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9 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: More \More\, n. 1. A greater quantity, amount, or number; that which exceeds or surpasses in any way what it is compared with And the children of Israel did so and gathered, some more some less --Ex. xvi. 17. 2. That which is in addition; something other and further; an additional or greater amount. They that would have more and more can never have enough. --L'Estrange. O! That pang where more than madness lies. --Byron. {Any more}. a Anything or something additional or further; as I do not need any more b Adverbially: Further; beyond a certain time; as do not think any more about it {No more}, not anything more nothing in addition. {The more and less}, the high and low [Obs.] --Shak. ``All cried, both less and more.'' --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: More \More\, n. [AS. m[=o]r. See {Moor} a waste.] A hill. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: More \More\, n. [AS. more moru; akin to G. m["o]hre carrot, OHG. moraha, morha.] A root. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: More \More\, a., compar. [Positive wanting; superl. {Most}.] [OE. more mare, and (orig. neut. and adv.) mo ma AS m[=a]ra, and (as neut. and adv.) m[=a]; akin to D. meer, OS m[=e]r, G. mehr, OHG. m[=e]ro, m[=e]r, Icel. meiri, meirr Dan. meere, meer, Sw mera, mer, Goth. maiza, a., mais, adv., and perh. to L. major greater, compar. of magnus great, and magis, adv., more [root]103. Cf {Most}, {uch}, {Major}.] 1. Greater; superior; increased; as: a Greater in quality, amount, degree, quality, and the like with the singular. He gat more money. --Chaucer. If we procure not to ourselves more woe. --Milton. Note: More in this sense was formerly used in connection with some other qualifying word -- a, the this their etc., -- which now requires the substitution of greater, further, or the like for more Whilst sisters nine which dwell on Parnasse height, Do make them music for their more delight. --Spenser. The more part knew not wherefore they were come together. --Acts xix. 32. Wrong not that wrong with a more contempt. --Shak. b Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; -- with the plural. The people of the children of Israel are more and mighter than we --Ex. i. 9. 2. Additional; other as he wept because there were no more words to conquer. With open arms received one poet more --Pope. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: More \More\, v. t. To make more to increase. [Obs.] --Gower. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: More \More\, adv 1. In a greater quantity; in or to a greater extent or degree. a With a verb or participle. Admiring more The riches of Heaven's pavement. --Milton. b With an adjective or adverb (instead of the suffix -er) to form the comparative degree; as more durable; more active; more sweetly. Happy here and more happy hereafter. --Bacon. Note: Double comparatives were common among writers of the Elizabeth period, and for some time later as more brighter; more dearer. The duke of Milan And his more braver daughter. --Shak. 2. In addition; further; besides; again Yet once more Oye laurels, and once more Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere, I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude. --Milton. {More and more}, with continual increase. ``Amon trespassed more and more.'' --2 Chron. xxxiii 23. {The more}, to a greater degree; by an added quantity; for a reason already specified. {The more -- the more}, by how much more -- by so much more ``The more he praised in himself, the more he seems to suspect that in very deed it was not in him.'' --Milton. {To be no more}, to have ceased to be as Cassius is no more Troy is no more Those oracles which set the world in flames, Nor ceased to burn till kingdoms were no more --Byron. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Much \Much\, a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but supplied by {More}, and {Most}, from another root.] [OE. moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as mochel, muchel, michel, mikel, fr AS micel, mycel cf Gr ?, fem. ?, great, and Icel. mj["o]k, adv., much [root]103. See {Mickle}.] 1. Great in quantity; long in duration; as much rain has fallen; much time. Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in --Deut. xxviii. 38. 2. Many in number. [Archaic] Edom came out against him with much people. --Num. xx 20. 3. High in rank or position. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: more adj 1: (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon" [syn: {more(a)}, {more than}] [ant: {less(a)}] 2: (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number; "a hall with more seats"; "we have no more bananas"; "more than one" [syn: {more(a)}] [ant: {fewer}] 3: existing or coming by way of addition; "an additional problem"; "further information"; "there will be further delays"; "took more time" [syn: {additional}, {further(a)}, {more(a)}] n : a greater or additional quantity or number or degree or amount: "the more I see of you the more I like you" adv 1: used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly" [syn: {to a greater extent}] [ant: {less}] 2: comparative of much to a greater degree or extent; "he works more now"; "they eat more than they should" [ant: {less}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: MORE adj The comparative degree of too much
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