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Traditional English :: influence
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influena.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a (usu. foll. by on, upon) the effect a person or thing has on another. b (usu. foll. by over, with) moral ascendancy or power. c a thing or person exercising such power (is a good influence on them).
2 Astrol. an ethereal fluid supposedly flowing from the stars and affecting character and destiny.
3 Electr. archaic = INDUCTION. --v.tr. exert influence on; have an effect on. under the influence colloq. affected by alcoholic drink. influenceable adj. influencer n. [ME f. OF influence or med.L influentia inflow f. L influere flow in (as IN-(2), fluere flow)] |
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Traditional English :: influent
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influena.html - adj. & n. --adj. --n. a tributary stream. [ME f. L (as INFLUENCE)] |
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Traditional English :: influential
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influena.html - adj. having a great influence or power (influential in the financial world). influentially adv. [med.L influentia INFLUENCE] |
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Traditional English :: influenza
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influena.html - n. a highly contagious virus infection causing fever, severe aching, and catarrh, often occurring in epidemics. influenzal adj. [It. f. med.L influentia INFLUENCE] |
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Traditional English :: influence
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influena.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a (usu. foll. by on, upon) the effect a person or thing has on another. b (usu. foll. by over, with) moral ascendancy or power. c a thing or person exercising such power (is a good influence on them).
2 Astrol. an ethereal fluid supposedly flowing from the stars and affecting character and destiny.
3 Electr. archaic = INDUCTION. --v.tr. exert influence on; have an effect on. under the influence colloq. affected by alcoholic drink. influenceable adj. influencer n. [ME f. OF influence or med.L influentia inflow f. L influere flow in (as IN-(2), fluere flow)] |
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Traditional English :: influent
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influena.html - adj. & n. --adj. --n. a tributary stream. [ME f. L (as INFLUENCE)] |
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