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Word Meanings - REPUBLIC - Book Publishers vocabulary database

commonwealth; res a thing, an affair + publicus, publica, public. See 1. Common weal. B. Jonson. 2. A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole body of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by them; a commonwealth.

Additional info about word: REPUBLIC

commonwealth; res a thing, an affair + publicus, publica, public. See 1. Common weal. B. Jonson. 2. A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole body of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. Democracy, 2. Note: In some ancient states called republics the sovereign power was exercised by an hereditary aristocracy or a privileged few, constituting a government now distinctively called an aristocracy. In some there was a division of authority between an aristocracy and the whole body of the people except slaves. No existing republic recognizes an exclusive privilege of any class to govern, or tolerates the institution of slavery. Republic of letters, The collective body of literary or learned men.

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  • THICKENING
    Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.
  • THINKING
    Having the faculty of thought; cogitative; capable of a regular train of ideas; as, man is a thinking being. -- Think"ing*ly, adv.
  • PUBLIC-SPIRITED
    1. Having, or exercising, a disposition to advance the interest of the community or public; as, public-spirited men. 2. Dictated by a regard to public good; as, a public-spirited project or measure. Addison. -- Pub"lic-spir`it*ed*ly,
  • THIRSTILY
    In a thirsty manner.
  • THEBAIC
    Of or pertaining to Thebes in Egypt; specifically, designating a version of the Bible preserved by the Copts, and esteemed of great value by biblical scholars. This version is also called the Sahidic version.
  • THERMALLY
    In a thermal manner.
  • THORN-HEADED
    Having a head armed with thorns or spines. Thorn-headed worm , any worm of the order Acanthocephala; -- called also thornhead.
  • THRASH; THRESH
    derschen, G. dreschen, OHG. dreskan, Icel. , Sw. tröska, Dan. tærske, Goth. , Lith. traszketi to rattle, Russ. treskate to burst, crackle, 1. To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of with a flail; to beat off,
  • THEBAN
    Of or pertaining to Thebes. Theban year , the Egyptian year of 365 days and 6 hours. J. Bryant.
  • ELECTRO-MUSCULAR
    Pertaining the reaction of the muscles under electricity, or their sensibility to it.
  • THREE-SQUARE
    Having a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle; -- said especially of a kind of file.
  • STATESMANLIKE
    Having the manner or wisdom of statesmen; becoming a statesman.
  • THIN
    thenne, thunne, AS. þynne; akin to D. dun, G. dünn, OHG. dunni, Icel. þunnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd, Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. tanu thin, slender; also to AS. to extend, G. dehnen, Icel. , Goth. , L. tendere to stretch, tenere
  • THERMOPHILIC
    Heat-loving; -- applied esp. to certain bacteria.
  • THRYFALLOW
    To plow for the third time in summer; to trifallow. Tusser.
  • THERMOTAXIC
    Pertaining to, or connected with, the regulation of temperature in the animal body; as, the thermotaxic nervous system.
  • THALIAN
    Of or pertaining to Thalia; hence, of or pertaining to comedy; comic.
  • THEM
    The objective case of they. See They. Go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. Matt. xxv. 9. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father. Matt. xxv. 34. Note: Them is poetically used
  • THYROIDEAL
    Thyroid.
  • ELECTROTYPER
    One who electrotypes.
  • LETHARGIC; LETHARGICAL
    Pertaining to, affected with, or resembling, lethargy; morbidly drowsy; dull; heavy. -- Le*thar"gic*al*ly, v. -- Le*thar"gic*al*ness, n. -- Le*thar"gic*ness, n.
  • ANTHEMIS
    Chamomile; a genus of composite, herbaceous plants.
  • AETHER
    See ETHER
  • BREATHE
    Etym: 1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. "I am in health, I breathe." Shak. Breathes there a man with soul so dead Sir W. Scott. 2. To take breath; to rest from action. Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! Shak. 3.
  • PROGNATHIC
    Prognathous.
  • POSTHUME; POSTHUMED
    Posthumos. I. Watts. Fuller.
  • TETHYDAN
    A tunicate.
  • WARMTH
    The glowing effect which arises from the use of warm colors; hence, any similar appearance or effect in a painting, or work of color. Syn. -- Zeal; ardor; fervor; fervency; heat; glow; earnestness; cordiality; animation; eagerness; excitement;
  • DESMOGNATHOUS
    Having the maxillo-palatine bones united; -- applied to a group of carinate birds , including various wading and swimming birds, as the ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds.
  • PANTHER
    A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zoölogists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body.
  • FORTHPUTING
    Bold; forward; aggressive.
  • PARENTHETIC; PARENTHETICAL
    1. Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical clause; a parenthetic remark. A parenthetical observation of Moses himself. Hales. 2. Using or containing parentheses.
  • FENCE MONTH
    the month in which female deer are fawning, when hunting is prohibited. Bullokar. -- Fence roof, a covering for defense. "They fitted their shields close to one another in manner of a fence roof." Holland. Fence time, the breeding time of fish or

 

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