n. [ L. aptotum, Gr. &unr_; indeclinable; 'a priv. + &unr_; fallen, declined, &unr_; to fall. ] (Gram.) A noun which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Aristotle; Aristotelian. Aristotelean logic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and West South America.
Syn. -- genus Aristotelia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 b. c.). -- n. A follower of Aristotle; a Peripatetic. See Peripatetic. [ 1913 Webster ]

The philosophy of Aristotle, otherwise called the Peripatetic philosophy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to Aristotle or to his philosophy. “Aristotelic usage.” Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; not falling together; 'a priv. + &unr_; to fall together; &unr_; with + &unr_; to fall. Cf. Symptom. ] (Math.) A line which approaches nearer to some curve than assignable distance, but, though infinitely extended, would never meet it. Asymptotes may be straight lines or curves. A rectilinear asymptote may be conceived as a tangent to the curve at an infinite distance. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to autotelism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; di- = di`s- twice + &unr_; falling, fr. &unr_; to fall: cf. F. diptote. ] (Gram.) A noun which has only two cases. Andrews. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. lito`ths, from lito`s plain, simple. ] (Rhet.) A diminution or softening of statement for the sake of avoiding censure or increasing the effect by contrast with the moderation shown in the form of expression; a form of understatement; as, “ a citizen of no mean city, ” that is, of an illustrious city; or, “not bad”, meaning “good”. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

prop. n. A primitive genus of termites, mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive isopterans.
Syn. -- genus Mastotermes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family comprising primitive termites.
Syn. -- family Mastotermitidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. monoptotum, Gr. mono`ptwtos; mo`nos single + &unr_; apt to fall, fallen, fr. &unr_; to fall; cf. &unr_; case. ] (Gram.) 1. A noun having only one case. Andrews. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A noun having only one ending for the oblique cases. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. (pl.) pentaptota. Gr. &unr_; with five cases; &unr_; (see Penta-) + &unr_; falling. ] (Gram.) A noun having five cases. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Telegraphy by means of light, as by the heliograph or the photophone. Also, less properly, telephotography. -- Pho`to*tel"e*graph n. -- Pho`to*tel`e*graph"ic a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Astron.) A telescope adapted for taking photographs of the heavenly bodies. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Zool.) See Stoat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. tetraptotum, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Gram.) A noun that has four cases only. Andrews. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Toted; p. pr. & vb. n. Toting. ] [ Said to be of African origin. ] To carry or bear; as, to tote a child over a stream; to tote a gun on one's hip; -- a colloquial word originating in the Southern States, and used there esp. by negroes, now common throughout the U. S. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ L. totum, fr. totus all, whole. ] The entire body, or all; as, the whole tote. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. to- + tear. ] To tear or rend in pieces. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Massachusetts Indian wutohtimoin that to which a person or place belongs. ] 1. A rude picture, as of a bird, beast, or the like, used by the North American Indians as a symbolic designation, as of a family or a clan; also, the object or animal itself, considered as an symbol of the family. [ 1913 Webster ]

And they painted on the grave posts
Of the graves, yet unforgotten,
Each his own ancestral totem
Each the symbol of his household;
Figures of the bear and reindeer,
Of the turtle, crane, and beaver. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

The totem, the clan deity, the beast or bird who in some supernatural way attends to the clan and watches over it. Bagehot. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Anything which serves as a venerated or mystic symbol or emblem. [ PJC ]

a. Of or pertaining to a totem, or totemism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The system of distinguishing families, clans, etc., in a tribe by the totem. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Superstitious regard for a totem; the worship of any real or imaginary object; nature worship. Tylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One belonging to a clan or tribe having a totem. -- To`tem*is"tic a. [1913 Webster]

{ or }. A pole or pillar, carved and painted with a series of totemic symbols, set up before the house of certain Indian tribes of the northwest coast of North America, esp. Indians of the Koluschan stock. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ See Tote to carry. ] (Zool.) The stone roller. See Stone roller (a), under Stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. triptotum, Gr. &unr_; with three cases; &unr_; (see Tri-) + &unr_; falling, fr. &unr_; to fall. ] (Gram.) A noun having three cases only. [ 1913 Webster ]