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  2. Expiration date - Wikipedia

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    Expiration dates for infant formula should not be ignored. [6] If formula is stored too long, it may lose its nutritional value. [6] The expiration date of pharmaceuticals specifies the date the manufacturer guarantees the full potency and safety of a drug. Most medications continue to be effective and safe for a time after the expiration date.

  3. NASPA Word List - Wikipedia

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    The decision to bowdlerize the OSPD's third edition by removing a large number of possibly offensive words necessitated a separate, unabridged word list for tournament use. The first edition of OWL was created by the NSA Dictionary Committee, chaired by John Chew, and took effect on March 2, 1998. To avoid controversy, it was available for sale ...

  4. List of English words that may be spelled with a ligature

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    When ae makes the diphthong / eɪ / (lay) or / aɪ / (eye). When ae is found in a foreign phrase or loan word and it is unacceptable to use the ligature in that language. For example, when in a German loan word or phrase, if the a with an umlaut (ä) is written as ae, it is incorrect to write it with the ligature.

  5. Longest word in English - Wikipedia

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    The longest word whose letters are in alphabetical order is the eight-letter Aegilops, a grass genus. However, this is arguably a proper noun . There are several six-letter English words with their letters in alphabetical order, including abhors , almost , begins , biopsy , chimps and chintz . [ 32 ]

  6. Scrabble letter distributions - Wikipedia

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    A full English-language set of Scrabble tiles. Editions of the word board game Scrabble in different languages have differing letter distributions of the tiles, because the frequency of each letter of the alphabet is different for every language.

  7. English alphabet - Wikipedia

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    The word alphabet is a compound of alpha and beta, the names of the first two letters in the Greek alphabet. Old English was first written down using the Latin alphabet during the 7th century. During the centuries that followed, various letters entered or fell out of use.

  8. List of the longest English words with one syllable - Wikipedia

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    / ˈ b r uː m d / 10 Shaw [6] A variant of broughammed, used by George Bernard Shaw in a piece of journalism. schmaltzed / ˈ ʃ m ɔː l t s t /, / ˈ ʃ m ɒ l t s t /, / ˈ ʃ m æ l t s t / 10 OED [7] Meaning "imparted a sentimental atmosphere to" e.g. of music; with a 1969 attestation for the past tense. schnappsed / ˈ ʃ n æ p s t / 10 ...

  9. Spelling alphabet - Wikipedia

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    A spelling alphabet (also called by various other names) is a set of words used to represent the letters of an alphabet in oral communication, especially over a two-way radio or telephone.