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{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to hear. ] Communicated orally; oral; -- applied to the esoteric teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine disciples, in distinction from his exoteric doctrines, which were adapted to outsiders or the public generally. Hence: Abstruse; profound. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. amalgamation. ] 1. The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal; -- applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver from their ores by mixing them with mercury. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The mixing or blending of different elements, races, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous union. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Characterized by amalgamation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. amatus, p. p. of amare to love. ] Full of love; amatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Phren.) The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity to love. Combe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of imparting balsamic properties. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The art or process of embalming. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. clamatio, fr. L. clamare to call. ] The act of crying out. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. conclamatio. ] An outcry or shout of many together. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Before his funeral conclamation. May (Lucan). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. declamatio, from declamare: cf. F. déclamation. See Declaim. ] 1. The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; haranguing; loud speaking in public; especially, the public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges; as, the practice declamation by students. [ 1913 Webster ]

The public listened with little emotion, but with much civility, to five acts of monotonous declamation. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A set or harangue; declamatory discourse. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. diffamacioun, F. diffamation. See Defame. ] Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another; slander; detraction; calumny; aspersion. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In modern usage, written defamation bears the title of libel, and oral defamation that of slander. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. desquamation. ] (Med.) The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.

{ } a. Of, pertaining to, or attended with, desquamation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A disavowing or disowning. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. dramatiko`s, fr. dra^ma: cf. F. dramatique. ] Of or pertaining to the drama; as, dramatic arts. [ wns=3 ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. suitable to or characteristic of or having the qualities of, a drama; theatrical; as, a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape; a dramatic rescue at sea. Opposite of undramatic. [ wns=1 ] [ Narrower terms: melodramatic; awe-inspiring, spectacular ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

The emperor . . . performed his part with much dramatic effect. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. striking in appearance or effect; vivid; having a thrilling effect; as, a dramatic sunset; a dramatic pause. [ wns=2 ]
Syn. -- spectacular, striking. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. (Music) marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; -- of a singer or singing voice; as, a dramatic tenor; a dramatic soprano. Contrasted to lyric. [ wns=4 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In a dramatic manner; theatrically; vividly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as dramatization.
Syn. -- dramatization. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖ [ L. ] The actors in a drama or play. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. dramatiste. ] The author of a dramatic composition; a writer of plays. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being dramatized. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Act of dramatizing; a dramatic representation. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dramatized p. pr. & vb. n. Dramatizing ] [ Cf. F. dramatiser. ] To compose in the form of the drama; to represent in a drama; to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel, or an historical episode. [ 1913 Webster ]

They dramatized tyranny for public execration. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. exclamatio: cf. F. exclamation. ] 1. A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Exclamations against abuses in the church. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thus will I drown your exclamations. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

A festive exclamation not unsuited to the occasion. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Rhet.) A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Print.) A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [ ! ]; -- called also exclamation point. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. exclamatif. ] Exclamatory. Earle. -- Ex*clam"a*tive*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. inclamatio. See 1st In-, and Claim. ] Exclamation. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. mélodramatique. ] Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action. -- Mel`o*dra*mat"ic*al*ly adv. [1913 Webster]

n. One who acts in, or writes, melodramas. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to a monodrama. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. namare to take; cf. AS. niman to take. ] (O. Eng. & Scots Law) A distraining or levying of a distress; an impounding. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. to present in an overly dramatic manner. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. proclamation, L. proclamatio. See Proclaim. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of proclaiming; official or general notice; publication. [ 1913 Webster ]

King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted. 1 Kings xv. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is proclaimed, publicly announced, or officially declared; a published ordinance; as, the proclamation of a king; a Thanksgiving proclamation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. réclamation, L. reclamatio. See Reclaim. ] 1. The act or process of reclaiming. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Representation made in opposition; remonstrance. [ 1913 Webster ]

I would now, on the reclamation both of generosity and of justice, try clemency. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]