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Spleen (?), n. [L. splen, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; the milt or spleen, affection of the spleen; cf. L. lien, plihan, pl&ī;han.] 1. (Anat.) A peculiar glandlike but ductless organ found near the stomach or intestine of most vertebrates and connected with the vascular system; the milt. Its exact function in not known.
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2. Anger; latent spite; ill humor; malice; as, to vent one's spleen.
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In noble minds some dregs remain,
Not yet purged off, of spleen and sour disdain. Pope.
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3. A fit of anger; choler. Shak.
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4. A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim. [Obs. or R.]
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A thousand spleens bear her a thousand ways. Shak.
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5. Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.
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Bodies changed to various forms by spleen. Pope.
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There is a luxury in self-dispraise:
And inward self-disparagement affords
To meditative spleen a grateful feast. Wordsworth.
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6. A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment. [Obs.]
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Thy silly thought enforces my spleen. Shak.
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Spleen, v. t. To dislke. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket.
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