anarthrous

anarthrous
adjective /aˈnɑːθɹəs/
a) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).

In Dan Browns opening sentence, "Renowned curator Jacques Saunière staggered through the vaulted archway of the museums Grand Gallery", the first noun phrase is anarthrous.

b) Not having joints.
See Also: anarthria, anarthric

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  • Anarthrous — An*ar throus, a. [Gr. a narqros without joints, without the article; an priv. + a rqron joint, the article.] 1. (Gr. Gram.) Used without the article; as, an anarthrous substantive. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Without joints, or having the joints …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anarthrous — adj. [Gr. an, without; arthron, joint] Lacking a distinct joint or joints …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • anarthrous — anarthrously, adv. anarthrousness, n. /an ahr threuhs/, adj. 1. Zool. having no joints or articulated limbs. 2. (esp. in Greek grammar) used without the article. [1800 10; < Gk ánarthros jointless. See AN 1, ARTHR , OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • anarthrous — an·ar·throus …   English syllables

  • anarthrous — /ænˈaθrəs/ (say an ahthruhs) adjective 1. Zoology without joints or articulated limbs. 2. (especially in Greek grammar) used without the article. {Greek anarthros} …  

  • anarthrous —   a. Zoology, non jointed; Grammar, without the article (of Greek nouns) …   Dictionary of difficult words

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  • Anarthropoda — An ar*throp o*da, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? without joints + poda. See {Anarthrous}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the divisions of Articulata in which there are no jointed legs, as the annelids; opposed to {Arthropoda}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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