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  2. Persian and Urdu - Wikipedia

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    It forms a dialect continuum between its two formal registers: the highly Persianized Urdu, and the de-Persianized, Sanskritized Hindi. [2] Urdu uses a modification of the Persian alphabet, whereas Hindi uses Devanagari. Hindustani in its common form is often referred to as Urdu or Hindi, depending on the background of the speaker/institution.

  3. Iambic pentameter - Wikipedia

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    Iambic pentameter (/ aɪ ˌ æ m b ɪ k p ɛ n ˈ t æ m ɪ t ər / eye-AM-bik pen-TAM-it-ər) is a type of metric line used in traditional English poetry and verse drama.The term describes the rhythm, or meter, established by the words in each line.

  4. Urdu alphabet - Wikipedia

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    The Urdu alphabet (Urdu: اردو حروفِ تہجی, romanized: urdū ḥurūf-i tahajjī) is the right-to-left alphabet used for writing Urdu. It is a modification of the Persian alphabet , which itself is derived from the Arabic script .

  5. Morsicatio buccarum - Wikipedia

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    The term is derived from the Latin words, morusus meaning "bite" and bucca meaning "cheek". [4] This term has been described as "a classic example of medical terminology gone astray". [ 2 ]

  6. Jawi script - Wikipedia

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    With verb-building circumfixes men-...-kan, menjawikan (literally ' to make something Malay '), also refers to the act of translating a foreign text into Malay language. The phrase Tulisan Jawi that means ' Jawi script ' is another derivative that carries the meaning 'Malay script'. [7]

  7. HandBrake - Wikipedia

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    HandBrake is a free and open-source transcoder for digital video files. It was originally developed in 2003 by Eric Petit to make ripping DVDs to a data storage device easier. [ 3 ]

  8. Paronychia - Wikipedia

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    Risk factors include repeatedly washing hands and trauma to the cuticle such as may occur from repeated nail biting [2] or hangnails. Treatment includes antibiotics and antifungals, and if pus is present, the consideration of incision and drainage. [2] Paronychia is commonly misapplied as a synonym for herpetic whitlow or felon. [2]

  9. Fascism - Wikipedia

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    The Italian term fascismo is derived from fascio, meaning 'bundle of sticks', ultimately from the Latin word fasces. [3] This was the name given to political organizations in Italy known as fasci , groups similar to guilds or syndicates .