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81pres|by|cu|sis — «PREHZ buh KYOO sihs», noun. hearing impairment due to aging. ╂[< Greek présbys old man + ákousis hearing] …
82pres|by|ope — «PREHZ bee ohp», noun. a person having presbyopia …
83pres|byt|er|al — «prehz BIHT uhr uhl, prehs », adjective. = presbyterial. (Cf. ↑presbyterial) …
84pres|byt|er|ate — «prehz BIHT uh rayt, prehs », noun. 1. the office of presbyter. 2. a body of presbyters; presbytery …
85Pres|by|te|ri|an|ism — «PREHZ buh TIHR ee uh NIHZ uhm, PREHS », noun. 1. the system of church government by elders, all (including ministers) of equal rank. 2. the beliefs and organizational system of Presbyterian churches …
86pres|by|ter|y — «PREHZ buh TEHR ee, PREHS », noun, plural ter|ies. 1. a meeting or court of all the ministers and certain of the elders within a district of a Presbyterian church. 2. the district under the jurisdiction of such a meeting or court. 3. the part of… …
87pres|by|ter — «PREHZ buh tuhr, PREHS », noun. 1. an elder in the early Christian Church. 2. a minister or a lay elder in the Presbyterian Church. 3. a minister or a priest in the Episcopal Church. ╂[< Latin presbyter an elder < Greek presbýteros,… …
88pres|ent-day — «PREHZ uhnt DAY», adjective. of the present time; current: »All five of these men, Darwin perhaps excepted,…would be regarded as misfits in present day society (New York Times) …
89pres|en|ta|tion|al — «PREHZ uhn TAY shuh nuhl, PREE zuhn », adjective. 1. of or having to do with presentation. 2. (of words) presentive; notional …
90pres|en|ta|tion — «PREHZ uhn TAY shuhn, PREE zuhn », noun. 1. the act of giving; delivering: »the presentation of a gift. 2. the gift that is presented: »The presentation to the ambassador was a beautiful sword. 3. the act of bringing forward; offering to be… …
