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  • 51Machine twist — Machine Ma*chine (m[.a]*sh[=e]n ), n. [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. ?, from ? means, expedient. Cf. {Mechanic}.] 1. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by… …

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  • 52Machine work — Machine Ma*chine (m[.a]*sh[=e]n ), n. [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. ?, from ? means, expedient. Cf. {Mechanic}.] 1. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by… …

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  • 53Machinery — Ma*chin er*y, n. [From {Machine}: cf. F. machinerie.] 1. Machines, in general, or collectively. [1913 Webster] 2. The working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument; as, the machinery of a watch. [1913 Webster] 3. The supernatural means by… …

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  • 54melodrama — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… …

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  • 55Mezzanine — Mez za*nine, n. [F. mezzanine, It. mezzanino, fr. mezzano middle, fr. mezzo middle, half. See {Mezzo}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) Same as {Entresol}. (b) A partial story which is not on the same level with the story of the main part of the edifice, as of a… …

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  • 56mezzanine floor — Mezzanine Mez za*nine, n. [F. mezzanine, It. mezzanino, fr. mezzano middle, fr. mezzo middle, half. See {Mezzo}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) Same as {Entresol}. (b) A partial story which is not on the same level with the story of the main part of the edifice …

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  • 57operas — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… …

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  • 58The romantic drama — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… …

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  • 59tragedy — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… …

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  • 60tragi-comedy — Drama Dra ma (dr[aum] m[.a] or dr[=a] m[.a]; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a… …

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