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nllr, not;-to.be, t3.b, bG.ll;-6l1; pi\{mu;-thin, Tli;~)
A.ntimony ,~n'te.mo.n ..ne. 8. amineral
substance.
Antinomy, 3n·tlo'b-me. 8. a contrauiction
between two laws.
Antiparalytick, an-te-par-a-Ht'lk. a.
efficacious against the palsy.
Antipathy, an-tip'iI-tM. 8. a uatural
contl'ariety to any thing. lingo,
Antiphon, au'te-fOn. 8. alternate sing­
Antiphi'asis, an-tiflfra-sls. 8. the use
of words in a sense opposite to
their proper meaning.
Antipodal, an-tlp'6-dal. a. relating to
the antipodes.
Antipodes, iln-tlp'b-dh. 8. th""e peo·
pie who, living On the other side'l'lf
the globe, have their feet directly
opposi!e to ours.
Antipope, ao'te-pbpe.•. one opposed
to the pope.
Antiptosis, an-dp-tO'sls. 8. a figure in
grammar, by which one case is put
for another.
Antiquary,an'te-kwa-re. 8. aman studions
of antiquity.
To Antiquate, an'te-kwhe. v. a. to
make obsolete.
Antique, au.teek.'. a. ancient, not model~n.
[cient times.
rt;main of an­
·Ant~qu~, an:tee!,' ~ s. a
l
Ant~q~ty, all-t~~ ~we-te. 8. old age.
AntIscll, an-tis se-l. •. the people
who have their shadows projected
opposite ways: the people of the
north are .J1ntiscii to those of the
l!lOuth, one projecting shadows at
noon toward the north, the other
toward the south.
Antiscorbntical, an'te.sk&r-bfi'te-k,lI.
a. good against the scurvv,
An6Beptick, an-te.s(',p'tik: ". that
which resists putrefaction.
It.ntispasmodick,an-te-spaz-mild'dlk.
a. that which has the power of relieving
spasms.
Antistrophe, an-tis'tr6-fe.s. in an ode
sung in parts, the second stanza of
every three.
[ contrast.
Antithesis, an.tltll~·sls.8. opposition,
Antitype, an'te-tipe. 8. that which is
shauowed out bv the type.
Antitypical, an.te:tip'pe.kal. a. tl,at
which explaiIls the type.
Antler, 8.nt'lo.r. s. branch of a slag)
horn•.
Antoeci,an-tee'sL s. those inhabitants
ofthe earth who live under the same
meridian, atthe same distance from
the equator; the one toward the
north, and the other to the south.
Antre, ~.n'tar. 8. a cavern, a den.
Anvil, an'vii. 8. the iron block all
which the smidt lays his metal to
be forgel!.
Anxiety, ang-zl'e-te. 8. solicitude.
Anxious, ank'sho.s. a. carefnl, full of
I
inquietude.
[ever.
Any, en'ne. a. every, whoever, what-
Apace, 1t-p~se'. ad. quick, speedily.
Apart, a-part'. ad. separately.
ApartInent, a-plrt'mem.•. a room.
Apathy, apf:l-th~. 8. indifference.
Ape, Ilpe. 8. a kind of monkey; an
imitator.
To Ape, '\pe. 'V. ct. to imitate.
, Apepsy, ap'ep.se. ". want of diges­
I tion. [gative.
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A.pcr~e.nt, a~pc:r~l-b!t. a. gently PUl:"
Aperitive, a-per e-tiv. ct. the quail.
ty of op~ning., '1 •
A pertion, a-per shun. s. an openmg.
Aperture, ap'l:t.r-tshure. 8. an open
P lace. rflower-leaves.
A • 1. ,'. I'~ 'th t
petall?ns~l a-p\.:t a~ u~. a. V:'l ou
Apex, a're~s. f ,the tip or pomt..
Aphreresls, a·fer e~sls. 8. a fIgure In
grammar that takes away a letter
or syllable from the beginning of.
word.
Aphelion, a-fe'le·i'lU.•. that part nf
the orbit of a planet, in which it i.
at the point remotest from the sun.
Aphorism, af'fO-rlzm. 8. a Inaxiul.
Aphoristical, at:fo-ris'te-ka!. a. sepa-.
rate, unconnected.
Apiary, a'pe-a-re. s. the place where
bees are kept. [share of each.
Apiece, a.peese'. ad. to the part 0"
Apish, a'pish. a. imitative, foppish,.
affected.
[palpitation.
Apitpat, a-pIt'pat. ad. with qnick
Apocalypse, a-pok'a-Ilps. s. revelation.
. [~on!ain!n~ ;elvel~tion_
Apocalyptlcal, a·pok-a-hp te-ka!. a.
}\pocope, a-pok'6-p~. 8. a figure,
. whel1, t1~~ li