condition
Cross references:
1. state
1. con.di.tion \k*n-'dish-*n\ n [ME condicion, fr. MF, fr. L condicion-,
condicio terms of ag]reement, condition, fr condicere to agree, fr. com- +
dicere to say, determine - more at DICTION 1a: a premise upon which the
fulfillment of an agreement depends : STI PULATION obs 1b: COVENANT 1c: a
provision making the effect of a legal instrument contingent upon an
uncertain event; also : the event itself 2: something essential to the
appearance or occurrence of something else :: PREREQUISITE : as 2a: an
environmental requirement 2b: the subordinate clause of a conditional
sentence 3a: a restricting or modifying factor : QUALIFICATION 3b: an
unsatisfactory academic grade that may be raised by doing additional work
4a: a state of being 4b: social status : RANK 4c: a state of health 4d:
a state of physical fitness or readiness for use pl 4e: attendant
circumstances obs 5a: temper of mind obs 5b: TRAIT pl, archaic 5c:
MANNERS, WAYS
2. condition \-'dish-(*-)nin\ \-'dish-(*-)n*r\ vb or con.di.tion.ing
archaic : to make stipulations 1: to agree by stipulating 2: to make
conditional 3a: to put into a proper state for work or use 3b:
AIR-CONDITION 4: to give a grade of condition to 5a: to adapt, modify, or
mold to conform to an environing culture 5b: to modify so that an act or
response previously associated with one st imulus becomes associated with
another - con.di.tion.er n