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-drosten
Landdrost Land"drost`, n.; pl. -drosten . Sometimes incorrectly Landtrost Landtrost [D., fr. land land + drost a kind of official; akin to G. truchsess.] In Cape Colony: (a) A chief magistrate in rural districts. He was replaced in 1827 by ``resident magistrates.' (b) The president of the Heemraad.
Karyostenosis
Karyostenosis Kar`y*o*ste*no"sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a nut, kernel + ? a being straitened.] (Biol.) Direct cell division (in which there is first a simple division of the nucleus, without any changes in its structure, followed by division of the protoplasm of the karyostenotic mode of nuclear division.
Ostensibility
Ostensibility Os*ten`si*bil"i*ty, n. The quality or state of being ostensible.
Ostensible
Ostensible Os*ten"si*ble, a. [From L. ostensus, p. p. of ostendere to show, prop., to stretch out before; fr. prefix obs- (old form of ob-) + tendere to stretch. See Tend.] 1. Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown. [R.] --Walpole. 2. Shown; exhibited; declared; avowed; professed; apparent; -- often used as opposed to real or actual; as, an ostensible reason, motive, or aim. --D. Ramsay.
Ostensibly
Ostensibly Os*ten"si*bly, adv. In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently. --Walsh. Ostensibly, we were intended to prevent filibustering into Texas, but really as a menace to Mexico. --U. S. Grant.
Ostension
Ostension Os*ten"sion, n. [L. ostensio a showing: cf. F. ostension. See Ostend.] (Eccl.) The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants.
Ostensive
Ostensive Os*ten"sive, a. Showing; exhibiting. Ostensive demonstration (Math.), a direct or positive demonstration, as opposed to the apagogical or indirect method.
Ostensive demonstration
Ostensive Os*ten"sive, a. Showing; exhibiting. Ostensive demonstration (Math.), a direct or positive demonstration, as opposed to the apagogical or indirect method.
Ostensively
Ostensively Os*ten"sive*ly, adv. In an ostensive manner.
Ostensorium
Ostensorium Os`ten*so"ri*um, Ostensory Os*ten"so*ry, n.; pl. L. -soria, E. -sories. [NL. ostensorium: cf. F. ostensoir. See Ostensible.] (R. C. Ch.) Same as Monstrance.
Ostensory
Ostensorium Os`ten*so"ri*um, Ostensory Os*ten"so*ry, n.; pl. L. -soria, E. -sories. [NL. ostensorium: cf. F. ostensoir. See Ostensible.] (R. C. Ch.) Same as Monstrance.
Ostent
Ostent Os"tent, n. [L. ostentus, ostentum, fr. ostendere (p. p. ostensus and ostentus) to show. See Ostensible.] 1. Appearance; air; mien. --Shak. 2. Manifestation; token; portent. --Dryden. We asked of God that some ostent might clear Our cloudy business, who gave us sign. --Chapman.
Ostentate
Ostentate Os"ten*tate, v. t. [L. ostentatus, p. p. of ostentare, v. intens. fr. ostendere. See Ostent.] To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit boastingly. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.
Ostentation
Ostentation Os`ten*ta"tion, n. [L. ostentatio: cf. F. ostentation.] 1. The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive sense. ``Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm.' --Milton. He knew that good and bountiful minds were sometimes inclined to ostentation. --Atterbury. 2. A show or spectacle. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: Parade; pageantry; show; pomp; pompousness; vaunting; boasting. See Parade.
Ostentatious
Ostentatious Os`ten*ta"tious, a. Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful. Far from being ostentatious of the good you do. --Dryden. The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n.
Ostentatiously
Ostentatious Os`ten*ta"tious, a. Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful. Far from being ostentatious of the good you do. --Dryden. The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n.
Ostentatiousness
Ostentatious Os`ten*ta"tious, a. Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful. Far from being ostentatious of the good you do. --Dryden. The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n.
Ostentator
Ostentator Os"ten*ta`tor, n. [L.] One fond of display; a boaster. --Sherwood.
Ostentive
Ostentive Os*ten"tive, a. Ostentatious. [Obs.]
Ostentous
Ostentous Os*ten"tous, a. Ostentatious. [Obs.] --Feltham.
Postencephalon
Postencephalon Post`en*ceph"a*lon, n. (Anat.) The metencephalon.
Postentry
Postentry Post"en*try, n. [Pref. post- + entry.] 1. A second or subsequent, at the customhouse, of goods which had been omitted by mistake. 2. (Bookkeeping) An additional or subsequent entry.
Sostenuto
Sostenuto Sos`te*nu"to, a. [It.] (Mus.) Sustained; -- applied to a movement or passage the sounds of which are to sustained to the utmost of the nominal value of the time; also, to a passage the tones of which are to be somewhat prolonged or protacted.

Meaning of OSTEN from wikipedia

- Osten (German: [ˈoːstn̩]; Northern Low Saxon: Oosten) is a muni****lity in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river...
- Look up østen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Østen is a Scandinavian male given name. People named Østen include: Østen Kjørn (1727–1805), Norwegian...
- Cathy Osten Suzanne Osten Manfred Osten Cornelius Osten Ariel Gerardo Nahuelpan Osten The noble surname von der Osten may refer to: von der Osten (noble...
- follows: Östen Bergstrand (1873–1948), Swedish astronomer Östen Dahl (born 1945), Swedish linguist Östen Edlund (born 1934), Swedish discus thrower Östen Elfving...
- to: Osten (surname) Osten (Macedonian magazine), humor w****ly Östen, semi-legendary king of Sweden Östen (name) Øystein, Norwegian given name Østen, Scandinavian...
- Drang nach Osten (German: [ˈdʁaŋ nax ˈʔɔstn̩]; lit. 'Drive to the East', or 'push eastward', 'desire to push east') was the name for a 19th-century German...
- Ann Osten is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Connecticut State Senate representing District 19 since January 9, 2013. Osten is a...
- Drang Nach Osten! ("Drive to the East!") is a monster board wargame published in 1973 by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) that simulates Operation Barbarossa...
- Östen med Resten (sometimes spelt Östen mä Resten) is a Swedish music group from Hälsingland. It was formed in 1985. The original members were Östen Eriksson...
- Bo Östen Undén (25 August 1886 – 14 January 1974) was a Swedish academic (J.D.), civil servant and Social Democratic politician who served as acting Prime...