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A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.
Synonym. A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [ 2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous. The standard test for synonymy is substitution: one ...
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 ...
M. Word. British English meanings. Meanings common to British and American English. American English meanings. mac. raincoat (short form of Mackintosh ) ( Mac) brand of Apple Inc. computers (short form of Macintosh) ( MAC, followed or not by "address") unique 6-character hexadecimal serial number assigned to a data transmission device such as a ...
The bill’s core concept is creating a “duty of care” for internet companies, meaning they can be legally liable if they recommend content to kids that can harm their mental health.
Life in Kowloon Walled City has often inspired the dystopian identity in modern media works. [1]A dystopia (from Ancient Greek δυσ (dus) 'bad' and τόπος (tópos) 'place'), also called a cacotopia [2] or anti-utopia, is a community or society that is extremely bad or frightening.
Maitrī ( Sanskrit; Pali: mettā) means benevolence, [1] loving-kindness, [2] [3] friendliness, [3] [4] amity, [4] good will, [5] and active interest in others. [4] It is the first of the four sublime states ( Brahmaviharas) and one of the ten pāramīs of the Theravāda school of Buddhism . The cultivation of benevolence ( mettā bhāvanā) is ...
As the O.G. of all of The Real Housewives franchises, The Real Housewives of Orange County set the standard for every edition of the Bravo series that followed.And boy, did it ever: the California ...