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inbreed(dictionary)

Celarent (iou) and inbreed (iou)


Celarent (iou)



Celarent noun. M16.
[Latin = they might hide, used as a mnemonic of scholastic philosophers, E indicating a universal negative proposition and A a universal affirmative proposition.]
Logic. The second mood of the first syllogistic figure, in which a universal negative major premiss and a universal affirmative minor give a universal negative conclusion.

inbreed (iou)



inbreed verb. . M16.
[from IN-1 + BREED verb. In sense 3, prob. back-form. from INBREEDING.]
verb intrans. Come into being, originate. Only in M16.
verb trans. Breed, engender, or produce internally. L16.
M. Sullivan Stressing positive attributes creates or inbreeds these values, which become the..guiding beliefs of employees.
verb trans. & intrans. Breed from closely-related members of a species, esp. over several generations. Cf. earlier INBREEDING. M20.
b. verb intrans. (Marry and) produce offspring from within a family or small social group, for successive generations. M20.