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agreement. ele, ) by overwhelming vocal app, . and without ballot. 2 C,n'Clan (01 election) by VIrtue

flight of Steps up the side of a ship allowing - _ from a small boal or a quayside,

.,GIN Middle English: from Old French acordanl from aeordtT' bring to an agreetRent' (see 4CCOROI,

of being the sole eandidate, - ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin aeclamatio(n,),
s from acclamarr ' hout or

accommodation platform... noun
platform serving

an offshore

according.. .d.orb 1 laccording tal as stared by
or in: the ourlook for

, latee ' shout in approval'

Isee ACCLAIM I,

acclimate

!,akllmeH, a kl.\lm"! ~ .erb Ino obl, l thielly

as accommodation for workers in offshore oil or gas produCtion, accompaniment.. noun 1 a musical pan whieh
supports or partners a solo instrument, voice, or group: she song 10 guitar accompanlmenl Ilmm nounJ sonala' for piano with VIolin acrompanlm"'t,

InveStor, i, not bright, according 10

jinanClal expert.!,

g1\'e Ihe soldlcr5 time to N Amer,acclimatize: we had 10

.in a manner colTesponding or conforming 10: rook In, rice occording to Ihl inmumon', . In proportion or relation to: ,alary ,,;11 be Jixrd DCto,d,ng 10 "penen",

2 (accoeding asl depending on whether,

aeclimaLc, .a,01C'9Y respond physiologieally

or behaviourally to a change In a single environmental factor: trees may acdimale to high CO, """" by rrducing the number 1 Bouny & stomala, Compare with ACCCIMAn,,", .l~'" 001. HO",CUllu" harden off (a planrl,
oeclimatcr

.a

lush baekground to an aCtivity: SInng accompanimentS 10 romDnlIC srrncs in filrru,

piece of music played as a complement or

accordingly.. ad.erb

1 in

"'ay that is

2 something that supplements or complements

something else, especially lood: these bisrui15 are a

appropriate to the particular circumsranees: we have to discover what hi, plan, arr and oct accordingly. 2 lsonlenee 'dverbj consequently; therefore: chm was there will be no of the rules; accordingly, breach

- DERIVATIVES acclimation noun,

- ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French
from a-Ifrom Latin ad '

to, an" climat ' climate',

- PHRASES to the accompaniment or with
accompanying or background music or sound of the organ, from: we filed out to the accompanimenl

lovely accompaniment to tea.

di'riplinary inquiry,

accordion ,.-b:dlanl" noun

a musical instrument

played by "'e!Ching and squeezing with the hands
oYer to work a central bellows that blows air

acclimatize (also

-isel ~ .erb Ino obi) become

metal

accustOmed to a new climate or to new conditions:

. with another event happening at the same time
as,
- ORIGIN accompagnmenl,

reeds, the melody and chords being sounded by
buttons or keys. Compare with
folding .1" IOOdilierJ
accordion pl,at.
- OERIVATIVES accordionist noun, - ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from German Akkordion to tune from Italianaccordare

it's unknown whether people ",ill acdimatize to
increa,ingly wann weath,r I they like 10 aedilTUltize beforr doIng anything, themselves properly

CONCERTINA,

.a,0109Y respond physiologically or behaviourally 10
ehanges in a eomplex of environmental factors, Hon"unu" J BoTany & Compare with ACCCIMAn, . I~'" OOI.

a Irom accompognrr ' ccompany accompanist.. noun a person who provides a musical accompaniment to another musician or to
a singer,

early 18th eent.: from Freneh

like the bellows of an accordion: an

harden off ia plantl,
- DERIVATIVES acclimatiution noun,

accompany ~ vert
acclima"r

) i i- es, -iedl Iwlln obi, 1 go

accost ~ .erb

- ORiCIN mid 19th cent.: from French
acclimatize' "-OZE,

somewhere with (someonel as a companion or escort: the IWO siSters were ro arrompany us to London.

acclivity ,.-kli"l1i/.. noun Ipl. - lesion upward slope,
- OERIVATIVES acclivitous adjecti..,

2 lusu, be accompanied I be present or occur at
the same time as (something else): rhe illness accompanied by nausea,
is of 1'"

I~ilh obi, r'porler, Isomeone) boldly or aggressively: him in the meet I man tried to aCtost the way to scl1ooL

) approach and address
aCtoSted

!rrl on the

- ORIGIN early 17th cent, :
arclivis, from od, ' lOwards

from Latin aeclivllas, eli"", a slope

from

- ORIGIN late 16th cent. (originally in the sense ' lie or go alongside): from French accOSter, from Italian COSUI rib, side from Latin ad, ' accasta",

.providelsomethingl as a ,omplement or addition to
something else: hame;:ook,d
brown bread,
nom accompanied by

accouchement ,o ku:)mol .. noun I'"'"
the aCtion of giving birth to a baby,
put to bed' isee COUCN

noun) arellair

accolade !,akaleld, , ab' leldf .. noun 1 an award or
privilege granted as a, special honour or as an
aeknowledgement of merit: the ultima" accolade of a visir by the Queen.
official

J playa musical accompaniment for,
- ORiGIN late Middle
accompagner,

- ORIGIN late 18th cent.: French, fromaccoueher

s shoulders with a sword at the bestowing of a knighthood,
2 a touch on a person

. an expression of praise or admiration,

French eampaignon eompagne, from companion , The spelling change was due to association with COMPANY,
accomplice la bmplis,
.. noun a person '-kom-I who helps another commit a crime, - ORIGIN mid 16th cent, : a1terouon Iprobably by

English: from Old French from 0' (from Latin ad ' to, at

act as midwife , from a,(from Latin ad ' la, at") . eoucher
French, from accouchrr

Old

accoucheur I, aku:")o:'" noun 0 male midwife,
- ORIGIN mid 18th cent.:

isee

ACCOUCNEMENT),
an account.. noun 1 a report ot description of has what
event or experience:

- ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, from
Proven~al aeoloda,

literolly ' embraee around the
(of physical

neck (when beStowing knighthood)', from Larin ad,
at, to ' . eollum ' neck'
) accommodate.. .erb IwHn obi. 1

association with ACCOMPANY) of Middle English eomplice ' an associate , via Old French from late
plieare the root of

been achieved,Qf music: a .an interpretation or rendering of a piece
and receiptS relating to a particular
submirred

deUliled account

of

space, especially a building) provide lodging or
eacragcs accommodate up ta six sufficient space for: rho

Latin complex, eompli,- ' allied' , from com, ' together" .

to fold'
achieve or complete

people,

2 fit in with the wishes

accomplish.. ,orb !~lln obi.)
acompliJs- ,

lively account of Offenbaeh' s score, 2 a reeord or Statement of financial expenditUre period or purpose: the bannon WQJ doing his aecount5 I he

quarterly account.

or needs of: any lariguage

must accommodate ",w eoneqlts,

1 'Ino 001,iaccommodate tol adapt to: oj coday s mark"pla'~ arrommodatc 10 the realities
- DERIVATIVES

mal:ing usm

- ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French
Latin ad, '

successfully: the planes accomplished rhrir mission,

.IAccountsl the department of a company thar deals
with sueh records, accounts thi, moneh.

lengthened stem of aeomplir, based on
. eomplm ' to complete

accommodative - O",GIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin
made fitting
' . rommodus ' fitting

adjecti.., '
with

. '"',ny a bill taking the form BIOL of such a record: there ! no money to pay the tradesmen

accommodal, from the verb accommodare,from ad,

accomplished ~ odjecti.e highly trained
skilled in a particular activity: on accomplished

J an arrangement by which a body holds funds on

behalf of a client or supplies goods or servie.. to
them on credit:

accommodating .. adje'ti.e fitting in
- DERIVATIVES

someone s wishes or demands in a helpful way,

accomplishment..

accommodatingly adverb,

pianiSt, . well educated and having good social skills, noun something that has of been achieved successfully: Ihe reduction inflation
was a remarkable accomplishment,

bank accounr I eharge it to my account 11 began buying thing' on acrount. .a client having sueh an a"angement with a supplier. selling bibles 10 eJUlb1i,hed accounts in the North. . a contraCt to do work periodieally for adient: anDthtT'
account. agency, werr a"~rd,d the

accommodation.. naun
live or

1 lmass noun) a room,

. SIOCk hcna"9', Bill a

group of rooms, or building in whieh someone may

stay: rhcy were living in temporary arrommodatioll. , .(accommodationsl ,n"lly H. AA1e' lodgings, sometimes

'Imass nounl the successful achievement of a task the aCtomplishmenl of planned objectives, . an activity that

fixed period on a Slock exchange, at the end of which

a person can do well, typically as a result of study or
oj practiee: 'YPing was another htT' accomplishments, poet ability in an aCtivity:

4 Imass noun) importance: money wa' of no ""count to

payment must be made for bought,

Sloek Ihat has been

also including board: the eompony
guest house accommodations in
or vessel: there ,,'" lifeboat

offm a numooOberammtrgau. . the for 1.178

. Imass noun) skill or

,0nsidtT'able accomplishment,

available space for occupants in a building, vehicle,
accommodation

accord.. .erb 1 (witn obi, ) give or g..nt someone
accorded !h, General more power,

~ .ert 1 IwHn obi. and complemenlj consider or regard in a '

htT',

ipower, status, or recognitionl: the powers accOTd.d to
rhe head of sune I IMIh !wO obiS) the nationol assembly

specified way: her visit could

not

b, aecounted a

people. . the providing of a room or lodgings: the building iJ used exclu'ively for the accommodalian
compromise:

2 a convenient arrangement: a settlement or ",king
the

guests.

) (accord 2 Ino obi,

withl lof a concept or facrl be

success I he ""counted himself rhe unluekiest man receive an account for money ) ar",ic give or 2100 obiafter 2292 he accounted to Ihe WrstminsttT' received:

alive,

prime miniSttT' wa,

harmonious or consistent with, .. noun an official agreement or treaty,
'Im", noun) agreement or harmony: the governmenl and
the reb,iJ are in accord on one point.

exchequer, - P H R~S ES by (or

aemmmodatJan W1rh LDbouc

from I all accounts according to what one has heard or read: by all accounts h, is a prelfy nice guy. call (or bring) someone to account
require someone to explain a mistake or poor performance, give a good (or badl account or

'Imass nounJ the process of adapting or adjusting to
was nol possiblt.'Imass noun) the political enlilY automatic adjustment of the focus of the eye by

someone or something: accommodalion to a separate
flattening or thiekening of the lens,

- PHRASES in accord with aecording

to, or one

own accord voluntarily or without outSide
intervention: he would

not ",k lreatmenl of his own

onesetf make a favourable

lor unfavourable)

- ORIGIN early 17rh c~nt,

accommodatio(n'I, from aemmmodare ' fit one thing to another (see ACCOMMODATEI,

from Latin

accord, with one accord in a united way, - ORIGIN Old English, from Old French

impression through one's performance, keep an
account or keep a record of. leave something out of account fail or decline to consider a factor, money or account denominations of money used
in reckoning but not

aeorder
. eor

reconcile, be of one mind' , from Latin ad, eord, ' heart : influenced by CONCORO,

accommodation address
wishes to conceal or does

.. noun 811L an

accordance ~ noun

(in phrase in

accordance

address for correspondence used by a person who
not have a permanent

withl in a manner conforming with: the ballot was
held in accordance with Irade union rules,
from acorder ' bring to an agreement

for a specified pe"on benefit: don t both", on my account. on account of because of. on no account under no
someone . account
client: he b'gan trading on hi,
O"TJ account. settle

current as coins.

on

address,

- ORIGIN Middle English: Irom Old French arordanrr,
US a person who

accommodationist .. noun

seeks compromise ,, 'ith an opposing point of view rypically a political one,
a ladder 01

accordant ~ adjecti,e
of the servirr,

arch,

it agreeing or

(see 4CCORC),

circumstances: on no accounl leI onyone I:noll' we interested on one s own account with one's own money or assetS, rather than for an employer or

compatible: I found the music ""cordant with the word,

lor

accommodation ladder ~ noun

square! accounts with pay money owed to
sour

a call 0: arm I E bed I c: hair I 0 ago I 0: her II sill i cosy I i: see I 0 holl J: saw I A run I u pull u: 100 I

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with a common power supply, decoy ~ noun f'di:bl, di'kOl11 a bird or mammal. or an imitation of one, used by hunters to attraCt

thunder II" adl,deCTescendo heart munnur I I la he decrescendos down to a whISper, Italian, literally

-kind f'deidaklOd,German

1-1916), German mathematician, one the

abstraCt algebra

and modern

mathematics,

other birds or mammals: I" modiherj a decoyduek, -a person or thingused to lure an animal or person imo a trap. . a fake or non,working article,
especially a weapon, used to mislead or mISdirect

decrescent Idl
moon) waning,

krcsla)nt/ .. adje,"v. lan/lb,)

lof the

dedendum /d,-dEndoml ~ noun Eng,n""ng the radial
distance from the pitch circle of a cogwheel or wormwheel to the bottom of the tooth space or groove, Compare with ADDENOUM
- ORIGIN early 20th cent,

- ORICI" early 17th cent.: from Latin decresrenl' growing less', from the verb decrmm Isee
DECREASE),

2 a pond from which narrow netted ehannels lead, intO which wild duck may be enticed for caprure,
"vert Idlkol, ' di' :bll IWlln and advertHal 01 dlrecllOnllure obi,

decretal ldi'kri:l(aJiI .. noun
concerning a poim of canon law,

a

papal decree

Irom Latin, ' thing thai can be surrendered' , neuter gerundive of dedm.

or entice la person or animal) away from their
in tended course, typicaUy into a crap: thry would try
10 docoy the enemy towards the hidden group, - ORIGI" mid 16th cent. (earlier ascoyl: from Dutch

dedicate ~ vert lwiln Obl, l devote (time, effort, or
oneself) to a particular task or purpose:
dldicaUd her liJe joan ha,

~ adj."ive 01 the nature of a decree,

de kool ' the

decoy', from Middle Durch de kouw ' the cage , from Latin cavea cage'. Sense 1 is from the

praCtice 01 using tamed ducks to lead wild ones
along channels into eaptiviry,

decrease.. verb Idl kri:Sf Ino Obl, l become smaller or
degree: the fewer in SIlO, populaflOT1 oJ the area ha.s dlcrea"d, rodieally. ) 'IW1I!1 001, make smaller or fewer in sile, amount, aulcs w""' decreased in heigh'IntenSI!)' , or degree: tl"

amount, intensity, or

decided' , from the vert dmrnere. Decretum Idl kri:taml ..nDun a colleCtion 01 decisions and judgementS in canon law, - ORIGIN Latin, literally ' something decreed' decriminali:te (also -lseJ ~ vert IWlln obi, ) cease to treat (something) as illegal: a battle to decriminalize
drugs,
- DERIVATIVES decrimin8liuotion noun,

- ORICI N Middle English: from late Latin decretale, neuter of decretOh, ladjective), from Latin decre!'

to animals,

.devote (something) to a parriC\Jlar subje(1 or

purpose: volume Jour u dedicated to wosp', slusu,

d...ic.todl cite or nominate la book or other arriS!ic work) as being issued or performed in sameon"
oJ honour: the novel is dedicored to the memory assign la mother, . (uso, b. dodl~.tedl eeremonially

pa~sh ehurrn " dedi=d to 51 Paul.
dedicatory ad,,~IVO.

church or other building! to a deity or saint: Ih,

- DEilVATIVES dedicatee naun, dedicator noun,

decry /dl

~ noun f'di:kri:sf an instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer: decrea.se in births,
-Im"s noon) tbe aCtion or process of becoming smaller oJ demase became greater, or fewer: Ihe raft - PHRASES on the decruse becoming less common

kr_\l1 ~ vert joles, - led) Iwlln obi,) abuscs, denounce: they decried human rightJ

publicly

- ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ' devote to sacred use by solemn rites l: from' Latin dedical'
devoted, consecrated' ,

- DERtVATtVES decrier noun,

from the vert drdicare,

- ORIGIN early 17th eent, lin the sense ' decrease the
value of eoins by royal proclamation ): from OE.

dedicated ~ adjeo'ivs tof a person I devoted to a
task or purpose: team oJ dedieated dOCtors,

or widespr..d: decreasing,
votm have proved
party,

down ' . CRY , on the pattern of French dicrier ' cry down

.Iof a thingl exclusively assigned or allocated to or
intended for a particular servieeor purpose: , Channe' Tunnel. dedieated high-speed ref/lint from Ihe - DERIVATIVES dedlcatedly a"""rb,

- DERIVATIVES decreuingly adverb !as submodilier! ecrypt d
support the d,cr.."ngly willing to - ORICI" late Middle English: from Old Frenchdecreis

Idi: knptl ~...rt j..;th obi, ) make (a coded or unclear message) intelligible: tht computer can be

(noun), demiSlre (verb), based on Latin decrescm,
grow decree ~nDun an official order issued by ... ruler or authority that has theforee of law,
from de. ' down
crmm try decree. . a judgement or decision of eerrain law Courts, especially in matrimonial cases, Iwlln obi,l order decreed a ban (something) by decree: rhe govemment on any contact "ith the guerrilla.! I Iwith douse) the

used to encrypl and decrypl sensiti,-e tronsmissions, ~ noun a lext that has been decoded,

dedication ~ nDun 1m", nounl1 the quality of being
dedicated or committed to a task or purpose:
dldica1io"-W hi,

- DERIVATIVES decryption noun,

- ORICI~ 1930s: from DE, (expressing reversal). crypt
as in encrypt,

building to a deity or saint: rho dedication
chiefly

2 the action

his duties,

of dedicating a churcb or other
oJ a new

'Im"s noun) the issuing of such an order: the king ruled

decubitus Idl kju:bnosf ~ noun 1m", nounl
Medicine the posture

adopted by a person who is

city church, '1"""" IID\I1jan inscription dedicating a building in this
way, . !'- noun)the words with which a book or

lying down: 'I" madmer) lumbar p~nerure with the

~v.rt (decrees, decreed, decreeing)

patient in the lateral decubi!1l' po'ition.

president decreed that the military was to be Jlreamhned.

: - ORIGI" late 19th cenE, modem Larin, from Lalin decumbm lie down , on the pattern of words such as aecubitlLS ' reclining at rabie',

other artiStic work is dedicated, - ORICI" late Middle English: from Latin dediealio(n'l, from dedieare ' devote, consecrate ' (see DEDICATEI,

de dicto Idel 'dlktau, di:/ ~ adje,liv.Philosoplrf
relating to the form of an assertion or expression itself, rather than any property of a rhing it - refers
- ORIGIN Latin, from

- ORtGI" Middle English Idenoring an edict issued by an eeclesiasrical council to settle a point of
doCtrine or
deem,

decubitus ulcer ~ noun rechnical term for
BEDSORE,

discipline): from Old French

decre,

from Latin decretum ' something

decided'

decumbent Idl hmb(o)ntl .. adjeoliv. Botany (of a
plan I or parr of a plant) lying along the ground or along a surface, with the extremity curving upwards, - ORICI" late 18tb cent, : from Latin decumbent' ' lying down , from the vert decumbere, based on de, ' down . a verb related to cubo" to lie

to, Compare with DE RE, what is said'
Biology (of a cell

from dmrncre ' decide

dedifferentiate /,di:dlr.rcnJlCn/ ~ vert Ino
or tissue! undergo a reversal
- DERIVATIVES dcdiNerentiation noun.

obi,

decree absolute.. nDun (pI. decrees absolute)
English Law a final

order by a court of law which

differentiation and lose specialized eharacreristics,
j deduce.. vert IMln obi. arrive at la fact or a

officially ends a marriage, enabling either parry to remarry,

decree nisi ~ noun (pI. decrees nisi) Englisn Law an
order by a court

decumbiture /dl

a kAmbnJaf ~ noun AsICOlogy chart

of law that States the date on

whieh a marriage will end, unless a good reason to
prevent a divorce is produced,

made for rhe time 01 onset of an illness, to aid in making a prognosis and determining appropriate treatment.
'Imass noun) ""'a~ the ocrion of raking to one's bed with an illness,

- ORIGI" late 19th cent-: Latin nisi ' unless

decrement f'dEknm(a)nt/
diminution:
diminished:

~ noun a reduction relaxation produces a decrement

- ORICI" mid 17th cent,: formed irregularly from
Latin decumbm ' lie down ' . -URE.

Ihm ,aJely dedueed from conclusion: little can be rhey dedw:ed thaI the JUh died I Iwiln clausel figures because oJ waler pollution, he trace (he course or derivation of: cannOI .a,",,'" deseenl wholly by htirs mole, dedu" hi, - DERIVATIVES deducible adjeC\ive,

conclusion) by reasoning: draw as a logical

- ORIGI" late Middle English (in the sense ' lead or
convey
, ): from Latin d,dueere from de' 'down

sympathetie nervous oerh'ity.

. an amount by which something is redueed or
the dose """ red."d by 10 mg we'kly

decurrent Idl kAlja)nt/ ~ adj.,'ive Bolany (of a fungus
gill. leaf. etc.) extending down the stem below the

dueerr lead'

...vert Iwilh obi, l
decrementJ the

decrrments, . Pllysics the ratio of the amplitudes in successive cycles of a damped oscillation,
Compuling eause crl/elly

point of attachment.

deduct ~ vert Iwitn obi, )
-

.Iof a shrub or the crown of a treel having
roughly equal branehes,

several

discrete

reduction in (a numerieal quantity): the instruction
aecumuJator by one,

- ORICI" mid 18th cent,:
bill) curved downwards,

from Latin decurrenr,
a bird' obi.

subtract or rake away (an be", dlductld amount or parr) from a total: tax has the paymentS, from ORICI" late Middle English: from Latin dedun,

running down , from the vert decurrere,

taken or led away', from the verb deduc"" o.dua
and deduce were not diStinguished in sense until the mid 17th cent.

- ORICI" early 17th cent, (as a nounj: from Larin demmentum ' diminution , from the Stem of
decrest'" ' to decrease',

decurved ~ adjeolive Biology (especially of

decrepit jdl krrpilJ ~ adjective lof a person) elderly
and infirm: a rarher decrepit old man.
- DERtVATIVES decrepitude noun,

decussate "'11111,,1 ~ v.rt Idl kAseil. ' dEbsenllno

deductible ~ adieo'ive
~ nDun cn,rlly N. Arnel. rhe part

able to

be deduered,

(of (\Yo or more things) cross or intersect each

espeeially from taxable income or tax to be paid,
be paid by the insured: - OERtVATIVES deductibility noun,

other to form an X: the fibres decussate in thi collar. . worn out or ruined because of age or neglect: a row adjeo'iv. jdl kAsotl shaped like an X, ~ dmrpiJ houses, oBolany (or leaves) arranged in opposite pairs, each pair - OERtVATIVES decussation -ORIGIN mid 17th cent,

of an insurance claim excess, an

- ORIGI" late Middle English: from Latin decrepitus,
from de' down rattle. creak' crepitus,

being at right angles to the pair below. noun,

deduction.. noun
will be paid without

1m", nounj 1 the aCtion or

crepare paSt participle of

deducting or subtracting something: the diYldend
deduction

(as a verb): from Latin decussatu" past participle of dlcussare 'divide

oJ tax

.!eounl noun) an amount

that is or may be deduCted

decrepitate Idl krrpileill ~ verb Ino obi. ) iechm"l(of a cryStal or an inclusion of something within a
cryStal)

crosswise , from decu"is (describing the figure X, i,

the Roman numeral for the number 10), from decem
ren

from something, especially from taxable income tax to be paid: tax deduC1ion"

disintegrate audibly when heated,

2 the inference of particular instances by referencr
to a general law or

- DERIVATIVES decrepitation noun,
- ORICI" mid 17th

cent, from DE. ' away" . Latin verb crepitare, crrpHal' ' crackled' , from

decyl f'dISAIl, -sill ~ noun I" modifier) Chemistry of
denoting an alkyl radical -C"H",
decane,
derived from

principle: the detective m.~

the

Often uncover rho murderer by deduC1ion Jrom JoctS, contrasted with INDUCTION,
'Icoun, noun! a conclusion that has been deduced, - 0 RICI" late Middle English: from Latin dedumo(n'I,
from the verb deduem (see DEDUCEI,

frequentative of crepa" ' rattle'

(see DECREPIT),

decrescendo I,di:kr.-)Endaul ~ nDun Ipi. .osj, adverb adjective & verb (.os , -oed) another term for
OIMINUENOO: I" nounl the decrescendo oJ distant

- ORICI" mid 19th cent.: from Greekdeko, ten . -YL-dedans /d.del ~ noun (in real tennis) an open
gallery for spectatOrs at the serviee side of a court. - ORIGIN early 1Bth cenr, : French, literally ' inside
I wwe I noo

deductive .. adjective characterized by th'

b bull d dog I ffew!g gellh he Ij yes I k calli leg I m man! n nol ppenl r red I s sill t top! V voice

IJshe I 3 deciSIon I e thin 16th,s I ~ ring I x loch ItJ chip I d3jll