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ABELIAN
Etymology
Adjective
abelian (not comparable)
(mathematics) Having a commutative defining operation. [Mid 19th century.]
Anagrams
• LiĂ©bana
Etymology
Adjective
Abelian (not comparable)
(mathematics, group theory, dated) Alternative letter-case form of abelian
Noun
Abelian (plural Abelians)
(Roman Catholicism, historical) A member of a sect in fourth-century Africa mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married but lived in continence after the manner, as they claimed, of Abel.
Synonyms
• (member of a sect): Abelite, Abelonian
Anagrams
• LiĂ©bana
Source: Wiktionary
A*bel"i*an, A"bel*ite, A`bel*o"ni*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: One of a sect in Africa (4th century), mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married, but lived in continence, after the manner, as they pretended, of Abel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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