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Free love. Free union. Polygamy. Sologamy. v. t. e. A cuckquean is the wife of an adulterous husband (or partner for unmarried companions), and the gender-opposite of a cuckold. [ 1] In evolutionary biology, the term is also applied to females who are investing parental effort in offspring that are not genetically their own.
This list contains Germanic elements of the English language which have a close corresponding Latinate form. The correspondence is semantic—in most cases these words are not cognates, but in some cases they are doublets, i.e., ultimately derived from the same root, generally Proto-Indo-European, as in cow and beef, both ultimately from PIE ...
Synonym (taxonomy) The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. [ 1] For example, Linnaeus was the first to give a scientific name (under the currently used system of ...
Fulano/a (from Arabic fulán) is the default placeholder name for a human (the female version Fulana should be used carefully as it is also slang for "prostitute", but the diminutive form Fulanita is safe). Fulano de Tal is the equivalent of John Doe. Fulano is cognate with the Biblical Hebrew term ploni (see above).
Slut. Slut (archaic: slattern) is an English-language term for a person, usually a woman, who is sexually promiscuous or considered to have loose sexual morals. [ 1][ 2] It is predominately used as an insult, sexual slur or offensive term of disparagement. [ 2][ 3] It originally meant "a dirty, slovenly woman", [ 2] and is rarely used to refer ...
Generally, words coming from French often retain a higher register than words of Old English origin, and they are considered by some to be more posh, elaborate, sophisticated, or pretentious. However, there are exceptions: weep, groom and stone (from Old English) occupy a slightly higher register than cry, brush and rock (from French).
B. Bandana. from Sanskrit बन्धन bandhana, "a bond". Banyan. from Hindi baniyaa ultimately from Sanskrit वणिज् vaṇij, which means "a merchant". [ 9] Basmati. Type of long grain rice, highly valued for its smell and texture. Through Hindi बासमती ultimately from Sanskrit वास vāsa.
Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. The triple bar or tribar, ≡, is a symbol with multiple, context-dependent meanings indicating equivalence of two different things. Its main uses are in mathematics and logic. It has the appearance of an equals sign = with a third line.