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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: australia antigen - authorise</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="australiaantigen"> Australia antigen,<DL COMPACT><DD> an antigen found in the blood plasma of persons affected with serum hepatitis. It was originally found in a blood sample taken from an Australian aborigine. </DL> <A NAME="australiaday"> Australia Day,<DL COMPACT><DD> an Australian national holiday celebrating the first British settlement of Australia, at Sydney, on January 26, 1788. </DL> <A NAME="australian"> Australian, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of Australia or its people. <DD>noun 1. a person born or living in Australia. <DD> 2. an aboriginal native of Australia. <DD> 3. any one of several aboriginal languages of Australia. </DL> <A NAME="australiana"> Australiana, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a collection of books, documents, facts, or other literary material about Australia, especially its history. <DD> 2. a collection of early Australian furniture, textiles, or other handcrafted products. <DD> 3. anecdotes, folklore, songs, or other things about Australia or typical of Australia and Australian culture. </DL> <A NAME="australianballot"> Australian ballot,<DL COMPACT><DD> a ballot with the names of all the candidates for election to public office on it. The ballot is marked by the voter in a private booth to guarantee secrecy. </DL> <A NAME="australianbear"> Australian bear, =koala.</DL> <A NAME="australiancrawl"> Australian crawl,<DL COMPACT><DD> a fast way of swimming by alternate overarm strokes combined with a fast flutter kick. </DL> <A NAME="australianism"> Australianism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a word, phrase, or meaning originating, or more widely used in Australian English than in other varieties of English. Ex. "Bail up" meaning "to rob" is an Australianism. <DD> 2. devotion or loyalty to Australia and to its customs and traditions. <DD> 3. a custom or trait peculiar to Australia. </DL> <A NAME="australiannut"> Australian nut,<DL COMPACT><DD> the nutlike fruit of the macadamia. </DL> <A NAME="australianpine"> Australian pine,<DL COMPACT><DD> a type of casuarina that has been transplanted to California and grown there for its red wood, which is used in furniture. </DL> <A NAME="australianredsnail"> Australian red snail,<DL COMPACT><DD> a red freshwater snail of Australia commonly used in aquariums. </DL> <A NAME="australianrules"> Australian rules,<DL COMPACT><DD> a form of football played in Australia since the 1850's, using teams of 18 players each and four goal posts. </DL> <A NAME="australianterrier"> Australian terrier,<DL COMPACT><DD> a small terrier with a rough, blue- or silver-black coat and tan markings on the head and legs. The breed originated in Australia. </DL> <A NAME="australioid"> Australioid, adjective, noun. =Australoid.</DL> <A NAME="australite"> australite, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of tektite, a rounded lump of natural glass, found in Australia and elsewhere. </DL> <A NAME="australoid"> Australoid, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of the racial type characterized by the Australian aborigines and certain neighboring peoples. <DD>noun a member of an Australoid people. </DL> <A NAME="australopithecine"> Australopithecine, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun any primate of an extinct genus of the early Pleistocene, whose fossil remains have been found in various parts of the world and especially in South Africa. <DD>adj. of or belonging to this genus. </DL> <A NAME="australopithecus"> Australopithecus, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an Australopithecine primate. Ex. ... another possible human progenitor, Australopithecus, will be determined (Science News Letter). </DL> <A NAME="australorp"> Australorp, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a breed of chicken developed in Australia, and bred primarily for egg production. It is derived from the Orpington. </DL> <A NAME="austrasian"> Austrasian, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of Austrasia (the eastern kingdom of the Franks) or its people. <DD>noun a native or inhabitant of Austrasia. </DL> <A NAME="austrian"> Austrian, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of or having to do with Austria or its people. <DD>noun a person born or living in Austria. </DL> <A NAME="austroasiatic"> Austro-Asiatic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a language family of southeastern Asia related to Austronesian that includes Khmer and Vietnamese. </DL> <A NAME="austrohungarian"> Austro-Hungarian, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of or having to do with the former dual monarchy or empire of Austria and Hungary. <DD>noun an inhabitant or subject of this monarchy or empire. </DL> <A NAME="austromalayan"> Austro-Malayan, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with Australia and the Malay Archipelago. </DL> <A NAME="austronesian"> Austronesian, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of Austronesia (the islands of the south and mid-Pacific), its people, or its languages. <DD>noun 1. a native or inhabitant of Austronesia. <DD> 2. a probable linguistic family of the Pacific, comprising the Indonesian, Polynesian, and Melanesian languages. </DL> <A NAME="austrosaurus"> austrosaurus, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a fossil reptile excavated in Queensland, Australia. </DL> <A NAME="aut"> aut-,<DL COMPACT><DD> (prefix.) the form of auto- (1) before vowels, as in autacoid, autism. </DL> <A NAME="autacoid"> autacoid, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a hormone or other substance that acts like a hormone. </DL> <A NAME="autarchic"> autarchic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of, having to do with, or resembling autarchy. <DD> 2. =autarkic. </DL> <A NAME="autarchical"> autarchical, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =autarchic. <DD> 2. =autarkic. </DL> <A NAME="autarchy"> autarchy (1), noun, pl. -chies.<DL COMPACT><DD> an absolute or autocratic rule; despotism. </DL> <A NAME="autarchy"> autarchy (2), noun, pl. -chies. =autarky.</DL> <A NAME="autarkic"> autarkic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with autarky; resembling autarky. </DL> <A NAME="autarkist"> autarkist, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a person who advocates autarky. <DD>adj. of autarky. </DL> <A NAME="autarky"> autarky, noun, pl. -kies.<DL COMPACT><DD> independence of imports from other countries; economic self-sufficiency. </DL> <A NAME="autcaesarautnihil"> aut Caesar aut nihil or nullus,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) either great success or utter failure; either a Caesar or a nobody. </DL> <A NAME="autecious"> autecious, adjective. =autoecious.</DL> <A NAME="autecism"> autecism, noun. =autoecism.</DL> <A NAME="autecology"> autecology, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of ecology dealing with the biological relation between a single species, or an individual organism, and its environment. </DL> <A NAME="auteur"> auteur, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) <DD> 1. a motion-picture director whose films have a distinctive personal style. <DD> 2. (literally) author. </DL> <A NAME="auth"> auth.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. authentic. <DD> 2. author. <DD> 3. authorized. </DL> <A NAME="authentic"> authentic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. worthy of trust, belief, or acceptance; reliable. Ex. We heard an authentic account of the wreck, given by one of the ship's officers. (SYN) authoritative. <DD> 2. coming from the source stated; not copied; genuine; real. Ex. We saw an authentic letter written by George Washington. (SYN) true. <DD> 3. (Music.) <DD> a. designating a cadence in which the final chord of the dominant immediately precedes that of the tonic. <DD> b. designating a church mode whose sounds are comprised within an octave from the keynote. adv. authentically. </DL> <A NAME="authentical"> authentical, adjective. =authentic.</DL> <A NAME="authenticate"> authenticate, transitive verb, -cated, -cating.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to establish the truth of; show to be genuine; prove authentic. Ex. The art dealer authenticated the painting as an original. <DD> 2. to make valid or authoritative; establish the validity of. Ex. The corporation's seal authenticated the contract. <DD> 3. to establish the authorship of. noun authentication. noun authenticator. </DL> <A NAME="authenticity"> authenticity, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. reliability. Ex. The value of the evidence depends on its authenticity. <DD> 2. genuineness. Ex. The lawyer questioned the authenticity of the signature. </DL> <A NAME="author"> author, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a person who writes books, poems, stories, or articles; writer. Ex. My little brother's favorite author is Dr. Seuss. <DD> 2. the works of an author; an author's publications. Ex. Have you read this author? <DD> 3. a person who creates or begins anything. Ex. Are you the author of this scheme? (SYN) creator, inventor, originator, maker. <DD> 4. the person responsible for anything. <DD>v.t. to be the author of; write; compose. adj. authorless. </DL> <A NAME="authoress"> authoress, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a woman author. </DL> <A NAME="authorial"> authorial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with an author. adv. authorially. </DL> <A NAME="authorise"> authorise, transitive verb, -ised, -ising.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) authorize. </DL> <A HREF="authorit.dic">NEXT</A>