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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 ...
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
Each member of the traitorous eight received 100 shares, 225 shares went to Hayden, Stone & Co and 300 shares remained in reserve. Fairchild provided a loan of $1.38 million. [63] To secure the loan, the traitorous eight gave Fairchild the voting rights on their shares, with the right to buy their shares at a fixed total price of $3 million ...
Le Chiffre: Mads Mikkelsen: Recoup his clients' squandered funds by winning a poker tournament at the Casino Royale. Bond wins the tournament. Shot in the forehead by Mr. White. Mr. White Jesper Christensen: Assassinate Le Chiffre and steal back the money. Succeeds. Arrested by Bond. Quantum of Solace: Dominic Greene: Mathieu Amalric
Charles Le Brun (1619–1690), French painter, physiognomist and art theorist; Antoine Le Nain (c. 1599 – 1648), French painter; Louis Le Nain (c. 1601 – 1648), French painter; Mathieu Le Nain (1607–1677), French painter; Charles Le Roux (1814–1895), French painter; Henri Le Sidaner (1862–1939), French painter
Often abbreviated to L.S., used as opening words for a letter lege artis: according to the law of the art: Denotes that a certain intervention is performed in a correct way. Used especially in a medical context. The 'art' referred to in the phrase is medicine. legem terrae: the law of the land: leges humanae nascuntur, vivunt, et moriuntur
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples zel-[1]jealousy, zeal: Greek: ζῆλος (zêlos), ζηλωτής, ζηλωτοῦ (zēlōtḗs) ...
OTCWL2016, [d] a minor update in 2016, added over 1,000 nine-letter words. The 2018 update NWL2018 [ e ] added over 3,000 words, including additions to OSPD6 and MWCD, and ten-letter words from COD2. It was produced by NASPA in collaboration with Merriam-Webster, and under its own copyright for the first time.