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»&r 107, n fit 109— tube 171, f5b J79, bull 17»— S?l 999~po3«I 819-<Aln 400, mis 4 GO.

min'nSm, a. With printers, a smallof^ 0 ^ Pp nt * n fi letter j with musicians, a note

»K>w time.

NUTE me-n&te', a. Small, little, slen-£ r > small in bulk.

i We wish to be very minute , we pronounce the

Miink ® rst syllable long, as in the word Directly,*^n aee.

JNUTE, mln'nlt, s. The sixtieth part of an( j° Ur 5 any small space of time; the firstj^ a »t of any agreement in writing.

*«rd V 1 ave 6* ven the colloquial pronunciation of thisthe * hut in all solemn speaking would recommendsp^jj^Sraphical, or that which is indicated by the

^ Minute, mln'nlt, e. a. To set down in

NUTE-BOOK, mln'nlt-bSSk, s. Book oftofe hi »ts.

NUTE-GLASS, mln'nlt-gl&s, s. Glass of

httvf? 1 l l le measures a minute.^NUTELY, me-nute'te, ad. To a smalle xactly.—-See Minute.

U «UTELY, mln'nlt-16, ad. Every minute,jL*y*th very little time intervening. Little used.

. PTENESS, me-nute'nes, s . Smallness,

inconsiderableness.

^UT&WATCH , mln'nlt-wfltsh, s. Aa tcli in which minutes are more distinctly, ar ked than in common watches, which reckonMl\rv e hour *

^X, mlngks, s. 408. A she puppy; a

pert, wanton girl.

ORACLE, mlr'a-kl, s. A wonder, some-thing above human power; in theology, aneffect above human or natural power, per-formed in attestation of some truth,ty I have differed from Mr. Sheridan iu the sound^ the first syllable of this word, as he seems to haven >ted a vulgar pronunciation, which does not dis-a 8uish between the sound of i, succeeded by single*e ri ble r * not final J an d the sound of i final, or sue*t Wed by t r and another consonant. In the formerMs r tlie i is P ,,re » an d ha* exactly the same sound asi at t r *P r ® B «ntalive y in Pyramid, Lynch, &c.; in the* the i goes into short e or u, as in Birth , Virtue ,* lr * &c.~See Principles,Nos.108,109,110.

KACULOUS, Tne-rdkltu-lus, a. Done byn rac * e . produced by miracle, effected byMjr, W 4 e '‘ n «re than natural.

ACELOUSLY, mi-rstk'ku-lus-le,ad.By

M?l> * C J?’ h y power above that of nature.

Su~ < ?U J L°USNESS,me-r4k'ku-lus-nes,«.M] fjp ri<lr hy to natural power.

To *• Mud, dirt.

Mn.V^E, m ' lre) a. To whelm in the mud.

ot .ESS, mi're-nes, s. Dirtiness, fulnessJH* “‘re.

Ela R ° R > m ^ r 'rur, s. 109, 166. A looking-Sf 0 V»r thil >g which exhibits representationsby reflection; it is used for pattern.Ea „ .> ®erfft, s. 108. Merriment, jollity,1 "lltTMh l ; ul K hter -

chterfol' UL > oterfA'ful, a. Merry, gity,

hl[j|y^EESS,ni?r</iflis,a.J°yl e ss, c heerless.si»t; ’ ®‘ ,r e> a. Deep in mud, muddy ; con-

Ml S e r° f m ’ re -

c °mn ■ An inseparable particle used in‘ion of U i° n t0 mark an iU sense ' or de P rava '

chanei “eaning, as chance, luck; mis-“islik. 1 luck 5 t0 like, to be pleased ; toHej ; e > be offended. It is derived fromSanm1 eutunick and French , used in thesense.

What is remarkable in the pronunciation’of thisinseparable preposition is, that the s, whether the ac-cent be on it or not, or whether it be followed by asharp or Hat consonant, always retains its sharphissing sound, and never goes into s, like dis and ex.The reason seems to be, that the latter come to uacompounded, and have their meaning so mingled withthe word as to coalesce with it, while mis remains adistinct prefix, and has but one uniform meaning*

MIS ACCEPT ATIO N, mis-ak-sep-ta shun,s. The act of taking in a wrong sense.MISADVENTURE, mis-ad-ven'tshure, s.Mischance, misfortune, ill luck; in law, man-slaughter.

MISADVENTURE!), mls-ad-ven'tshur'd,<i.359. Unfortunate.

MISADVISED, m!s4d-viz’d', a. 359. IUdirected.

MIS AIMED, mis-Im’d', a. 359. Not aimed

rightly.

MISANTHROPE, rals'an-ffcrdpe, 603. 8. Ahater of mankind.

MISANTHROPY, mis4nV/iro-pe, s. 518.Hatred of mankind.

MISAPPLICATION,m?s4p-pli-kk'shfin,».

Application to a wrong purpose.

To MISAPPLY, mls-^p-pli', v . n. To applyto wrong purposes.

To MISAPPREHEND, mls-ip-pre-hend',v . a. Not to understand rightly.MISAPPREHENSION , mis-ap-pre-hen'-shun, s. Mistake, not right apprehension.To MISASCRIBE, mls-ks-skrlbe', v. a. To

ascribe falsely.

To MIS ASSIGN, mis-as-sine', v. a. Tons-

sign erroneously.

To MISBECOME, inls-be-kfim', v. a. Notto become, to be unseemly, not to suit.MISBEGOT, mls-be-g<5t, 1 a. ITn-

MISBEGOTTEN,m5s-be-g3t't’n, j lawfullyor irregularly begotten.

To MISBEHAVE, mis-be-have', v. n. Toact in or improperly.

MISBEHAVIOUR, mls-be-have'yur, >. Illconduct, bad practice.

MISBELIEF, m?s-be-lekf', *. False reli-gion, a wrong belief.

MISBELIEVER, mIs-be-li4'vur,».One thatholds a false religion, or believes wrongly.

To MISCAL, mls-kawl', v. a. 406. To nameimproperly. 1

To MISCALCULATE, mls-ktU'ku-late, r.a.To reckon wrong.

MISCARRIAGE, mis-kar'ridje, s. 90. Un.happy event of an undertaking ; abortion, actof bringing forth before the time.

To MISCARRY, mls-kar're, v. n. To fail,notto have the intended event; to have an abortionMISCELLANEOUS, mls-sil;U'n4-fls, a.

Mingled, composed of various kinds. ^

MISCELLANEOUSNESS, mis-sel-lkjne-us-nis,?s. Composition of various kinds.MISCELLANY, mis'sll-len-i,a.503. Mixedof various kinds.

fcTThe accent on the flrst syllable oftliis word, whichis the accentuation of all oor orthoepists, except Dr.Kenrick, is a proof of the tendency to follow the se-condary accent of the original Latin word notwilh-standing the double consonant in the middle. ThusMUcellanec 1 ) * n our P rononc| ation of it, having astress on the first, becomes the accent when tile wordis anglicised by dropping a syllable.—Se. Academy,Mamillary, and Medullary,

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