Empty-word
noun
1.
(especially in Chinese grammar) a word or morpheme that has no lexical meaning and that functions as a grammatical link or marker, rather than as a contentive.
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[em-pee-ee-muh, -pahy-] /ˌɛm piˈi mə, -paɪ-/ noun, Pathology. 1. a collection of pus in a body cavity, especially the pleural cavity. /ˌɛmpaɪˈiːmə/ noun (pl) -emata (-ˈiːmətə), -emas 1. a collection of pus in a body cavity, esp in the chest empyema em·py·e·ma (ěm’pī-ē’mə) n. pl. em·py·e·ma·ta (-mə-tə) The presence of pus in a body cavity, […]
- Empurple
[em-pur-puh l] /ɛmˈpɜr pəl/ verb (used with or without object), empurpled, empurpling. 1. to color or become or purplish. 2. to darken or redden; flush.
- Empyemic
[em-pee-ee-muh, -pahy-] /ˌɛm piˈi mə, -paɪ-/ noun, Pathology. 1. a collection of pus in a body cavity, especially the pleural cavity. /ˌɛmpaɪˈiːmə/ noun (pl) -emata (-ˈiːmətə), -emas 1. a collection of pus in a body cavity, esp in the chest empyema em·py·e·ma (ěm’pī-ē’mə) n. pl. em·py·e·ma·ta (-mə-tə) The presence of pus in a body cavity, […]
- Empyesis
empyesis em·py·e·sis (ěm’pī-ē’sĭs) n. pl. em·py·e·ses (-sēz) A pustular eruption.
- Empyreal
[em-pir-ee-uh l, -pahy-ree-, em-puh-ree-uh l, -pahy-] /ɛmˈpɪr i əl, -ˈpaɪ ri-, ˌɛm pəˈri əl, -paɪ-/ adjective 1. pertaining to the highest heaven in the cosmology of the ancients. 2. pertaining to the sky; celestial: empyreal blue. 3. formed of pure fire or light: empyreal radiance. adj. late 15c.; see empyrean.