These are the meanings of the letters ONIENCTA when you unscramble them.
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Aconite (n.)
The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poisonous.
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Aconite (n.)
An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.
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Ancient (a.)
Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days.
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Ancient (a.)
Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle.
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Ancient (a.)
Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent.
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Ancient (a.)
Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.
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Ancient (a.)
Experienced; versed.
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Ancient (a.)
Former; sometime.
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Ancient (n.)
Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.
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Ancient (n.)
An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.
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Ancient (n.)
A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
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Ancient (n.)
One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
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Ancient (n.)
An ensign or flag.
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Ancient (n.)
The bearer of a flag; an ensign.
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Connate (a.)
Born with another; being of the same birth.
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Connate (a.)
Congenital; existing from birth.
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Connate (a.)
Congenitally united; growing from one base, or united at their bases; united into one body; as, connate leaves or athers. See Illust. of Connate-perfoliate.
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Contain (v. t.)
To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold.
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Contain (v. t.)
To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks.
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Contain (v. t.)
To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
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Contain (v. i.)
To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
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Enation (n.)
Any unusual outgrowth from the surface of a thing, as of a petal; also, the capacity or act of producing such an outgrowth.