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1983

alter
[.] AL'TER, v.t. [L. alter, another. See Alien.] [.] 1. To make some change in; to make different in some particular; to vary in some degree, without an entire change. [.] My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that has gone out of my lips. Ps. 89. [.] 2. ...

1984

alterability
[.] AL'TERABILITY, n. The quality of being susceptible of alteration.

1985

alterable
[.] AL'TERABLE, a. That may become different; that may vary.

1986

alterableness
[.] AL'TERABLENESS, n. The quality of admitting alteration; variableness.

1987

alterably
[.] AL'TERABLY, adv. In a manner that may be altered, or varied.

1988

alterage
[.] AL'TERAGE, n. [From alo, to feed.] [.] The breeding, nourishing or fostering of a child. But this is not an English word.

1989

alterant
[.] AL'TERANT, a. Altering; gradually changing. [.] AL'TERANT, n. A medicine which, without a sensible operation, gradually corrects the state of the body and changes it from a diseased to a healthy condition. An alterative.

1990

alteration
[.] ALTERA'TION, n. [L. alteratio.] [.] The act of making different, or of varying in some particular; an altering or partial change; also the change made, or the loss or acquisition of qualities not essential to the form or nature of a thing. Thus a cold substance ...

1991

alterative
... [.] AL'TERATIVE, a. Causing alteration; ...

1992

altercate
[.] AL'TERCATE, v.i. [L. altercor, alterco, from alter, another.] [.] To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat or anger; to wrangle.

1993

altercation
[.] ALTERCA'TION, n. [L. altercatio.] [.] Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle.

1994

altern
[.] AL'TERN a. [L. alternus, of alter, another.] [.] 1. Acting by turns; one succeeding another; alternate, which is the word generally used. [.] 2. In crystallography, exhibiting, on two parts, an upper and a lower part, faces which alternate among themselves, but ...

1995

alternacy
[.] AL'TERNACY, n. Performance or actions by turns. [Little used.]

1996

alternal
[.] ALTERN'AL, a. Alternative. [Little used.]

1997

alternally
[.] ALTERN'ALLY, adv. By turns. [Little used.]

1998

alternate
[.] ALTERN'ATE, a. [L. alternatus.] [.] 1. Being by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; hence reciprocal. [.] And bid alternate passions fall and rise. [.] 2. In botany branches and leaves are alternate, when they rise higher on opposite ...

1999

alternately
[.] ALTERN'ATELY, adv. In reciprocal succession; by turns, so that each is succeeded by that which it succeeds, as night follows day and day follows night.

2000

alternateness
[.] ALTERN'ATENESS, n. The quality of being alternate, or of following in succession.

2001

alternating
[.] AL'TERNATING, ppr. Performing or following by turns.

2002

alternation
[.] ALTERNA'TION, n. [.] 1. The reciprocal succession of things, in time or place; the act of following and being followed in succession; as, we observe the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter. [.] 2. The different changes or alterations ...

2003

alternative
[.] ALTERN'ATIVE, a. Offering a choice of two things. [.] ALTERN'ATIVE, n. That which may be chosen or omitted; a choice of two things, so that if one is taken, the other must be left. Thus, when two things offer a choice of one only, the two things are called alternatives. ...

2004

alternatively
[.] ALTERN'ATIVELY, adv. In the manner of alternatives; in a manner that admits the choice of one out of two things.

2005

alternativeness
[.] ALTERN'ATIVENESS, n. The quality or state of being alternative.

2006

alternity
[.] ALTERN'ITY, n. Succession by turns; alternation.

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drysalter
[.] DRYSALTER, n. A dealer in salted or dry meats, pickles, sauces, &c.

20328

exalter
[.] EXALT'ER, n. One who exalts or raises to dignity.

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falter
[.] FAL'TER, v.i. [L. fallo, the primary sense of which is to fall short, or to err, to miss, to deviate.] [.] 1. To hesitate, fail or break in the utterance of words; to speak with a broken or trembling utterance; to stammer. His tongue falters. He speaks with a ...

21270

faltering
[.] FAL'TERING, ppr. Hesitating; speaking with a feeble, broken, trembling utterance; failing. [.] FAL'TERING, n. Feebleness; deficiency.

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falteringly
[.] FAL'TERINGLY, adv. With hesitation; with a trembling, broken voice; with difficulty or feebleness.

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halter
[.] HALT'ER, n. One who halts or limps. [.] HALT'ER, n. [.] 1. A rope or strap and head-stall for leading or confining a horse. [.] 2. A rope for hanging malefactors. [.] 3. A strong cord or string. [.] HALT'ER, v.t. To put a halter on; as, to halter ...

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inalterability
[.] INALTERABIL'ITY, n. [from inalterable.] The quality of not being alterable or changeable.

28697

inalterable
[.] INAL'TERABLE, a. [in and alterable.] That cannot or may not be altered or changed; unalterable.

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palter
[.] PAL'TER, v.i. [Eng. fail.] To shift; to dodge; to play tricks. Rather, to fail; to come short; to balk. [.] [.] Romans,that have spoke the word [.] [.] And will not palter. [.] PAL'TER, v.t. To squander. [Not used.]

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palterer
[.] PAL'TERER, n. One that palters, fails or falls short.

43547

psalter
... [.] PSAL'TER, n. [L. psalterium.] ...

43548

psaltery
... now used is a flat instrument in form of a trapezium or triangle truncated at the top, strung with thirteen chords of wire, mounted on two bridges at the sides, and struck with a plectrum or crooked stick. [.] [.] Praise the Lord with harp; sing to him with the psaltery, ...

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salter
[.] SALT'ER, n. [.] 1. One who salts; one who gives or applies salt. [.] 2. One that sells salt.

47813

saltern
[.] SALT'ERN, n. A salt-work; a building in which salt is made by boiling or evaporation.

52883

subaltern
[.] SUBALTERN, a. [L.] Inferior; subordinate; that in different respects is both superior and inferior; as a subaltern officer. It is used chiefly of military officers. [.] SUBALTERN, n. A subordinate officer in an army or military body. It is applied to officers below ...

52884

subalternate
[.] SUBALTERNATE, a. [supra.] Successive, succeeding by turns.

52885

subalternation
[.] SUBALTERNATION, n. [.] 1. State of inferiority or subjection. [.] 2. Act of succeeding by course.

57202

unalterable
[.] UNAL'TERABLE, a. Not alterable; unchangeable; immutable.

57203

unalterableness
[.] UNAL'TERABLENESS, n. Unchangeableness; immutability.

57204

unalterably
[.] UNAL'TERABLY, adv. Unchangeably; immutably.

57205

unaltered
[.] UNAL'TERED, a. Not altered or changed.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

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