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Medical phrase serving as a synonym for death ad multos annos: to many years: Wish for a long life; similar to "many happy returns". ad nauseam: to sickness: i.e., "to the point of disgust". Sometimes used as a humorous alternative to ad infinitum.
Emotions. Passion (Greek πάσχω "to suffer, to be acted on" [ 1] and Late Latin (chiefly Christian [ 2]) passio "passion; suffering") [ 3] denotes strong and intractable or barely controllable emotion or inclination with respect to a particular person or thing. Passion can range from eager interest in, or admiration for, an idea, proposal ...
However, Tennov and others considered limerence as a synonym with romantic love [6] [7] [8] [10] [12] and others in peer-reviewed material suggest that Tennov's estimate is a normal duration of romantic love. [12] Still others suggest that "the biogenetic sourcing of limerence determines its limitation, ordinarily, to a two-year span". [92]
a word to the wise [is sufficient] A phrase denoting that the listener can fill in the omitted remainder, or enough is said. It is the truncation of "verbum sapienti sat[is] est". verbum volitans: flying word: A word that floats in the air, on which everyone is thinking and is just about to be imposed. [citation needed] veritas: truth
Though there are more Greek words for love, variants and possibly subcategories, a general summary considering these Ancient Greek concepts is: Agápe ( ἀγάπη, agápē[ 1]) means "love: esp. unconditional love, charity; the love of God for person and of person for God". [ 2] Agape is used in ancient texts to denote unconditional love, and ...
A lively piece, free in form, often used to show musical skill Cavatina: small instrumental tone: A simple melody or song Coda: tail: The end of a piece Concerto: concert: A work for one or more solo instruments accompanied by an orchestra Concertino: little concert: A short concerto; the solo instrument in a concerto Concerto grosso: big concert
Lacan said that "it is only once it is formulated, named in the presence of the other, that desire appears in the full sense of the term." [10] "That the subject should come to recognize and to name his/her desire, that is the efficacious action of analysis. But it is not a question of recognizing something which would be entirely given.
The word "British" has also become an adjective and demonym referring to the United Kingdom [2] and more historically associated with the British Empire. For this reason, the name British Isles is avoided by some, as such usage could be interpreted to imply continued territorial claims or political overlordship of the Republic of Ireland by the ...