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citizen (iou) and evi 1 (medicine)


citizen (iou)



citizen noun & adjective. ME.
[Anglo-Norman citesein, -zein alt. (prob. after deinzein DENIZEN noun & adjective) of Old French citeain (mod. citoyen) from Proto-Romance, from Latin civitas CITY.]
A. noun.
An inhabitant of a city or town; esp. one possessing civic rights, as a freeman etc.; a town-dweller. ME.
A member, native or naturalized, of a (usu. specified) State or Commonwealth. LME.
b. spec. As a title or form of address during the French Revolution: supporter of the republican order. obsolete exc. Hist. L18.
An inhabitant, an occupant, (of). LME.
A civilian. rare. E17.
Phrases: citizen of the world a person who is at Home anywhere, a cosmopolitan. Citizens' Advice Bureau a local office giving free advice to enquirers concerning their rights or about available aid. citizen's arrest: by a private citizen without a warrant, allowable in certain cases, as the witnessing of an arrestable offence. citizens' band (designating or pertaining to) a range of Radio frequencies allocated for local communication by individuals. Citizen's Charter a document setting out the rights of citizens, esp. a British government document of 1991 guaranteeing citizens the right of redress where a public service fails to meet certain standards. JOHN Citizen. second class citizen: see SECOND CLASS adjective. senior citizen: see SENIOR adjective.
B. adjective. Like a city- or town-dweller, city-bred. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.
citizeness noun a female citizen L18.
citizenhood noun (a) the state of being a citizen; (b) the body of citizens: L19.
citizenish adjective of the Nature of or relating to citizens E19.
citizenly adjective pertaining to or characteristic of a citizen M19.
citizenry noun a body of citizens, citizens collectively E19.
citizenship noun the position or status of being a citizen E17.

evi 1 (medicine)


evi 1
<oncogene> Putative oncogene from mouse myeloid leukaemias.