Webster 1913 directory

Historical records beginning with U

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5 released Webster 1913 records begin with U.

Source-first Reviewed Oct 2026

Understand

[OE. understanden, AS. understandan, literally, to stand under; cf. AS. forstandan to understand, G. verstehen. The development of sense is not clear. See Under, and Stand.]

Webster 1913 exact record noun

Union

[F., from L. unio oneness, union, a single large pearl, a kind of onion, fr. unus one. See One, and cf. Onion, Unit.]

Webster 1913 exact record noun

Unit

[Abbrev. from unity.]

Webster 1913 exact record adjective

Unique

[F. unique; cf. It. unico; from L. unicus, from unus one. See One.]

Webster 1913 exact record adjective

Ultimate

[LL. ultimatus last, extreme, fr. L. ultimare to come to an end, fr. ultimus the farthest, last, superl. from the same source as ulterior. See Ulterior, and cf. Ultimatum.]

Webster 1913 exact record

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