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1Amplified — Amplify Am pli*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amplified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Amplifying}.] [F. amplifier, L. amplificare. See {Ample}, { fy}.] 1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; used especially of telescopes, microscopes,… …
2Amplify — Am pli*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amplified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Amplifying}.] [F. amplifier, L. amplificare. See {Ample}, { fy}.] 1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.… …
3Amplifying — Amplify Am pli*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amplified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Amplifying}.] [F. amplifier, L. amplificare. See {Ample}, { fy}.] 1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; used especially of telescopes, microscopes,… …
4amplify — verb /ˈæmp.lɪ.faɪ/ a) To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; mdash;used especially of loudspeakers, telescopes, microscopes, etc. b) To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars,… …
5descant — I. n. 1. Melody (with variations), song, tune. 2. Commentary, animadversion, remarks, series of comments. 3. Discourse, discussion, disputation. 4. (Mus.) Soprano, treble, highest part in a score. II. v. n. Expatiate, enlarge, dilate, discourse,… …
6literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
8Hesychasm — (Greek Polytonic|ἡσυχασμός hesychasmos , from Polytonic|ἡσυχία hesychia , stillness, rest, quiet, silence ) [Parry (1999), p. 230] is an eremitic tradition of prayer in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and some other Eastern Churches of the Byzantine …
9Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
10Greek mythology — Oral and literary traditions of the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes and the nature and history of the cosmos. The Greek myths and legends are known today primarily from Greek literature, including such classic works as Homer s… …
