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  2. Homophone - Wikipedia

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    Some are homonyms, such as basta, which can either mean 'enough' or 'coarse', and some exist because of homophonous letters. For example, the letters b and v are pronounced exactly alike, so the words basta (coarse) and vasta (vast) are pronounced identically. [7] Other homonyms are spelled the same, but mean different things in different genders.

  3. Homonym - Wikipedia

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    The relationship between a set of homonyms is called homonymy, and the associated adjective is homonymous, homonymic, or in Latin, equivocal. Additionally, the adjective homonymous can be used wherever two items share the same name, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] independent of how closely they are related in terms of their meaning or etymology.

  4. Names for the number 0 in English - Wikipedia

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    In tennis, the word "love" is used to replace 0 to refer to points, sets and matches. If the score during a game is 30-0, it is read as "thirty-love". Similarly, 3-0 would be read as "three-love" if referring to the score during a tiebreak, the games won during a set, or the sets won during a match. The term was adopted by many other racquet ...

  5. Test Your Knowledge: In How Many Languages Can You Say 'I ...

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    In English, the word “love” can be used for friends, family, lovers, pets and slices of pizza, but other languages tend to be more specific about how they express their feelings.

  6. Greek words for love - Wikipedia

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    Agape (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 it was also used to refer to a love feast. [3] Agape is used by Christians to express the unconditional love of God for His children.

  7. 7 Ways to Say 'I Love You' Without Breaking the Bank - AOL

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    Getty Images Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and the pressure is on to deliver your sweetheart a gift or experience that says, "I love you." But don't think you need to spend hundreds ...

  8. Hypernymy and hyponymy - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, semantics, general semantics, and ontologies, hyponymy (from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó) 'under' and ὄνυμα (ónuma) 'name') shows the relationship between a generic term (hypernym) and a specific instance of it (hyponym).

  9. “When you say ‘I love you’ to another person, you make yourself vulnerable to hurt and rejection, and that doesn’t feel good,” says Terri Orbuch, PhD, ...