. [ L. prefix ambi-, amb-, akin to Gr. &unr_;, Skr. abhi, AS. embe, emb, OHG. umbi, umpi, G. um, and also L. ambo both. Cf. Amphi-, Both, By. ] A prefix meaning about, around; -- used in words derived from the Latin. [ 1913 Webster ]

. [ Gr. 'amfi`. ] A prefix in words of Greek origin, signifying both, of both kinds, on both sides, about, around. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. opposed to legal voluntary abortion. [ PJC ]

n. a person who is opposed to legal voluntary abortion. [ PJC ]

a. designed for or used for defense against attack by aircraft; as, anti-aircraft cannon. [ PJC ]

a. Opposed to the Americans, their aims, or interests, or to the genius of American institutions. Marshall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of party opposed to a federative government; -- applied particularly to the party which opposed the adoption of the constitution of the United States. Pickering. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Opposed to what is Gallic or French. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Opposition to imperialism. This term was applied originally in the United States, after the Spanish-American war (1898), to the attitude or principles of those opposing territorial expansion; in England, of those, often called Little Englanders, opposing the extension of the empire and the closer relation of its parts, esp. in matters of commerce and imperial defense. After the second world war, the term became used for opposition to any hegemony of one power over a foreign territory, and to the support for the national independence of territories, as in Africa, which were controlled by European nations. -- An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ist, n. -- An`ti-im*pe`ri*al*is"tic a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. Opposition to, or hatred of, Semites, esp. Jews. The word is sometimes also applied to acts motivated by or evincing antisemitism. -- An`ti-Sem"ite n. -- An`ti-Sem*it"ic a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. A westerly wind which blows nearly continuously between 30° and 50° of latitude in both the northern and the southern hemisphere. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

[ L., archi-, Gr. 'archi-, a prefix which is from the same root as 'a`rchein to be first, to begin; 'archh the first place, beginning; 'archo`s chief. Cf. AS. arce-, erce-, OHG. erzi-, G. erz-. ] A prefix signifying chief, arch; as, architect, archiepiscopal. In (Biol.) and (Anat.) it usually means primitive, original, ancestral; as, archipterygium, the primitive fin or wing. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Turkish, light-headed, a foolish fellow. ] A soldier belonging to the irregular troops of the Turkish army. [ 1913 Webster ]

A combining form, especially in anatomical and botanical words, to indicate the base or position at or near a base; forming a base; as, basibranchials, the most ventral of the cartilages or bones of the branchial arches; basicranial, situated at the base of the cranium; basifacial, basitemporal, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ L. bis twice, which in composition drops the -s, akin to E. two. See Bis-, Two, and cf. Di-, Dis-. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. In most branches of science bi- in composition denotes two, twice, or doubly; as, bidentate, two-toothed; biternate, doubly ternate, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) In the composition of chemical names bi- denotes two atoms, parts, or equivalents of that constituent to the name of which it is prefixed, to one of the other component, or that such constituent is present in double the ordinary proportion; as, bichromate, bisulphide. Be- and di- are often used interchangeably. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an Australian timber tree (Flindersia schottiana) whose bark yields a poison. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖a. [ F., hitherto, formerly. ] Former; previous; of times gone by; as, a ci-devant governor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as coati.
Syn. -- coati, coon cat, Nasua narica. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ F. demi-, fr. L. dimidius half; di- = dis- + medius middle. See Medium, and cf. Demy, Dimidiate. ] A prefix, signifying half. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Peninsula. [ Obs. ] Knolles. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Pref. demi- + It. rilievo. ] (Fine Arts) (a) Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full roundness. (b) A work of sculpture of the above character. See Alto-rilievo. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., half cup. ] A small cup for, or of, black coffee. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

[ Gr. di`s- twice; akin to &unr_; two, L. bis twice. See Two, and cf. Bi-, Dia-. The L. pref. dis- sometimes assumes the form di-. See Dis-. ] A prefix, signifying twofold, double, twice; (Chem.) denoting two atoms, radicals, groups, or equivalents, as the case may be. See Bi-, 2.

{ }. [ Gr. dia` through; orig., dividing into two parts; akin to &unr_; two. See Two, and cf. 1st Di-. ] A prefix denoting through; also, between, apart, asunder, across. Before a vowel dia- becomes di-; as, diactinic; dielectric, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem., Med.) a chemical substance consisting of tyrosine with two hydrogen atoms on the benzene ring replaced by iodine atoms. The isomer 3, 5-diiodotyrosine is an inhibitor of thyroid function. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Bot.) A small tree of tropical America (Cæsalpinia coriaria), whose legumes contain a large proportion of tannic and gallic acid, and are used by tanners and dyers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ from dos-à-dos, back to back. ] a movement in square-dancing in which two dancers move around each other in a back-to-back position, and return to their original places. [ PJC ]

‖ [ Gr. 'epi` on, upon, to; akin to Skr. api besides, and prob. to L. ob to, before, on account of, and perh. to E. of, off. ] A prefix, meaning upon, beside, among, on the outside, above, over. It becomes ep-before a vowel, as in epoch, and eph-before a Greek aspirate, as in ephemeral. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ L. aequus equal. See Equal. ] A prefix, meaning equally; as, equidistant; equiangular. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Fencible. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Chem.) A combining form indicating ferric iron as an ingredient; as, ferricyanide. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A time of feasting or celebration; an anniversary day of joy, civil or religious. [ 1913 Webster ]

The morning trumpets festival proclaimed. Milton.

Syn. -- Feast; banquet; carousal. See Feast. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An African amulet, talisman or charm. Same as gree-gree,
Syn. -- gree-gree, gris-gris. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

An incorrect but common spelling and pronunciation of hara-kiri. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ Turk., fr. Ar. khatt a writing + sherīf noble. ] A irrevocable Turkish decree countersigned by the sultan. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Gr. "hmi-. See Semi-.] A prefix signifying half. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Hemi- + demi-semiquaver. ] (Mus.) A short note, equal to one fourth of a semiquaver, or the sixty-fourth part of a whole note. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ shortening of high fidelity. ] n. An electronic device that plays phonograph records, reproducing the original sound with a high degree of fidelity. It superseded the older phonographs, and itself is being displaced in popularity by CD players.
Syn. -- hi-fi, high fidelity sound system. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. A small bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea) of Southeast China having slender culms flexuous when young.
Syn. -- fishpole bamboo, gosan-chiku, Phyllostachys aurea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prefix. See Y-. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }. [ OE. y-, i-, AS. ge-, akin to D. & G. ge-, OHG. gi-, ga-, Goth. ga-, and perhaps to Latin con-; originally meaning, together. Cf. Com-, Aware, Enough, Handiwork, Ywis. ] A prefix of obscure meaning, originally used with verbs, adverbs, adjectives, nouns, and pronouns. In the Middle English period, it was little employed except with verbs, being chiefly used with past participles, though occasionally with the infinitive. Ycleped, or yclept, is perhaps the only word not entirely obsolete which shows this use. [ 1913 Webster ]

That no wight mighte it see neither yheere. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Neither to ben yburied nor ybrent. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Some examples of Chaucer's use of this prefix are; ibe, ibeen, icaught, ycome, ydo, idoon, ygo, iproved, ywrought. It inough, enough, it is combined with an adjective. Other examples are in the Vocabulary. [ 1913 Webster ] Spenser and later writers frequently employed this prefix when affecting an archaic style, and sometimes used it incorrectly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. (Ethnol.) A general name for a group of Algonquin tribes which formerly occupied the coast region of North America from Connecticut to Virginia. They included the Mohicans, Delawares, Shawnees, and several other tribes. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ From L. mille a thousand. ] (Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.) A prefix denoting a thousandth part of; as, millimeter, milligram, milliampère. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ . [ L. multus much. ] A prefix signifying much or many; several; more than one; as, multiaxial, multocular. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Cast iron to which nickel has been added to make it resist abrasion. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Cast iron consisting of graphite in a matrix of austenite.
Syn. -- Ni-resist iron. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L., touch me not. ] 1. (Bot.) (a) Any plant of a genus of herbs (Impatiens) having capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. -- See Impatiens. (b) The squirting cucumber. See under Cucumber. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A name formerly applied to several varieties of ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted to Lupus exedens, an ulcerative affection of the nose. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ L. omnis all. ] A combining form denoting all, every, everywhere; as in omnipotent, all-powerful; omnipresent; omnivorous. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ L. par, paris, equal. ] A combining form signifying equal; as, paridigitate, paripinnate. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make motley or parti-colored.
Syn. -- motley. [ WordNet 1.5 ]