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  2. Buskin - Wikipedia

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    A buskin is a knee- or calf-length boot made of leather or cloth, enclosed by material, and laced, from above the toes to the top of the boot, and open across the toes. [ 1 ] The word buskin, only recorded in English since 1503 meaning "half boot", is of unknown origin, perhaps from Old French brousequin (in modern French brodequin ) or ...

  3. List of dictionaries by number of words - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of dictionaries considered authoritative or complete by approximate number of total words, or headwords, included. number of words in a language. [1] [2] In compiling a dictionary, a lexicographer decides whether the evidence of use is sufficient to justify an entry in the dictionary.

  4. Osco-Umbrian languages - Wikipedia

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    The Osco-Umbrian languages or dialects of which testimony is preserved are: [8] Oscan, with spoken languages in the southern central region of the Italian peninsula, which includes: Oscan is the best documented language of the group, along with other varieties that are poorly known and considered related to Oscan:

  5. Central Marchigiano dialect - Wikipedia

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    The equivalents of Italian amare, mettere, and morire ('love, put, die) are amà, mette, and morì. [2] The change of older /ndʒ/ to /ɲɲ/, such that magnemo 'we eat' corresponds to Italian mangiamo. [2] Isomorphism of certain third-person plural and first-person singular verb endings, such that ama may mean either 'he/she/it loves' or 'they ...

  6. Category:Italian slang - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Category: Italian slang. 1 language ...

  7. Regional Italian - Wikipedia

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    Regional Italian (Italian: italiano regionale, pronounced [itaˈljaːno redʒoˈnaːle]) is any regional [note 1] variety of the Italian language.. Such vernacular varieties and standard Italian exist along a sociolect continuum, and are not to be confused with the local non-immigrant languages of Italy [note 2] that predate the national tongue or any regional variety thereof.

  8. Gesticulation in Italian - Wikipedia

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    Hand gestures are used in regions of Italy and in the Italian language as a form of nonverbal communication and expression. The gestures within the Italian lexicon are dominated by movements of the hands and fingers, but may also include movements of facial features such as eyebrows, the mouth and the cheeks. [1]

  9. Italo-Australian dialect - Wikipedia

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    The language was simply created with modern Italian words being influenced by the vocabulary of the English language, to create Italian/English words. Some words follow the rules of Italian spelling, changing to an English one only with a few character changes to make it sound Italian. [ 4 ]