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`Copyright © 1983 by Meniam-Webster Inc.
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`Webster s ninth new collegiate dictionary.
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`Based on Webster’s third new international
`dictionary.
`Includes index.
`1. English language Dictionaries. I. Merriam-
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`mail order n (1867) : an order for goods that is received and filled by
`mail
`mail-order house n (1906) : a retail establishment whose business is
`conducted by mail
`1maim \'mam\ vt [ME maynhen, ma men, fr. OF maynier} (14c) 1 : to
`commit the felony of mayhem upon 2 : to mutilate, disfigure, or
`wound seriously maim-er n
`syn maim, cripple, mutil te, batter, mangle mean to injure so se¬
`verely as to cause lasting damage, maim implies the loss or injury of a
`bodily member through violence; cripple implies the loss or serious
`impairment of an arm or leg; MUTILATE implies the cutting off or re¬
`moval of an essential part of a person or thing thereby impairing its
`completeness, beauty, or function; batter implies a series of blows
`that bruise deeply, deform, or mutilate; mangle implies a tearing or
`crushin that leaves dee extensive wounds.
`2maim n (14c) 1 obs : serious physical injury; esp : loss of a member of
`the body 2 obs : a serious loss
`¦main \'man\ n [in sense 1, fr. ME, fr. OE masgen; akin to OHG magan
`strength, OE magan to be able; in other senses, fr. 2main or by shorten¬
`ing more at may] (bef. 12c) 1 : physical strength : force used
`in the phrase with might and main 2 a : mainland b : high sea 3
`: the chief part : essential point (they are in the ~ well-trained) 4 : a
`pipe, duct, or circuit to or from which lead tributary branches of a
`utility system and whic carries their combined flow 5 a ; MAINMAST
`b : mainsail .
`2main adj [ME, fr. OE meegen-, fr. asgen strength] (bef. 12c) 1
`: CHIEF, principal (the ~ drag) (the ~ idea) (her ~ man) 2 fully
`exerted : SHEER (~ force) (by ~ strength) 3 obs : of or relating to a
`broad expanse (as of sea) 4 : connected with or located near the main¬
`mast or mainsail 5 : expressing the chief predication in a complex
`sentence (the ~ clause)
`main-frame Vman-.framX n (1964) : a computer with its caomet and
`internal circuits; also : a large computer
`m in-land Vman-.land, -land\ n (14c) : a continent or the main part of a
`continent as distinguished from an offshore island or sometimes from a
`cape or peninsula main-land-er \-or\ n
`'main-line Vman-'lir vt, slang (1938) : to take by or as if by mainlining
`~ vi, slang : to inject a narcotic drug (as heroin) into a principal vein
`2main-line \'man-,lln\ adj (1941) : being part of an established group;
`also : being in the mainstream
`main line n (1841) 1: a principal highway or railroad line 2 slang : a
`principal vein of the circulatory system
`main-ly \'man-le\ adv (13c) 1 obs : in a forceful manner 2 : for the
`most part: CHIEFLY
`main-mast Vman-.mast, -m3St\ n (15c) ; a sailing ship s principal mast
`usu. second from the bow
`main-sail Vman-.sal, 'man(t)-s3l\ n (15c) : the principal sail on the
`mainmast see SAIL illustration
`main-sheet \'man-,shet\ n (15c) : a rope by which the mainsail is
`trimmed and secured
`main-spring \ man-,sprin\ n (1591) 1: the chief spring in a mechanism
`esp. of a watch or clock 2 : the chief or most powerful motive, agent,
`or cause
`main-stay \-,sta\ n (15c) 1 : a ship’s stay extending from the maintop
`forward usu. to the foot of the foremast 2 : a chief support
`main stem (1832) : a main trunk or channel: as a : the main course
`of a stream b ; the main line of a railroad c : the main street of a city
`or town
`'main-stream \'man-,strem\ _(1831) : a prevailing current or direction
`of activity or influence ainstream a j
`'main-stream \' an-'stre \ vt (1974) : to place (as a handicapped child)
`in regular school classes
`Main Street n (1598) 1 : the principal street of a small town 2 a
`: the sections of a country centering about its small towns b : a place
`or environment characterized by materialistic self-complacent provin¬
`cialism Main Street-er Yman-.stret-a n
`main-tain \man-'tan, man vt [ME mainteinen, fr. OF maintenir, fr. ML
`anutenere, fr. L manu tenere to hold in the hand] (14c) 1 : to keep
`in an existing state (as of repair, efficiency, or validity) : preserve from
`failure or decline ( one’s health) ( machinery) 2 : to sustain
`against opposition or dan er : uphold and defend ( a position) 3
`: to continue or persevere in : CARRY ON, KEEP UP (couldn’t ~ his com¬
`posure) 4 a : to support or provide for : bear the expense of (has a
`family to ) b : SUSTAIN (enough food to life) 5 : to affirm in or
`as if in argument : SSERT < ed that all men are not equal) main-
`tain-abil-i-ty V.t -na-'bil-at-eX n main-tain-able \- ta-na-b3l\ adj
`main-tain-er n
`syn MAINTAIN, ASSERT, DEFEND, VINDICATE, JUSTIFY mean to uphold as
`true, right, just, or reasonable. MAINTAIN stresses firmness of convic¬
`tion; ASSERT suggests determination to make others accept one’s claim;
`DEFEND implies maintaining in the face of attack or criticism; vindi¬
`cate implies successfully defending; JUSTIFY implies showing to be
`true, just, or valid by appeal to a standard or to precedent,
`main-te-nance \'mant-n3n(t)s, -3n-an(t)s\ n [ME, fr. ME, fr. OF, fr.
`maintenir] (15c) 1 : the act of maintaining : the state of being main¬
`tained : SUPPORT 2 : something that maintains 3 : the upkeep of
`propert or equipment 4 : an officious or unlawful intermeddling in a
`legal suit by assisting either party with means to carry it on
`mam-top Vman-.tapX n (15c) : a platform about the head of the main¬
`mast of a square-rigged ship
`main top-mast \man-'tap-,mast, -mast\ n (15c) : a mast next above the
`mainmast
`main yard n (15c) : the yard of a mainsail
`mair \'mar\ chiefly Scot var of MORE
`mai-son-ette \nmaz-;'n-'el. ,m s-\ n [F maisonnette, fr. OF, dim. of maison
`house, fr. L mansion-, mansio dwelling place more at M NSION]
`(1793) 1: a small house 2 : ah apartment often on two floors
`mai-tre d or mai-tre d Yma-trs- de, ,me-; ,mat-3r- de, ,met-\ n, pi aitre
`d s or maitre d s \-'dez\ (1950) : maItre D hOtel
`n i-tre d ho-tel \,m -tro-(1)dd-"td, .me-; .mat-do-, ,met-\ n, pi maitres
`d hotel \sa e\ [F, lit., master of house] (1540) 1 a : MAJORDOMO b
`: headwaiter 2 a sauce of butter, parsley, salt, pepper, and lemon
`juice called also aitre d'hotel butter
`maize \ maz\ n [Sp alz, fr. Taino mahiz (1555) : INDIAN CORN
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`ma-ja-gua \m3-'hag-w3\ n [AmerSp, fr. Tamo] (ca. 1903) : either of m
`tropical trees of the mallow family that are often considered variam
`forms of a single species: a : an irregularly spreading or shrubby tret
`{Hibiscus tilaceu ) that yields a light tough wood and a fibrous bast h
`: an erect forest tree H. elatusj of the West Indian uplands that yiel s
`a moderately dense timber with variegated heartwood that is used esp
`for cabinetwork and the stocks of guns ''' ¦
`ma-jes-tic \m3-'jes-tik\ adj (1601) : having or exhibiting majesty
`: stately syn see 3rand ma-jes-ti-cal-ly \-ti-k(3-)le\ adv
`maj-es-ty \ maj-3-ste\ n, pi -ties [ME maieste, fr. MF maje te, Fr. L mat-
`estat-, majestas; akin to L major greater] (14c) 1 : sovereign power
`authority, or dignity 2 used in addressing or referring to reignin?
`sovereigns and their consorts (Your Majesty} (Her Maje t 's Govern¬
`ment) 3 a : royal bearing or aspect : GRANDEUR b : greatness or
`splendor of quality or character
`ma-jol-i-ca \m3-'jal-i-ka\ also ma-iol-i-ca \-'yal-\ n [It maiolica, fr. ML
`Majolica Majorca, fr. LL Majorc (1555) 1 : earthenware covered
`with an opaque tin glaze and decorated on the glaze before firing; sp
`: an Italian ware of this kind 2 : a 19th century earthenware modeled
`in naturalistic shapes and glazed in lively colors
`'ma-jor \'ma-j3r\ adj [ME maiour, fr. L major, compar. of mngnss
`great, large more at MUCH] (14c) 1 : greater in dignity, rank, it&
`portance, or interest (one of the ~ poets) 2 : greater in number,
`quantity, or extent (the ~ part of his work) 3 : having attained m -
`jority 4 : notable or conspicuous in effect or scope : considerable(s
`improvement) 5 : involving grave risk : SERIOUS (a ~ illness) S
`: of or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of spe¬
`cialization 7 a : having half steps between the third and fourth and
`the seventh and eighth degrees (~ scale) b : based on a major sak
`(~ key) c : equivalent to the distance between the ke note and as-
`other tone (except the fourth and fifth) of a major scale (~ third) i
`: containing a major third (~ triad)
`'major n (1616) 1 : a person who has attained majority 2 a : .
`that is superior in ran , importance, size, or performance <econom»
`power of the oil ~s> b : a major musical interval, scale, ke , or mo*
`3 : a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps la i-
`ing above a captain and below a lieutenant colonel 4 a: a subject i*
`academic study chosen as a field of specialization b : a student
`cializing in such a field (he is a history ) 5 pi: major league basefei
`'major vi ma-jored; ma-jor-ing \ maj-(3-)riq\ (1913) : to pursue :ui
`demic major
`major axis n (1854) : the axis passing through the foci of an ellipse
`ma-jor-do-mo \1ma-jar-,d6-(,)mo\ n, pi -mos [Sp mayordomo or obs. k
`maiordomo, fr. ML major domus, lit., chief of the house] (1589) I:*
`head stewar of a large household (as a palace) 2 : BUTLER, STE* '®
`3 : a person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge»
`another
`majorette n (1940) : drum majorette 2 ,,, a-
`major general n [F major general, fr. major, n. + general, adj., gmrjr
`(1642) : a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine c -
`who ranks above a brigadier general and whose insignia is two st re
`ma-jor-i-tar-i-an Xmo-Jor-s-'ter-e-sn, -Jar-\ n (1942) : one that ua
`in or advocates majoritarianism majoritarian adj
`ma-jor-i-tar-i-an-ism \-e-3-,niz-3m\ n (1942) : the philqsoply or p
`1- _ u.. -c - ;zed srouD should be rnav*-* -
`according to which decisions of an organized group shoulc
`nbers ,
`n, pi -ties (1552) 1 ob : the quaJ J
`M ?;
`state of being greater 2 a : the age at which full civil ngh
`i/l-sj-* > c 44ra m li« 3 fffi 3 fl » •*
`corded b : the status of one who has attained this age 3 a ¦ > ¦
`ber greater than half of a total b : the excess of a majontj l ''._
`remainder of the total : M RGIN c : the preponderant -I11 .
`share 4 : the group or political arty whose votes preponuvj
`. .. nu.ion.y
`the military office, rank, or commission of a major
`(1952) : a leader of the majority party m a -
`majority leader
`body (as the U.S. Senate)
`majority rule n (1893) : a political principle providing that - .
`usu. constituted by fifty percent plus one of an org nizen &
`have the power to make decisions inding upon the whole
`major league n (1906) 1 : a league of highest classif
`professional baseball; broadly : a league of major import
`various sports 2 : BIG TIME 2 , . „ ini-rh of* ’
`major medical adj (ca. 1955) : of, relating to, or ®in®famaj0r
`ance designed to pay all or part of the medical bills ot n J
`usu. after deduction of a fixed initial sum , c ...ir'
`major order n (ca. 1727) : one of the Roman Catholic ° re(j cfe***?
`cal orders that are sacramentally conferred and h?ve,a uj|,acyl
`that implies major religious obligations (as clerical cei - ;
`used in pi.; compare minor order , s
`major party n (1950) : a political party having elector* cotof* p-l
`cient to permit it to win control of a government usu. ¦ 1
`regularity and when defeated to constitute the pnncip
`the party in power . i pi L"
`major penalty n (ca. 1936) : a 5-minute suspension o
`hockey .
`major premise n (1860) : the premise of a syllogis c
`j or term . . 2,;. i
`major seminary n (1945) : a Roman Catholic semina y r .,
`entire six years of senior college and theological tra . °
`major orders . ,„»riorsC° ¦
`major suit n (1916) : either of two bridge suits ot supc
`a : spades b : hearts t;t„HiiF l!,c
`major ter n (1860) : the term of a syllogism consti
`of the conclusion T
`ma-jus-cule Vmaj-ss-.kyiKs)!, ms-'jss-X n [F, fr- itaf
`large, dim. of major] (1727) : a large letter (as a c p
`lar Xms-'jss-kya-lsrX adj majuscule adj „k1p of h'1 ’:
`ra L m
`mak-able or make-able X'ma-ks-bslX adj (15c) : capa ). pv .
`mak-ar \'mak-3r, 'mak-\ n [ME maker] chiefly Scot (It
`'make \'mak\ vb made \'mad\; mak-ing ME j uzali t'L
`m ke OSlav nt
`akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, m ke, OSlav lf», -
`Bj
`(bef. 12c) 1 a obs : behave', act b : to se rnp.,Deri1-'r, --
`imade to go) 2 a : to cause to happen to or be ev . . ¦
`one {made trouble for us) b : to cause to exist, o ui -
`ATE (~ a disturbance) c : to favor the growth or ;j
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