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posistor, from positive and thermistor; positron, from positive and electron; prion, from protein and infection [57] [58] proteome, from proteins and genome; pulsar, from pulsating and quasar; purine, from pure and urine; quoats, from quality and oats; radome, from radar and dome; redox, from reduction and oxidation; resorcin, from resin and orcin
Below is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition.
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For the first portion of the list, see List of words having different meanings in American and British English (A–L). Asterisked (*) meanings, though found chiefly in the specified region, also have some currency in the other dialect; other definitions may be recognised by the other as Briticisms or Americanisms respectively.
many figurative senses derived from baseball, e.g. off one's base (crazy), to get to first base (esp. in neg. constr., to get a first important result); more recently (slang), a metaphor for one of three different stages in making out (q.v.) – see baseball metaphors for sex; more s.v. home run: bash
However, the Joyce estate was unwilling to allow direct use of Joyce's words at that time, so she altered the lyrics. By 2011, the Joyce estate was open to licensing his work to her, so she re-worked that song as Flower of the Mountain, using Molly Bloom's soliloquy from Ulysses. [97] [98] [99] "For Whom the Bell Tolls" Ride the Lightning ...
arithmancy: assigning numerical value to a word or phrase; armomancy / ˈ ɑːr m oʊ m æ n s i /: by one's own shoulders (Latin armus, ' shoulder ' + Greek manteía, ' prophecy ') årsgång, archaic form of Swedish divination; aruspicina: study of entrails [3]
The resulting list of "100 novels that shaped our world", [1] called the "100 Most Inspiring Novels" by BBC News, [2] was published by the BBC to kick off a year of celebrating literature. [2] [3] The list triggered comments from critics and other news agencies.