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  2. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

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    Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start and/or end with vowels, abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual combinations of ...

  3. List of Latin phrases (I) - Wikipedia

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    Literal translation by Cicero (in his De Natura Deorum 1.10) of the Greek αὐτὸς ἔφα, an invocation by Pythagoreans when appealing to the pronouncements of the master. ipsissima verba: the very words themselves "Strictly word for word" (cf. verbatim). Often used in Biblical Studies to describe the record of Jesus' teaching found in ...

  4. Linguistic prescription - Wikipedia

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    Linguistic prescription is a part of a language standardization process. [20] The chief aim of linguistic prescription is to specify socially preferred language forms (either generally, as in Standard English, or in style and register) in a way that is easily taught and learned. [21]

  5. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    Formal letter or communication in the Christian tradition from a bishop to his clergy. An ad clerum may be an encouragement in a time of celebration or a technical explanation of new regulations or canons. ad coelum or a caelo usque ad centrum: from the sky to the center: i.e., "from Heaven all the way to the center of the Earth".

  6. Category:Formal languages - Wikipedia

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    C. Categorial grammar; Chomsky hierarchy; Chomsky normal form; Chomsky–Schützenberger enumeration theorem; Chomsky–Schützenberger representation theorem

  7. List of FASB pronouncements - Wikipedia

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    This article is an incomplete list of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) pronouncements, which consist of Statements of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS" or simply "FAS"), Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts, Interpretations, Technical Bulletins, and Staff Positions, which together presented rules and guidelines for preparing, presenting, and reporting financial ...

  8. Wikipedia:Language learning centre/Word list - Wikipedia

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    Drawing up a comprehensive list of words in English is important as a reference when learning a language as it will show the equivalent words you need to learn in the other language to achieve fluency.

  9. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Humanities/March 2006 ...

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    18.8 explanation of cryptic crossword clue. 8 comments. 18.9 Plans for post-war Europe. 6 comments. 18.10 claudia muzio. 1 comment. 18.11 Study on Experts. 4 comments ...