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  2. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    "Common" here does not mean "ordinary", but "common to every situation" communibus locis: in common places: A term frequently used among philosophical and other writers, implying some medium, or mean relation between several places; one place with another; on a medium. "Common" here does not mean "ordinary", but "common to every situation"

  3. List of English words from Indigenous languages of the ...

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    This is a list of English language words borrowed from Indigenous languages of the Americas, either directly or through intermediate European languages such as Spanish or French. It does not cover names of ethnic groups or place names derived from Indigenous languages. Most words of Native American/First Nations language origin are the common ...

  4. Most common words in English - Wikipedia

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    The number of distinct senses that are listed in Wiktionary is shown in the polysemy column. For example, "out" can refer to an escape, a removal from play in baseball, or any of 36 other concepts. On average, each word in the list has 15.38 senses. The sense count does not include the use of terms in phrasal verbs such as "put out" (as in ...

  5. Glossary of caving and speleology - Wikipedia

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    Someone who explores caves as a hobby, [2] a synonym for caver Spelunking. Main article: Spelunking. Exploring caves as a hobby, [2] a synonym for caving Squeeze A tight passage. Stygofauna. Main article: Stygofauna. Small aquatic animals living in caves and aquifers. Sump. Main article: Sump (cave) A cave that is submerged under water.

  6. List of Germanic and Latinate equivalents in English - Wikipedia

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    This list contains Germanic elements of the English language which have a close corresponding Latinate form. The correspondence is semantic—in most cases these words are not cognates, but in some cases they are doublets, i.e., ultimately derived from the same root, generally Proto-Indo-European, as in cow and beef, both ultimately from PIE ...

  7. Hobby - Wikipedia

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    Hobby. Hobby: collecting seashells. In Tristram Shandy, the term "hobby-horse" was used to refer to whimsical obsessions, which led to the current use of the word "hobby". A hobby is considered to be a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time. Hobbies include collecting themed items and objects, engaging ...

  8. List of paraphilias - Wikipedia

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    Making oneself bleed, a type of hematolagnia. [ 22] The image of oneself in the form of an infant. [ 19] The image of oneself in the form of a child. [ 23] The image of oneself in the form of a plush. [ 23] The image of oneself in the form of a vampire. [ 24][ 25][ 26] Involves ingesting or seeing one's own blood.

  9. Glossary of Buddhism - Wikipedia

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    Pali Text Society Dictionary (Be sure to check the "Unicode font" option, and to have one; also, if looking for a word, choose "words that match") Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (Login with userid "guest") Kadampa Glossary of Buddhist Terms; Fo Guang Shan Glossary of Buddhist Terms (with Chinese ...