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It is not only important, but, in a degree necessary, that the people of this country, should have an American Dictionary of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England, and it is desirable to perpetuate that sameness, yet some differences must exist. Language is the expression of ideas; and if the people of one country cannot preserve an identity of ideas, they cannot retain an identity of language. |
ACU'MINATE, a. [L. acuminatus, from acumen.]
Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate
leaves, teeth, etc.
To render
sharp or keen.
[R.] "To acuminate even despair."
Cowper. To end in, or come
to, a sharp point.
"Acuminating in a cone of prelacy."
Milton. | ||||||||