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  • 121Glasgow —    GLASGOW, a city, the seat of a university, and a sea port, having separate jurisdiction, locally in the Lower ward of the county of Lanark, and situated in longitude 4° 15 51 (W.), and latitude 55° 52 10 (N.), 23 miles (E. by S.) from Greenock …

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  • 122Contraposition — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Contraposition >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 contraposition contraposition opposition Sgm: N 1 polarity polarity Sgm: N 1 inversion inversion &c. 218 Sgm: N 1 opposite side opposite side Sgm: N 1 reverse …

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  • 123front — I UK [frʌnt] / US noun Word forms front : singular front plural fronts *** 1) [countable, often singular] the surface of something that faces forwards house/shop fronts (= the parts that face the road) the front of something: Attach a recent… …

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  • 124beachfront — /ˈbitʃfrʌnt/ (say beechfrunt) noun 1. land fronting onto a beach. –adjective 2. located on land fronting onto a beach: a beachfront mansion …

  • 125harbourfront — /ˈhabəfrʌnt/ (say hahbuhfrunt) noun 1. land fronting onto a harbour. –adjective 2. located on land fronting onto a harbour …

  • 126front — 1. in. to pay out money in advance of receiving goods; to pay up front. (See also front money.) □ I fronted about $550 for the new computer. □ How much do you want her to front for this? 2. n. a respectable appearance. □ Jan can put up a good… …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 127Foreside — Fore side, n. 1. The front side; the front; esp., a stretch of country fronting the sea. [1913 Webster] 2. The outside or external covering. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 128Front — Front, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fronted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fronting}.] 1. To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a hostile manner. [1913 Webster] You four shall front them in the narrow lane. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To appear before;… …

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