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  • 71Broken line — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… …

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  • 72Broken meat — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… …

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  • 73Broken number — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… …

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  • 74Broken weather — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… …

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  • 75Contrition — Con*tri tion, n. [F. contrition, L. contritio.] 1. The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The breaking of their parts into less parts by contrition. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. The state …

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  • 76Frequent — Fre*quent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frequented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frequenting}.] [L. frequentare: cf. F. fr[ e]quenter. See {Frequent}, a.] 1. To visit often; to resort to often or habitually; as, to frequent a tavern. [1913 Webster] He frequented… …

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  • 77Frequented — Frequent Fre*quent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frequented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frequenting}.] [L. frequentare: cf. F. fr[ e]quenter. See {Frequent}, a.] 1. To visit often; to resort to often or habitually; as, to frequent a tavern. [1913 Webster] He… …

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  • 78Frequenting — Frequent Fre*quent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frequented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frequenting}.] [L. frequentare: cf. F. fr[ e]quenter. See {Frequent}, a.] 1. To visit often; to resort to often or habitually; as, to frequent a tavern. [1913 Webster] He… …

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  • 79Impenitent — Im*pen i*tent, a. [L. impaenitens; pref. im not + paenitens penitens: cf. F. imp[ e]nitent. See {Penitent}.] Not penitent; not repenting of sin; not contrite; of a hard heart. They . . . died impenitent. Milton. A careless and impenitent heart.… …

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  • 80Indulgence — In*dul gence, n. [L. indulgentia: cf. F. indulgence.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control. [1913 Webster] If I were a judge, that word indulgence should never… …

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