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This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter D. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome , pronounced to rhyme with cars
Experimental analysis of behavior: The name given to the approach to psychology founded by B. F. Skinner. As its name suggests, its foundational principle was the rejection of theoretical analysis, in particular the kinds of learning theory that had grown up in the comparative psychology of the 1920-1950 period, in favor of a more direct approach.
Abbreviated as D G REG preceding Fidei Defensor (F D) on British pound coins, and as D G Regina on Canadian coins. Also occurs on coins of the Holy Roman Empire such as the Otto Adelheid Pfennig. Dei sub numine viget: Under God's Spirit she flourishes: Motto of Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States. delectatio morosa ...
Note that some words contain an ae which may not be written æ because the etymology is not from the Greek -αι-or Latin -ae-diphthongs. These include: In instances of aer (starting or within a word) when it makes the sound IPA [ɛə]/[eə] (air). Comes from the Latin āër, Greek ἀήρ. When ae makes the diphthong / eɪ / (lay) or / aɪ ...
A palindrome is a word, number, phrase, or other sequence of symbols that reads the same backwards as forwards, such as the sentence: "A man, a plan, a canal – Panama". ". Following is a list of palindromic phrases of two or more words in the English language, found in multiple independent collections of palindromic phra
A Futakuchi-onna. Fachen (Irish and Scottish) – Monster with half a body; Fafnir (Germanic mythology) – Dwarf who was cursed and turned into a dragon.He was later slain by Sigurd in the Saga of Nibelung.
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Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples fa-, fa (FA) [1]say, speak: Latin: fārī, see also fatērī: affable, bifarious ...