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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Dignus Vindice Nodus (Latin). A knot or difficulty worthy of such hands to untie. Literally, a knotty point worthy to be made a civil action. The person who brought a civil action was called in Roman law a vindex, and the action was called a vindicatio. If the rightful possessor was a matter of dispute, the question became a lis vindiciarum, and was referred to the praetor to determine. A knotty point referred to the praetor was a "dignus vindice nodus. " Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Difficulty | Dilemma, embarrassment; deadlock; perplexity; (uncertainty); intricacy; entanglement, complexity; cross fire; awkwardness, delicacy, ticklish card to play, knot, Gordian knot, dignus vindice nodus, net, meshes, maze; coil; (convolution); crooked path; involvement. |
Prodigy | What no words can paint; wonders of the world; annus mirabilis; dignus vindice nodus. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 49 47 4E 55 53 56 49 4E 44 49 43 45 4E 4F 44 55 53 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01001001 01000111 01001110 01010101 01010011 00100000 01010110 01001001 01001110 01000100 01001001 01000011 01000101 00100000 01001110 01001111 01000100 01010101 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D I G N U S   V I N D I C E   N O D U S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0049 0047 004E 0055 0053 0056 0049 004E 0044 0049 0043 0045 004E 004F 0044 0055 0053 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38434148555325643483843373924849385553 |
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