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11plain — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French pleindre, plaindre, from Latin plangere to lament more at plaint Date: 14th century archaic complain II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin planum, from… …
12dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… …
13Liturgical books of the Roman Rite — The liturgical books of the Roman Rite at the beginning of the twentieth century, writings designed to specify the way the religious services of that liturgical rite of the Roman Catholic Church were then held, are described in this article. For… …
14Liturgical Books — • All the books, published by the authority of any church, that contain the text and directions for her official (liturgical) services Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Liturgical Books Liturgical Books …
15Literary or Profane Legends — Literary or Profane Legends † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Literary or Profane Legends In the period of national origins history and legend are inextricably mingled. In the course of oral transmission historic narrative necessarily becomes …
16Saffron — For other uses, see Saffron (disambiguation). Saffron crocus …
17ex|tra´ne|ous|ness — ex|tra|ne|ous «ehk STRAY nee uhs», adjective. 1. from outside; not belonging; foreign: »Sand and some other extraneous matter had got into the butter and ruined it. 2. not part of what is under consideration; not essential; external: »The speaker …
18ex|tra´ne|ous|ly — ex|tra|ne|ous «ehk STRAY nee uhs», adjective. 1. from outside; not belonging; foreign: »Sand and some other extraneous matter had got into the butter and ruined it. 2. not part of what is under consideration; not essential; external: »The speaker …
19ex|tra|ne|ous — «ehk STRAY nee uhs», adjective. 1. from outside; not belonging; foreign: »Sand and some other extraneous matter had got into the butter and ruined it. 2. not part of what is under consideration; not essential; external: »The speaker made many… …
20pure — Unadulterated; free from admixture or contamination with any extraneous matter. [L. purus] * * * pure pyu̇(ə)r adj, pur·er; pur·est 1) unmixed with any other matter <pure gold> 2) free from dust, dirt, or taint <pure food> 3 a) of… …
