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  • 101Proratable — Pro*rat a*ble, a. Capable of being prorated, or divided proportionately. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 102Scale — Scale, n. [L. scalae, pl., scala staircase, ladder; akin to scandere to climb. See {Scan}; cf. {Escalade}.] 1. A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, anything graduated, especially when employed as a… …

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  • 103Scale of chords — Scale Scale, n. [L. scalae, pl., scala staircase, ladder; akin to scandere to climb. See {Scan}; cf. {Escalade}.] 1. A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, anything graduated, especially when employed… …

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  • 104To magnify one's self — Magnify Mag ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Magnified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Magnifying}.] [OE. magnifien, F. magnifier, L. magnificare. See {Magnific}.] 1. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact… …

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  • 105To magnify one's self against — Magnify Mag ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Magnified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Magnifying}.] [OE. magnifien, F. magnifier, L. magnificare. See {Magnific}.] 1. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact… …

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  • 106duckpin — noun Date: circa 1911 1. a small bowling pin shorter than a tenpin but proportionately wider at mid diameter 2. plural but singular in construction a bowling game using duckpins …

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  • 107foreshorten — transitive verb Date: 1606 1. to shorten by proportionately contracting in the direction of depth so that an illusion of projection or extension in space is obtained 2. to make more compact ; abridge, shorten …

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  • 108moth — noun (plural moths) Etymology: Middle English mothe, from Old English moththe; akin to Middle High German motte moth Date: before 12th century 1. clothes moth 2. any of various usually nocturnal lepidopteran insects with antennae that are often… …

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  • 109per stirpes — adverb or adjective Etymology: Latin, by familial stocks Date: 1682 in equal shares to each member of a specified class with the share of a deceased member divided proportionately among his or her beneficiaries (as children) < the estate was&#8230; …

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  • 110pro rata — adverb Etymology: Latin Date: 1575 proportionately according to an exactly calculable factor (as share or liability) • pro rata adjective …

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