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antelope - Etymology dictionary

14.01.2021 — (n.) early 15c., from O.Fr. antelop, from M.L. ant(h)alopus (11c.), from Gk. antholops (attested in Eusebius of Antioch, c.336 C.E.), a fabulous animal haunting the ...

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cuckold - Etymology dictionary

05.10.2020 — {11}}cuckold (n.) mid 13c., kukewald, from O.Fr. cucuault, from cocu (see CUCKOO (Cf. cuckoo)) + pejorative suffix ault, of Germanic origin. So called from the ...

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DMPS - Medical dictionary

27.09.2020 — Look at other dictionaries: DMPS — may be an acronym for: 2,3 Dimercapto 1 propanesulfonic acid (DMPS), a chelating agent. The Des Moines Public Schools, ...

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International Society for Krishna …

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement or Hare Krishnas, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious organisation. ISKCON was founded in 1966 in New York City by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Its core beliefs are based on Hindu scriptures, particularly the Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavata Purana, and the Gaudiya …

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知其不可而为之 - Chinese idioms dictionary

07.06.2020 — 知其不可而为之, 知其不可而為之) zhī qí bù kě ér wéi zhī 【典故】 明知做不到却偏要去做。 表示意志坚决。 有时也表示倔强固执。 【出处】 《论语·宪问》： “子路 ...

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aborigine - Etymology dictionary

21.10.2020 — (n.) 1858, mistaken singular of aborigines (1540s; the correct singular is aboriginal), from L. Aborigines the first ancestors of the Romans; the first inhabitants ...

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cucumber - Etymology dictionary

15.03.2021 — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. cocombre (13c., Mod.Fr. concombre), from L. cucumerem (nom. cucumis), perhaps from a pre Italic Mediterranean language. The Latin ...

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Çfarë keni? | What s the matter? [formal/to multiple people]

What s the matter? [formal/to multiple people]...

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cent - Etymology dictionary

23.02.2021 — late 14c., from L. centum hundred (see HUNDRED (Cf. hundred)). M.E. meaning was one hundred, but shifted 17c. to hundredth part under influence of percent.

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flufftail crake - Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

25.05.2020 — pūkauodegės švygždos statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Sarothrura angl. flufftail crake rus. пушистый погоныш, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas ...

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амфитропен - Macedonian dictionary

31.03.2021 — (грч amphi, tropos обрт) што се свртува на двете страни.

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elasmosaurus - Etymology dictionary

25.02.2021 — (n.) giant sea reptile from the Mezozoic, 1879, from Modern Latin (coined 1868 by E.D. Cope), from Gk. elasmos metal plate (from elan to strike; see ELASTIC ...

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fresco - Etymology dictionary

01.03.2021 — 1590s, in fresco, lit. in fresh, with a sense of painted on fresh mortar or plaster, from It. fresco cool, fresh, from P.Gmc. *friskaz (see FRESH (Cf. fresh) (1))

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Medical thermometer - Wikipedia

A medical thermometer (also called clinical thermometer) is used for measuring human or animal body temperature.The tip of the thermometer is inserted into the mouth under the tongue (oral or sub-lingual temperature), under the armpit (axillary temperature), into the rectum via the anus (rectal temperature), into the ear (tympanic temperature), or on the forehead (temporal temperature