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See also References S Sail training: From its modern interpretations to its antecedents when maritime nations would send young naval officer candidates to sea (e.g., see Outward Bound), sail training provides an unconventional and effective way of building many useful skills on and off the water. Through the unique environment of the sea, contemporary sail trainees learn that what they are ...
Safety Last! (1923) Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) The Safety of Objects (2001) The Saga of Gosta Berling (1924) The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1958) Sagar (2012) Sahara: (1919, 1943 American, 1943 Indian, 1958, 1983, 1995 TV, 2005 & 2017)
See Separation of duties for a description of the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative functions as they are generally understood today. Titles that bestow functional authority with minimal executive, judicial, or legislative power are listed as Administrative. Titles that bestow political or spiritual authority with minimal executive, judicial ...
Algedonics – science of pleasure and pain. Algology (botany) – study of algae. Algology (medicine) – study of pain. Allergology - study of causes and treatment of allergies. Anaesthesiology – study of anaesthetics. Anatomy – study of the structure of the body. Andragogy – theory and practice of education of adults.
The word teetertotter (used in North American English) is longer at 12 letters, although it is usually spelled with a hyphen. The longest using only the middle row is shakalshas (10 letters). Nine-letter words include flagfalls; eight-letter words include galahads and alfalfas. Since the bottom row contains no vowels, no standard words can be ...
Letter frequency is the number of times letters of the alphabet appear on average in written language. Letter frequency analysis dates back to the Arab mathematician Al-Kindi (c.801 –873 AD), who formally developed the method to break ciphers. Letter frequency analysis gained importance in Europe with the development of movable type in 1450 ...
Sagari (Japanese) – Horse head that dangles from trees on Kyūshū. Sakabashira (Japanese) – Haunted pillar, installed upside-down. Salamander (Alchemy) – Fire elemental. Samebito (Japanese) – Shark -man servant of the dragon king of the sea. Samodiva (Slavic) – Nature spirit. Sampati (Hindu) – The demigod Jatayu's brother.
List of Latin phrases (S) Appearance. This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome.