$2$dkb107:[ehis.appl.tjdmmlr.old.songs]dictionary.txt; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- hy·per·bo·le (h-pûrb-l) n. A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton. [Latin hyperbol, from Greek huperbol, excess, from huperballein, to exceed: huper, beyond; see hyper- + ballein, to throw; see gwel- in Indo-European Roots.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- capitation In U.S. Health services, capitation refers to a fixed per capita amount that is paid to a hospital, clinic or doctor for each person served. (12 Dec 1998) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- quod erat demonstrandum (Latin) = And thus it is shown ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- pol·y·mor·phism (pl-môrfzm) n. Biology. The occurrence of different forms, stages, or types in individual organisms or in organisms of the same species, independent of sexual variations. Chemistry. Crystallization of a compound in at least two distinct forms. In this sense, also called pleomorphism ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ni·hil·ism (n-lzm, n-) n. Philosophy. 1. An extreme form of skepticism that denies all existence. 2. A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated. 3. Rejection of all distinctions in moral or religious value and a willingness to repudiate all previous theories of morality or religious belief. 4. The belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is necessary for future improvement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiesce \Qui*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quiesced; p. pr. & vb. n. Quiescing.] [L. quiescere, akin to quies rest, quiet. See Quiet, a. & n.] To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound. --M. Stuart. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. Quiesce v : become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" [syn: hush, quiet, quieten, quiet down, pipe down] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Sic" is Latin for "intentionally so written," and usually applies only when following quotes one knows to be all wrong ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- an·ec·dote (nk-dt) n. A short account of an interesting or humorous incident. pl. an·ec·dotes or an·ec·do·ta (-dt). Secret or hitherto undivulged particulars of history or biography. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- non se·qui·tur (nn skw-tr, -tr) n. 1.An inference or conclusion that does not follow from the premises or evidence. 2.A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIME Short for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, a specification for formatting non-ASCII messages so that they can be sent over the Internet. Many e-mail clients now support MIME, which enables them to send and receive graphics, audio, and video files via the Internet mail system. In addition, MIME supports messages in character sets other than ASCII. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad hom·i·nem (d hm-nm, -nm) adj. Appealing to personal considerations rather than to logic or reason: Debaters should avoid ad hominem arguments that question their opponents' motives. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------