The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... nouns . As there are but two sexes , so , in fact , there can be but two gen- ders . The feminine gender serves to intimate that the noun belongs to the female . In Latin , the feminine gender is most com monly distinguished by the ...
... nouns . As there are but two sexes , so , in fact , there can be but two gen- ders . The feminine gender serves to intimate that the noun belongs to the female . In Latin , the feminine gender is most com monly distinguished by the ...
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... nouns , or names , to distinguish the two sexes . GENEALOGICA arbor , or tree of con- sanguinity , signifies a genealogy or lineage drawn out under the figure of a tree , with its root , stock , branches , & c . The ge- nealogical ...
... nouns , or names , to distinguish the two sexes . GENEALOGICA arbor , or tree of con- sanguinity , signifies a genealogy or lineage drawn out under the figure of a tree , with its root , stock , branches , & c . The ge- nealogical ...
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... nouns into verbs , by making them in certain situa- tions expressive of affirmation . From these two classes all the rest have sprung ; and though it is desirable , and even necessary , for the grammarian to arrange , it should ever be ...
... nouns into verbs , by making them in certain situa- tions expressive of affirmation . From these two classes all the rest have sprung ; and though it is desirable , and even necessary , for the grammarian to arrange , it should ever be ...
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... nouns . To every name comprehended under these two classes , the term NOUN is applied . A noun is said to be increased or diminished iu comprehension , when the number of ideas denoted by it is increased or diminished ; and in extension ...
... nouns . To every name comprehended under these two classes , the term NOUN is applied . A noun is said to be increased or diminished iu comprehension , when the number of ideas denoted by it is increased or diminished ; and in extension ...
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... Nouns : noted by verbs or adnouns . They are this class of words has two grand divisions : therefore convenient abbreviations , which substantives and abstract nouns ( 8. ) Sub- may be supplied by the other sorts of stantives are the ...
... Nouns : noted by verbs or adnouns . They are this class of words has two grand divisions : therefore convenient abbreviations , which substantives and abstract nouns ( 8. ) Sub- may be supplied by the other sorts of stantives are the ...
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