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Webster's Dictionary says it is "the place at the back of the elbow where the ulnar nerve rests against a prominence of the humerus."
For the most part, it's an adverb. But it does have other uses. See the Dictionary.com link below.
Webster's Dictionary says it is "the place at the back of the elbow where the ulnar nerve rests against a prominence of the humerus."
Both born in the same year. With Clay, part of the 'Immortal Triumverate' in the 1830-40s.
Merriam-Webster is a publishing company, original the G. and C. Merriam Company (George and Charles Merriam) - it continued the publication of the dictionaries created by Noah Webster (1758-1843), following his death.
URL is not an acceptable Scrabble word. Merriam-Webster's Official Scrabble Players Dictionary is the official scrabble dictionary. URL is not included in the official dictionary as an acceptable word. Abbreviations are not acceptable words unless the letters also form a word that is a part of speech.
Downfield is "in or into the part of the field toward which the offensive team is headed," according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary (1), and is consistent with the use of "downfield" in the football penalty, Ineligible Receiver Downfield. Unfortunately, as of this date (10-23-11), Merriam-Webster has the same definition for upfield as it does for downfield (2)! (1) http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downfield (2) http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upfield
The prefix "hu" (according to an earlier version of Webster's Collegiate Dictionary) means, "like unto, but not quite the same". I discovered this some years ago when writing a paper and looked the word up. This dictionary has been wrongfully taken from me after showing the definition to someone who became disturbed about the implication this had on the accepted "born again" Christian theology. The Webster's that it came from was part of a set given away in the mid 70's by Encyclopedia Britannica as a desk set containing the dictionary, a collection of prefixes and a who's who of famous people. I would love to purchase another set of these books if anyone knows where it might be found?
Unless I am mistaken, DETOUR is not an acronym. It is a word that means: (n.) an indirect way replacing part of a route. (v.) to go indirectly (Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
From the English Grammar Rule Book: "Capitalize proper nouns - A proper noun is the special noun or name used for a specific person, place, company, or other thing. Proper nouns should always be capitalized." "Dictionary" is the name of a specific book.
Webster - 1983 Webster Long Part 2 2-1 was released on: USA: 21 September 1984 Netherlands: 26 July 1985
Webster - 1983 Webster Long Part 3 2-2 was released on: USA: 28 September 1984 Netherlands: 26 July 1985