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81adherence — /ad hear euhns, her /, n. 1. the quality of adhering; steady devotion, support, allegiance, or attachment: adherence to a party; rigid adherence to rules. 2. the act or state of adhering; adhesion. [ < ML adherentia. See ADHERE, ENCE] * * * …
82Balinese — /bah leuh neez , nees , bal euh /, adj., n., pl. Balinese. adj. 1. of or pertaining to Bali, its people, or their language. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Bali. 3. the language of Bali, an Indonesian language of the Austronesian family. [1810… …
83Episcopalian — Episcopalianism, n. /i pis keuh payl yeuhn, pay lee euhn/, adj. 1. pertaining or adhering to the Episcopal Church in America. 2. (l.c.) pertaining or adhering to the episcopal form of church government. n. 3. a member of the Episcopal Church in… …
84ivy — ivylike, adj. /uy vee/, n., pl. ivies, adj. n. 1. Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental. 2. any of various other… …
85Ivy — /uy vee/, n. a female given name. * * * I Any of about five species of evergreen woody vines (rarely shrubs) that make up the genus Hedera in the ginseng family, commonly grown as ground covers and on stone walls, especially English ivy (H.… …
86ostomy — /os teuh mee/, n., pl. ostomies. any of various surgical procedures, as a colostomy, in which an artificial opening is made so as to permit the drainage of waste products either into an appropriate organ or to the outside of the body. [1955 60;… …
87photoengraving — /foh toh en gray ving/, n. 1. a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing. 2. a plate so produced. 3. a print made from it. [1870 75; PHOTO + ENGRAVING] * * * Any of several processes for producing printing plates …
88religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …
89scrape — scrapable, adj. scrapeage, n. /skrayp/, v., scraped, scraping, n. v.t. 1. to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, esp. a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to… …
90Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
