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  • 1passage — 1 pass, *way, route, course, artery 2 Passage, passageway, corridor, hall, hallway, gallery, arcade, cloister, aisle, ambulatory designate a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building or affording access to a particular room or… …

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  • 2impervious — SYN: impermeable. * * * im·per·vi·ous ( )im pər vē əs adj not allowing entrance or passage <medication packaged in a container impervious to air and light> im·per·vi·ous·ness n * * * im·per·vi·ous (im purґve əs) [L. impervius]… …

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  • 3Cromarty —    1) CROMARTY, a burgh of barony, sea port, and parish, in the county of Ross and Cromarty, 175 miles (N. by W.) from Edinburgh; containing 2662 inhabitants, of whom 1938 are in the burgh. This place, of which the Gaelic name, Crom Ba,… …

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  • 4Cannulated — Can nu*la ted, a. Hollow; affording a passage through its interior length for wire, thread, etc.; as, a cannulated (suture) needle. [Written also {canulated}.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5canulated — Cannulated Can nu*la ted, a. Hollow; affording a passage through its interior length for wire, thread, etc.; as, a cannulated (suture) needle. [Written also {canulated}.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6patent — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin patent , patens, from present participle of patēre to be open more at fathom Date: 14th century 1. a. open to public inspection used chiefly in the phrase letters patent b. (1) …

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  • 7Metalepsis — The moth genus Metalepsis is nowadays usually included in Cerastis. Metalepsis (from Greek Μετάληψις) is a figure of speech in which one thing is referred to by something else which is only remotely associated with it. Often the association works …

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  • 8Appalachian Mountains — a mountain range in E North America, extending from S Quebec province to N Alabama. Highest peak, Mt. Mitchell, 6684 ft. (2037 m). Also called Appalachians. * * * Mountain system, eastern North America. The Appalachians, among the oldest… …

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  • 9Patent (adjective) — Open, unobstructed, affording free passage. Thus, for example, the bowel may be patent (as opposed to obstructed). Pronounced pa tent with the accent on the first syllable …

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  • 10patent — Open or exposed. SYN: patulous. [L. patens, pres. p. of pateo, to lie open] * * * Pro Urokinase and Tissue Plasminogen Activator Enhancement of Thrombolysis [trial] * * * pa·tent pat ənt, Brit usu pāt n 1) protected by a trademark or a trade name …

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