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  2. Lindy effect - Wikipedia

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    But, and that is the main difference, if it survives another decade, then it will be expected to be in print another fifty years. This, simply, as a rule, tells you why things that have been around for a long time are not "aging" like persons, but "aging" in reverse. Every year that passes without extinction doubles the additional life expectancy.

  3. Loanword - Wikipedia

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    Basing such a separation mainly on spelling is (or, in fact, was) not common except amongst German linguists, and only when talking about German and sometimes other languages that tend to adapt foreign spellings, which is rare in English unless the word has been widely used for a long time.

  4. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    a musical note with a duration of one count in a time signature of 4/4 (common time) (US: quarter note; see Note value) cuddly toy soft toy (sometimes used in the US; also stuffed animal, plush toy). Occurs as the title of the Monkees' song "Cuddly Toy", written by Nilsson. cuppa [cup of] tea (never coffee or other beverage) current account

  5. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Time and tide wait for no man; Time flies; Time goes by slowly when your are living intensely; Time is a great healer; Time is money (Only) time will tell 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all; To be worn out is to be renewed – Laozi, Chinese philosopher (604 BC – c. 531 BC) [10] To each his own

  6. Long Long Time - Wikipedia

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    "Long Long Time" is a song written by Gary White [1] which became a hit for Linda Ronstadt in 1970. "Long Long Time" is about a lasting love for someone who never ...

  7. Long Time - Wikipedia

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    Long Time or Longtime may refer to: "Foreplay/Long Time", a 1976 song by Boston "Long Time", a 2011 song by Cake from Showroom of Compassion

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  9. 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. The standard test for synonymy is substitution: one form can be ...