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From this reading "December 11.
1811
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1811.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
adhereverbUS /ədˈhɪr/
be compatible or in accordance with
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
appellationsnounUS /ˌæpəˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “appellation” — identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
awkwardnessnounUS /ˈɔːkwərdnəs/
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
an occurrence of something
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading "December 11.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
let fall to the ground
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
electionnounUS /ɪˈlekʃən/
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
erasurenoun
a correction made by erasing
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
godfathersnounUS /ˈɡɑːdfɑːðərz/
plural of “godfather” — any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
godmothersnounUS /ˈɡɑːdmʌðərz/
plural of “godmother” — any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
for more time
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
engage in
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
monosyllables
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From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
MoorenounUS /mʊr/
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
not any; not one
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
postponedverbUS /poʊstˈpoʊnd/
past form of “postpone” — hold back to a later time
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
probabilitynounUS /ˌprɑːbəˈbɪlətiː/
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
proposalnounUS /prəˈpoʊzəl/
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
Identical; not different.
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
sanctionedadjectiveUS /ˈsæŋkʃənd/
conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
express in words
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
and nothing more
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
sinenounUS /saɪn/
ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
up to a particular time
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
votersnounUS /ˈvoʊtərz/
plural of “voter” — a citizen who has a legal right to vote
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
withdrawverbUS /wɪðˈdrɔː/
pull back or move away or backward
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I do not say this from any awkwardness the erasure of your proposal would occasion to _me_, but simply such is the state of the case; and, indeed, the longer your name is up, the stronger will become the probability of success, and your voters more numerous.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear Moore, "If you please, we will drop our former monosyllables, and adhere to the appellations sanctioned by our godfathers and godmothers.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you make it a point, I will withdraw your name; at the same time there is no occasion, as I have this day postponed your election 'sine die,' till it shall suit your wishes to be amongst us.
