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DELETERY
Del"e*ter*y, a. Etym: [LL. deleterius: cf. F. délétère.]
Definition: Destructive; poisonous. [Obs.] "Deletery medicines." Hudibras.
Del"e*ter*y, n.
Definition: That which destroys. [Obs.] They [the Scriptures] are the only deletery of heresies. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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