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Accentuable
Accentuable Ac*cen"tu*a*ble, a.
Capable of being accented.
Accentual
Accentual Ac*cen"tu*al, a.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by
accent.
Accentuality
Accentuality Ac*cen`tu*al"i*ty, n.
The quality of being accentual.
Accentually
Accentually Ac*cen"tu*al*ly, adv.
In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.
AccentuateAccentuate Ac*cen"tu*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accentuated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Accentuating.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of
accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.]
1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
2. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was
even more accentuated. --London
Times.
3. To mark with the written accent. AccentuatedAccentuate Ac*cen"tu*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accentuated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Accentuating.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of
accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.]
1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
2. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was
even more accentuated. --London
Times.
3. To mark with the written accent. AccentuatingAccentuate Ac*cen"tu*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accentuated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Accentuating.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of
accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.]
1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
2. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was
even more accentuated. --London
Times.
3. To mark with the written accent. Accentuation
Accentuation Ac*cen`tu*a"tion, n. [LL. accentuatio: cf. F.
accentuation.]
Act of accentuating; applications of accent. Specifically
(Eccles. Mus.), pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting
portions of the liturgy.
CentumvirCentumvir Cen*tum"vir, n.; pl. Centumviri. [L., fr. centum
hundred + Vir man.] (Rom. Hist.)
One of a court of about one hundred judges chosen to try
civil suits. Under the empire the court was increased to 180,
and met usually in four sections. Centumviral
Centumviral Cen*tum"vi*ral, a. [L. centumvitalis.]
Of or pertaining to the centumviri, or to a centumvir.
Centumvirate
Centumvirate Cen*tum"vi*rate, n. [Cf. F. centumvirat.]
The office of a centumvir, or of the centumviri.
CentumviriCentumvir Cen*tum"vir, n.; pl. Centumviri. [L., fr. centum
hundred + Vir man.] (Rom. Hist.)
One of a court of about one hundred judges chosen to try
civil suits. Under the empire the court was increased to 180,
and met usually in four sections. Centuple
Centuple Cen"tu*ple, a. [L. centuplex; centum + plicare to
fold; cf. F. centuple.]
Hundredfold.
Centuple
Centuple Cen"tu*ple, v. t.
To increase a hundredfold.
CentuplicateCentuplicate Cen*tu"pli*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Centuplicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Centuplicating.] [L.
centuplicare. See Centuple, a.]
To make a hundredfold; to repeat a hundred times. [R.]
--Howell. CentuplicatedCentuplicate Cen*tu"pli*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Centuplicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Centuplicating.] [L.
centuplicare. See Centuple, a.]
To make a hundredfold; to repeat a hundred times. [R.]
--Howell. CentuplicatingCentuplicate Cen*tu"pli*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Centuplicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Centuplicating.] [L.
centuplicare. See Centuple, a.]
To make a hundredfold; to repeat a hundred times. [R.]
--Howell. CenturialCenturial Cen*tu"ri*al, a. [L. See Century.]
Of or pertaining to a century; as, a centurial sermon. [R.] Centuriate
Centuriate Cen*tu"ri*ate, a. [L. centuriatus, p. p. of
centuriare to divide (men) into centuries.]
Pertaining to, or divided into, centuries or hundreds. [R.]
--Holland.
CenturiateCenturiate Cen*tu"ri*ate, v. t. [See century.]
To divide into hundreds. [Obs.] CenturiatorCenturiator Cen*tu"ri*a`tor, Centurist Cen"tu*rist, n. [Cf.
F. centuriateur.]
An historian who distinguishes time by centuries, esp. one of
those who wrote the ``Magdeburg Centuries.' See under
Century. [R.] CenturiesCentury Cen"tu*ry, n.; pl. Centuries. [L. centuria (in
senses 1 & 3), fr. centum a hundred: cf. F. centurie. See
Cent.]
1. A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a
hundred things. [Archaic.]
And on it said a century of prayers. --Shak.
2. A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place
over two centuries ago.
Note: Century, in the reckoning of time, although often used
in a general way of any series of hundred consecutive
years (as, a century of temperance work), usually
signifies a division of the Christian era, consisting
of a period of one hundred years ending with the
hundredth year from which it is named; as, the first
century (a. d. 1-100 inclusive); the seventh
century (a.d. 601-700); the eighteenth century
(a.d. 1701-1800). With words or phrases connecting
it with some other system of chronology it is used of
similar division of those eras; as, the first century
of Rome (A.U.C. 1-100).
3. (Rom. Antiq.)
(a) A division of the Roman people formed according to
their property, for the purpose of voting for civil
officers.
(b) One of sixty companies into which a legion of the army
was divided. It was Commanded by a centurion.
Century plant (Bot.), the Agave Americana, formerly
supposed to flower but once in a century; -- hence the
name. See Agave.
The Magdeburg Centuries, an ecclesiastical history of the
first thirteen centuries, arranged in thirteen volumes,
compiled in the 16th century by Protestant scholars at
Magdeburg. CenturionCenturion Cen*tu"ri*on, n. [L. centurio, fr. centuria; cf. F.
centurion. See Century.] (Rom. Hist.)
A military officer who commanded a minor division of the
Roman army; a captain of a century.
A centurion of the hand called the Italian band. --Acts
x. 1. CenturistCenturiator Cen*tu"ri*a`tor, Centurist Cen"tu*rist, n. [Cf.
F. centuriateur.]
An historian who distinguishes time by centuries, esp. one of
those who wrote the ``Magdeburg Centuries.' See under
Century. [R.] CenturyCentury Cen"tu*ry, n.; pl. Centuries. [L. centuria (in
senses 1 & 3), fr. centum a hundred: cf. F. centurie. See
Cent.]
1. A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a
hundred things. [Archaic.]
And on it said a century of prayers. --Shak.
2. A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place
over two centuries ago.
Note: Century, in the reckoning of time, although often used
in a general way of any series of hundred consecutive
years (as, a century of temperance work), usually
signifies a division of the Christian era, consisting
of a period of one hundred years ending with the
hundredth year from which it is named; as, the first
century (a. d. 1-100 inclusive); the seventh
century (a.d. 601-700); the eighteenth century
(a.d. 1701-1800). With words or phrases connecting
it with some other system of chronology it is used of
similar division of those eras; as, the first century
of Rome (A.U.C. 1-100).
3. (Rom. Antiq.)
(a) A division of the Roman people formed according to
their property, for the purpose of voting for civil
officers.
(b) One of sixty companies into which a legion of the army
was divided. It was Commanded by a centurion.
Century plant (Bot.), the Agave Americana, formerly
supposed to flower but once in a century; -- hence the
name. See Agave.
The Magdeburg Centuries, an ecclesiastical history of the
first thirteen centuries, arranged in thirteen volumes,
compiled in the 16th century by Protestant scholars at
Magdeburg. Century plantCentury Cen"tu*ry, n.; pl. Centuries. [L. centuria (in
senses 1 & 3), fr. centum a hundred: cf. F. centurie. See
Cent.]
1. A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a
hundred things. [Archaic.]
And on it said a century of prayers. --Shak.
2. A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place
over two centuries ago.
Note: Century, in the reckoning of time, although often used
in a general way of any series of hundred consecutive
years (as, a century of temperance work), usually
signifies a division of the Christian era, consisting
of a period of one hundred years ending with the
hundredth year from which it is named; as, the first
century (a. d. 1-100 inclusive); the seventh
century (a.d. 601-700); the eighteenth century
(a.d. 1701-1800). With words or phrases connecting
it with some other system of chronology it is used of
similar division of those eras; as, the first century
of Rome (A.U.C. 1-100).
3. (Rom. Antiq.)
(a) A division of the Roman people formed according to
their property, for the purpose of voting for civil
officers.
(b) One of sixty companies into which a legion of the army
was divided. It was Commanded by a centurion.
Century plant (Bot.), the Agave Americana, formerly
supposed to flower but once in a century; -- hence the
name. See Agave.
The Magdeburg Centuries, an ecclesiastical history of the
first thirteen centuries, arranged in thirteen volumes,
compiled in the 16th century by Protestant scholars at
Magdeburg. ConcentualConcentual Con*cen"tu*al, a. [From Concent.]
Possessing harmony; accordant. [R.] --Warton. Per centumPer Per, prep. [L. Cf. Far, For-, Pardon, and cf. Par,
prep.]
Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for
each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to
individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of
itself. Per is also sometimes used with English words.
Per annum, by the year; in each successive year; annually.
Per cent, Per centum, by the hundred; in the hundred; --
used esp. of proportions of ingredients, rate or amount of
interest, and the like; commonly used in the shortened
form per cent. The Magdeburg CenturiesCentury Cen"tu*ry, n.; pl. Centuries. [L. centuria (in
senses 1 & 3), fr. centum a hundred: cf. F. centurie. See
Cent.]
1. A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a
hundred things. [Archaic.]
And on it said a century of prayers. --Shak.
2. A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place
over two centuries ago.
Note: Century, in the reckoning of time, although often used
in a general way of any series of hundred consecutive
years (as, a century of temperance work), usually
signifies a division of the Christian era, consisting
of a period of one hundred years ending with the
hundredth year from which it is named; as, the first
century (a. d. 1-100 inclusive); the seventh
century (a.d. 601-700); the eighteenth century
(a.d. 1701-1800). With words or phrases connecting
it with some other system of chronology it is used of
similar division of those eras; as, the first century
of Rome (A.U.C. 1-100).
3. (Rom. Antiq.)
(a) A division of the Roman people formed according to
their property, for the purpose of voting for civil
officers.
(b) One of sixty companies into which a legion of the army
was divided. It was Commanded by a centurion.
Century plant (Bot.), the Agave Americana, formerly
supposed to flower but once in a century; -- hence the
name. See Agave.
The Magdeburg Centuries, an ecclesiastical history of the
first thirteen centuries, arranged in thirteen volumes,
compiled in the 16th century by Protestant scholars at
Magdeburg.
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