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<h1>Annotator</h1> <Xpage=59>

<hw>An"no*ta`tor</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A writer of annotations; a commentator.</def>

<h1>Annotatory</h1> <Xpage=59>

<hw>An*no"ta*to*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to an annotator; containing annotations.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Annotine</h1> <Xpage=59>

<hw>An"no*tine</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>annotinus</ets> a year old.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird one year old, or that has once molted.</def>

<h1>Annotinous</h1> <Xpage=59>

<hw>An*not"i*nous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>annotinus</ets>, fr. <ets>annus</ets> year.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A year old; in Yearly growths.</def>

<mhw><h1>Annotto, Arnotto</h1> <Xpage=59>

<hw>An*not"to</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Ar*not"to</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Perh. the native name.]</ety> <def>A red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree <spn>(Bixa orellana)</spn> belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for coloring cheese, butter, etc.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Anatto</asp>, <asp>Anatta</asp>, <asp>Annatto</asp>, <asp>Annotta</asp>, etc.]<altsp>

<h1>Announce</h1> <Xpage=59>

<hw>An*nounce"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Announced</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Announcing</er> <tt>(#)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>anoncier</ets>, F. <ets>annoncer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>annuntiare</ets>; <ets>ad + nuntiare</ets> to report, relate, <ets>nuntius</ets> messenger, bearer of news. See <er>Nuncio</er>, and cf. <er>Annunciate</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim.</def>

<blockquote>Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was <b>announced</b> through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts. <i>Gilpin.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.</def>

<blockquote>Publish laws, <b>announce</b> Or life or death. <i>Prior.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare; promulgate.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Publish</er>, <er>Announce</er>, <er>Proclaim</er>, <er>Promulgate</er>. We <asp>publish</asp> what we give openly to the world, either by oral communication or by means of the press; <as>as, to <ex>publish</ex> abroad the faults of our neighbors</as>. We <asp>announce</asp> what we declare by anticipation, or make known for the first time; as, to <asp>announce</asp> the speedy publication of a book; to <asp>announce</asp> the approach or arrival of a distinguished personage. We <asp>proclaim</asp> anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to <asp>proclaim</asp> the news of victory. We <asp>promulgate</asp> when we proclaim more widely what has before been known by some; as, to <asp>promulgate</asp> the gospel.</usage>

<h1>Announcement</h1> <Xpage=59>

<hw>An*nounce"ment</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of announcing, or giving notice; that which announces; proclamation; publication.</def>

<h1>Announcer</h1> <Xpage=59>

<hw>An*noun"cer</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who announces.</def>

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<h1>Annoy</h1> <Xpage=60>

<hw>An*noy"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Annoyed</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Annoying</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>anoien</ets>, <ets>anuien</ets>, OF. <ets>anoier</ets>, <ets>anuier</ets>, F. <ets>ennuyer</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>anoi</ets>, <ets>anui</ets>, <ets>enui</ets>, annoyance, vexation, F. <ets>ennui</ets>. See <er>Annoy</er>, <tt>n.</tt>] To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; <as>as, I was <ex>annoyed</ex> by his remarks.</as></def>

<blockquote>Say, what can more our tortured souls <b>annoy</b> Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy? <i>Prior.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To molest, incommode, or harm; <as>as, to <ex>annoy</ex> an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- To molest; vex; trouble; pester; embarrass; perplex; tease.</syn>

<h1>Annoy</h1> <Xpage=60>

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