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nor, not;-tl'tbe, tflb, b&Jl;-6ll;-pOl'tnd;-thin, THis,
AhommatlOn, .,
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8.
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hatred, detestation, pollution.
...I\borigines, ab-b-r1dje'e-nez. 8. the
earliest inhabitants of a country.
Abortion, a-bilr'slllln. 8. the produce
of an untimely birth.
Abortive, a-bOr'dv. a. brought forth
before the due time of birth.
Abortivelv, a-bilr'tiv-Ie, ad. immatureh',
~untinlery.
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Ahove; a_M.n J • prep. higher, superi­
Above, ~.b3.v'. ad. over-head.
Ahove-all, a-bil,,'!til. in the first place,
chiefly.
[sight.
Above-board, a-bilv'borcl. in opel.
Above-cited, a-bUv-si'tect. cited belore.
Above-ground, >l-bUv'grMllld. not in
the grave.
Above-mentioned,a-bt..v-mEm'shilnd.
mentioned before.
To Abound, a-bililnd'. 'V. n. to have
in great pleutv.
About, a-Milt': prep. surrounding,
near ~o, ~~ncernin.g.. .
About~ a-bout'. ad. III CLr(',Ult.
Abracadabra, ab-d-H-dab'ra. 8.
a
superstitious charm against agues.
To Abrade, a-br~de'. "lJ. a. to rub off,
to wear away from the other pa11;s.
Abrdsion, a-bd'zhiln. 8. the act of
abrading, the rubbing off.
Abreast, a-brest'. ad. side by side.
To Abridge, A-brldje'. 'V. n. to COntract,
to. diminish, to cut .hort.
Abridged-of, il-bridjd'Ov. p. deprived
of, debarred from.
Abridger, a-brId'jar. 8. a writer of
compendiums.
Abridgment, a-bridje'mf:nt. 8. the
contraction of a larger work.
A broael}, a-brbtsh'. ad. in a posture
to run out.
Abroad, a-brliwd'. ad. from home.
Ta Abrogate, ab'ro-gate. 'V. a. to repeal,
to annul.
AbrogH.tion, ab-r6-glJ.'sh-ftn. 8. repealing,
revocation.
Abrupt, ab-rilpt'. a. broken, sudden.
Abruption, ab-r(lp'sho.n. 8. sudden
separation.
Ahruptly, ilb-ro.]>t%. ad. hastily.
Abruptness, >lb.rftpt'ne.. 8. sud