| APOCRYPHA | • apocrypha n. Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively). • Apocrypha prop.n. That group of works which formed part of the Septuagint, but not of the Hebrew canon recognized by the… • APOCRYPHON n. a hidden or secret thing. |
| COPYGRAPH | • copygraph n. (Dated) An early means of producing multiple copies of a document by means of pressing it against a… • COPYGRAPH n. a process for copying type. |
| EPIGRAPHY | • epigraphy n. Inscriptions collectively. • epigraphy n. The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones. • EPIGRAPHY n. the study of ancient inscriptions; inscriptions collectively. |
| HIPPIATRY | • hippiatry n. The branch of veterinary medicine dealing with horses. • HIPPIATRY n. the treatment of diseases of horses. |
| HYPEROPIA | • hyperopia n. (Pathology) A disorder of the vision where the eye focusses images behind the retina instead of on it… • HYPEROPIA n. longsightedness, aka hypermetropia. |
| HYPERPNEA | • hyperpnea n. (Medicine) Deep and rapid respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or… • HYPERPNEA n. abnormally fast breathing, also HYPERPNOEA. |
| OVERHAPPY | • overhappy adj. Exceedingly happy. • OVERHAPPY adj. exceedingly happy. |
| PAMPHREYS | • PAMPHREY n. (Irish) a cabbage. |
| PARANYMPH | • paranymph n. (Archaic) A friend of the bridegroom; a best man; a bridesmaid. • paranymph n. (Archaic) An ally or spokesman; someone who speaks in support of someone else. • PARANYMPH n. (historical) a best man or bridesmaid. |
| PARHYPATE | • parhypate n. (Music) In ancient musical theory, the lower of the two movable notes between the hypate and mese, the… • PARHYPATE n. (Greek) in Greek music, the lowest note but one in a tetrachord. |
| POLYGRAPH | • polygraph n. A device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate… • polygraph n. (Dated) A mechanical instrument for multiplying copies of a writing, resembling multiple pantographs. • polygraph n. (Archaic) A collection of different works, either by one or several authors. |
| PORPHYRIA | • porphyria n. (Pathology) Any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by… • PORPHYRIA n. any of various disorders of metabolism resulting in the excretion of an excessive quantity of porphyrins in the urine. |
| TYPOGRAPH | • typograph n. (Printing, historical) A machine for setting type or for casting lines of type and setting them. • typograph v. To prepare type in such a machine. • TYPOGRAPH v. to produce stamps by letterpress. |