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alexander

N ชื่อ เหล้าช นิดหนึ่ง  chue-lao-cha-nid-nueng

 

alexandria

N ชื่อ เมือง ท่า ใน อิยิปต์  chue-maueng-ta-nai-i-yip

 

alexandrian

A ชาวเมือง  Alexandria

 

alexandrine

N โคลงกลอน ที่ มี  6 พยางค์  kho-klon-ti-mee 6 pha-yang

 

alexia

N การ สูญเสีย ความสามารถ ใน การ อ่าน  word blindness kan-sun-sia-khwam-sa-mad-nai-kan-an

 

alexipharmic

N ยา แก้ พิษ  yar-kae-pid

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALEXANDERS

n.The name of a plant of the genus Smyrnium.

 

ALEXANDERS FOOT

n.The name of a plant.

 

ALEXANDRIAN

n.Pertaining to Alexandria. There are many cities of this name, in various parts of the earth. The term is often applied an attribute, or used as a noun, for one who professed or taught the sciences in the school of Alexandria in Egypt; a place highly celebrated for its literature and magnificence, and whose library, it is said, consisted of 7 , volumes. The Persians and Turks write for Alexander, Scander, or Sconder; and for Alexandria, Scanderona; hence Scanderoon, a sea port in Syria.

 

ALEXANDRINE, ALEXANDRIAN

n.A kind of verse, consisting of twelve syllables, or of twelve and thirteen alternately; so called from a poem written in French on the life of Alexander. This species of verse is peculiar to modern poetry, but well adapted to epic poems. The Alexandrine in English consists of twelve syllables, and is less used than this kind of verse is among the French, whose tragedies are generally composed of Alexandrines.

 

ALEXIPHARMIC

a.[Gr. to expel, and poison. ] Expelling poison; antidotal; sudorific; that has the quality of expelling poison or infection by sweat.

 

ALEXIPHARMIC

n.A medicine that is intended to obviate the effects of poison; an antidote to poison or infection. By the Greeks, the word was used for an amulet.

 

ALEXITERIC, ALEXITERIAL

a.[Gr. to expel, and poison. ] Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom.

 

ALEXITERIC, ALEXITERICAL

n.A medicine to resist the effects of poison, or the bite of venomous animals; nearly synonymous with alexipharmic. Used also by the Greeks for an amulet.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALEXANDERS; ALISANDERS

Al `ex *an "ders, Al `i *san "ders, n. Etym: [OE. alisaundre, OF. alissandere, fr. Alexander or Alexandria. ] (Bot )

 

Defn: A name given to two species of the genus Smyrnium, formerly cultivated and used as celery now is; -- called also horse parsely.

 

ALEXANDRIAN

ALEXANDRIAN Al `ex *an "dri *an, a.

 

1. Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt; as, the Alexandrian library.

 

2. Applied to a kind of heroic verse. See Alexandrine, n.

 

ALEXANDRINE

ALEXANDRINE Al `ex *an "drine, a.

 

Defn: Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian. Bancroft.

 

ALEXANDRINE

Al `ex *an "drine, n. Etym: [F. alexandrin. ]

 

Defn: A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables. The needless Alexandrine ends the song, That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. Pope.

 

ALEXIA

ALEXIA A *lex "i *a, n. [NL. ; a- not + Gr. speech, fr. to speak, confused with L. legere to read. ] (Med. ) (a ) As used by some, inability to read aloud, due to brain disease. (b ) More commonly, inability, due to brain disease, to understand written or printed symbols although they can be seen, as in case of word blindness.

 

ALEXIPHARMAC; ALEXIPHARMACAL

A *lex `i *phar "mac, A *lex `i *phar "ma *cal, a. & n. Etym: [See Alexipharmic. ]

 

Defn: Alexipharmic. [Obs. ]

 

ALEXIPHARMIC

ALEXIPHARMIC A *lex `i *phar "mic, n. (Med. )

 

Defn: An antidote against poison or infection; a counterpoison.

 

ALEXIPHARMIC; ALEXIPHARMICAL

A *lex `i *phar "mic, A *lex `i *phar "mic *al, a. Etym: [Gr. alexipharmaque.](Med. )

 

Defn: Expelling or counteracting poison; antidotal.

 

ALEXIPYRETIC

A *lex `i *py *ret "ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Med. )

 

Defn: Serving to drive off fever; antifebrile. -- n.

 

Defn: A febrifuge.

 

ALEXITERIC

A *lex `i *ter "ic, n. Etym: [Gr. alexitère, LL. alexiterium.] (Med. )

 

Defn: A preservative against contagious and infectious diseases, and the effects of poison in general. Brande & C.

 

ALEXITERIC; ALEXITERICAL

A *lex `i *ter "ic, A *lex `i *ter "ic *al, a. Etym: [Gr. alexitère.] (med. )

 

Defn: Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom; alexipharmic.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Alexander

Al ex an der 1 |ˌaligˈzandər ˌæləɡˈzændər | (356 –323 bc ), king of Macedon 336 –323; son of Philip II; known as Alexander the Great. He conquered Persia, Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, Bactria, and the Punjab; he founded the city of Alexandria in Egypt.

 

Alexander

Al ex an der 2 |ˌæləɡˈzændər ˌaligˈzandər | three kings of Scotland. Alexander I ( c. 1077 –1124 ), son of Malcolm III; reigned 1107 –24. Alexander II (1198 –1249 ), son of William I of Scotland; reigned 1214 –49. Alexander III (1241 –86 ), son of Alexander II; reigned 1249 –86. He annexed the Hebrides and the Isle of Man in 1266.

 

Alexander

Al ex an der 3 |ˌæləɡˈzændər ˌaligˈzandər | three tsars of Russia. Alexander I (1777 –1825 ), reigned 1801 –25. During his reign, Napoleon unsuccessfully invaded Russia 1812. Alexander II (1818 –81 ), son of Nicholas I; reigned 1855 –81; known as Alexander the Liberator. His reforms included limited emancipation of the serfs. Alexander III (1845 –94 ), son of Alexander II; reigned 1881 –94.

 

Alexander, Grover Cleveland

Al ex an der, Grover Cleveland |ˌaligˈzandər ˌæləgˈzændər | (1887 –1950 ), US baseball player; known as Pete. A pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1911 –17, the Chicago Cubs 1917 –26, and the St. Louis Cardinals 1926 –30, he retired with 373 career wins and 90 shutouts. Baseball Hall of Fame (1938 ).

 

Alexander, Harold

Al ex an der, Harold |ˌæləɡˈzændər ˌaligˈzandər |, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891 –1969 ), British field marshal and statesman; full name Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander.

 

Alexander Archipelago

Al ex an der Ar chi pel a go a group of more than 1,000 US islands off the coast of southeastern Alaska.

 

Alexander Nevsky, St.

Al ex an der Nev sky, St. |ˈnefskē ˌseɪnt ˌæləɡˌzændər ˈnɛfski |(also Nevski ) ( c. 1220 –63 ), prince of Novgorod 1236 -63; born Aleksandr Yaroslavich. He defeated the Swedes on the banks of the Neva River in 1240. Feast day, August 30 or November 23.

 

alexanders

alex |an ¦ders |alɪgˈzɑːndəz | plural noun [ treated as sing. ] a European plant of the parsley family with yellowish flowers, formerly eaten as a salad vegetable. Smyrnium olusatrum, family Umbelliferae. ORIGIN Old English alexandre, from medieval Latin alexandrum.

 

Alexander technique

Al ex an der tech nique |ˌæləɡˈzændər tɛkˈnik | a system of body awareness designed to promote well-being by ensuring minimum effort in maintaining postures and carrying out movements. ORIGIN 1930s: named after Frederick Matthias Alexander (1869 –1955 ), Australian-born actor and physical therapist who developed it.

 

Alexandretta

Al ex an dret ta |ˌaligzanˈdretə ˌæləɡˌzænˈdrɛdə | former name for Iskenderun.

 

Alexandria

Al ex an dri a |ˌaligˈzandrēə ˌæləɡˈzændriə | 1 the chief port of Egypt; pop. 4,084,700 (est. 2006 ). Founded in 332 bc by Alexander the Great, it was a major center of Hellenistic culture, renowned for its library and for the Pharos lighthouse. 2 an industrial city in central Louisiana, on the Red River; pop. 48,639 (est. 2008 ). 3 a city in northern Virginia, on the Potomac River, across from Washington, DC; pop. 143,885 (est. 2008 ).

 

Alexandrian

Al ex an dri an |ˌaligˈzandrēən ˌæləɡˈzændriən | adjective of or relating to Alexandria in Egypt. belonging to or akin to the schools of literature and philosophy of ancient Alexandria. (of a writer ) derivative or imitative rather than creative; fond of recondite learning.

 

alexandrine

al ex an drine |ˌaligˈzandrin, -ˌdrēn ˌæləɡˈzændrən ˌæləɡˈzænˌdraɪn |Prosody adjective (of a line of verse ) having six iambic feet. noun (usu. alexandrines ) an alexandrine line. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French alexandrin, from Alexandre (see Alexander 1 ), the subject of an Old French poem in this meter.

 

alexandrite

al ex an drite |ˌaligˈzanˌdrīt ˌæləɡˈzændraɪt | noun a gem variety of chrysoberyl that appears green in daylight and red in artificial light. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the name of Tsar Alexander II of Russia (see Alexander 3 ) + -ite 1 .

 

Alexandropol

Al ex an dro pol variant spelling of Aleksandropol.

 

alexia

a lex i a |əˈleksēə əˈlɛksiə | noun the inability to see words or to read, caused by a defect of the brain. Also called word blindness. Compare with dyslexia. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from a- 1 without + Greek lexis speech, from legein speak, which was confused with Latin legere read.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Alexander

Alexander 1 |ˌalɪgˈzɑːndə | (356 –323 bc ), king of Macedon 336 –323, son of Philip II; known as Alexander the Great. He conquered Persia, Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, Bactria, and the Punjab; in Egypt he founded the city of Alexandria.

 

Alexander

Alexander 2 |ˌalɪgˈzɑːndə | the name of three kings of Scotland: Alexander I ( c. 1077 –1124 ), son of Malcolm III, reigned 1107 –24. Alexander II (1198 –1249 ), son of William I of Scotland, reigned 1214 –49. Alexander III (1241 –86 ), son of Alexander II, reigned 1249 –86.

 

Alexander

Alexander 3 |ˌalɪgˈzɑːndə | the name of three tsars of Russia: Alexander I (1777 –1825 ), reigned 1801 –25. Alexander II (1818 –81 ), son of Nicholas I, reigned 1855 –81; known as Alexander the Liberator. His reforms included limited emancipation of the serfs. Alexander III (1845 –94 ), son of Alexander II, reigned 1881 –94. He reversed many of his father's reforms, resulting in a dangerous situation in Russia.

 

Alexander, Grover Cleveland

Al ex an der, Grover Cleveland |ˌaligˈzandər ˌæləgˈzændər | (1887 –1950 ), US baseball player; known as Pete. A pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1911 –17, the Chicago Cubs 1917 –26, and the St. Louis Cardinals 1926 –30, he retired with 373 career wins and 90 shutouts. Baseball Hall of Fame (1938 ).

 

Alexander, Harold

Alex |an ¦der |ˌalɪgˈzɑːndə |, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891 –1969 ), British Field Marshal and Conservative statesman, holding commands during the Second World War; full name Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander.

 

Alexander Archipelago

Alex |an ¦der Archipelago a group of about 1,100 islands off the coast of SE Alaska.

 

Alexander Nevsky

Alexander Nevsky |ˈnjɛfski |(also Nevski ) ( c. 1220 –63 ), prince of Novgorod 1236 –63; canonized as St Alexander Nevsky. He defeated the Swedes on the banks of the River Neva in 1240. Feast day, 30 August or 23 November.

 

alexanders

alex |an ¦ders |alɪgˈzɑːndəz | plural noun [ treated as sing. ] a European plant of the parsley family with yellowish flowers, formerly eaten as a salad vegetable. Smyrnium olusatrum, family Umbelliferae. ORIGIN Old English alexandre, from medieval Latin alexandrum.

 

Alexander technique

Alex |an ¦der tech |nique |alɪgˈzɑːndə | noun a system designed to promote well-being by retraining one's awareness and habits of posture to ensure minimum effort and strain. ORIGIN 1930s: named after Frederick Matthias Alexander (1869 –1955 ), the Australian-born actor and elocutionist who developed it.

 

Alexandretta

Alexandretta |ˌalɪgzɑːnˈdrɛtə | former name for Iskenderun.

 

Alexandria

Alexandria |ˌalɪgˈzɑːndrɪə | the chief port of Egypt; pop. 4,084,700 (est. 2006 ). Alexandria was a major centre of Hellenistic culture and was renowned for its extensive library (burned down in the late 3rd century bc ).

 

Alexandrian

Alex |an ¦drian |ˌalɪgˈzɑːndrɪən | adjective relating to Alexandria in Egypt. belonging to the schools of literature and philosophy of ancient Alexandria. (of a writer ) derivative or imitative of previous writers and fond of obscure learning.

 

alexandrine

alexandrine |ˌalɪgˈzɑːndrɪn, -ʌɪn |Prosody adjective (of a line of verse ) having six iambic feet. noun (usu. alexandrines ) an alexandrine line. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French alexandrin, from Alexandre (see Alexander 1 ), the subject of an Old French poem in this metre.

 

alexandrite

alexandrite |ˌalɪgˈzɑːndrʌɪt | noun [ mass noun ] a gem variety of chrysoberyl which appears green in daylight and red in artificial light. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the name of Tsar Alexander II of Russia (see Alexander 3 ) + -ite 1 .

 

Alexandropol

Alex |an ¦dro |pol |ˌalɪkˈzɑːndrəpɒl | variant spelling of Aleksandropol.

 

alexia

alexia |əˈlɛksɪə, eɪ -| noun [ mass noun ] Medicine inability to recognize or read written words or letters, typically as a result of brain damage. Compare with dyslexia. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from a- 1 without + Greek lexis speech , from legein speak , which was confused with Latin legere read .

 

Duden Dictionary

Alex

Alex Eigenname |A lex |männlicher Vorname

 

Alexa

Ale xa Eigenname |Al e xa |weiblicher Vorname

 

Alexander

Ale x an der , Ale xan der Eigenname |Alex a nder |männlicher Vorname

 

Alexander Lucas

Ale x an der Lu cas , Ale xan der Lu cas Substantiv, feminin , die |Alex a nder L u cas |die Alexander Lucas; Genitiv: der Alexander Lucas, Alexander Lucas eine Birnensorte

 

Alexandra

Ale x an d ra , Ale xan dra Eigenname |Alex a ndra |weiblicher Vorname

 

Alexandria

Ale x an d ria , Ale xan dria Eigenname Alexandrien |Alex a ndria |ägyptische Stadt

 

Alexandrien

Ale x an d ri en , Ale xan dri en Eigenname Alexandria |Alex a ndrien |ägyptische Stadt

 

Alexandriner

Ale x an d ri ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |Alexandr i ner |der Alexandriner; Genitiv: des Alexandriners, Plural: die Alexandriner Einwohnerbezeichnung

 

Alexandriner

Ale x an d ri ner , Ale xan dri ner Substantiv, maskulin Verslehre , der |Alexandr i ner |der Alexandriner; Genitiv: des Alexandriners, Plural: die Alexandriner nach französisch vers alexandrin = Vers des Alexanderromans (von 1180 )sechshebiger Reimvers mit 12 oder 13 Silben

 

Alexandriner

Ale x an d ri ner , Ale xan dri ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |Alexandr i ner |der Alexandriner; Genitiv: des Alexandriners, Plural: die Alexandriner 1 Gelehrter, besonders Philosoph in Alexandria zur Zeit des Hellenismus 2 Anhänger einer philosophischen Strömung in der Renaissance (Alexandrismus ), die sich mit der Aristotelesinterpretation befasste

 

Alexandrinerin

Ale x an d ri ne rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Alexandr i nerin |die Alexandrinerin; Genitiv: der Alexandrinerin, Plural: die Alexandrinerinnen weibliche Form zu Alexandriner

 

alexandrinisch

ale x an d ri nisch, ale xan dri nisch Adjektiv |alexandr i nisch |Alexandria, Alexandrien betreffend

 

Alexandrit

Ale x an d rit , Ale xan drit Substantiv, maskulin , der |Alexandr i t auch …ˈdrɪt |der Alexandrit; Genitiv: des Alexandrits, Plural: die Alexandrite nach dem russischen Zaren Alexander II. (1818 –1881 )seltener, sehr harter Edelstein von tiefgrüner bis roter Farbe

 

Alexianer

Ale xi a ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |Alexi a ner |griechisch Angehöriger einer Laienbruderschaft

 

Alexianerin

Ale xi a ne rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Alexi a nerin |

 

Alexie

Ale xie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Alex ie |zu griechisch a- = nicht, un- und léxis = das Sprechen, Wort Unfähigkeit, Geschriebenes zu lesen bzw. Gelesenes trotz intakten Sehvermögens zu verstehen

 

Alexin

Ale xin Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Alex i n |das Alexin; Genitiv: des Alexins, Plural: die Alexine meist im Plural griechisch-neulateinisch natürlicher, im Blutserum gebildeter Schutzstoff gegen Bakterien

 

French Dictionary

alexandrin

alexandrin n. m. nom masculin Vers de douze syllabes. : Ce poème est en alexandrins.

 

alexandrin

alexandrin , ine adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin D ’Alexandrie. : La poésie alexandrine. Un Alexandrin, une Alexandrine. Note Typographique L ’adjectif s ’écrit avec une minuscule; le nom, avec une majuscule.

 

Spanish Dictionary

alexia

alexia nombre femenino Pérdida de la capacidad de la lectura debida a un trastorno neurológico .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Alex

Al ex /ǽlɪks, -eks /名詞 アレックス 〘a 男の名; Alexanderの愛称.b 女の名; Alexandraの愛称 〙.

 

Alexander

Al ex an der /æ̀lɪɡzǽndə r |-zɑ́ːn -/名詞 アレグザンダー 〘男の名; 愛称 Alec (k ), Alex, Sandy .~̀ the Gr at アレクサンドロス [アレキサンダー ]大王 〘356 --323 b.c.; Macedoniaの王 〙.

 

Alexandra

Al ex an dra /æ̀lɪɡzǽndrə |-zɑ́ːn -/名詞 アレグザンドラ 〘女の名; Alexanderの女性形; 愛称 Sandra, Sandy, Alec (k ), Alex .

 

Alexandria

Al ex an dri a /æ̀lɪɡzǽndriə |-zɑ́ːn -/名詞 アレキサンドリア 〘エジプトの商港; アレクサンドロス大王が建設 〙.

 

alexandrite

al ex an drite /æ̀lɪɡzǽndraɪt |-zɑ́ːn -/名詞 U C 〘鉱 〙アレキサンドライト 〘6月の誕生石; birthstone .