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PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY

RHYMING, SPELLING,

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PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY.

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A The first letter of the alphabət, s.
Baa The cry of sheep, s.

Abba A Syriac word, signifying father, s
Alpaca The Peruvian sheep, s.

As-sa-ra-bacca A plant, s.

Po-ladca A three-masted vessel, used in the Meditor

ranean, s.

Ba-sil'i-ca The middle vein of the arm; a hall, s.

Mica A finely laminated mineral, s.

Vom'i-ca An encysted tumour in the lungs, s. Har-mon'i-ca Musical glasses, 8.

Pica The green sickness; a printing letter, s.

Sci-at'i-ca The hip-gout, s.

Phoca The seal, s.

An-a-sar'ca A sort of dropsy, or pitting of the flesh, &
Ar-ma'da A large fleet of ships of war, s.

Casea-da An American plant, s.

Ed'da A book of Scandinavian mythology, s.
Mi'da The grub of the bean-fly, s.

Co-quinti-da The bitter apple, s.

As-a-foet'i-da A stinking gum, 8.

Cre-den'da Articles of Faith, 8.

An-a-con'da A large serpent, s.

Pan-a-cea A universal medicine; an herb, s.

Ce-ta'ce-a The marine mammalia, s. [ings, as crabs, s. Crus-ta ce-a A class of animals protected by crust-like coverI-dea Mental imagination, s.

Bo-hed A species of tea, s.

Lea A meadow, s.

Flea A troublesome insect, s.

To flea To clean from fleas, v. a.

Plea Allegation; form of pleading; excuse, &
Guinea A gold coin, value 21s., rhymes whinny, s

Di-ar-rhoea A flux of the bowels, s
Gon-nor-rhoda A venereal running, 8.
Ap-or-rhoea Effluvium; emanation, 8.
Dyspnoea A difficulty of breathing, .
Or-thop-noda A disorder of the lungs, 8.

Pea A well-known kind of pulse, s.
A're-a An open surface, as the floor of a room, s
Sea The ocean; large lake, s.

Tea A Chinese plant, s.

Yea Yes, ad.

Sofa A splendid seat, covered with carpets, s.
A'ga A Turkish military officer, s.

O-mega The last letter of the Greek alphabet, s.
Alga Sea-weed, s.

Ha! An expression of wonder, int.
A-ha! Denotes pleasure, triumph, int.

Ha ha! ha! Of laughter, int.

E-po'cha The time from which we date, s.

Ony-cha The onyx, or odoriferous shell, s.
Epha A Hebrew measure, s.

Syn-a-loepha The contraction of syllables in poetry, s.
Alpha The Greek A or a, s.

A-podry-pha Books whose inspiration is not admitted, s.
Mar-a-nath'a A form of anathematizing, s.

Naph'tha An unctuous fiery liquid, s.

Hy-dro-phobia Dread of water, s.

A-ca'ci-a A drug from Egypt; a tree so called, s.
Cy-clo-padi-a A body, or circle of sciences, s.

En-cy-clo-paddi-a A circle of sciences, s.

Phar-ma-co-poei-a Knowledge of drugs, &c. s. [personification, a Pros-o-po-podi-a A figure by which things are made persons; Rat-i-fi'a A cordial, s.

Par-o-nych'i-a A whitlow, s.

Re-gali-a The ensigns of royalty, s.

Dahli-a A beautiful flower, s.

Par-a-pher-nali-a Goods in the wife's disposal, s.
Bat-ta'li-a The order of battle, s.

Au-reli-a Change of a caterpillar towards a moth, s.

Cilia The eyelashes, s.

Dulia An inferior kind of adoration, s.

In-sig'ni-a Badges of distinction, s.

Bri-tan'ni-a A kind of metal, s.

A-dan-soni-a The baobab, s.

Her'ni-a Any kind of rupture, s.

Pe-tuni-a A flower from South America, s.

Glob-u-lari-a A flosculous flower, consisting of many florets, s
Ad-ver-sari-a A common-place book, s.

Diphtheria A disease of the throat, characterised by white
patches and great prostration.

Ac-ro-teri-a In architecture, little pedestals without bases, s.
Scori-a Dross; recrement, s.

Phan-tas-ma-go'ri-a A representation by a magic lantern, s.

A-pori-a A figure in rhetoric, doubting where to begin, a.
Latri-a The highest kind of worship, s.

Par-o-no-masi-a A figure in rhetoric resembling a pun, s.
An-to-no-ma'si-a In rhetoric, the dignity for the person, s.
Eu-tha-na'si-a An easy death, s.

Ge-o-da si-a In geometry, the mensuration of surfaces, s.
Fuch'si-a A beautiful exotic plant, s.

Am-bro'si-a The imaginary food of the gods, s.
Cas'si-a A fragrant aromatic spice, s.
Gul-li-ma'ti-a Nonsense; talk without meaning, s.
Mi-lit'i-a National forces; trained bands, s.

De-men'ti-a Mental alienation, 8.

Ef-fluvi-a Particles flying off bodies, s.

At-a-rari-a Exemption from vexation; tranquillity, s.
Polka A Hungarian dance, s.

La! See; look; behold, int.

Caba-la Amysterious science among theJewish Rabbis, s Gen-ti-an-nella A kind of blue colour, s.

Pru-nel'la Woollen stuff, s.

Um-brel-la A sort of screen to keep off the sun or rain, s.
Mi-tella A plant, s.

Ced-illa A mark under c when it sounds like s, thus ç.
Va-nilla A plant, s.

Ba-rilla Soda from sea-weed, s.

Cas-ca-rilla A tonic bark, 8.

Sar-sa-pa-rilla A plant and tree, s.

Go-rilla A large African ape, s.

Villa A country seat, s

Hol-la! Used in calling to any one at a distance, int.
To hol-ld To cry out loudly, v. a.

Me-tab'o-la In medicine, a change of time, air, or disease, s.
Pa-rabo-la A conic section, s.

Hy-per bo-la A section of a cone, s.

Gon'do-la A boat used at Venice, s.

A-reo-la The circle round the nipple, s. [half convex, s.

Gola In architecture, a member half concave and Cupo-la A dome; an arched roof, s.

Nel u-la An appearance like a cloud, s.

Fitu-la The smaller bone of the leg, s.

Madu-la A spot, s.

An-ridu-la A kind of flower, s.

Scrofu-la The king's evil, s.

For mu-la Prescribed model, s.

Ran'u-la A swelling under the tongue, s.

Scap'u-la The shoulder-blade, s.

Cop'u-la The word uniting the subject and predicate, s.

Fer'u-la A slapper used in schools, s.

Pen-in'su-la Land almost surrounded by water, s.

Spat'u-la A spreading slice, used by apothecaries, s.

Ta-ran'tu-la A poisonous spider, in Italy, s.

Fistula A narrow, sinuous ulcer, s.

Uvu-la A spongeous body at entrance of throat, s.