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Identifier: centurydictionary01whit Title: The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. Year: 1897 (1890s) Authors: Whitney, William Dwight, 1827-1894 Smith, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Eli), 1857-1913 Subjects: English language Atlases Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries Publisher: New York : The Century Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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Text Appearing Before Image: ssociated with those of theemperor in public treaties and negotiations re-lating to the common interests of the empire.This right was claimed by the states, but dis-puted by the emperor. ad lib. An abbreviation of ad lihitum. ad libitum (ad Ubi-tum). [L.: ad = E. at;ML. or NL. libitum, L. only in pi. libita, plea-sure, ace. neut. pp. of lihct, also spelled luhct, itpleases, akin to E. /ic/and love: see lief, love,liberal, etc.] At pleasure; to the extent of oneswishes. Specifically, in music, indicating that the timeand e.\pression of a passage are left to the feeling and tasteof the performer. In the case of cadenzas and other orna-ments, the phi-ase indicates that the performer may omitthem or substitute others in their place. An accompani-ment is said to be ad libitum when it may he used oromitted. Often abbreviated, in speech as well as writing,to ad lib. adlings, n. See addling^, 2. adlocution (ad-lo-kiishon), n. Same as allocu-tion, 1. Adlumia (ad-lomi-a), n. [NL., named for Ma-

Text Appearing After Image: yld/itrnm ttrrhosa; single leaf and panicle. jor Adlum.] A genus of Aineiicau plants ofa single species, A. cirrhosa, the climbing fumi- 76 tory, a delicate climbing herbaceous biennial,with panicles of drooping flowers. It is a nativeof the Alleglianies, and is often cultivated. admanuensis (ad-man-u-ensis), n.; pi. adman-nenses (-sez). [ML., < L. ad, to, + nianus, hand,+-en.sis. (.i.amanucn.iis.] In old Eni/. law, onetaking a corporal oath, that is, by la.ving thehand on the IJiblc, in distinction from one tak-ing the oath in other forms, or affirming. adinarginate (ad-miirjin-at), v. t. [< L. ad, to,-I- margi) (margin-), margin, + -ate^: see ad-,margin, and -atc^.] To note or write on themargin. [Rare.] Receive candidly the few hints which I have admartji-nated. Coleridge. admazillary (ad-maksi-la-ri), a. [< L. ad, to, -I- maxilla, jaw, after E. maxillarij.] In anat.,connected with the jaw.admeasure (ad-mezhur), v. t.; pret. and pp.admeasured, ppr. admeasuring. [< ME. a

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