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ac·ri·mony (ak′ri mō′nē)
noun pl. acrimonies -·nies
Etymology: L acrimonia, sharpness < acer, sharp < IE base *a-: see acid
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Converse of object
- reduce: The Act would promote mediation, which is designed to reduce acrimony between the parties.
Adjective modifier
- considerable: The ensuing controversy, conducted with considerable acrimony in the best traditions of the Oxford history school, did not greatly help his career.
Preposition: between
- party: The Act would promote mediation, which is designed to reduce acrimony between the parties.
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Politics are much discussed, so are banks, so is cotton. Quiet peopleavoid the question of the Presidencythe great constitutional feature of this institution being, that directly theacrimonyof the last election is over, the next one begins.
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