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  • 45Quiescence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Quiescence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 rest rest Sgm: N 1 stillness stillness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 quiescence quiescence Sgm: N 1 stagnation stagnation stagnancy Sgm: N 1 fixity fixity …

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  • 46stagnata — stagnata1 pl.f. stagnate stagnata2 pl.f. stagnate …

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  • 47stagnant — (adj.) 1660s, from Fr. stagnant (early 17c.), from L. stagnantem (nom. stagnans), prp. of stagnare (see STAGNATE (Cf. stagnate)) …

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  • 48stanch — (v.) to stop the flow of (especially of blood), c.1300, from O.Fr. estanchier cause to cease flowing, stop, hinder, from V.L. *stancare, perhaps contracted from *stagnicare, from L. stagnum pond, pool (see STAGNATE (Cf. stagnate)) …

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  • 49stag´nant|ly — stag|nant «STAG nuhnt», adjective. 1. not running or flowing; lacking motion or current: »stagnant air, stagnant water. SYNONYM(S): stationary. 2. foul from standing still: »a stagnant pool of water. 3. Figurative. not active; sluggish; dull: » …

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  • 50stag|nant — «STAG nuhnt», adjective. 1. not running or flowing; lacking motion or current: »stagnant air, stagnant water. SYNONYM(S): stationary. 2. foul from standing still: »a stagnant pool of water. 3. Figurative. not active; sluggish; dull: » …

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