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n. An emergency procedure to revive heart and lung function in persons whose heart has apparently stopped beating, involving forced respiration, periodic pressure on the heart by pushing on the chest, and sometimes electrical or mechanical equipment. It is often referred to by the acronym CPR. [ PJC ]

adj. Of or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions; as, cardiopulmonary resuscitation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n.; pl. Chorepiscopi [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; chw^ros, chw`ra, place, country + &unr_; bishop. Cf. Bishop. ] (Eccl.) A “country” or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of birds comprised of pewees, and including the wood pewees Contopus sordidulus and Contopus virens.
Syn. -- genus Contopus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L., bond, band. See Couple. ] 1. (Logic & Gram.) The word which unites the subject and predicate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals with the pedals; -- called also coupler. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. copulatus, p. p. of copulare to couple, fr. copula. See Copula. ] 1. Joined; associated; coupled. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gram.) Joining subject and predicate; copulative. F. A. March. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Copulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Copulating. ] To unite in sexual intercourse; to come together in the act of generation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. copulatio: cf. F. copulation. ] 1. The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wit, you know, is the unexpected copulation of ideas. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The coming together of male and female in the act of generation; sexual union; coition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Connection. [ Obs. ] Rycaut. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gram.) A copulative conjunction. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. copulativus: cf. F. copulatif. ] Serving to couple, unite, or connect; as, a copulative conjunction like “and”. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a copulative manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Pertaining to copulation; tending or serving to unite; copulative. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Used in sexual union; as, the copulatory organs of insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Depopulation; destruction of population. [ R. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Depopulated p. pr. & vb. n. Depopulating ] [ L. depopulatus, p. p. of depopulari to ravage; de- + populari to ravage, fr. populus people: cf. OF. depopuler, F. dépeupler. See People. ] To deprive of inhabitants, whether by death or by expulsion; to reduce greatly the populousness of; to dispeople; to unpeople. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where is this viper,
That would depopulate the city? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is not synonymous with laying waste or destroying, being limited to the loss of inhabitants; as, an army or a famine may depopulate a country. It rarely expresses an entire loss of inhabitants, but often a great diminution of their numbers; as, the deluge depopulated the earth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To become dispeopled. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Whether the country be depopulating or not. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. depopulatio pillaging: cf. F. dépopulation depopulation. ] The act of depopulating, or condition of being depopulated; destruction or explusion of inhabitants. [ 1913 Webster ]

The desolation and depopulation [ of St.Quentin ] were now complete. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., pillager. ] One who depopulates; a dispeopler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) Same as Electro-puncture. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. one of two genera of stilts; they are similar to avocets but with straight bills.
Syn. -- genus Himantopus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Hydro-, 1 + Gr. &unr_; to hurl. ] A machine for throwing water by hand power, as a garden engine, a fire extinguisher, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs.
Syn. -- genus Hyssopus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Pref. in- not + opulent: cf. F. inopulent. ] Not opulent; not affluent or rich. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small genus of nonaromatic herbs of the mint family.
Syn. -- genus Lycopus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL. See Macropod. ] (Zool.) A genus of marsupials including the common kangaroo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A great work of art or literature. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. The greatest work or achievement of a particular artist, writer, or other individual. [ PJC ]

Inspired by this milieu, [ Max Stirner ] wrote his magnum opus The Ego and Its Own, which was published in November 1844. Svein Nyberg (The Small Max Stirner Web Page, 1988 [ https://web.archive.org/web/19981207014247/http://www.math.uio.no/~solan/stirner/stirner.html ]) [ PJC ]

‖ [ L. See Marmorate, and Opus. ] (Arch.) A kind of hard finish for plasterwork, made of plaster of Paris and marble dust, and capable of taking a high polish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A mope; a drone. [ Obs. ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mucus + purulent. ] (Med.) Having the character or appearance of both mucus and pus. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. See Octopod. ] 1. (Zool.) A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. See Devilfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Any member of the genus Octopus. [ PJC ]

3. (Fig.) Something resembling an octopus in having numerous controlling arms or branches that reach widely and influence many activities; -- used mostly of organizations, such as diversified corporations. [ PJC ]

a.[ Gr. 'o`pisqen behind + E. pulmonate. ] (Zool.) Having the pulmonary sac situated posteriorly; -- said of certain air-breathing Mollusca. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. opulentia: cf. F. opulence. See Opulent. ] Wealth; riches; affluence. Swift [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Opulence. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. opulens, opulentus, fr. ops, opis, power, wealth, riches, perh. akin to E. apt: cf. F. opulent. Cf. Copious, Couple, Office. ] Having a large estate or property; wealthy; rich; affluent; as, an opulent city; an opulent citizen. -- Op"u*lent*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

I will piece
Her opulent throne with kingdoms. Shak. [1913 Webster]

‖prop. n. [ NL. ] (Bot.) A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly pear, or Indian fig. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. An order of plants coextensive with the family Cactaceae, comprising the cactuses.
Syn. -- order Opuntiales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n.; pl. Opera [ L. See Opera. ] A work; specif. (Mus.), a musical composition. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Each composition, or set of pieces, as the composer may choose, is called an opus, and they are numbered in the order of their issue. (Often abbrev. to op.) [ 1913 Webster ]

Opus incertum. [ L. ] (Arch.) See under Incertum. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ L. opusculum, dim. of opus work: cf. F. opuscule. ] A small or petty work. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Opuscula [ L. ] An opuscule. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. The type genus of the Phalaropidae: the phalaropes.
Syn. -- genus Phalaropus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖prop. n. [ NL.; Gr. pi`qhkos ape + 'a`nqrwpos man. ] 1. A hypothetical genus of primates intermediate between man and the anthropoid apes. Haeckel. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A genus consisting of an extinct primate (Pithecanthropus erectus) apparently intermediate between man and the existing anthropoid apes, known from bones first found in Java (hence called Java man) in 1891-92, and other bones found later. The species was renamed Homo erectus around 1960. The Javan bones are believed to be from 1.6 to 1.9 million years old, and include a thigh bone of the human type, two molar teeth intermediate between those of man and the anthropoids, and the calvaria of the skull, indicating a brain capacity of about 900 cubic centimeters, and resembling in form that of the Neanderthal man. Additional specimens of what are considerd as variants of the species have been found in China, Africa, and Europe. Homo erectus is currently believed to have evolved in Africa from Homo habilis, the first member of the genus Homo. Anatomically and physiologically, Homo erectus resembles contemporary humans except for having a stouter bone structure. Also [ pl. -thropi , an animal of this genus. -- Pith`e*can"thrope n. -- Pith`e*can"thro*poid a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. [ F. populace, fr. It. popolaccio, popolazzo, fr. popolo people, L. populus. See People. ] The common people; the vulgar; the multitude, -- comprehending all persons not distinguished by rank, office, education, or profession. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

To . . . calm the peers and please the populace. Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

They . . . call us Britain's barbarous populaces. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Mob; people; commonalty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Populace. [ Obs. ] Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. popularis, fr. populus people: cf. F. populaire. See People. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections. “Popular states.” Bacon. “So the popular vote inclines.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The men commonly held in popular estimation are greatest at a distance. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain. [ 1913 Webster ]

Homilies are plain popular instructions. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements. [ 1913 Webster ]

The smallest figs, called popular figs, . . . are, of all others, the basest and of least account. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a popular law; a popular administration. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Such popular humanity is treason. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease. [ Obs. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Popular action (Law), an action in which any person may sue for penalty imposed by statute. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L. ] The people or the people's party, in ancient Rome, as opposed to the optimates. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Popularities [ L. popularitas an effort to please the people: cf. F. popularité. ] 1. The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the people at large; good will or favor proceeding from the people; as, the popularity of a law, statesman, or a book. [ 1913 Webster ]

A popularity which has lasted down to our time. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people; hence, cheapness; inferiority; vulgarity. [ 1913 Webster ]

This gallant laboring to avoid popularity falls into a habit of affectation. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap. [ 1913 Webster ]

Popularities, and circumstances which . . . sway the ordinary judgment. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The act of courting the favor of the people. [ Obs. ] “Indicted . . . for popularity and ambition.” Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Public sentiment; general passion. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A little time be allowed for the madness of popularity to cease. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of making popular, or of introducing among the people. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Popularized p. pr. & vb. n. Popularizing ] [ Cf. F. populariser. ] To make popular; to make suitable or acceptable to the common people; to make generally known; as, to popularize philosophy. “The popularizing of religious teaching.” Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who popularizes. [ 1913 Webster ]