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The first person singular of the verb be, in the indicative mode, present tense. See Be.
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An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmet…
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The act of modulating, or the state of being modulated; as, the modulation of the voice.
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A portion of time as limited and determined by some recurring phenomenon, as by the completion of a revolution of one of the heavenly bodies; a divis…
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A child's word for mother.
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