WebAustralian English is a major variety of the English language spoken throughout Australia.Most of the vocabulary of Australian English is shared with British English, though there are notable differences. The vocabulary of Australia is drawn from many sources, including various dialects of British English as well as Gaelic languages, some …

WebMarking knife – a knife with a clamp or hook made for lamb marking.; Myiasis – see fly strike.; Micron – one millionth of a metre, a measure of fibre diameter of wool in wool measurement.Term used in preference to "micrometre", the SI name for the same unit.Mob – a group or cohort of sheep of the same breed that have run together under similar …

WebLexikon (Mehrzahl: Lexika oder Lexiken; ältere Schreibweise: Lexicon; von altgriechisch λεξικόν „Wörterbuch“, zu λέξις für „Wort“ als einzelner Bestandteil der Rede) ist allgemein die Bezeichnung für ein Nachschlagewerk oder Wörterbuch im weiteren Sinn. Daneben wurde es vereinzelt als Synonym für ein Sprachwörterbuch verwendet. Im modernen …

WebThe Book of the New Sun (1980–1983) is a four volume, science fantasy novel written by the American author Gene Wolfe.It inaugurated the "Solar Cycle" that Wolfe continued by setting other works in the same universe (The Urth of the New Sun, The Book of the Long Sun series, and The Book of the Short Sun series).Gene Wolfe had originally intended …

WebConfidentiality is commonly applied to conversations between doctors and patients. Legal protections prevent physicians from revealing certain discussions with patients, even under oath in court. This physician-patient privilege only applies to secrets shared between physician and patient during the course of providing medical care.. The rule dates back …

WebThe Supreme Court of India (IAST: Bhāratīya Ucchatam Nyāyālaya) is the supreme judicial authority of India and is the highest court of the Republic of India under the constitution.It is the most senior constitutional court, has the final decision in all legal matters except for personal laws and interstate river disputes, and also has the power of judicial review.The …

WebGermaine Greer (/ ɡ r ɪər /; born 29 January 1939) is an Australian writer and public intellectual, regarded as one of the major voices of the radical feminist movement in the latter half of the 20th century.. Specializing in English and women's literature, she has held academic positions in England at the University of Warwick and Newnham College, …

Web"Jabberwocky" is a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll about the killing of a creature named "the Jabberwock". It was included in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass, the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). The book tells of Alice's adventures within the back-to-front world of Looking-glass world.. In an early scene in which she first …

WebSign languages are full-fledged natural languages with their own grammar and lexicon. Sign languages are not universal and are usually not mutually intelligible, although there are also similarities among different sign languages. Linguists consider both spoken and signed communication to be types of natural language, meaning that both emerged through an …

WebNadsat is a fictional register or argot used by the teenage gang members in Anthony Burgess's dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange.Burgess was a linguist and he used this background to depict his characters as speaking a form of Russian-influenced English. The name comes from the Russian suffix equivalent of "-teen" as in "thirteen" (-надцать, …