist 2 : somethins
iI), ar ..:..;t. '. '. . used as a restraintsp'rqutev, 0::', .••••• \'ma-nO\ vb •••••••••• man-
.istalh~J ~ .~.. ...~_ I : HANDLE. CONTROL: Qlso : tomalty 0 .';': ':;~cct or carry on business or affairs
. ..,. : to make and keep compliant 3 : to"
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.-D;)-te\ n; malinere• so as ton
rl : CURSE'.aded walkI shoppingshops sure'usu. largeping area
raaUard oruck that is -cksf 1 : capa-shaped byy the pres-: '.E. PLIABLEsupple -i-I;r.te\ n'ith a large001 or for'tarring it 1ike imple- .n croquet)(.Iei \-Je~li. ': the out- :
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ma-fiaena \m~n-'yi-n~' [SI);- ~row) n : an indefinite time in theture .
man-at-arms n, pl •••••.• t.••rms : sDIER; esp : one who is heavily amand mounted .
mall9tee \'ma-Da-ate\'n : any of a ,nus of chiefly tropical plant-eat:aquatic mammals· havins a brcrounded tail .
Manechu••.••••• \man-'chUr-e-~n' " :native or inhabitant of ManchuJChina - Mandlurian 'adi
IJI8DtdepIe \' man-~ooI\.1I : a stewsor purveyor ese. for a coIlese or Ill(astery .
ID8Jledaemus \man-tdi-m~\ " [L.,enjoin] : a writ issued- by a supericourt commanding that an official~
sor duty be performedDI8J1tda.rin \·man-d~r.m' n I : a puh
official of high rank under the CInese Empire 2 cap : the chief dialegroup of China 3 : a yellow to reddi:orange loose-skinned citrus fruit: al: a tree that bears mandarins
IIUlJledate V'man-.dat\ n I: an authtlitative command 2 : an autilorizati(to act given to a representative 3 :commission granted by the League (Nations to a member nation for go'ernins conquered territory: alsO :territory so governed .
DI8Jledaeto.ry \' man-d3-etOi"-e\ adJ: containing or constituting a COilmand : OBUGATORY Z : of or relatins Ia League of Nations mandate .. .
manedf.bIe\'man-d~I' n I :JAW: es: a lower jaw 2 : either segment ofbird's bill - m~u \man-1dby;)-Iar\ adi - .'.
~ \.man-d~llin. Gmand-af-avn : a stringed musical instrument wita pear-shaped body and a fret~neck ... . .
m.ancdrake \8man-cdrik' ,,1 :80 C»Wqrld herb of the nightshade. (amil:or Its large forked root superstl~sl:credited with human and medici~attributes 1: MA YAPPLE AI"':,' :'
maJltdreI also mancdriI ""UUMP.,.\": an axle or spindle inserted into (hole in a piece of work to support, iduring machining 1 : a metal bar· u~as a core around which material 018,be cast. shaped. or molded" .-, . , .
