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Definitions: Rep

Rep

Noun

1. Informal abbreviation of `representative'.

2. A fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "rep" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Specialty Definitions: Rep

DomainDefinitions

Computing

REP A directive used in IBM object code card decks (and later PTF Tapes) to REPlace fragments of already assembled or compiled object code prior to link edit. Recompiling or reassembling the source code to produce a whole new object module was only possible if the source code was available, which it rarely was (if you had the object you were lucky!) It was also quicker to apply incremental changes with REP cards and they also circumvented the checksums and card sequence numbers present in the object code. (1998-07-16). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Aerospace

Abbreviation for roentgen-equivalent-physical. (references)

Industry

A clothing and upholstery fabric in plain weave with prominent rounded crosswise ribs that is usually made by alternating fine and coarse yarns or by the slacking and tensioning of yarns. Source: European Union. (references)

Slang in 1811

REP. A woman of reputation. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Rep

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

REP

DanishRadioendepunktPost & Telecom

REP

DutchRadio-eindpuntPost & Telecom

REP

EnglishRegional Employment PremiumFinance, Labor

REP

FrenchPoint de terminaison radioPost & Telecom

REP

GreekΑκραίο ραδιοσημείοPost & Telecom

REP

ItalianTerminale radioPost & Telecom

REP

PortuguesePonto terminal rádioPost & Telecom
Rep PCREnglishRepetitive-sequence polymerase chain reactionChemistry
REP BFrenchRétrovirus endogène porcin BBiology & Biotechnology

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonym: Rep

Synonym: repp (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Rep

Specialty definitions using "rep": ALgorIthmic ASsembly language, AMDbar moiréinherently optional token, Institution of Mining and Metallurgymoire françaisepuffed portionraised portion, REP, roentgen-equivalent-physicalSerrapurda. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Rep" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Serbo-Croatian (coma, end, rear end, tail, tail end, trail), Swedish (cord, lashing, rope, strand, string).

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Modern Usage: Rep

DomainUsage

Lyrics

Don't it smell so good, in Southwest where they rep that hood (Saturday (Oooh! Oooh!); performing artist: Ludacris)

And step not to consider the Rep Heck! (Hip-Hop Hooray; performing artist: Naughty By Nature)

Movie/TV Titles

Rep je ulaznica (1959)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Rep

DomainTitle

References

  • REP: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • I Wanna Be a Sales Rep!: The Insider's Guide to Landing Great-Paying Jobs in Sales (reference)

  • Photoshop Black White: Illustratd Guide Rep (2nd Edition) (reference)

  • Polonia, Rep. Checa, Eslovaquia - Trotamundos (reference)

  • The Great Challenge: The Myth of Laissez-Faire in the Early Republic (Rep) (reference)

  • The Invisible Tapestry: Culture in American Colleges and Universities: Ashe-Eric Higher Education Report No. 1, 1988 (Ashe-Eric Higher Education Rep (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Rep

Computer Images:
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Photo Album: Rep

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Rep. Paul G. Rogers, chairman of the subcommittee, summed up the hearings at RPMI (Roswell Park Memorial Institute), to pass the National Cancer Act of 1971. Hearings were held on October 11, 1971. He felt that it was symbolic to hold hearings for the National Cancer Act at the oldest cancer research institute in the world.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

U.S. Rep. Elliott Levitas of Ga.'s 5th congressional district at "Senate Hearing on Legionnaires' Disease" held at the CDC in 1977.Credit: CDC.

A farmer, NRCS District Conservationist Kevin Kordick, and Trees Forever rep Cheri Grauer inspect a developing riparian buffer in Carroll County.Credit: Lynn Betts.

C.C. Dill, Dem. of Wash; Owen Young, Chairman of the R.C.A. and General Electric Co.; and Sen. James Couzens, Rep. of Mich., at hearing of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee on radio law.Credit: Library of Congress.

Seated left to right: Bayard Rustin, Andrew Young, Rep. William Fitts Ryan, James Farmer, and John Lewis] / World Telegram & Sun p.Credit: Library of Congress; photo by Stanley Wolfson..

Bonus veterans. B.E.F. formation to honor Rep. Eslip I.Credit: Library of Congress.

Margaret Speaks, daughter of Rep. John C. Speaks of Ohio, snapped while selling peanuts to Rep. Edith N. Rogers of Mass. and Senator F.H. Gillett at the game today between the Democratic and Republican teams of the House of Representatives.Credit: Library of Congress.

John Philip Hill (left), outgoing congressional "wet" leader congratulating Rep. John C. Linthicum of Md., who was elected to succeed him as "wet" leader.Credit: Library of Congress.

The New Washington Hotel, Colon, Rep. of Panama.Credit: Library of Congress.

Colon, Rep. Panama.Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Rep

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

If your bank does not have a rep office in Thailand, several of the major banks and international law firms can help provide you with leads. (references)

The sponsor commission can only be paid to a higher-level sales rep for training or other network management activities that are actually provided for lower-level representatives. (references)

Statistics of electricity demand by country indicate that 88% is utilized by South Africa, 2% going to Zambia, 2% to the Dem. Rep. of Congo, 6% to Zimbabwe and 2% to the rest of the region. (references)

Economic History

Croatia

A rep office is permitted to hold both foreign exchange and domestic currency accounts with authorized Croatian banks. (references)

Philippines

If the customer imports directly from foreign suppliers and opens the L/C, the local rep or agent gets a commission for the sale (indent sale). (references)

Croatia

Rep offices are not permitted to conclude contracts in their names only in the name of the parent company and must have their own local bank accounts. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Rep

"Rep" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 92.74% of the time. "Rep" is used about 248 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)92.74%23019,815
Unclassified Items3.63%9117,287
Noun (proper)3.63%9117,287
                    Total100.00%248N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Rep

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "rep": rep-commissioned, Rep-silver.

Ending with "rep": B-rep, demi-rep.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Rep

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
  ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  rep

125

  drug rep

23

  pharmaceutical rep

84

  sales rep job

21

  manufacturer rep

69

  calculator max one rep

20

  am.com rep

58

  house rep us

19

  canton rep

56

  coast rep south

18

  sales rep

48

  net rep

18

  dominican rep

37

  curt rep weldon

18

  rep trinity

35

  independent sales rep

18

  pharmaceutical sales rep

32

  photo rep

17

  darrell issa rep

31

  dominicana rep

16

  berkeley rep

31

  am rep

15

  banana rep

30

  sales rep wanted

14

  one rep max

30

  magazine registered rep

14

  registered rep

29

  producer rep

14

  pharmaceutical sale rep

28

  1 max rep

14

  customer service rep

28

  drug pen rep

13

  avon rep

25

  canton rep.com

13

  marc rep republican shulman

25

  black providence rep

13

  rep dom

25

  czech rep

12

  house rep

24

  pearce rep steve u.s

12
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Rep

Language Translations for "rep"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

reps. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏ممثل (actor, agent, delegate, deputy, performer, player, representative, stager, star, vicar), ‏متحدث بإسم. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

репутация (character, fame, honor, honour, name, note, rating, record, report, reputation, repute, standing), репортер (legman, pressman, reporter), репортаж (commentary, report, reportage), развратник (debauchee, fornicator, goat, lecher, libertine, profligate, roue, satyr, sport, wanton, whore master), търговски пътник (bagman, commercial, drummer, salesman, traveling salesman, travelling salesman), коцкар (rip), нехранимайко (blighter, ne'er do well, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, waster), представител (agent, deputy, distributor, factor, mouth, prophet, representation, representative, secondary, spokesman, vakeel), доклад (discourse, memoir, paper, report, return), дебел рипсен плат за тапициране (repp). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

代表 (Behalf, Delegate, Epitomize, Epitomized, Epitomizing, represent, Re-present, representative, represented, Typified, typify, Typifying). (various references)

   

Czech

  

ryps, obchodní zástupce (salesman), agent (factor). (various references)

   

Danish

  

reps (repp). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

REP-sequentie (REP sequence, repetitive extragenic palindromic sequence), rep-eiwit (rep protein), PCR van repetitieve DNA-sequenties (rep PCR, repetitive-sequence polymerase chain reaction). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

ripsi (lash). (various references)

   

French

  

reps (repp), représentant (representative, representing), rep, porte-parole (representative). (various references)

   

German

  

Rips (repp). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

σφάλμα από τη διαφορά στη χαλάρωση του πάνω και κάτω στρώματος στημονιών, μαλλομέταξο ύφασμα (repp). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

ארי' צלעות. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

ripsz. (various references)

   

Italian

  

repubblicano (republican), reps (repp), rappresentante (agent, deputy, exponent, representative, salesman), teatro di repertorio (repertory theater, repertory theatre), fare il rappresentante. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

안 "구 (representative). (various references)

   

Manx

  

troailtagh (carpet-bagger; travelling, commuter, itinerant, itinerate, passenger, passerby, representative, traveller, travelling salesman, traverse, trekker, wayfarer), asnaid. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

epray

   

Portuguese

  

reps (repp), repe, recitativo (recitative), recitação (recitation), pessoa sem moral, libertino (free thinker, lascivious, lecherous, liberty, lothario, Lovelace, playday, profligate, raffish, rake, rakish, ribald, rioter, roue, salacious, wanton, wasteful), depravado (abandoned, bestial, depraved, deviant, miscreant, profligate, raffish, vicious, vile, wasteful), canelado trama (repp). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

rips (dimity, reps), reputaţie (character, crown, name, note, record, regard, renown, report, reputation, repute, standing), reprezentant (agent, ambassador, assignee, attorney, deputy, envoy, exponent, official, representative, shop steward, spokesman), trupã teatralã, text învãţat pe dinafarã, poezie (beauty, charm, line, parnassus, piece of poetry, poem, poesy, poetry, rhyme, verse), podoabã (adornment, caparison, garnish, livery, ornament, set off, setting off), poamã (bad lot, fruit, light woman), faimã (blaze of publicity, celebrity, eclat, fame, flare, luster, lustre, name, notoriety, renown, reputation, repute). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

репс. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

rips. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

reps (repp). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

rips. (various references)

   

Thai

  

ตัวแทนขาย. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

repertuvar (stock in trade), temsilci (agent, ambassador, commissionaire, coryphaeus, delegate, deputy, emissary, envoy, nominee, representative, spokesman, substitute), sorumlu (accountable, amenable, answerable, blameworthy, curator, ex cathedra, in charge of, keeper, liable, managing, responsible), sefil (abject, beggarly, dead end, destitute, down and out, down at heels, hangdog, miserable, poor, poverty stricken, ropy, shabby, sordid, squalid, starveling, wretch, wretched), oyun çizelgesi, fitilli kumaş (reps, twill, whipcord), fitilli döşemelik kumaş (reps), cumhuriyetçi (republican), cumhuriyet (republic), şöhret (bays, celebrity, distinction, fame, kudos, laurels, notability, notable, odor, odour, prominence, publicity, record, renown, report, reputation, repute), ahlaksız (abandoned, characterless, corrupt, debauched, depraved, dirty, disorderly, dissolute, frail, ill, immoral, impure, libertine, loose, low down, mean, purple, rascal, rascally, reprobate, unclean, uncleanly, unmoral, unprincipled, unregenerate, unscrupulous, vicious, wanton, wicked), ün (bays, celebrity, distinction, fame, glory, kudos, laurels, name, prestige, prominence, renown, report, reputation, repute). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

репс (welt). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

người đ n b lẳng lơ (demi-rep). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Rep

LanguageDateSourceProverbs Chapter 30, Verse 25
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintOi murmhkeV oiV mh estin iscuV kai etoimazontai qerouV thn trofhn
Latin405VulgateFormicae populus infirmus quae praeparant in messe cibum sibi
Middle English1395WyclifAmptis, a feble puple, that greithen in rep time mete to them;
Jacobean English1611King JamesThe ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
Victorian English1833WebsterThe ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer;
Basic English1964OgdenThe ants are a people not strong, but they put by a store of food in the summer;

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Rep

LanguageProverbs Chapter 30, Verse 25
CebuanoAng olmigas maoy usa ka katawohan nga dili kusgan, Bisan pa niini sila nagaandam sa ilang makaon sa ting-init;
Croatianmravi, nejaki stvorovi, koji sebi ljeti spremaju hranu;
DanishMyrerne, de er et Folk uden Styrke, samler dog Føde om Somren;
DutchDe mieren zijn een onsterk volk; evenwel bereiden zij in de zomer haar spijs.
FinnishMuurahaiset ovat voimaton kansa, mutta he hankkivat leipänsä kesällä;
FrenchLes fourmis, peuple sans force, Préparent en été leur nourriture;
Germandie Ameisen, ein schwaches Volk; dennoch schaffen sie im Sommer ihre Speise,
Haitian CreoleSe foumi: yo tou fèb, men yo pase tout sezon chalè ap fè pwovizyon mete la.
HungarianA hangyák erõtlen nép, mégis megkeresik nyárban a magok eledelét;
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSemut, binatang yang tidak kuat, tetapi menyediakan makanannya pada musim panas.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamayaitu: bahwa semut itu suatu bangsa yang tiada kuat, maka disediakannya juga bekalnya pada musim panas;
Italianle formiche, popolo senza forza, che si provvedono il cibo durante l'estate;
MaoriKo nga popokorua ehara i te iwi kaha, heoi e mea ana i te kai ma ratou i te raumati;
NorwegianMaurene er ikke noget sterkt folk, og enda lager de sin føde om sommeren;
Portugueseas formigas são um povo sem força, todavia no verão preparam a sua comida;   
Rumanianfurnicile, cari nu sknt un popor tare, dar kwi pregqtesc hrana vara,
RussianНХТБЧШЙ--ОБТП" ОЕ УЙМШОЩК, ОП МЕФПН ЪБЗПФПЧМСАФ ЙЭХ УЧПА;
Spanishlas hormigas, pueblo no fuerte, pero en el verano preparan su comida;

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: Rep

Derivations

Words beginning with "rep": repacified, repacifies, repacify, repacifying, repack, repackage, repackaged, repackager, repackagers, repackages, repackaging, repacked, repacking, repacks, repaid, repaint, repainted, repainting, repaints, repair, repairabilities, repairability, repairable, repaired, repairer, repairers, repairing, repairman, repairmen, repairs, repand, repandly, repanel, repaneled, repaneling, repanelled, repanelling, repanels, repaper, repapered, repapering, repapers, reparable, reparation, reparations, reparative, repark, reparked, reparking, reparks, repartee. (additional references)

Words ending with "rep": demirep, prep, strep. (additional references)

Words containing "rep": corepressor, corepressors, crepe, creped, crepes, crepey, crepier, crepiest, creping, crepitant, crepitate, crepitated, crepitates, crepitating, crepitation, crepitations, crepon, crepons, crept, crepuscle, crepuscles, crepuscular, crepuscule, crepuscules, crepy, decrepit, decrepitate, decrepitated, decrepitates, decrepitating, decrepitation, decrepitations, decrepitly, decrepitude, decrepitudes, demireps, derepress, derepressed, derepresses, derepressing, derepression, derepressions, discrepancies, discrepancy, discrepant, discrepantly, disrepair, disrepairs, disreputabilities, disreputability, disreputable. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Rep"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "rep" (pronounced re"p or reprēze"tutiv)
3r e" pprep, repp, strep.
2-e" pcep, Hep, misstep, pep, schlepp, step, steppe, yep.
6-e" t u t i vanticompetitive, competitive, noncompetitive, repetitive, uncompetitive.
5-t u t i vargumentative, consultative, exploitative, preventative, putative, representative, tentative, unrepresentative.
4-u t i vaccusative, acquisitive, additive, affirmative, alliterative, alternative, causative, cognitive, commemorative, communicative, comparative, consecutive, conservative, contemplative, cumulative, curative, decorative, definitive, degenerative, demonstrative, derivative, diminutive, dispositive, duplicative, evocative, executive, expletive, Federative, figurative, fixative, formative, fugitive, generative, hypersensitive, illustrative, imaginative, imperative, indicative, infinitive, informative, initiative, inoperative, inquisitive, insensitive, interpretive, intuitive, laxative, lucrative, narrative, negative, neoconservative, noncumulative, nonexecutive, normative, nutritive, operative, palliative, participative, pejorative, positive, prerogative, preservative, primitive, prohibitive, provocative, punitive, recuperative, relative, remunerative, restorative, secretive, sedative, sensitive, speculative, superlative, talkative, ultraconservative, uncooperative, unimaginative, uninformative, vituperative.
3-t i vabortive, accommodative, accumulative, active, adaptive, addictive, adjective, administrative, adoptive, affective, appointive, appreciative, assaultive, assertive, attentive, attractive, authoritative, automotive, captive, collaborative, collective, combative, conductive, congestive, connective, constructive, contraceptive, cooperative, corrective, corruptive, counterproductive, creative, deceptive, defective, deliberative, descriptive, destructive, detective, digestive, dilutive, directive, disincentive, disparages, disruptive, dissipative, distinctive, distributive, effective, elective, elucidative, eruptive, exhaustive, exploitive, facultative, festive, furtive, hyperactive, imitative, inactive, inattentive, incentive, ineffective, infective, injunctive, innovative, instinctive, instructive, interactive, introspective, invective, inventive, investigative, irrespective, iterative, legislative, locomotive, manipulative, meditative, motive, native, nonautomotive, nonnative, nonproductive, objective, obstructive, octave, overactive, perceptive, perspective, photoconductive, plaintive, predictive, preemptive, presumptive, preventive, proactive, probative, productive, prognosticative, projective, prospective, protective, qualitative, quantitative, radioactive, reactive, receptive, reconstructive, redemptive, redistributive, reflective, refractive, regulative, rehabilitative, reproductive, respective, restive, restrictive, retroactive, retrospective, seductive, selective, stimulative, subjective, substantive, suggestive, superconductive, supportive, unattractive, unproductive, unreceptive, vegetative, vindictive.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Rep

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: per.

Words within the letters "e-p-r"

-1 letter: er, pe, re.

 Words containing the letters "e-p-r"
 

+1 letter: aper, pare, pear, peer, peri, perk, perm, perp, pert, pier, pore, pree, prep, prex, prey, prez, pure, pyre, rape, reap, repo, repp, reps, ripe, rope.

 

+2 letters: apers, apery, apres, apter, arpen, asper, caper, coper, crape, creep, crepe, crept, crepy, cripe, doper, drape, drupe, duper, ephor, erupt, gaper, grape, gripe, grope, hoper, hyper, japer, kreep, leper, loper, moper, opera, pacer, padre, pager, paler, paper, parae, pared, pareo, parer, pares, pareu, parge, parle, parse, parve, pater, paver, pawer, payer, pearl, pears, peart, pedro, peers, peery, perch, perdu, perdy, perea, peril, peris, perks, perky, perms, perps, perry, perse, peter, piers, piker, piper, plier, plyer, poker, poler, pored, pores, poser, power, prase, prate, preed, preen, prees, preps, presa, prese, press, prest, prexy, preys, price, pride, pried, prier, pries, prime, prise, prize, probe, proem, prole, prone, prose, prove, prude, prune, pryer, puler, puree, purer, purge, purse, pyres, raped, raper, rapes, raphe, reaps, rebop, recap, redip, remap, repay, repeg, repel, repin, reply, repos, repot, repps, repro, riped, ripen, riper, ripes, roped, roper, ropes, ropey, rupee, spare, spear, speer, speir, sperm, spier, spire, spore, spree, sprue, strep, super, taper, toper, tripe, trope, twerp, upper, viper, wiper.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Rep


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 65 70

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-.    .    .--.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01100101 01110000

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#101 &#112

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0065 0070

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

527182

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Usage Frequency
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern
13. Bible Trace
14. Abbreviations
15. Acronyms
16. Derivations
17. Rhymes
18. Anagrams
19. Orthography
20. Bibliography


  

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