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Com*mis"sion*ship (?), n. The
office of commissioner. Sir W. Scott.

Com*mis"sive (?), a. Relating
to commission; of the nature of, or involving, commission.
[R.]

Com*mis"su*ral (? or ?), a. Of
or pertaining to a commissure.

Com*mis"sure (? or ?; 134-6), n.
[L. commissura a joining together: cf. F.
commissure. See Commit.] 1. A
joint, seam, or closure; the place where two bodies, or parts of
a body, meet and unite; an interstice, cleft, or
juncture.

2. (Anat. & Zoöl.)
(a) The point of union between two parts, as
the angles of the lips or eyelids, the mandibles of a bird,
etc. (b) A collection of fibers
connecting parts of the brain or spinal marrow; a
chiasma.

3. (Bot.) The line of junction or
cohering face of two carpels, as in the parsnip, caraway,
etc.

Com*mit" (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Committed; p.


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