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a state of depression (dated) ("to be in a hump") a state of annoyance ("to get the hump") a traffic calming tool ("a speed hump") *(US & UK: speed bump) to move a heavy load by human effort a short distance a rounded mass sticking out from its surroundings (v., vulgar slang) engage in sexual intercourse, animals breeding or trying to breed
Distance marker on the Rhine: 36 (XXXVI) myriametres from Basel.Note that the stated distance is 360 km; comma is the decimal mark in Germany.. Myria-(symbol my) is a now obsolete decimal metric prefix denoting a factor of 10 4 (ten thousand).
A PDF file is organized using ASCII characters, except for certain elements that may have binary content. The file starts with a header containing a magic number (as a readable string) and the version of the format, for example %PDF-1.7. The format is a subset of a COS ("Carousel" Object Structure) format. [24]
An extensional definition gives meaning to a term by specifying its extension, that is, every object that falls under the definition of the term in question.. For example, an extensional definition of the term "nation of the world" might be given by listing all of the nations of the world, or by giving some other means of recognizing the members of the corresponding class.
region of the U.S. that includes all or some of the states between New York and South Carolina [4] (exact definition of Mid-Atlantic States may vary) middle class: better off than 'working class', but not rich, i.e., a narrower term than in the U.S. and often negative ordinary; not rich although not destitute, generally a positive term midway
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Myriad may be used either as an adjective (there are myriad people outside) or as a noun (there is a myriad of people outside), [5] but there are small differences. The former might imply that it is a diverse group of people whereas the latter usually does not.
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