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n. 1. the position or state of being a member of an honorary academy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One versed in acoustics. Tyndall. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. pl. [ Gr. &unr_; throwing a shadow both ways; 'amfi` + &unr_; shadow. ] The inhabitants of the tropic, whose shadows in one part of the year are cast to the north, and in the other to the south, according as the sun is south or north of their zenith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. See Antœcians. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. pl. [ L. antiscii, Gr. &unr_;, pl.; 'anti` against + &unr_; shadow. ] The inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite directions. [ 1913 Webster ]

The inhabitants of the north and south temperate zones are always Antiscians. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. pl. [ NL. antoeci, fr. Gr. pl. 'a`ntoiki; 'anti` opposite + o'ikei^n to live. ] Those who live under the same meridian, but on opposite parallels of latitude, north and south of the equator. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Apicianus. ] Belonging to Apicius, a notorious Roman epicure; hence applied to whatever is peculiarly refined or dainty and expensive in cookery. H. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Appreciative. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. arithméticien. ] One skilled in arithmetic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of the Ascii. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. pl. [ L. ascii, pl. of ascius, Gr. &unr_; without shadow; 'a priv. + &unr_; shadow. ] Persons who, at certain times of the year, have no shadow at noon; -- applied to the inhabitants of the torrid zone, who have, twice a year, a vertical sun. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An atomist. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Honore Balzac. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to Cilicia in Asia Minor. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Cilicia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. Cistercium. F. Cîteaux, a convent not far from Dijon, in France: cf. F. cistercien. ] (Eccl.) A monk of the prolific branch of the Benedictine Order, established in 1098 at Cîteaux, in France, by Robert, abbot of Molesme. For two hundred years the Cistercians followed the rule of St. Benedict in all its rigor. -- a. Of or pertaining to the Cistercians. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, or relating to, Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher and teacher, or to Confucianism; as, Confucian ethics. -- n. A Confucianist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The political morality taught by Confucius and his disciples, which forms the basis of the Chinese jurisprudence and education. It can hardly be called a religion, as it does not inculcate the worship of any god. S. W. Williams. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A follower of Confucius; a Confucian. S. W. Williams. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Cf. Sw. karussa, G. karausche, F. carousse, -assin, corassin, LL. coracinus, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a sort of fish. ] (Zool.) A kind of European carp (Carasius vulgaris), inferior to the common carp; -- called also German carp. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The gibel or Prussian carp is now generally considered a variety of the crucian carp, or perhaps a hybrid between it and the common carp. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians. -- n. A native of ancient Dacia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. deforciant, p. pr. of deforcier. See Deforce. ] (Eng. Law) (a) One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate. (b) One against whom a fictitious action of fine was brought. [ Obs. ] Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. dialecticien. ] One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a., /mhw>, a. (Bot.) See Diœcian, and Diœcious. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Biol.) Having the sexes in two separate individuals; -- applied to plants in which the female flowers occur on one individual and the male flowers on another of the same species, and to animals in which the ovum is produced by one individual and the sperm cell by another; -- opposed to monœcious. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A dogmatist. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. dulcis sweet. ] (Mus.) A sweet-toned stop of an organ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. An investigator of electricity; one versed in the science of electricity. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a technician who installs, repairs, or maintains electrical wiring or electrical devices, especially in buildings. [ PJC ]

3. a person who is licensed by a governmental board to install electrical wiring and devices in structures; called also a licensed electrician. [ PJC ]

a. [ Cf. Sp. Galiciano, Gallego, fr. L. Gallaecus, Gallaicus, fr. Gallaeci a people in Western Spain. ] Of or pertaining to Galicia, in Spain, or to Galicia, the kingdom of Austrian Poland. -- n. A native of Galicia in Spain; -- called also Gallegan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in geometry; a geometer; a mathematician. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Greek. ] Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek. [ 1913 Webster ]

Grecian bend, among women, an affected carriage of the body, the upper part being inclined forward. [ Collog. ] --
Grecian fire. See Greek fire, under Greek. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist. Acts vi. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The Greek word rendered Grecian in the Authorized Version of the New Testament is translated Grecian Jew in the Revised Version. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

/mhw>, v. i. To conform to the Greek custom, especially in speech. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. The same as Gynecian. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. gynaikei^os. ] Of or relating to women. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A Hebraist. [ R. ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; other + &unr_; shadow: cf. F. hétéroscien. ] One who lives either north or south of the tropics, as contrasted with one who lives on the other side of them; -- so called because at noon the shadows always fall in opposite directions (the one northward, the other southward). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is versed or skilled in hydrostatics. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; physician + E. mathematician. ] (Hist. Med.) One of a school of physicians in Italy, about the middle of the 17th century, who tried to apply the laws of mechanics and mathematics to the human body, and hence were eager student of anatomy; -- opposed to the iatrochemists. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] Carelessness; heedlessness; thoughtlessness; unconcern. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F. ] Careless; heedless; indifferent; unconcerned. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. logicien. ] A person skilled in logic. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Each fierce logician still expelling Locke. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a person skilled at symbolic logic.
Syn. -- logician. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. magicien. See Magic, n. ] 1. One skilled in magic; one who practices the black art; an enchanter; a necromancer; a sorcerer or sorceress; a conjurer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An entertainer who produces seemingly magical effects by clever illusions; most magicians admit that the craft is mere illusion, rather than a true supernatural art. [ PJC ]

n. One versed in the science of magnetism; a magnetist. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. mathématicien. ] One versed in mathematics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. mécanicien. See Mechanic. ] One skilled in the theory or construction of machines; a machinist. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]