Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous Words in the English Language, with Descriptions of Their Various Shades of Meaning, and Illustrations of Their Usages and Specialities |
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able according action active animal appear applied authority bears belongs body bring called carry cause character circumstances close comes common commonly conduct connected continuous course denotes desire direct distinction effect effort employed English equal evil exercise exist expresses external fact fear feeling force former give given habit hand Hence hope human idea implies indicates individual influence instance interest involves kind knowledge Latin less light living look manner matters meaning ment mental Milton mind moral nature ness never object observed opinion opposed original particular persons physical positive possession practical present principles produced purely reason reference regarded relates rest result rule seems sense sometimes sound speak specific spirit stand strong term things thought tion truth whole
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| Title | Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous Words in the English Language, with Descriptions of Their Various Shades of Meaning, and Illustrations of Their Usages and Specialities |
| Illustrated by | Charles John Smith |
| Publisher | Scribner, Welford, 1871 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 25 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 610 pages |
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