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F , F, f [Called ‘eff’]. The 6th LETTER of the Roman ALPHABET as used for English. It originated in the Phoenician symbol waw, a vertical line forking at… sainfoin , sainfoin herb Onobrychis viciaefolia; also lucerne, Medicago sativa. XVII. Early forms saintfoin, St. Foine — F. †saintfoin (mod. sainfoin) orig. luc… cottier , cottier •astrantia • Bastia •Dei gratia, hamartia •poinsettia •in absentia, Parmentier •Izvestia •meteor, wheatear •Whittier • cottier • Ostia •conso… lact- , lact- stem of L. lac, lact- milk (cf. Gr. gála, galakt-; see GALAXY) in derivs.: lactation XVII(f. L. lactāre), lacteal XVII (f. L. lacteus), lacteou… Uniform , u·ni·form / ˈyoōnəˌfôrm/ • adj. 1. not changing in form or character; remaining the same in all cases and at all times: blocks of stone of uniform s… Autarchy , autarchy absolute sovereignty. XVII. — Gr. autarkhíā, f. aútarkhos, f. autós AUTO- + árkhein rule; see -Y2.
autarky self-sufficiency. XVII. — Gr. aut…
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