Excerpt from Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, in Miniature: To Which Are Added, an Alphabetical Account of the Heathen Deities, and a Copious Chronological Table of Remarkable Events, Discoveries, and Inventions
Absten'tion, 1. The a& of holding off Abste'rge, v. A. To cleanse to wipe off Abster'gent, a. Having a cleansing quality Abster'sion, 1. The act of cleansing Abster'sive,a.that has the qualityof cleansing: a. Ab'stinence, 1. Arefraining from temperance h.. Abstra'fi, a. To separate ideas, to abridge p.
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