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adj. drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part; -- used especially of muscles.
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adj. especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
Word Usage
"That God, as go-between for Jupiter, was often involved in the most hazardous enterprises, such as abducting Io, who was guarded by Argus of the hundred eyes; Mercury I say, was the God of concord, or eloquence, and of mystery."