the United States spent less than one percent of its transportation budget on facilities for pedestrians.6. At the time, it seemed ridiculous and but afterward I realized that I was possibly the only person ever to have entertained the notion of negotiating that intersection on foot.7. Esthetica...
It is difficult to formulate a distinctdefinitionfor each of these terms, because their use largely overlaps in the literature despite individual preferences. The wordsemanticshas ultimately prevailed as a name for the doctrine of meaning, of linguistic meaning in particular.Semioticsis still used, ho...
1.a word or phrase used as another name for something, such asHellenefor aGreek 2.Biologya taxonomic name that has been superseded or rejected Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005 Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link...
An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database. The entity, perception, feeling or concept thereby represented or evoked. The value, purpose, importance, point or significance (of something). The object or concept that a word or phrase denotes, or that which a sente...
They bet that, with everyone's effort focused on one word, our class could come up with more synonyms for that word than were listed in the thesaurus. It didn't take long for them to disavow that notion. After they tried online thesauruses like www.th...
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that identifies a synonym with N-gram agreement for a query phrase. During operation, the system receives a candidate synon
Is frickin a cuss word? Yes, “fricking” or “freaking” are basically milder substitutes for the“F-word”. They are thus LESS offensive than that word. Among friends who have a high tolerance for vulgar language, these would be very mild words. ...
retain and analyze a passage for its main idea and points. Help your students learn the difference between summary, which will help them in education and business, and mere repetition. While it may take your students a while to grasp the sometimes challenging notion of summary, providing guidanc...
the ancient Greek Olympics persisted for almost 1,200 years. The modern marathon also stands as a legacy of Greek athletic achievement. This endurance race takes its name and distance from a pseudo-legendary event in which a runner carried word of the Greek’s victory at the Battle of Maratho...