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Pyorrhea , py·or·rhe·a / ˌpīəˈrēə/ (also pyorrhea alveolaris, Brit. py·or·rhoe·a) • n. another term for periodontitis. nereid , nereid sea-nymph. XVII. — L. Nēreis, Nēreid- — Gr. Nērēis, Nērēid- f. Nēreús ancient sea-god, f. base of L. nāre swim; see NATATION, -ID.
nereid •ami… asseveration , as·sev·er·a·tion / əˌsevəˈrāshən/ • n. the solemn or emphatic declaration or statement of something: I fear that you offer only unsupported asseverat… Resume , re·sume / riˈzoōm/ • v. [tr.] begin to do or pursue (something) again after a pause or interruption: a day later normal service was resumed. ∎ [intr.… Pejorative , PEJORATIVE [Stress: ‘pe-JAW-ra-tiv’].
1. A term in PHILOLOGY and SEMANTICS that refers to a complex word whose meaning is ‘lower’ than that of its ba… contemporaneous , contemporaneous •Bierce, fierce, Pearce, Peirce, pierce, tierce •Fabius, scabious •Eusebius •amphibious, Polybius •dubious • Thaddeus • compendious •…
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