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  2. Zainal Abidin Ahmad (writer) - Wikipedia

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    Tan Sri Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad (Jawi: زين العابدين بن أحمد; 16 September 1895 – 23 October 1973) [1] or better known by the moniker Za'aba (alternatively spelled Za'ba, Jawi: زاءبا), was a Malaysian writer and linguist.

  3. Richard Olaf Winstedt - Wikipedia

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    Winstedt was born in Oxford and educated at Magdalen College School and New College, Oxford, from which he received an MA.His brother was Eric Otto Winstedt, a Latinist and gypsiologist.

  4. Pantun - Wikipedia

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    According to Za'aba, the word pantun is thought to evolve from the Malay word sepantun [19] (Jawi: سڤنتون) meaning 'same as'. [20] The word is used to signify a proverbial metaphor or simile, [21] a type of figure of speech commonly found in traditional pantun or proverbs from classical Malay literature. [22]

  5. Proverb - Wikipedia

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    A proverb (from Latin: proverbium) or an adage is a simple, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and are an example of formulaic language.

  6. Knowledge - Wikipedia

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    Knowledge is a form of familiarity, awareness, understanding, or acquaintance.It often involves the possession of information learned through experience [1] and can be understood as a cognitive success or an epistemic contact with reality, like making a discovery. [2]

  7. Computer science - Wikipedia

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    Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. [1] [2] [3] Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to applied disciplines (including the design and implementation of hardware and software).

  8. Indonesian language - Wikipedia

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    The Youth Pledge, a pledge made by Indonesian youth on October 28, 1928, defining the identity of the Indonesian nation.On the last pledge, there was an affirmation of Indonesian language as a unifying language throughout the archipelago.

  9. Metaphysics - Wikipedia

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    Metaphysics is the study of the most general features of reality, including existence, objects and their properties, possibility and necessity, space and time, change, causation, and the relation between matter and mind.