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  2. Exsanguination - Wikipedia

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    Exsanguination is the loss of blood from the circulatory system of a vertebrate, usually leading to death. The word comes from the Latin 'sanguis', meaning blood, [1] and the prefix 'ex-', meaning 'out of'. Exsanguination has long been used as a method of animal slaughter.

  3. Canadian French - Wikipedia

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    Canadian French; Français canadien: Pronunciation [fʁãˈsɛ kanaˈd͡zjɛ̃]: Native to: Canada (primarily Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia, but present throughout the country); smaller numbers in emigrant communities in New England (especially Maine and Vermont), United States

  4. Quebec French lexicon - Wikipedia

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    The word "stationnement" is the French word, but in France they replace many words by the English equivalent when it is shorter. frasil fragile ice glace fragile huard (huart) loon Plongeon Huard: A type of bird typically found in lakes and ponds. In Canada, this bird is found on one dollar coins and is alternatively used to designate one ...

  5. Languages of Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canada's official languages commissioner (the federal government official charged with monitoring the two languages) said in 2009, "[I]n the same way that race is at the core of what it means to be American and at the core of an American experience and class is at the core of British experience, I think that language is at the core of Canadian ...

  6. Dictionnaire étymologique de l'ancien français - Wikipedia

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    The definition is flanked by at least one piece of text evidence illustrating the given meaning, a notable specificity of the DEAF being that it provides reference dating throughout the articles and makes these indications available by the bias of standardised acronymes leading to the correspondent entry in the DEAF bibliography (DEAFBibl, [4 ...

  7. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    a leading airfoil attached to an aircraft forward of the main wing. a slang word for "newspaper". a piece of sugar slightly soused with coffee or cognac (or another strong alcohol). canapé A small, prepared and usually decorative food, eaten by hand, often in one bite. In French, it can also refer to a "sofa". carte blanche

  8. Can long Covid lead to death? A new analysis suggests it could

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    The CDC is beginning to look at death certificates that indicate more than 100 people who died had long Covid.

  9. La petite mort - Wikipedia

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    The term "little death", a direct translation of la petite mort, can also be used in English to essentially the same effect. Specifically, it is defined as "a state or event resembling or prefiguring death ; a weakening or loss of consciousness, specifically in sleep or during an orgasm ," [ 2 ] a nearly identical definition to that of the ...