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<hw>Ant`an*a*cla"sis</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ + <?/ a bending back and breaking. See <er>Anaclastic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A figure which consists in repeating the same word in a different sense; <as>as, Learn some <ex>craft</ex> when young, that when old you may live without <ex>craft</ex></as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A repetition of words beginning a sentence, after a long parenthesis; <as>as, Shall that heart (which not only feels them, but which has all motions of life placed in them), <ex>shall that heart</ex>, etc.</as></def>

<h1>Antanagoge</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>Ant`an*a*go"ge</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>anagoge</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure which consists in answering the charge of an adversary, by a counter charge.</def>

<h1>Antaphrodisiac</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>Ant`aph*ro*dis"i*ac</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>aphrodisiac</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Capable of blunting the venereal appetite.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def> Anything that quells the venereal appetite.</def></def2>

<h1>Antaphroditic</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>Ant`aph*ro*dit"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. <?/ Aphrodite: cf. F. <ets>antaphroditique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Antaphrodisiac.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Antisyphilitic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Antaphroditic</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>Ant`aph*ro*dit"ic</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An antaphroditic medicine.</def>

<h1>Antapoplectic</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>Ant`ap*o*plec"tic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>apoplectic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against apoplexy.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def> A medicine used against apoplexy.</def></def2>

<h1>Antarchism</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>Ant*ar"chism</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. <?/ government.]</ety> <def>Opposition to government in general.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Antarchist</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>Ant*ar"chist</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who opposes all government.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Antarchistic, Antarchistical</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw><hw>Ant`ar*chis"tic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Ant`ar*chis"tic*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Opposed to all human government.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Antarctic</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>Ant*arc"tic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>antartik</ets>, OF. <ets>antartique</ets>, F. <ets>antarctique</ets>, L. <ets>antarcticus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ + <?/ bear. See <er>Arctic</er>.]</ety> <def>Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23&deg; 28&min;. Thus we say the <i>antarctic</i> pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.</def>

<h1>Antares</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An*ta"res</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ similar to + <?/ Mars. It was thought to resemble Mars in color.]</ety> <def>The principal star in Scorpio: -- called also the <altname>Scorpion's Heart</altname>.</def>

<h1>Antarthritic</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>Ant`ar*thrit"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>arthritic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> Counteracting or alleviating gout.</def> -- <tt>n.</tt> <def>A remedy against gout.</def>

<h1>Antasthmatic</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>Ant`asth*mat"ic</hw> <tt>(? or ?; see <er>Asthma</er>; 277)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>asthmatic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Opposing, or fitted to relieve, asthma.</def> -- <tt>n.</tt> <def>A remedy for asthma.</def>

<h1>Ant-bear</h1> <Xpage=62>

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