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A mineral relating to the zeolites, usually occurring in square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. It is a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium.
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Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.
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A figure in which the speaker professes to be at a loss what course to pursue, where to begin to end, what to say, etc.
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A group of corals in which the coral is not porous; -- opposed to Perforata.
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A figure of speech in which the speaker breaks off suddenly, as if unwilling or unable to state what was in his mind; as, "I declare to you that his conduct -- but I can not speak of that, here."
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An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation of a religious faith; as, Julian's apostasy from Christianity.
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