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111antecedent — antecedental /an teuh see den tl/, adj. antecedently, adv. /an teuh seed nt/, adj. 1. preceding; prior: an antecedent event. n. 2. a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon, etc. 3. antecedents, a. ancestors. b. the history,… …
112geology — /jee ol euh jee/, n., pl. geologies. 1. the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is… …
113plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… …
114Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …
115Goślicki, Wawrzyniec — ▪ Polish bishop Latin pseudonym Laurentius Grimalus born c. 1530, near Płock, Pol. died Oct. 31, 1607, Ciążeń Roman Catholic bishop and diplomat whose political writings were precursory to Catholic liberalism. In 1569 he joined the …
116Psellus, Michael — ▪ Byzantine philosopher, theologian, and statesman born 1018, Constantinople died c. 1078 Byzantine philosopher, theologian, and statesman whose advocacy of Platonic philosophy as ideally integrable with Christian doctrine initiated a… …
117advance — ad·vance 1 vt ad·vanced, ad·vanc·ing: to supply or provide ahead of time: as a: to give (a gift) by way of or as an advancement b: to supply (as money) beforehand in expectation of repayment or other future adjustment advance 2 n: a provision of… …
118precedent — pre·ce·dent 1 /pri sēd ənt, pre səd / adj [Middle French, from Latin praecedent praecedens, present participle of praecedere to go ahead of, come before]: prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance see also condition precedent at… …
119prodromal — Relating to a prodrome. SYN: prodromic, prodromous, proemial. * * * pro·dro·mal ( )prō drō məl also pro·dro·mic mik adj PRECURSORY esp of, relating to, or marked by prodromes <the prodromal stages of a disease> * * * adj. relating to the… …
120Duployan shorthand — Duployan shorthands Type light line geometric alphabetic stenography …
