Etymology. The word "thesaurus" comes from Latin thēsaurus, which in turn comes from Greek θησαυρός (thēsauros) 'treasure, treasury, storehouse'. The word thēsauros is of uncertain etymology.. Until the 19th century, a thesaurus was any dictionary or encyclopedia, as in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (Dictionary of the Latin Language, 1532), and the Thesaurus …

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In video games, Elden Ring wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards. American basketball player Brittney Griner and Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout (pictured) are freed via a prisoner exchange.; In Germany, 25 members of a far-right group are arrested in connection with a coup d'état plot.; Albert Rösti and Élisabeth Baume-Schneider are elected to the Federal Council, …

Un eBook, chiamato anche e-book, eBook, libro elettronico o libro digitale, è un libro in formato digitale, apribile mediante computer e dispositivi mobili (come smartphone, tablet PC).La sua nascita è da ricondurre alla comparsa di apparecchi dedicati alla sua lettura, gli eReader (o e-reader: "lettore di e-book").

Oct 14, 2010 · Part of a quote from the American Psycho produced in 2000: "Look at that subtle off-white colouring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my God, it even has a watermark."-Patrick Bateman "Tasteful Thickness" is often used to denote something that has proper width that is pleasing to the senses, in particular the sense of vision.

The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (unofficially Cambridge English Dictionary or Cambridge Dictionary, abbreviated CALD) was first published in 1995 under the name Cambridge International Dictionary of English, by the Cambridge University Press.The dictionary has over 140,000 words, phrases, and meanings. It is suitable for learners at CEF …

The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (LDOCE), first published by Longman in 1978, is an advanced learner's dictionary, providing definitions using a restricted vocabulary, helping non-native English speakers understand meanings easily.It is available in four configurations: Printed book; Premium online access; Printed book plus premium online access

A prude (Old French prude meaning honourable woman) is a person who is described as (or would describe themselves as) being concerned with decorum or propriety, significantly in excess of normal prevailing standards.They may be perceived as being more uncomfortable than most with sexuality or nudity. [citation needed]The name is generally considered a pejorative term to …

A historical dictionary or dictionary on historical principles is a dictionary which deals not only with the latterday meanings of words but also the historical development of their forms and meanings. It may also describe the vocabulary of an earlier stage of a language's development without covering present-day usage at all. A historical dictionary is primarily of interest to …

Spelling is a set of conventions that regulate the way of using graphemes (writing system) to represent a language in its written form. In other words, spelling is the rendering of speech sound (phoneme) into writing (grapheme). Spelling is one of the elements of orthography, and highly standardized spelling is a prescriptive element.. Spellings originated as transcriptions of the …