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Definitions: TALMA |
TALMANoun1. A similar garment worn formerly by gentlemen. 2. A kind of large cape, or short, full cloak, forming part of the dress of ladies. |
Date "TALMA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1830. (references) |
Etymology: Talma \Tal"ma\, noun; plural Talmas. [Probably so called from Talma, French actor.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | Tonic muscular spasm which has developed as a result of injury or secondarily to some other disease. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Clothing | Cloak, pall, mantle, mantlet mantua, shawl, pelisse, wrapper; veil; cape, tippet, kirtle, plaid, muffler, comforter, haik, huke, chlamys, mantilla, tabard, housing, horse cloth, burnoose, burnous, roquelaure; houppelande; surcoat, overcoat, great coat; surtout, spencer; mackintosh, waterproof, raincoat; ulster, P-coat, dreadnought, wraprascal, poncho, cardinal, pelerine; barbe, chudder, jubbah, oilskins, pajamas, pilot jacket, talma |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: TALMA |
| English words defined with "TALMA": Talmas. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "TALMA": Talma disease. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "TALMA" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Portuguese (talma), Serbo-Croatian (talma). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Talma (1912) | |
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| Domain | Title |
Books | |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The critics in authority preferred Lafon to Talma. |
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Expression using "TALMA": Talma disease. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
monica talma | 3 |
talma | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "TALMA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | talmë. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | талма. (various references) | |
Danish | Talma's syndrom (Talma disease). (various references) | |
Dutch | ziekte van Talma (Talma disease), myotonia acquisita (Talma disease). (various references) | |
French | myotonie acquise (Talma disease). (various references) | |
German | Talma-Syndrom (Talma disease). (various references) | |
Hungarian | köpeny (cape, case, casing, cloak, dressing gown, jacket, mantle, overcoat, robe, sheath, shell, smock-frock). (various references) | |
Italian | miotonia acquisita (Talma disease), malattia di Talma (Talma disease). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | almatay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | talma. (various references) | |
Russian | тальма. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | talma. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words containing "TALMA": metalmark, metalmarks. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "TALMA" (pronounced 'Tal"ma'): Aboma, Adenoma, Adipoma, Amma, Amphiuma, Analemma, Arapaima, Aroma, Asthma, Atheroma, Bema, Blastema, BRAHMA, Brama, Bregma, Broma, Cauma, Ceroma, Chacma, Chiloma, Chloasma, Chondroma, Cima, Coloboma, Comma, Cosmorama, Croma, Cyclorama, Cytoblastema, Diastema, Diatryma, Digamma, Dilemma, Diorama, Diploma, Dogma, Drachma, Drama, Ecphonema, Ecthyma, Edriophthalma, Emphysema, Empyema, Empyreuma, Encauma, Enchondroma, Enchylemma, Endophragma, Endoplasma, Enigma, Epiblema, Epichirema, Epiphonema, Epithelioma, Epithema, Erythema, Exanthema, fibroma, GAMMA, gemma, Georama, Glama, Glaucoma, Glioma, Gorma, gumma, Gyroma, Haematotherma, Helicotrema, hematoma, Hematotherma, Hyalonema, Hypermyriorama, Hypoderma, Idioplasma, Kaama, karma, Karyoplasma, Kokama, Kytoplasma, Lecama, lemma, Lepisma, leucoma, Lima, lipoma, llama, Loma, Lucuma, lymphoma, magma, mahatma, Marinorama, melanoma, melasma, Melisma, miasma, mycoderma, Myocomma, Myolemma, Myoma, Myriorama, Myxoedema, Myxoma, Neorama, Neurilemma, Neuroma, NORMA, Nototrema, Nucleoidioplasma, OEdema, -oma, Oreosoma, Osteocomma, Osteoma, Osteosarcoma, Ovoplasma, Paguma, Panorama, Panstereorama, Papilloma, Paraphagma, Pelioma, Pelma, Perisoma, Phantasma, Phyma, PLASMA, Pleurosigma, Pluma, Polyorama, Programma, Prophragma, Prosoma, Protonema, Pterostigma, Pyjama, Regma, Rhinoscleroma, Rhizoma, Rhusma, rima, Rusma, sarcolemma, sarcoma, schema, Schisma, Sclerema, scleroderma, Scleroma, Scotoma, seriema, Shama, SIGMA, sima, smegma, soma, Soorma, Sorema, Spermatogemma, Spermoplasma, squama, Staphyloma, Steatoma, Stemma, stigma, stoma, stroma, struma, Syrma, teratoma, Terma, Theobroma, Tirma, trachoma, Trama, Trilemma, Tucuma, Xanthoma, Xeroderma, Yama, Yamma, Zeugma, Zygoma. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: tamal. | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-l-m-t" | |
-1 letter: alma, atma, lama, malt, tala. | |
-2 letters: aal, ala, alt, ama, lam, lat, mat, tam. | |
-3 letters: aa, al, am, at, la, ma, ta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-l-m-t" | |
+1 letter: amatol, lactam, malate, maltha, meatal, tamale, tamals. | |
+2 letters: amatols, clamant, hematal, lactams, lambast, lemmata, malates, maleate, maltase, malthas, marital, martial, matilda, matinal, oatmeal, palmate, tamable, tamales, tambala, tampala, thalami. | |
+3 letters: alarmist, almagest, ambulant, ambulate, antimale, atomical, autumnal, blastema, blastoma, calamint, calamite, calamity, celomata, claimant, climatal, comatula, dalmatic, fatalism, flatmate, gliomata, haematal, hamulate, lambaste, lambasts, laminate, lipomata, maculate, malamute, malapert, maleates, maltases, maltreat, mantilla, material, maternal, matildas, matronal, meatball, meatloaf, metazoal, oatmeals, palmated, playmate, primatal, staminal, stomatal, taillamp, talesman, talisman, tallyman, tambalas, tameable, tampalas, tantalum, thalamic, thalamus, tympanal, ultimata. | |
+4 letters: acclimate, adamantly, admiralty, alarmists, almagests, almandite, aluminate, amatively, ambulated, ambulates, amorality, animality, animately, asphaltum, atemporal, atonalism, autosomal, azimuthal, baptismal, blastemal, blastemas, blastomas, calamints, calamites, calmative, cataclysm, cataplasm, cattleman, claimants, clamantly, classmate, coelomata, comatulae, cyclamate, dalmatian, dalmatics, diametral, diplomata, fatalisms, flatmates, glutamate, impartial, lambasted, lambastes, lamellate, laminated, laminates, laminator, lanthanum, maculated, maculates, magistral, malachite, maladroit, malamutes, malaperts, malathion, malignant, maltreats, mantillas, maritally, martially, matambala, matchable, materials, matutinal, mayoralty, meatballs, melismata, metalmark, metalware, militaria, montadale, myelomata, nameplate, palmately, palmation, palmitate, patrolman, plantsman, plasmatic, playmates, primatals, primatial, rampantly, stableman, stalemate, tablemate, taillamps, talismans, tallaisim, tamarillo, tantalums, tularemia, untamable. | |
+5 letters: acclimated, acclimates, accumulate, acetabulum, acoelomate, alimentary, almandites, altazimuth, aluminates, amalgamate, ambivalent, ambulating, ambulation, ambulatory, ameliorate, ameloblast, amiability, amyloplast, analemmata, anatomical, animatedly, anticlimax, antifamily, antifemale, antimonial, asphaltums, assimilate, atomically, atonalisms, autumnally, blastemata, blastomata, calamities, calamitous, calmatives, calumniate, campestral, capitalism, catabolism, cataclysms, catamenial, cataplasms, chloasmata, classmates, colobomata, cyclamates, dalmatians, delaminate, dermatomal, dogmatical, emasculate, extramural, factualism, fathomable, flamboyant, fragmental, glutamates, hemiacetal, immaculate, immaterial, intramural, lacrimator, lambasting, lamentable, lamentably, laminating, lamination, laminators, lanthanums, laparotomy, laundromat, loadmaster, lymphomata, maculating, maculation, malachites, maladapted, malapertly, malathions, malefactor, malolactic, maltreated, maltreater, manipulate, marketable, martingale, materially, maternally, matricidal, maximalist, meatloaves, melanomata, metacarpal, metagalaxy, metalmarks, metalwares, metaplasia, metastable, metastably, metatarsal, militiaman, miscatalog, mistakable, montadales, mortadella, multiaxial, mutational, nameplates, naturalism, nonmarital, ommatidial, ophthalmia, ornamental, palmations, palmitates, parliament, phantasmal, platemaker, premarital, scleromata, semantical, spermatial, stablemate, stalagmite, stalemated, stalemates, stomodaeal, tablemates, talismanic, tamarillos, toxoplasma, trawlerman, tularemias, ultrahuman, ultramafic, ultrasmall, ultrasmart. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 41 4C 4D 41 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)- .- .-.. -- .- |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01000001 01001100 01001101 01000001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T A L M A |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0041 004C 004D 0041 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5435464735 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Fiction 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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