ORTHOGRAPHY, n. The science of spelling by the eye instead of the ear.
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HERMIT, n. A person whose vices and follies are not sociable.Ambrose Bierce
I, pro. In grammar it is a pronoun of the first person and singular number. Its plural is said to be We, but how there can be more than one myself is doubtless clearer the grammarians than it is to the author of this incomparable dictionary. Concepti.
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AFFLICTION, n. An acclimatizing process preparing the soul for another and bitter world.
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A man is known by the company he organizes.
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Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.
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REALLY, adv. Apparently.
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