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121pla|cen|tate — «pluh SEHN tayt», adjective. = placental. (Cf. ↑placental) …
122pla|cen|ta — «pluh SEHN tuh», noun, plural tae « tee», tas. 1. the organ by which the fetus is attached to the inner wall of the uterus and nourished: »Until the moment of birth a developing baby is entirely dependent upon the placenta (Scientific American).… …
123pla|cen|ti|form — «pluh SEHN tuh frm», adjective. having the form of a placenta …
124pla|cet — «PLAY siht», noun. an expression of assent or sanction; permission. ╂[< Latin placet it pleases] …
125pla|cid|i|ty — «pluh SIHD uh tee», noun. calmness; peace; tranquility. SYNONYM(S): serenity, peacefulness …
126pla|gal — «PLAY guhl», adjective. Music. 1. designating a cadence in which the chord of the subdominant immediately precedes that of the tonic. 2. (in Gregorian music) designating a mode that has its compass a fourth below that of the corresponding… …
127pla|gia|rism — «PLAY juh rihz uhm», noun. 1. the act of plagiarizing: »If an author is once detected in borrowing, he will be suspected of plagiarism ever after (William Hazlitt). 2. something plagiarized; an idea, expression, plot, or the like, taken from… …
128pla|gia|rist — «PLAY juhr ihst», noun. a person who plagiarizes …
