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The third gives symbols listed elsewhere in the table that are similar to it in meaning or appearance, or that may be confused with it; The fourth (if present) links to the related article(s) or adds a clarification note.
The KKK of the 1920s had a nationwide membership in the millions and reflected a cross-section of the native-born white English-speaking and Protestant population. [24] The third Klan formed in the mid 20th century, largely as a reaction to the growing civil rights movement. It used murder and bombings to achieve its aims.
Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1] a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte every night Omne Nocte a.s., as, AS left ear auris sinistra a.u., au, AU both ears together or each ear aures unitas or auris uterque b.d.s, bds, BDS 2 times a day bis die sumendum b.i.d., bid, BID
This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words.
Since 1993, 636 medals have been awarded to 305 players in the Premier League, an association football league that serves as the top tier of the English football league system. Since the 2012–13 season , a player needs to have played in a minimum of five matches for a title-winning team to qualify for a medal; this is down from the previous ...
Google Dictionary is an online dictionary service of Google that can be accessed with the "define" operator and other similar phrases [note 1] in Google Search. [2] It is also available in Google Translate and as a Google Chrome extension.
The word Kowtow is derived from 叩頭 / 叩头 (Jyutping: kau3 tau4; pinyin: kòutóu).An alternative Chinese term is 磕頭 / 磕头 (pinyin: kētóu; Jyutping: hap6 tau4); however, the meaning is somewhat altered: 叩 has the general meaning of knock, whereas 磕 has the general meaning of "touch upon (a surface)", 頭 / 头 meaning head.
The Biblical Hebrew word goy has been commonly translated into English as nation, [7] [8] meaning a group of persons of the same ethnic family who speak the same language (rather than the more common modern meaning of a political unit). [9] In the Bible, goy is used to describe both the Nation of Israel and other nations.