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receding
(encz) | receding, |
Receding
(gcide) | Recede \Re*cede"\ (r[-e]*s[=e]d"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Receded; p. pr. & vb. n. Receding.] [L. recedere,
recessum; pref. re- re- + cedere to go, to go along: cf. F.
rec['e]der. See Cede.]
1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
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Like the hollow roar
Of tides receding from the insulted shore. --Dryden.
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All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from
the center. --Bentley.
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2. To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to
relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to
recede from a demand or proposition.
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Syn: To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw;
desist.
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receding
(wn) | receding
adj 1: (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back
n 1: a slow or gradual disappearance [syn: receding,
fadeout]
2: the act of becoming more distant [syn: receding,
recession] |
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preceding
(mass) | preceding
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preceding
(encz) | preceding,předešlý adj: Zdeněk Brožpreceding,předcházející adj: Martin M.preceding,předchozí adj: Zdeněk Brož |
receding
(encz) | receding, |
North preceding
(gcide) | North \North\, a.
Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a
northern direction from the point of observation or
reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the
north.
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North following. See Following, a., 2.
North pole, that point in the heavens, or on the earth,
ninety degrees from the equator toward the north.
North preceding. See Following, a., 2.
North star, the star toward which the north pole of the
earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems
fixed and immovable in the sky. The star [alpha] (alpha)
of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being
distant from the pole about 1[deg] 25', and from year to
year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also
Cynosura, polestar, and by astronomers, Polaris.
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Preceding
(gcide) | Preceding \Pre*ced"ing\, a.
1. Going before; -- opposed to following.
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2. (Astron.) In the direction toward which stars appear to
move. See Following, 2.
[1913 Webster]Precede \Pre*cede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preceded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Preceding.] [L. praecedere, praecessum; prae before
+ cedere to go, to be in motion: cf. F. pr['e]ceder. See
Pre-, and Cede.]
1. To go before in order of time; to occur first with
relation to anything. "Harm precedes not sin." --Milton.
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2. To go before in place, rank, or importance.
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3. To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce; -- used
with by or with before the instrumental object. [R.]
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It is usual to precede hostilities by a public
declaration. --Kent.
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preceding
(wn) | preceding
adj 1: existing or coming before [ant: succeeding(a)]
2: of a person who has held and relinquished a position or
office; "a retiring member of the board" [syn: past(a),
preceding(a), retiring(a)] |
receding
(wn) | receding
adj 1: (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back
n 1: a slow or gradual disappearance [syn: receding,
fadeout]
2: the act of becoming more distant [syn: receding,
recession] |
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