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111re|place — «rih PLAYS», transitive verb, placed, plac|ing. 1. to fill or take the place of: »He replaced his brother as captain. Candles have been replaced by electric lights. 2. to get another in place of: »I will replace the cup I broke. 3. to put back;… …
112su|per|ses|sion — «SOO puhr SEHSH uhn», noun. 1. the act of superseding. 2. the condition of being superseded. ╂[< Medieval Latin supersessio, onis < Latin supersedēre; see etym. under supersede (Cf. ↑supersede)] …
113MAIMONIDEAN CONTROVERSY — MAIMONIDEAN CONTROVERSY, a vast complex of disputed cultural, religious, and social problems, focusing around several central themes. Some of the elements of this controversy considerably antedate maimonides (1135–1204); and of the questions… …
114MAMZER — (Heb. מַמְזֵר), usually translated as bastard. Definition If she cannot contract a legally valid marriage to this man, but can contract a legally valid marriage to others, her offspring (from the former) is a mamzer. Such is the case when a man… …
115YUḤASIN — (Heb. יֻחֲסִין), laws dealing with the determination of an individual s personal status and its legal consequences insofar as such a status derives from a person s particular parentage. From the beginning of Jewish history, the ascertainment of… …
116Breechloader — Breech load er, n. A firearm which receives its load at the breech. [1913 Webster] For cavalry, the revolver and breechloader will supersede the saber. Rep. Sec. War (1860). [1913 Webster] …
117Homogeny — Ho*mog e*ny, n. [Gr. ?; ? the same + ? race, kind.] 1. Joint nature. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) The correspondence of common descent; a term used to supersede homology by Lankester, who also used homoplasy to denote any superinduced… …
118Labor-saving — La bor sav ing, a. Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor; as, labor saving machinery; labor saving appliances[4]; labor saving devices like washing… …
119Overrid — Override O ver*ride , v. t. [imp. {Overrode}; p. p. {Overridden}, {Overrode}, {Overrid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overriding}.] [AS. offer[=i]dan.] 1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down. [1913 Webster] The carter overridden with [i. e …
120Overridden — Override O ver*ride , v. t. [imp. {Overrode}; p. p. {Overridden}, {Overrode}, {Overrid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overriding}.] [AS. offer[=i]dan.] 1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down. [1913 Webster] The carter overridden with [i. e …
