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lact- , lact- stem of L. lac, lact- milk (cf. Gr. gála, galakt-; see GALAXY) in derivs.: lactation XVII(f. L. lactāre), lacteal XVII (f. L. lacteus), lacteou… adhere , adhere •adhere, Agadir, appear, arrear, auctioneer, austere, balladeer, bandolier, Bashkir, beer, besmear, bier, blear, bombardier, brigadier, buccan… epicycle , epicycle XIV. — (O)F. épicycle or late L. epicyclus — Gr. epíkuklos; see EPI-, CYCLE. aspire , aspire •acquire, admire, afire, applier, aspire, attire, ayah, backfire, barbwire, bemire, briar, buyer, byre, choir, conspire, crier, cryer, defier,… Reprobate , rep·ro·bate / ˈreprəˌbāt/ • n. an unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately). ∎ archaic Christian Theol. (esp. in Calvinism) a sin… repair , re·pair1 / riˈpe(ə)r/ • v. [tr.] fix or mend (a thing suffering from damage or a fault): faulty electrical appliances should be repaired by an electr…
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