Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -- Volume ABAp`a·go"ge (?), n. [Gr. ? a leading away, fr. ? to lead away; ? from + ? to lead.] (Logic) An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary. Ap`a·gog"ic (?), Ap`a·gog"ic·al (?), a. Proving indirectly, by showing the absurdity, or impossibility of the contrary. Bp. Berkeley. A·paid" (?), a. Paid; pleased. [Obs.] Chaucer. A·pair" (?), v. t. & i. To impair or become impaired; to injure. [Obs.] Chaucer. Ap`a·la"chi·an, a. See Appalachian. Ap"an·age, n. Same as Appanage. A·pan"thro·py (?), n. [Gr. ?; ? from + ? man.] An aversion to the company of men; a love of solitude. A"par (?), A"pa·ra (?), n. [Native name apara.] (Zoöl.) See Mataco. A`pa·re"jo (?), n. [Sp.] A kind of pack saddle used in the American military service and among the Spanish Americans. It is made of leather stuffed with hay, moss, or the like. Ap`a·rith"me·sis (?; 277), n. [Gr. ?, from ? to count off or over.] (Rhet.) Enumeration of parts or particulars. A·part" (?), adv. [F. à part; (L. ad) + part part. See Part.] 1. Separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside. Others apart sat on a hill retired. The Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself. |