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AbatementAbatement A*bate"ment (-ment), n. [OF. abatement, F.
abattement.]
1. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a
lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an
end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression
thereof.
2. The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of
reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount
allowed.
3. (Her.) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon.
4. (Law) The entry of a stranger, without right, into a
freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the
heir or devisee. --Blackstone.
Defense in abatement, Plea in abatement, (Law), plea to
the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer,
want of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated. Acclimatement
Acclimatement Ac*cli"mate*ment (-ment), n.
Acclimation. [R.]
BatementBatement Bate"ment, n. [For Abatement. See 2d Bate.]
Abatement; diminution. --Moxon.
Batement light (Arch.), a window or one division of a
window having vertical sides, but with the sill not
horizontal, as where it follows the rake of a staircase. Batement lightBatement Bate"ment, n. [For Abatement. See 2d Bate.]
Abatement; diminution. --Moxon.
Batement light (Arch.), a window or one division of a
window having vertical sides, but with the sill not
horizontal, as where it follows the rake of a staircase. Completement
Completement Com*plete"ment, n.
Act of completing or perfecting; completion. [Obs.] --Dryden.
Confutement
Confutement Con*fute"ment, n.
Confutation. [Obs.] --Milton.
Counter statementCounter Coun"ter, a.
Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;
antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a
counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. ``Innumerable
facts attesting the counter principle.' --I. Taylor.
Counter approach (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward
from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.
See Approach.
Counter bond (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one
who has given bond for another.
Counter brace. See Counter brace, in Vocabulary.
Counter deed (Law), a secret writing which destroys,
invalidates, or alters, a public deed.
Counter distinction, contradistinction. [Obs.]
Counter drain, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a
canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may
soak through.
Counter extension (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part
of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,
as in cases of luxation or fracture.
Counter fissure (Surg.) Same as Contrafissure.
Counter indication. (Med.) Same as Contraindication.
Counter irritant (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,
a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of
the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in
some other part. ``Counter irritants are of as great use
in moral as in physical diseases.' --Macaulay.
Counter irritation (Med.), the act or the result of
applying a counter irritant.
Counter opening, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,
or in a different place.
Counter parole (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,
given in time of alarm as a signal.
Counter plea (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.
Counter pressure, force or pressure that acts in a contrary
direction to some other opposing pressure.
Counter project, a project, scheme, or proposal brought
forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of
a treaty. --Swift.
Counter proof, in engraving, a print taken off from another
just printed, which, by being passed through the press,
gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same
position as that of plate from which the first was
printed, the object being to enable the engraver to
inspect the state of the plate.
Counter revolution, a revolution opposed to a former one,
and restoring a former state of things.
Counter revolutionist, one engaged in, or befriending, a
counter revolution.
Counter round (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is
to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.
Counter sea (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction
from the wind.
Counter sense, opposite meaning.
Counter signal, a signal to answer or correspond to
another.
Counter signature, the name of a secretary or other officer
countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.
Counter slope, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a
counter slope. --Mahan.
Counter statement, a statement made in opposition to, or
denial of, another statement.
Counter surety, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one
who has given security.
Counter tally, a tally corresponding to another.
Counter tide, contrary tide. Debatement
Debatement De*bate"ment, n. [Cf. OF. debatement a beating.]
Controversy; deliberation; debate. [R.]
A serious question and debatement with myself.
--Milton.
Defense in abatementAbatement A*bate"ment (-ment), n. [OF. abatement, F.
abattement.]
1. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a
lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an
end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression
thereof.
2. The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of
reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount
allowed.
3. (Her.) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon.
4. (Law) The entry of a stranger, without right, into a
freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the
heir or devisee. --Blackstone.
Defense in abatement, Plea in abatement, (Law), plea to
the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer,
want of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated. Denotement
Denotement De*note"ment, n.
Sign; indication. [R.]
Note: A word found in some editions of Shakespeare.
Devotement
Devotement De*vote"ment, n.
The state of being devoted, or set apart by a vow. [R.] --Bp.
Hurd.
Emboitement
Emboitement Em`bo[^i]te"ment`, n. [F., fr. embo[^i]ter to fit
in, insert; en in + bo[^i]te box.] (Biol.)
The hypothesis that all living things proceed from
pre["e]xisting germs, and that these encase the germs of all
future living things, inclosed one within another. --Buffon.
Excitement
Excitement Ex*cite"ment
. [Cf. OF. excitement, escitement.]
1. The act of exciting, or the state of being roused into
action, or of having increased action; impulsion;
agitation; as, an excitement of the people.
2. That which excites or rouses; that which moves, stirs, or
induces action; a motive.
The cares and excitements of a season of transition
and struggle. --Talfowrd.
3. (Physiol.) A state of aroused or increased vital activity
in an organism, or any of its organs or tissues.
Imbrutement
Imbrutement Im*brute"ment, n.
The act of imbruting, or the state of being imbruted. [R.]
--Brydges.
Incitement
Incitement In*cite"ment, n. [Cf. F. incitement.]
1. The act of inciting.
2. That which incites the mind, or moves to action; motive;
incentive; impulse. --Burke.
From the long records of a distant age, Derive
incitements to renew thy rage. --Pope.
Syn: Motive; incentive; spur; stimulus; impulse;
encouragement.
InditementInditement In*dite"ment, n. [Cf. Indictment.]
The act of inditing. --Craig. Invitement
Invitement In*vite"ment, n.
Invitation. [Obs.] --Chapman.
Misstatement
Misstatement Mis*state"ment, n.
An incorrect statement.
Overexcitement
Overexcitement O"ver*ex*cite"ment, n.
Excess of excitement; the state of being overexcited.
Overstatement
Overstatement O"ver*state"ment, n.
An exaggerated statement or account.
Plea in abatementAbatement A*bate"ment (-ment), n. [OF. abatement, F.
abattement.]
1. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a
lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an
end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression
thereof.
2. The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of
reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount
allowed.
3. (Her.) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon.
4. (Law) The entry of a stranger, without right, into a
freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the
heir or devisee. --Blackstone.
Defense in abatement, Plea in abatement, (Law), plea to
the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer,
want of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated. RebatementRebatement Re*bate"ment, n. [Cf. OF. rabatement, fr. rabatre
to diminish, F. rabatre.]
Same as 3d Rebate, v. Reinstatement
Reinstatement Re`in*state"ment (-ment), n.
The act of reinstating; the state of being reinstated;
re?stablishment.
Requitement
Requitement Re*quite"ment (-ment), n.
Requital [Obs.] --E. Hall.
revetementRevetment Re*vet"ment, n. [F. rev[^e]tement the lining of a
ditch, fr. rev[^e]tir to clothe, L. revestire. See Revest,
v. t.] (Fort. & Engin.)
A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an
embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural
slope; also, a retaining wall. [Written also
rev[^e]tement.] Self-devotement
Self-devotement Self`-de*vote"ment, n.
Self-devotion. [R.]
Statement
Statement State"ment, n.
1. The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in
paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his
case.
2. That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of
facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital. ``Admirable
perspicuity of statement!' --Brougham.
Understatement
Understatement Un"der*state`ment, n.
The act of understating, or the condition of being
understated; that which is understated; a statement below the
truth.
Meaning of Temen from wikipedia
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especially since the
cuneiform sign È is used for /a/ in Eblaite. The term
TEMEN (𒋼)
appearing frequently after É in
names of
ziggurats is
translated as...
- The
Ziggurat (or
Great Ziggurat) of Ur (Sumerian: 𒂍𒋼𒅎𒅍 é-
temen-ní-gùru "Etemen****u",
meaning "temple
whose foundation creates aura") is a Neo-Sumerian...
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Protey Temen (born
March 26, 1984, Moscow) is a
contemporary artist, a multi-disciplinary media-artist
whose works are
often performed in the form of...
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decade before the
events of the
first Devil May Cry in an
enchanted tower,
Temen-ni-gru, the
story centers on the
dysfunctional relationship between Dante...
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Temne (also Themne, Timne; IPA [t̪emnɛ][missing the tones]) is a
language of the Mel
branch of the Niger–Congo
language family.
Temne speakers live mostly...
- Sanaa,
officially the
Sanaa Muni****lity, is the
capital and
largest city of Yemen. The city is the
capital of the
Sanaa Governorate, but is not part of...
- 42083°E / 32.53639; 44.42083Etemenanki (Sumerian: 𒂍𒋼𒀭𒆠, romanized: É.
TEMEN.AN.KI, lit. 'Temple of the
Foundation of
Heaven and Earth') was a ziggurat...
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Mundus from
conquering the
human world by
sealing several ****gates and
Temen-Ni-Gru (the last portal) with a
ritual requiring his
blood and the aid of...
- sira koen rika, kowè koen, riko,
awakmu you
tenan pisan pisan temen temen temenan,
temen truly kepiyé, piyé kepremèn kepribèn, kepriwè keprimèn, pimen...
- Төмөн-Суу,
Kyrgyz pronunciation: [tømønsúː], Russian: Темен-Суу, romanized:
Temen-Suu) is a
village in the
Moskva district of Chüy
Region in Kyrgyzstan. It...
