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• HUSBAND, n. One who, having dined, is charged with the care of the plate.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• ACCORD, n. Harmony. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• IMPUNITY, n. Wealth. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• TRUCE, n. Friendship. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• SYLLOGISM, n. A logical formula consisting of a major and a minor assumption and an inconsequent.
  (See LOGIC.) -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• Birth, n.: The first and direst of all disasters. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• CALUMNUS, n. A graduate of the School for Scandal. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• COMPULSION, n. The eloquence of power. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• Congratulation, n. The civility of envy. -- Ambrose Bierce "The Devil's Dictionary