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  • 81Athenaea — Atheneum Ath e*ne um, Athenaeum Ath e*n[ae] um, n.; pl. E. {Atheneums}, L. {Athen[ae]a}. [L. Athenaeum, Gr. Aqhn aion a temple of Minerva at Athens, fr. Aqhna^, contr. fr. Aqhna a, Aqhnai a, in Homer Aqh nh, Aqhnai n, Athene (called Minerva by… …

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  • 82Athenaeum — Atheneum Ath e*ne um, Athenaeum Ath e*n[ae] um, n.; pl. E. {Atheneums}, L. {Athen[ae]a}. [L. Athenaeum, Gr. Aqhn aion a temple of Minerva at Athens, fr. Aqhna^, contr. fr. Aqhna a, Aqhnai a, in Homer Aqh nh, Aqhnai n, Athene (called Minerva by… …

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  • 83Atheneum — Ath e*ne um, Athenaeum Ath e*n[ae] um, n.; pl. E. {Atheneums}, L. {Athen[ae]a}. [L. Athenaeum, Gr. Aqhn aion a temple of Minerva at Athens, fr. Aqhna^, contr. fr. Aqhna a, Aqhnai a, in Homer Aqh nh, Aqhnai n, Athene (called Minerva by the Romans) …

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  • 84Atheneums — Atheneum Ath e*ne um, Athenaeum Ath e*n[ae] um, n.; pl. E. {Atheneums}, L. {Athen[ae]a}. [L. Athenaeum, Gr. Aqhn aion a temple of Minerva at Athens, fr. Aqhna^, contr. fr. Aqhna a, Aqhnai a, in Homer Aqh nh, Aqhnai n, Athene (called Minerva by… …

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  • 85Clotho nasicornis — River Riv er, n. [F. riv[ e]re a river, LL. riparia river, bank of a river, fr. L. riparius belonging to a bank or shore, fr. ripa a bank or shore; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Arrive}, {Riparian}.] 1. A large stream of water flowing in a bed or… …

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  • 86daemon — Demon De mon, n. [F. d[ e]mon, L. daemon a spirit, an evil spirit, fr. Gr. dai mwn a divinity; of uncertain origin.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 87Demon — De mon, n. [F. d[ e]mon, L. daemon a spirit, an evil spirit, fr. Gr. dai mwn a divinity; of uncertain origin.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology. [1913 Webster] The… …

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  • 88Lar — (l[aum]r), n.; pl. {Lares}, sometimes {Lars}. [L.] (Rom. Myth.) A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods. Hence, (Fig.): Hearth or dwelling …

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  • 89Lares — Lar Lar (l[aum]r), n.; pl. {Lares}, sometimes {Lars}. [L.] (Rom. Myth.) A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods. Hence, (Fig.): Hearth or… …

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  • 90Lars — Lar Lar (l[aum]r), n.; pl. {Lares}, sometimes {Lars}. [L.] (Rom. Myth.) A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods. Hence, (Fig.): Hearth or… …

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