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  2. Hapax legomenon - Wikipedia

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    Gvina (גבינה – cheese) is a hapax legomenon of Biblical Hebrew, found only in Job 10:10. The word has become extremely common in modern Hebrew. Zechuchith (זכוכית) is a hapax legomenon of Biblical Hebrew, found only in Job 28:17. The word derives from the root זכה z-ch-h, meaning clear/transparent and refers to glass or crystal ...

  3. YOLO (aphorism) - Wikipedia

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    YOLO" is an acronym for "you only live once". It became a popular internet slang term in 2012 after the release of Canadian rapper Drake 's hit single, " The Motto ". [ 1 ] It expresses the view that one should make the most of the present moment and not worry excessively about possible consequences.

  4. Cryptographic nonce - Wikipedia

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    A nonce is an arbitrary number used only once in a cryptographic communication, in the spirit of a nonce word.They are often random or pseudo-random numbers. Many nonces also include a timestamp to ensure exact timeliness, though this requires clock synchronisation between organisations.

  5. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    The word nikoli, when stressed on the second syllable, means "never", when stressed on the first it is the locative case of Nikola, i.e. Nicholas; Spanish – cuando las vacas vuelen ("when cows fly") or cuando los chanchos vuelen ("when pigs fly"). Its most common use is in response to an affirmative statement, for example "I saw Mrs. Smith ...

  6. Longest word in English - Wikipedia

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    The longest English word typable using only the top row of letters has 11 letters: rupturewort. The word teetertotter (used in North American English) is longer at 12 letters, although it is usually spelled with a hyphen. The longest using only the middle row is shakalshas (10 letters).

  7. Yolo - Wikipedia

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    You Only Look Once, a series of neural networks for object detection and recognition; People. Yolo (prince) (1625–1689), Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty;

  8. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language , the words begin , start , commence , and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous .

  9. Tautology (language) - Wikipedia

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    "Only time will tell if we stand the test of time", from the Van Halen song "Why Can't This Be Love" "After we change the game it won't remain the same." from the Blackalicious song "Blazing Arrow" "That tautological statement has repeated an idea." "There once was a fellow from Perth Who was born on the day of his birth. He got married, they say