Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Western.
- [capitalized] A division of the Paleozoic strata in Pennsylvania, according to the nomenclature suggested by H. D. Rogers: it corresponds to the Catskill group of the New York survey, forming one of the divisions of the Upper Devonian.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Western; occidental.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the
west ; the area of the setting sun - adjective pertaining to the west,
westerly
Etymologies
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Examples
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És el que estem fent ara: ens ha fallat el primer ponent de la tarda, i ens hem empescat una petita ronda de presentacions de les entitats que hem organitzat tota aquesta gran festa.
Liveblogging (6): Jornades àtic2a 2009, qüestions del directe | [bauen] 2009
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She was a girl of about his size, which meant also his age, because the werewolves matured at the rate of their slow com - ponent, the human one.
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A spokesman for his successful op ponent in the Sept. 14 Democratic primary, Vincent Gray, said voters rarely mentioned the issue.
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Fortunately his op - ponent was a child, and a childish example would suffice.
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But per capita expenditures for this program com - ponent, as for HI, are projected to grow in line with per capita health care costs over the long run.
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The quick retreat caught Flint off guard, and he instantly crouched, watching his op - ponent warily.
Flint, the King Kirchoff, Mary 2003
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He really hadn't expected the luck of a full strike, but his op-ponent had evidently anticipated a blow to the head rather than the hand.
Elvenborn Lackey, Mercedes 2002
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He stored it in a far recess of his mind and moved on, concentrating on his work and his career, which by all ac-counts were far more successful than any selective com-ponent of his personal life.
The Howling Stones Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997
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The quick retreat caught Flint off guard, and he instantly crouched, watching his op - ponent warily.
Flint the King Kirchoff, Mary 1990
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Finding his op-ponent helpless, Emien crossed his dagger over his quillon and bore down with both hands.
Stormwarden Wurts, Janny 1989
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