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A ballpoint pen, also known as a biro[1] (British English), ball pen (Hong Kong, Indonesia, Pakistani, Indian and Philippine English), or dot pen[2] (Nepali English and South Asian English), is a pen that dispenses ink (usually in paste form) over a metal ball at its point, i.e., over a "ball point". The metals commonly used are steel, brass ...
László József Bíró (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlaːsloː ˈjoːʒɛf ˈbiːroː]; born László József Schweiger; 29 September 1899 – 24 October 1985), Hispanicized as Ladislao José Biro, was a Hungarian-Argentine inventor who patented the first commercially successful modern ballpoint pen. The first ballpoint pen had been invented ...
Biro. A term for a common ballpoint pen, similar to a Bic. Harry recalls receiving a Biro — wrapped, for some reason, in a tiny rubber fish — as a present one Christmas from Princess Margaret ...
v. t. e. This is a list of British words not widely used in the United States. In Commonwealth of Nations, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, India, South Africa, and Australia, some of the British terms listed are used, although another usage is often preferred. Words with specific British English meanings that have ...
t. e. This is a partial list of known or supposed Hungarian loanwords in English: biro. From László Bíró, the Hungarian inventor of the ballpoint pen. [1] Bíró originally means judge. coach. From kocsi, a horse‐drawn wagon with springs above the axles.
A politburo (/ ˈpɒlɪtbjʊəroʊ / ⓘ) or political bureau is the highest political organ of the central committee in communist parties. [citation needed] The term is also sometimes used to refer to similar organs in non-communist parties, such as the Political Bureau of Hamas. [1] Politburos are part of the governing structure in most ...
Farmers. Magtanim ay 'Di Biro (transl. "Planting rice is never fun", [1][a] and known in its English title as Planting Rice) [1] is a popular Tagalog folk song composed by Felipe de León. [2][3] The song tells of the struggles of farmers, how one must twist and bend to plant rice in the muddy paddies all day, with no chance to sit nor stand ...
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