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  2. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Beyond the veil [ 2] The mysterious place after death. Neutral. Originally used to refer to the 'veil' that hides the innermost sanctuary of the Temple in Jerusalem. Sometimes refers to just a mysterious place. Big sleep [ 2] To die or be killed. Euphemistic. Could be in reference to Raymond Chandler's 'The Big Sleep'.

  3. The word as we first heard it was super-cadja-flawjalistic-espealedojus. [9] Dictionary.com meanwhile says it is "used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English." [10] The word contains 34 letters and 14 syllables.

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

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    v. t. e. This is a list of British words not widely used in the United States. In Commonwealth of Nations, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, India, South Africa, and Australia, some of the British terms listed are used, although another usage is often preferred. Words with specific British English meanings that have ...

  5. Profanity - Wikipedia

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    Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, involves the use of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion, as a grammatical intensifier or emphasis, or to express informality or conversational intimacy.

  6. Non-lexical vocables in music - Wikipedia

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    Non-lexical vocables are used in yodeling, Blackfoot music and other Native American music, Pygmy music, the music of the Maldives. In Irish traditional music and Highland Scots music, it is called lilting, and in English traditional music it is called diddling. Vocables frequently act as formal markers, indicating the beginning and end of ...

  7. One for Sorrow (nursery rhyme) - Wikipedia

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    The English band The Unthanks recorded a version of this song on their 2015 album Mount the Air, [16] and the song appeared in the BBC series Detectorists, and the 4th season of the HBO series True Detective. The American alternative rock band The Innocence Mission featured a song called "One for Sorrow, Two for Joy" on their 2003 album Befriended.

  8. Rule, Britannia! - Wikipedia

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    See media help. First page of an 1890s edition of the sheet music. Second page. " Rule, Britannia! " is a British patriotic song, originating from the 1740 poem "Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson [ 1 ] and set to music by Thomas Arne in the same year. [ 2 ] It is most strongly associated with the Royal Navy, but is also used by the British Army.

  9. List of English words of Sanskrit origin - Wikipedia

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    B. Bandana. from Sanskrit बन्धन bandhana, "a bond". Banyan. from Hindi baniyaa ultimately from Sanskrit वणिज्‌ vaṇij, which means "a merchant". [ 9] Basmati. Type of long grain rice, highly valued for its smell and texture. Through Hindi बासमती ultimately from Sanskrit वास vāsa.