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Proostracum
n.
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The anterior prolongation of the guard of the phragmocone of belemnites and allied fossil cephalopods, whether horny or calcareous. See Illust. of Phragmocone.
Prootic
a.
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In front of the auditory capsule; -- applied especially to a bone, or center of ossification, in the periotic capsule.
Prootic
n.
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A prootic bone.
Prop
n.
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A shell, used as a die. See Props.
Propped
imp. & p. p.
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Propping
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Prop
Prop
v. t.
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To support, or prevent from falling, by placing something under or against; as, to prop up a fence or an old building; (Fig.) to sustain; to maintain; as, to prop a declining state.
Prop
v.
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That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or leans for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for a building.
Propaedeutic
a.
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Alt. of Propaedeutical
Propaedeutical
a.
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Of, pertaining to, or conveying, preliminary instruction; introductory to any art or science; instructing beforehand.
Propaedeutics
n.
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The preliminary learning connected with any art or science; preparatory instruction.
Propagable
a.
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Capable of being propagated, or of being continued or multiplied by natural generation or production.
Propagable
a.
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Capable of being spread or extended by any means; -- said of tenets, doctrines, or principles.
Propaganda
n.
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A congregation of cardinals, established in 1622, charged with the management of missions.
Propaganda
n.
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The college of the Propaganda, instituted by Urban VIII. (1623-1644) to educate priests for missions in all parts of the world.
Propaganda
n.
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Hence, any organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles.
Propagandism
n.
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The art or practice of propagating tenets or principles; zeal in propagating one's opinions.
Propagandist
n.
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A person who devotes himself to the spread of any system of principles.
Propagated
imp. & p. p.
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of Propagate
Propagating
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Propagate
Propagate
v. t.
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To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production; -- applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate a species of fruit tree.
Propagate
v. t.
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To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
Propagate
v. t.
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To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate; as, to propagate a story or report; to propagate the Christian religion.
Propagate
v. t.
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To multiply; to increase.
Propagate
v. t.
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To generate; to produce.
Propagate
v. i.
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To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly.
Propagation
n.
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The act of propagating; continuance or multiplication of the kind by generation or successive production; as, the propagation of animals or plants.
Propagation
n.
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The spreading abroad, or extension, of anything; diffusion; dissemination; as, the propagation of sound; the propagation of the gospel.
Propagative
a.
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Producing by propagation, or by a process of growth.
Propagator
n.
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One who propagates; one who continues or multiplies.