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  2. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    A thesaurus or synonym dictionary lists similar or related words; these are often, but not always, synonyms. [15] The word poecilonym is a rare synonym of the word synonym. It is not entered in most major dictionaries and is a curiosity or piece of trivia for being an autological word because of its meta quality as a synonym of synonym.

  3. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Diphthong - Wikipedia

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    These variants do not seem to appear word-finally. The sequence /ɦʊə/ is commonly realised as [ɦʊ̯ə] or, more often, [ɦʊ̯ə̤], with /ɦ/ realised as breathy; The scholar Daan Wissing argues that /əɪ̯/ is not a phonetically correct transcription and that /æɛ̯/ is more accurate.

  5. How frequently are people saying 'please'? Not very often ...

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    Here’s what’s going on with manners, and why psychologists think saying “no thank you” to saying “please” might be the more polite thing to do. People say please fewer than 1 in 10 ...

  6. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    dish of cooked cabbage fried with cooked potatoes and other vegetables. Often made from the remains of the Sunday roast trimmings. budgerigar or (colloquial) budgie a small Australian parrot (US: not distinguished from other parakeets) buggered (vulgar, literally a synonym for 'sodomised') worn out; broken; thwarted, undermined, in a ...

  7. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    Sensual is more often applied to a pleasure or experience or to a person's character; sensuous to someone or something of enticing appearance. Standard: Don Juan is the most sensual character in fiction. Standard: Ascetics believe in avoiding all sensual pleasures. Standard: Marilyn Monroe looks extremely sensuous in this film clip. set and sit.

  8. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    German – Wenn Schweine fliegen können! is identical with the English saying "when pigs fly", although the older proverb Wenn Schweine Flügel hätten, wäre alles möglich ("if pigs had wings, everything would be possible") is in more common use, often modified on the second part to something impossible, like "if pigs had wings, even your ...

  9. 11 Fast-Food Soups, Ranked Best to Worst - AOL

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    2. Chick-fil-A Chicken Noodle Soup. Price: $4.15 cup / $6.35 bowl Chick-fil-A’s chicken noodle soup is leagues better than it has any right to be. There’s so much flavor in this broth, and the ...