01 n. The act of subscribing.
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The act of subscribing.
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That which is subscribed.
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The acceptance of articles, or other tests tending to promote uniformity; esp. (Ch. of Eng.), formal assent to the Thirty-nine Articles and the Book of Common Prayer, required before ordination.(Eccl.)
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Submission; obedience.[Obs.]“You owe me no subscription.” — Shak.
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That part of a prescription which contains the direction to the apothecary.(Pharm.)
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A method of purchasing items produced periodically in a series, as newspapers or magazines, in which a certain number of the items are delivered as produced, without need for ordering each item individually; also, the purchase thus executed.