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  • 21Compensation balance — Compensation Com pen*sa tion, n. [L. compensatio a weighing, a balancing of accounts.] 1. The act or principle of compensating. Emerson. [1913 Webster] 2. That which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent; that which makes good the lack or …

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  • 22Compensation pendulum — Compensation Com pen*sa tion, n. [L. compensatio a weighing, a balancing of accounts.] 1. The act or principle of compensating. Emerson. [1913 Webster] 2. That which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent; that which makes good the lack or …

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  • 23None — (n[u^]n), a. & pron. [OE. none, non, nan, no, na, AS. n[=a]n, fr. ne not + [=a]n one. [root]193. See {No}, a. & adv., {One}, and cf. {Non }, {Null}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. No one; not one; not anything; frequently used also partitively, or as a… …

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  • 24None of — None None (n[u^]n), a. & pron. [OE. none, non, nan, no, na, AS. n[=a]n, fr. ne not + [=a]n one. [root]193. See {No}, a. & adv., {One}, and cf. {Non }, {Null}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. No one; not one; not anything; frequently used also partitively,… …

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  • 25None-so-pretty — None None (n[u^]n), a. & pron. [OE. none, non, nan, no, na, AS. n[=a]n, fr. ne not + [=a]n one. [root]193. See {No}, a. & adv., {One}, and cf. {Non }, {Null}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. No one; not one; not anything; frequently used also partitively,… …

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  • 26Saxifraga umbrosa — None None (n[u^]n), a. & pron. [OE. none, non, nan, no, na, AS. n[=a]n, fr. ne not + [=a]n one. [root]193. See {No}, a. & adv., {One}, and cf. {Non }, {Null}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. No one; not one; not anything; frequently used also partitively,… …

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  • 27Vouchsafement — Vouch*safe ment, n. The act of vouchsafing, or that which is vouchsafed; a gift or grant in condescension. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 28pregnant — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin praegnant , praegnans carrying a fetus, alteration of praegnas, from prae pre + gnas (akin to gignere to give birth to) more at kin Date: 14th century 1. archaic cogent 2. abounding in fancy, wit,… …

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  • 29vouchsafe — transitive verb (vouchsafed; vouchsafing) Etymology: Middle English vouchen sauf to grant, consent, deign, from Anglo French voucher salf Date: 14th century 1. a. to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner b. to give by way… …

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  • 30grant — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French granter, graanter, from Vulgar Latin *credentare, from Latin credent , credens, present participle of credere to believe more at creed Date: 13th century 1. a. to consent to carry… …

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