AQUEDNECK
\akwˈɛdnɛk], \akwˈɛdnɛk], \a_k_w_ˈɛ_d_n_ɛ_k]\
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A settlement on Narragansett Bay, made in 1637, by a party of Antinomians under the leadership of William Coddington. It was made in anticipation of banishment from Massachusetts for upholding Mrs. Hutchinson, the leader of the Antinomians.
By John Franklin Jameson
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.