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Sememes

Unit of meaning: sememes – plural of sememe, the interpretation given to a morpheme (a language unit).A sememe (from Greek σημαίνω (sēmaínō) 'mean, signify') is a semantic language unit of meaning, analogous to a morpheme. The concept is relevant in structural semiotics. There are five types of sememes: two denotational and three connotational, the latter occurring only in phrase units (they do not...
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Aworowa

Town in Ghana: Aworowa is a town in the Bono East Region of Ghana.The town is known for the Aworowa Secondary Technical School.The school is a second cycle institution.The Bono East region of Ghana is a new region carved out of the Brong Ahafo region.Look it up on WikipediaPhoto: Pixabay/GDJ Palindromes:  A  B  C  D  E  F ...
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Ele'ele

1. Designated place in Hawai: Eleʻele (literally, "black" or "black water" in Hawaiian) is a census-designated place (CDP) on the island of Kauaʻi in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States, with the ZIP code of 96705.Glass Beach, that is made of sea glass, is a local attraction. The population was 2,515 at the 2020 census, up from 2,040 at the 2000 census.ʻEleʻele is located on the south side of the...
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Aeaea

Mythological island of the goddess-sorceress Circe:Aeaea, Ææa or Eëä (Ancient Greek: Αἰαία, romanized: Aiaíā [ai̯.ǎi̯.aː]) was a mythological island said to be the home of the goddess-sorceress Circe.In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus tells Alcinous that he stayed here for one year on his way home to Ithaca. Before leaving Aeaea, Odysseus was given instructions by Circe about how to cross the ocean and assisted by...
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Terret

1. Rein ring: terret – One of the metal rings on the top of the harness saddle, through which the reins pass.A terret or rein ring is a metal loop on a horse harness through which the lines (reins) pass to prevent them from tangling or getting snagged on the harness or shafts.The lines run from the hands of the driver, through the terrets, and then attach to the horse's bit to...
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Snellens

Snellens: plural of Snellen - A surname: Snellen is a Dutch surname. Snel means "quick" in Dutch and the original bearer of the name may have been a lively person. However, the origin of the surname often was patronymic, as Snel and Snelle were short forms of the archaic Germanic given name Snellaard (which originally meant "lively and strong").People with this surname include:Herman Snellen (1834–1908),...
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Rotavator

1. Rotary tiller for breaking and aerating soil: Rotavator: rotary tiller for breaking and aerating soil, agricultural machine with rotating blades designed to break up or till soil. Word is listed in dictionaries as being the longest single-word palindrome.Look it up on Wiktionary,  Look it up on Wikipedia 1, 22. Runaway RotavatorRunaway Rotavator (1994) in iron filled resin, was commissioned...
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Quruq

1. Village in Iran:Quruq (Persian: قوروق, also Romanized as Qūrūq; also known as Ghooroogh, Kuruk, and Qorūq) is a village in Rahal Rural District, in the Central District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.At the 2006 census, its population was 1,487, in 396 families.Look it up on Wikipedia2. Village in IranQoroq (Persian: قرق, also Romanized as Qūruq) is a village in Shirvan Rural...
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Parap

Inner suburb of the city of Darwin in Australia: Parap is an inner suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Parap derived its name from that applied by Dr John A Gilruth, first Commonwealth Administrator in 1912.He applied the name Paraparap (believed to have been a pastoral property of Dewing near Moriac, Geelong), but had to abbreviate it to Parap later during his term. Parap...
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Orero

1. Comune (municipality) in Italia:Orero (Ligurian: Oê) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 30 kilometres east of Genoa.Orero borders the following municipalities: Cicagna, Coreglia Ligure,  Lorsica, Rezzoaglio, San Colombano Certénoli.Look it up on Wikipedia2. Place in ItalyOrero, is a place in Serra Riccò, Italy. Serra Riccò...
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Margram

Village and gram panchayat in India: Margarm is a village and gram panchayat in Rampurhat II CD Block in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.As per the 2011 Census of India, Margram had a total population of 30,055. Margram is on the Rampurhat-Sherpur Road that links NH 14 at Rampurhat to SH 7 at Sherpur.Margram Bandhab Samiti Library, a...
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Lal Lal

1. Town in Australia:Lal Lal is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool and on the Geelong-Ballarat railway line, 108 kilometres west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Lal Lal and the surrounding area had a population of 476. The original settlement at Lal Lal was part of a substantial sheep run dating from 1845. Look it up on Wikipedia2....
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Kakkak

The yellow bittern: kakkak: Noun - The yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis), a small bittern.It is of Old World origins, breeding in the northern Indian Subcontinent, east to the Russian Far East, Japan and Indonesia.It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances.It has been recorded as a vagrant in Alaska and there is a single sighting in Great Britain, from Radipole Lake, Dorset...
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Igigi

1. Mythological figures of heaven in the mythology of Mesopotamia: Igigi are the mythological figures of heaven in the mythology of Mesopotamia.Though sometimes synonymous with the term "Anunnaki", in one myth the Igigi were the younger beings who were servants of the Annunaki, until they rebelled and were replaced by the creation of humans. They were half human half animals. The workers were semi intelligent,...
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Hamamah

Princess of Abyssinia: Hamamah: Princess of Abyssinia, mother of Bilal ibn Rabah, one of the Sahabah (companions) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.Bilal ibn Rabah was born in Mecca in the Hejaz in the year 580. His father Rabah was a slave for the clan of Banu Jumah while his mother, Hamamah, was allegedly a former princess of Abyssinia.Look it up on WikipediaPhoto: Pixabay/GDJ Palindrom...
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Goog

1. An egg: goog: Noun - (Australia, slang) An egg. Look it up on Wiktionary2. Abbreviations: (Nasdaq symbol) Abbreviation of Google. .google is a brand top-level domain (TLD) used in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet. Created in 2014, it is operated by Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company. It is notable as one of the first gTLDs associated with a specific...
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Evitative

Marked noun is avoided or feared: Evitative: From Latin ēvītāre (“to avoid”), from ē- (“out”) + vītāre (“to shun”).Adjective: (grammar) grammatically expressing the notion that something is avoided or feared: a grammatical mood found in some Australian Aboriginal languages. Synonym: aversiveThe aversive or evitative case (abbreviated evit) is a grammatical case found in Australian Aboriginal...
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Dioid

An idempotent semiring: dioid: Noun - (mathematics) An idempotent semiring.In abstract algebra, a semiring is an algebraic structure. It is a generalization of a ring, dropping the requirement that each element must have an additive inverse. At the same time, it is a generalization of bounded distributive lattices.The term dioid (for "double...
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Cimic

Unincorporated community in Illinois: Cimic is an unincorporated community in Divernon Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States.Cimic is located on Illinois Route 104 west of its junction with Interstate 55; parts of the community have been annexed by Divernon.The original name of the town was Pawnee Junction. Cimic is a combined acronym of two railroad companies:...
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