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`‘immunity to impassive
`tibody linked to a toxin with the intention of destroying a specific tar-
`get cell while teaving adjacent celis intact. {1985-90]
`imemure (i mydor/), v.t, -mured,-mursing. 1. to enclose within or as ,
`if within walls. 2. to imprison. 3. te build into or entomb in a wall.
`[1575-85; < ML imimiirire = L im-im-! + -miirdire, vy, der. of miirus
`wall (cf, mura}} —imemure/ment, im-mu-rastion (im/ye 12/shen), 7.
`im-mustasble (i myod’ta bal), adj. not mutable; unchangeable;
`changeless. [1375-1425; late ME < L] —imemu/tasbilisty, imsmu/tae
`blesness, 2. —imemu/taebly, adv.
`.
`imp (imp), 7. 1. a smalt devil or demon. 2. a mischievous child. 3.
`Obs. a scion or offshoot of a plant or tree. —v.t. 4. to repair or graft
`-(a falcon’s wing, tail, or feather) so as to improve powers of flight.
`[bef, 900; ME impe, OE impa, impe shoot, graft < LL impotus, impu-
`tus grafted shoot < Gk émphytos planted}
`-
`imp., 1. imperative. 2. imperfect. 3. imperial. 4. import. 5, imprint.
`imepact
`(rn.
`im/pakt; v.
`im paki}, n. 1.
`the striking of one thing
`against another; collision. 2. influence; effect: the impact of Einstein
`on modern physics. 3. a forcible impinging: the tremendous impact of
`the shot. 4, the force exerted by a new idea, concept, technology, or
`ideology: the impact of the industrial revolution. —v.t, 5. ta drive or
`press closely or firmly into something,
`6,to fill up; congest. 7. to col-
`lide with: @ rocket designed to impact the planet Mars, 8. to have an
`impact or effect on; influence: The decision. may impact your whole ca-
`reer, —v.i. 9. to make contact forcefully, 10. to have an impact: In-
`creased demand will impact on sales.
`[1775-85; back formation from
`IMPACTED] —Usage, The verb impact has developed the transitive
`sense “to have aw impactor effect on” (The new reading program has
`impacted the elementary schools favorably) and the intransitive sense
`“to have an impact or effect" (Our work here impacts on every depart-
`ment in the company) These uses, though common,are often harshly
`criticized.
`.
`.
`so confined or posi-
`imspacteed (im peak/tid), adj. 1.
`(of a tooth)
`tioned in its socket as to be incapable of normal eruption. 2. driven
`together; tightly packed. 3, densely populated; overcrowded: an im-
`pacted school district.
`[1675~85; obs. impact adj. (< L impactus, ptp.
`of impingere to fasten, cause to collide, strike; see IMpmicE + -ED*]
`imepacetion {im pak/shen), n. 1. an act or instance of impacting. 2.
`. the state of being impacted. [1730-40; < LL]
`im/pact print‘er,
`7m. a computer printer, as a dot-matrix or daisy-
`wheel printer, that forms characters by causing a printhead to strike
`at paper through an inked ribbon. Compare PAGE PRINTER.
`imepair (im par’), v.t.
`to make or cause to become worse; weaken; dam-
`age: habits that impair one’s health.
`(1250-1400; ME empairen to make
`worse < MF empeirer = em-im-' + peirer to make worse < LL péjorare,
`y. der, of L.pajor worse] —imepairfer, a. -imepair“ment,72.
`Im-paired (Gm pard/, adj. 4, weakened, diminished, or damaged: im-
`paired hearing: to rebuild an impaired bridge. 2. functioning poorly or
`inadequately: Consumption. of aicohoi results in an impaired driver. 3.
`Fecetious. deficient or incompetent (prec. by a noun or adverb): VCR-
`impaired; morally impaired.
`:
`im-palea (im pala, -pi/la), 7, pl. -paleas, (esp. collectively) ~palea.
`an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus,
`the male of which has
`ringed, lyre-shaped horns, [1870-75; < Zulu]
`imepale (im pal/}, v.t, -paled, -palsing. 1, io pierce or fix with some-
`thing pointed. 2. te pierce with a sharpened stake thrust up through
`the body. 3. to make helpless as if pierced through. 4. to combine
`(coats of arms) on a shield with a pale dividing vertically.
`[L545-55;
`< ML impéilfire] —imepalfer, n. —imspale/ment, 7
`imepal-pa-ble (im palps bal), adj. 1. incapable of being perceived
`by the sense of touch; intangible. 2. difficult for the mind to grasp
`readily. 3. fof powder) so fine that when rubbed between the fingers
`ne grit is felt,
`[1500-10] —imepal/pasbilfiety, 1. —imepalparbly,
`Hy.
`:
`imepan-el (im pan‘) also empanel, v.t, -eled, -elsing or (esp. Brit.)
`-elled, -eleling. to enter on a panel for jury duty.
`imeparelety (im par’i 18), 7, pl. -ties,
`lack of equality; disparity.
`f1S55-65; < LL imparitds, See im~, paniry']
`imepart
`(im part’), vt. 1. to make known; disclose: to impart a se-
`cret, 2. to give; bestow:
`to impart knowledge, 3. to grant a part or
`share of. —v.i, 4, to graft a part or share; give,
`[1425—75; late ME <
`L impartire to share] —im=partfasble, adj,
`imeparstial (im par/shal), adj, not partial or biased; fair; just: an im-
`partial judge,
`[1585-95] —imepar‘tisal‘iety (-shé al/i 18), imepar‘tials
`hess, Z. —imeparftially, adv.
`-—Syn. See Fare,
`.
`im-part-ieble (im parfta bal), adj. not partible; indivisible.
`[1350-
`1400; ME < LL} -—imspartisbil/iety, 7. —-im»partfiebly, adv..
`imepasseacble (im pas’a bal, -pa’sa-), adj. 1. not allowing passage:
`impassable roads, 2. unable to be surmounted, —imepass/arbil/lety,
`imspass‘aebleeness, 1. —im«pass‘asbly, adv.
`imepasse (im/pas, im pas’), n. 1. a position or situation from which
`there is no escape; deadlock, 2. a cul-de-sac.
`[1850~55; orig., a fi-
`‘nesse (in cards} < F, = im- im+ passe pass]
`imepasesieble (im pas‘a bal), adj. 1. incapable of suffering pain. 2.
`incapable of suffering harm. 3. incapable of emotion; impassive. ime
`pas‘sisbilfiety, lmepas/sisbleeness, 7. —im-pas/siebly, adv.
`im-pasesion (im pash‘sn), v.t,
`to fill with intense fealing; inflame;
`excite. (1585-95; < It impassionare]
`imspasesioned (im pash/end), adj, filled with intense feeling or pas-
`sion; passionate; ardent, [1595-1605] —im-pas‘sionedely, adv.
`imepasesive (im pédstiv), adj. 1. showing or feeling no emotion; un-
`moved. 2, not subject to suffering,
`[1660-70] —Imspas/siverly, adv.
`—im-pas‘sive-ness, tn/pasestv‘lety, 7.
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`f —Syn.
`of immoers-
`the whole
`‘d ingress,
`body, an
`
`‘oc another
`yund in a
`migration:
`0 cometo
`residence,
`SI. —?.t.
`in2di < L
`GRATE.
`ting. 2,4
`aneal, im?-
`tate of be-
`
`ment; im-
`¢ forward;
`Fenentely,
`
`of being ©
`udu.
`wretched;
`of G Ver-
`
`-BO; < LL
`adv.
`formation
`
`| or being
`tke immo-
`ctivity, or
`verment in
`mibed bed
`vie. —ime
`
`‘easonable
`_ nm, —ime
`‘ereaftion,
`ward; im-
`asety, 72.
`. 2. to kill
`lestroy by
`nkle with
`cial barley
`* immolat-
`ib < L
`ples. 2. li-
`ward con-
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`celis, cell products, and cell-forming tissues that protects the body
`from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and
`malignant cells, and removes cellular debris.
`[1960-65]
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`Imemusnisty (i mydo/ni t@), n., pl -ties. 1. the state of being im-
`mune from a particular disease or the like. 2, the condition that per-
`
`mits either natural or acquired resistance to disease, 3. the ability of a
`cell to react immunologicaily in the presence of an antigen. 4. exemp-
`tion from any naturalor usual liability. 5. exemption from obligation,
`
`
`service, duty, lability, or prosecution. —Syn. 5e@ EXEMPTION,
`to make
`imsmusnize (im/ya niz’, i myd0‘niz), v.t, -nized, -nizelng.
`
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`immune, [1890-95] —im/musnieza‘tion, 1, —im/musniz/er,n.
`immuno-, 2 conibining form representing IMMUNE Or IMMUNITY: inumii-
`
`nology.
`:
`:
`.
`im=mu-nosasesay (im/ya 16 a sa’, -as’a, i mydo’-), na laboratory
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`method for detecting a substance by using an antibody reactive with
`
`it. [1955-60] —im/muenovasesayasble, adj.
`:
`the
`imsmusnoschemeisetry ‘(im/ya mG kem‘a stré,
`i mydo’-), mn
`study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
`[1905-10] —im/musnoechem/tecal, adj, —im/mueno-chem/iscalely,
`ady. —im/musno-them/ist, 1.
`.
`,
`: imemueno-scom-pestent (im/’ya nd kom/pi tnt, | myd0/-), adj, hav-
`ing the potential for immunologic response; capable of developing im-
`munity after exposure to antigen.
`[1970-75] —im/musno-com/per
`' tence, 7.
`imemurnosde-fiecienscy (im’ya nd di fish’an sé, i myoo’-), n., ph
`-des.
`impairment of the immune response, predisposing to infection,
`certain chronic diseases, and-cancer,
`[1970-75] —im/muenoedesfit-
`cient, adj.
`.
`.
`Imemuenosdisageno+sis:
`(im/ya nO di/ag nosis, i myd6/-), 7, pl
`| ses (-Séz). SERODIAGNOSIS.
`:
`‘jmemuenordifefuesion (im/ya nd di fyde/zhan, i myd0’-),"n. any of
`various analytical techniques that involve antigen and antibody solu-
`tions diffusing toward each:other in a gel until antibody binds specifi-
`cally to antigen to form a precipitate. [1955-60]
`.
`im+muenose-lecetrosphorressis
`(im’ya
`nO i
`lek/trd fa
`résis,
`i my6o-), n. a’technique for the separation and identification of mix-
`tures of proteins.
`.
`:
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`imsmuenosfluorresecence
`{im/ya nd f66 res/ans,
`-flé-,
`-fi5-,
`i myao/-), m. any of various techniques for detecting an. antigen or ai-
`tibody in a sample by coupling its specifically interactive antibody or
`antigen to a fluorescent compound, mixing with the sample, and ob.
`serving the reaction under an ultraviolet-light microscope,
`[1955-60]
`imemusnowen {i myéo/na jen, -jen’), A. any substance introduced
`into the bocy in order togenerate an immuneresponse,
`[1955-60]
`imsmusno-egeeneteics (imya nd ja net/iks, i myoo’), n. (used with
`a sing, v.) 1. the branch of immunology dealing with the study of im-
`munity in relation to genetic makeup. 2, the study of geneticrelation-
`ships among animals by comparison of
`immumologic reactions.
`[1935-40] —Im/musnosgesnetfic, im/musnoegesnetfiecal, adj,
`imemusno-sgensic (mye né jen‘ik, i myd0’na-), adj. causing or ca-
`pable of producing an immune response.
`[1930-35] —-im/musno»
`genfiscalely, adv, —im/muenoegeenicfi-ty (-Jo nis‘i t8), 7.
`:
`imemuenoeglobeuslin (im’ys nd glob’ya lin, i myGo’}, n, 1. any of
`several classes of globulin proteins that function as antibodies. 2. the
`fraction of the blood serum containing antibodies, 3. anrisopy. Abbr.;
`Ig [1955-40]
`imemu«nocheemastol-o-gy (im/ya 06 hé/ma tol’a jé,.{ myoo’-), 7.
`the study of blood. and blood-forming tissue in relation to the immune
`response.
`[1945-50] —im/muenoshe/mastoslog/ic (-tl ojfik), im/mus
`_hoshe/mastoslogiecal, ac},
`.
`,
`al quality,
`im-mueno-hisetoleoegy (im/ya nd hi stol’a j8, i mydo’-), n,
`the ap-
`act,
`Pigation of the methods of immunology to the study of tissues.
`0
`subject te
`verlasting:
`immunol., immunology.
`.
`y. 4, of or
`imermuenol-orgy firc/ya nol/a jé), n.
`the branch of science dealing
`aboratory-
`
`with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease,
`\ immort
`the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
`[1905-10] —imémuenoslogfic (nl ojfik),
`im/musnoslog/iscal, adj.
`
`
`_—im/muenoslog/iecalely, adv. —im/muenoMosgist, 2.
`the
`im-mu-nospastholo-gy (im’ye nd pe thol/a jé,
`i myde-}, n,
`study of diseases having an immunciogic orallergic basis. [1955-60]
`—in/munoepath/orlog‘iecal
`(-path’a loj/i kel),
`im/muenospath/oe
`
`_jeovic, adj.
`.
`imemunosprescipsietastion (myo nd pri sip’i ta/shan, i mydo’-),
`
`7. the separation of an antigen from a solution by the formation of a
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`large complex with its specific antibody. [1965-70]
`imemusnossorbeent (im/ya nd sér/bant, -zér/-, i myd6’), n. an in-
`
`incapable -
`soluble surface to which a specific antibody is attached for the pur-
`at. 3, im
`pose of removing the corresponding antigen from a solution or sus-
`ne date to
`Pension.
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`it rn, 6.
`the
`M-musnossupepresesion (im/ys nd sa presh/an, i mydo’), n.
`75] —Im.
`. inhibition of the normal immune response because of disease, the ad-
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`i
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`ministration of drugs, or surgery.
`[1960-65] —im/musnossupepress/,
`2e like, 25
`_U.L, -pressed, -presseing,
`:
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`ibodies of
`imsnuenoesupepresesive (im/ya nd sa pres‘iv,
`i mydo"}, adj. 1.
`2 reaction,
`capable of causing immuncsuppression. —n. 2. Also, im/musnoesupe
`
`sonsive oF
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`pres/sor. any substance that causes immunosuppression, [1960-65]
`wm, {1400--:
`im-muenosthersaspy (im’ya nd ther’a pé,
`i myd0’-), n., pl -pies.
`
`comMon]
`treatment designed to produce immunity to a disease or enhance the
`tactions {0
`resistance of the immune system to an active disease process, as can-
`
`cer. [1965-10] —im/musno-ther‘aspeutic (pyds/tik), adj.
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`anteracting
`imsmusnostoxein (im/ya a6 tok’sin, i myéo/-), 7. a monoclonal an-
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`1351
`textbook to thanksgiving
`of a song or the like. 7. a textbook. 8. a short-passage of Scripture,
`Thasliva (tha Ifa, tha/lé a, thal’ya),
`nm, 1. the Muse of comedy and
`
`asp. one chosen in proof of a doctrine or as the subject of a sermon.
`idyllic poetry. 2. one of the Graces. [< L < Gk Theleta]
`
`9. a. BLACK LETTER. b. type, as distinguished from illustrations, mar-
`thacrlideoemide (tha tid’a mid}, m a crystalline, slightly water-
`
`gins, etc. 10, Ling. a unit of connected speech or writing that.forms a -
`soluble solid, C,,H,,N,O,, formerly used as a sedative; if taken during
`
`cohesive whole. 11. anything considered to be a subject for analysis
`plegnancy, it may cause severe abnormalities in the limbs of the fe-
`
`by or as if by methods of literary criticism. [1300-50; ME < ML tex-
`tus.
`(1955-60;
`(ph}ihal(imbido(giutari)mide ~ phthalimide (ruTHaL-
`
`tus text, terms, L: weaving pattern, structure]
`‘
`.
`Gc) + mpg} + -o- + giutarimide (evor(an) + (rartjar(ic) + tape}]
`text«book (tekst’bdok’), n. 1, a book used by students as a standard
`thalelic (thalik}, adj. of or containing thallium, esp. in the trivalent
`
`state. [1865-70]=-
`
`work for a particular branch of study, —adj. 2. pertaining to, charac-
`teristic of, or seemingly suitable for inclusion in a textbook; typical;
`thalelieum {thal’é am), 7. a soft, malleable, rare, bluish white metal-
`
`classic: a textbook example of administrative competence,
`[1770-80]
`lic element: used in the manufacture of alloys and, in the form of its
`
`text! edi‘tion, 7. a special edition of a book for distribution to
`salts, in rodenticides. Symbol: Tl; at. wt: 204.37; at. mo.: 81; sp. gr:
`
`schools or colleges. [1890-95]
`11.85 at 20°C.
`[1861; < Gk thall(ds) green stalk + -rum?; after the
`
`text’ ed/itor, n. a computer program for writing and modifying doc-
`green line in its spectrum]
`
`uments or program code on-screen, usu. havinglittle or no formatting
`thal-loid (thal/oid), adj. pertaining te, resembling, or consisting of a
`
`ability.
`[1970-75] —text/-ed/iteing, adj.
`thallus. [1855-60]
`
`tex-tile (teks/til, -tf), m, 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving,
`thal-loephyte {thal’s fit), n. any of the Thallophyta, a plant divi-
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`knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suita-
`sion in some older classification schemes, comprising algae, fungi,
`ble for weaving. —adj. 3. woven or capable of being waven: textile
`and lichens.
`[1850-55; < NL Thallophyta, See THALLUS, -0-,
`-FHYTE]
`
`fabrics. 4. of or pertaining to weaving. 5. of or pertaining to textiles
`—thal‘losphytfic (-fit/ik), adj.
`
`or their production: ihe textile industry,
`[1520-30; < L textilis woven,
`thalsTous (thal/as) also thalslieous (-é as), adj. containing univalent
`textile woven fabric = texfere) to weave + -tilis, -tle -TrLE]
`thallium. [1885-90]
`
`fexetueal (teks/choo al}, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a text. 2. based on
`thalslus (thal‘es), 7, pl thalell (thal), thal-lusees, a simple vegeta-
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`or conforming to a text, as of the Scriptures.
`[1350-1400; ME textuel
`tive body undifferentiated into true leaves, stem, and root, ranging
`
`(< MF) < ML textafs) (see Text) + -el -au'] —tex/tueabely, adv.
`from an aggregation of filaments to a complex plantlike form.
`[1820-
`
`tex/tual critficism, 7, Lower criticism,
`[1870-75]
`.
`30; < NL < Gk thalids young shoot, twig]
`tex-tuealeist (telks‘choo = Est}, 2, a person versed the Scriptures.
`Thames {temz; for 3 also thamz, tamz), n, 1. a river in § Engiand,
`
`texetuearey {teks/chod er/8), adj., n., pl -arsles. —adj. 1, of oF per-
`flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 mi. (336 km) long. 2.
`taining to a text; textual. en. 2. TexTuauisr. [1600-10; < ML textu(s)]
`a yiver in SE Canada, in Ontario province, flowing 5W to Lake 5t.
`
`texture (teks/char), 7, v., -tured, -tursing. —n, 1. the characteristic
`Clair. 160 mi. (260 km) long. 3. an estuary in SE Connecticut, flowing
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`physical: structure given to a material, an object, etc., by the. size,
`5 past New London to. Long Island Sound, 15 mi, (24 km) long.
`
`shape, and arrangement of its parts: soil of a sandy texture. 2. the
`than (than, Mien; wnstressed then, on), cor. 1. (used after compara-
`
`characteristic structure of the threads,fibers, etc., that make up a tex-
`tive adjectives and adverbs and certain other words, such as ofher,
`
`tile fabric: coarse texture. 3. essential or characteristic quality; es-
`otherwise, else, etc.,
`to introduce the second member of a compart-
`sence. 4. the visual and tactile quality of the surface of a work of art
`son): She’s taller than I am. 2. (used after some adverbs and adjec-
`
`resulting from the way in which the materials are used, 5. the quality
`tives expressing choice or diversity, such as other, otherwise, else, any-
`piven, as to a musical work, by the combination. or interrelation of
`where,
`differerit,
`etc.,
`to introduce an alternative or denote a
`
`parts or elements. 4 a rough or grainy surface quality. 7. anything
`difference in kind, place, style, identity, ete): I had ne choice other
`
`produced by weaving; woven fabric. —v.t. &. to give texture or a par-
`than thet. 3. when: We berely arrived than it was time to leave,
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`ticular texture to. 9. to make by or as if by weaving,
`[1400-50; late
`—prep. 4. in relation to; by comparison with: He ts taller than his fa-
`ME < L fextiira web = textfus), ptp. of texere ta weave + -itra -uRE]
`ther.
`[bef. 900; ME, OB than(ne)
`than,
`then, when, orig. var. of
`
`—tex/tureal, adj..—tex/turealely, adv.
`thonne THEN]
`-—-Usage. Whether Tuan is to be followed by the objec-
`
`[1945-50]
`texetursiza (teks/cha riz’), v.t, -ized, -izeing. TExTurE.
`tive or subjective’ case of a pronoun is much discussed in usage
`
`tex-tus reecepetus (tek/stas ri sep’tas), m.
`a text of a work that is
`guides. When, as a conjunction, THAN introduces a subordinate clause,
`
`penerally dccepted as being genuine or original.
`[1855-60; < NL: re-
`the case of any pronouns following Tuan is determined by their func-
`ceived text]
`tion in that clause: He ts younger than I am. I like her better than I
`
`Teysde (ta/da), 1. Pisco de (p8/k5 d3), Tzipe, Pico de.
`ike him. When Tan is followed only by a pronoun or pronouns, with
`
`Teszel (tet/sal), x. Johann, FEtzen, Johann.
`no verb expressed,
`ihe usual advice for determining the case is to
`
`T formation, 7. an offensive football formation with the quarterback
`form a clause mentally after rHan to see whether the pronoun would
`
`be a subject or an object. Thus, the sentences He was more upset than
`and fullback lined up behind the center and a halfback on each side
`
`of the fullback. [1925-30, Amer.]
`,
`I and She gave'him more sympathy than J are to be understood, re-
`
`TG, 1. transformational grammar, 2. transgender.
`spectively, as He was more upset than J was and She gave him more
`
`TGIF or T.G.1.F., thank Godit’s Friday.
`sympathy than I gave him, This method is generally employed in for-
`
`Th, Chem, Symbol thorium.
`mal speech and writing. In informal speech and writing THaw is usu.
`
`sth’, a suffix forming nouns of action (bith) or abstract nouns denat-
`treated like a preposition and followed by the objective case of the
`
`pronoun: He is younger than me. See also BoT', DIFFERENT, ME.
`ing quality or condition (depth; length; warmth).
`[ME -th(2), OE -thu,
`
`‘tho, th (var. -t after a Velar, — or a), c. Go -itha, L tus, GK tos]
`thanato-, a combining form meaning “death”:
`thanatology.
`[comb,
`
`th?, a suffix used in the formation of ordinal numbers: fourth; tenth.
`form repr. Gk thdnatos]
`,
`
`IME -the, te, OF -tha, -the (var. -ta after f or s), c. ON -thi, -di, L -tus,
`than-actoleorgy (than’s tol/a ja}, n. 1. the study of death and Its
`
`Ck -tos: cf, -ETH?]
`circumstances, 25 in forensie medicine. 2. the branches of medicine
`
`th®, var. of -evs!: doth.
`and psychiatry concerned with the terminally ill and their survivors.
`
`[1835-45] —than/astosJogfiecal (ti offi kal), adj.
`-—-than/a+tal/os
`Th., Thursday.
`
`gist, rn.
`Thackeersay (thak’a r2), 2. William Makepeace, 1611-63, English
`
`novelist, born in India.
`Thaneastos (than’s tos’, -tés), 7. 1. (among the ancient Greeks} a
`personification of death. 2. Psychoanal. (usu. ic.) the death instinct,
`Thai
`(ti), 7., ‘pi, Thais. 1. Also called Thaifland/er (-lan‘dar, -lan-). a
`
`Dative or inhabitant of Thailand. 2. a. a member of the dominant eth-
`esp. as expressed in violent aggression. —-Than/astot/ic (-tot‘ik), adj.
`thane (thin), n. 1.
`(in Anglo-Saxon England) a person ranking be-
`ale group of Thailand, living mainly in the § and E parts of the coun-
`
`tween an earl and an ordinary freeman, holding land of the king or a
`a b. the Tai language of this group. 3. Ta: (def. 1}. Also, Tal (for
`
`Jord in return for services, 2. (in'medieval Scotland) a person holding
`fs. 1, 2),
`.
`
`Jand of the Ing; a baron.
`[bef. 900; Jate M&, Scots var. of ME thain,
`. Thaisland (tiland’, -land), 5.
`1. Formerly, Siam. a kingdom in SE
`
`thein, OF thegn, c, OS thegan man, OHG degan servant, warrior, ON
`Asia. 59,450,818; 198,115 sq, mi, (513,115 sq. km). Cap.: Bangkok. 2.
`Gulf of. Also called Gulf of Siam. an arm of the South China Sea, 5 of
`thegn subject; akin to Gk téknon child]
`.
`Thailand,
`.
`.
`Thansjaevur (tun‘ja vcor’), n. a city in E Tamil Nadu, in SE India.
`183,464. Formerly, Tanjore.
`thaleasmus (thal’s mas), n., pl -mi (-mi/). 1. the middle part of the
`thank (thangk}, vt 4. to express gratitude or appreciation te. 2. to
`diencephalon of the brain, serving to transmit and integrate sensory
`hold personally responsible; blame: We have him to thank for this
`impulses, 2. Bot, a receptacle or torus.
`[1695-1705; < NL; L: bed-
`inwsuit. —n. 3. thanks, a grateful feeling or acknowledgment of a
`Toom < Gk thdlamos]) —thaelameic (tha lam/ik}, adj.
`kindness,
`favor, or
`the like, expressed by words or otherwise.
`thal-aseseemiea, (thal/a sé/me a}, x. a hereditary anemia marked by
`
`—interj. 4, thanks, I thank you. —idfom. 5. thanks to, because of;
`the abnormal production of hemoglobin, occurring chiefly in people of
`
`owing to, 6. thank you, (a commonelliptical expression used to ex-
`Mediterranean origin,
`[1932;
`<= Gk thdiass(a) sea (alluding to the
`
`Mediterranean Sea} + -EMra]
`:
`press gratitude or appreciation, as for a gift or favor.)
`[bef. 900; (n.)
`ME: goodwill, gratitude, expression of thanks, CE thane expression of
`thaslasesic (tha lasik}, adi’ 1. of or pertaining to seas and oceans. 2,
`
`thanks, c, CFris, OS thank, OHG dane, ON thekk, Go thagks; (v.) ME
`of of pertaining to smaller bodies of water, as seas and gulfs, as dis-
`
`thanken, OB thancian; akin to ratwe'] —-Usage. See WELCOME.
`tinguished from oceans. 3, growing, living, or found in the sea; ma-~
`thanksful (thangk/fal), adj. feeling or expressing gratitude or appreci-
`ting,
`(1855-60; < Gk thdlass(a) sea + -1c]
`
`ation.
`[bef, 900] —thankfulely, adv, --thank/fuleness, 7.
`thal-asesocerascy (thal’a sok’ra s€),
`7., pl, -cies. dominion over the
`
`thanksless (thangk‘lis), adj.
`4. oot likely to be appreciated or re-
`Seas, as in trade, (1840-50; < Gk thdlass(a) sea + -o- + -cracy]
`
`warded: a thankless job. 2, not feeling or expressing gratitude; un-
`@ler or tasler (ti/lar), 7, pl ler, ers, any of various former
`
`
`grateful: a thankless child.
`[1530-40] —thank/lessely, adv. —thank?-
`large coins of various German states. [1780-90; < G; see DOLLAR]
`
`lesseness, 71.
`'
`hastes (tha/18z), m. c640-546? B.c., Greek philosopher, born in Mile-
`“tus,
`
`thankssgiveing (thangks‘giv/ing), n. 1. the act of giving thanks. 2.
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