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  2. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    For the second portion of the list, see List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z. Asterisked (*) meanings, though found chiefly in the specified region, also have some currency in the other region; other definitions may be recognised by the other as Briticisms or Americanisms respectively. Additional usage ...

  3. Polysemy - Wikipedia

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    It is different, but related, as it derives from the theme of security initiated by 1. However: 1 is borrowed from Italian banco, a money lender's bench, while a river bank is a native English word. Today they can be considered homonyms with completely different meanings. But originally they were polysemous, since Italian borrowed the word from ...

  4. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    A thesaurus or synonym dictionary lists similar or related words; these are often, but not always, synonyms. [15] The word poecilonym is a rare synonym of the word synonym. It is not entered in most major dictionaries and is a curiosity or piece of trivia for being an autological word because of its meta quality as a synonym of synonym.

  5. False cognate - Wikipedia

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    For example, the English word dog and the Mbabaram word dog have exactly the same meaning and very similar pronunciations, but by complete coincidence. Likewise, English much and Spanish mucho came by their similar meanings via completely different Proto-Indo-European roots, and same for English have and Spanish haber.

  6. 6 Dog Breeds that Look Completely Different as Puppies - AOL

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    There are some adult dog breeds that look completely different as puppies. From the Bergamasco to the Tibetian Terrier, these pups have appearances that change significantly as they grow up.

  7. Synonym (taxonomy) - Wikipedia

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    In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that now goes by a different scientific name. [1] For example, Linnaeus was the first to give a scientific name (under the currently used system of scientific nomenclature) to the Norway spruce, which he called Pinus abies.

  8. New COVID variant is ‘something completely different’. Here’s ...

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    As of last week, BA.2.86 has been confirmed in several countries and two U.S. states. This coronavirus subvariant brings more mutations and some uncertainties.

  9. Mohamed Salah ‘a completely different animal’ for Liverpool ...

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    The Egyptian is two goals away from reaching 200 for the Reds and manager Jurgen Klopp believes the forward can still improve