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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Regularity of recurrence Periodicity | Rota, cycle, period, stated time, routine; days of the week; Sunday, Monday; months of the year; January; feast, fast; Christmas, Easter, New Year's day; Allhallows, Allhallowmas, All Saints' Day; All Souls', All Souls' Day; Ash Wednesday, bicentennial, birthday, bissextile, Candlemas, Dewali, groundhog day, Halloween, Hallowmas, Lady day, leap year, Midsummer day, Muharram, woodchuck day, St. Swithin's day, natal day; yearbook; yuletide. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: MONTHS OF THE YEAR |
| English words defined with "MONTHS OF THE YEAR": shooting preserve. (references) |
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 | North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Loggerhead sea turtles nest on South Carolina beaches from May to August. Adult and juvenile sea turtles can be observed in South Carolina estuaries during most months of the year where they feed on a variety of shellfish. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |  | Mexican migrant housing. Edcouch, Texas. These units are owned by a labor contractor who rents them for a nominal sum to his group of workers. They remain in the lower valley working in the vegetable and citrus fields for about nine months of the year. Th. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | In some months of the year, however, there often chances a forenoon when affairs move onward with a livelier tread. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | As expected, few cases of Lyme disease are reported in the cooler months of the year, when adult Ixodes ticks are most active. (references) | |
The most common cold-causing viruses survive better when humidity is low—the colder months of the year. Cold weather also may make the nasal passages' lining drier and more vulnerable to viral infection. (references) | ||
Business | In Mexico City, during the first 8 months of the year, the Center for Family Violence (CAVI) received 8,760 cases and assisted 11,732 people. (references) | |
Although the first three months of the year are usually "low season" for the real estate business in Argentina, the lower interest rates have fueled the market. (references) | ||
VAT (19%) is, therefore, calculated upon a price including transport fees plus all of the above taxes, which leads to a price increase of about 20%. There is a no-duty exception for biochemistry analyzers during the first 6 months of the year 2000. The high level of duty is a serious impediment to imports from the United States, especially for hematology analyzers, blood cell counters and composite reagent test kits, products that become less competitive than similar EU products, even if they are of better quality. (references) | ||
Children | Brazil | The Rio de Janeiro state government's employment bank for persons with physical, auditory, and visual handicaps placed 413 of 1,093 handicapped job applicants in the first 9 months of the year. (references) |
Lithuania | Authorities reported that three children were killed by their parents during the first 6 months of the year, and six were killed during 2000. The penalties for violence and cruelty against underage persons are prison terms of 1 to 2 years. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Mozambique | In the early months of the year, the Government detained 10 individuals in connection with the case. (references) |
Economic History | Sweden | Extra lights are also popular, especially as it is very dark for 6 months of the year in Sweden. (references) |
Sri Lanka | Industrial exports are up marginally by less than one percent in the first four months of the year. (references) | |
Philippines | Year-on-year consumer price inflation averaged 6.7 percent during the first five months of the year. (references) | |
Human Rights | Rwanda | For the first 8 months of the year, 3,466 detainees were reinvestigated, and 1,335 of them were released. (references) |
Sri Lanka | The high courts held hearings on just over 500 cases under the PTA or ER during the first 8 months of the year. (references) | |
Moldova | The Justice Minister stated that in the first 6 months of the year, only 67 percent of all court rulings and been carried out. (references) | |
Minorities | Denmark | There were 90 incidents of racial discrimination or racially motivated violence in the first 11 months of the year. (references) |
Nigeria | Following the 2000 violence in Kaduna, the Government sponsored dialog among Kaduna's different religious and ethnic groups, which may have contributed to fewer incidents of ethno-religious violence in the state during the year, particularly in the first 10 months of the year. (references) | |
Political Economy | Russia | GDP was $224.3 billion for the first 11 months of the year. (references) |
Political Rights | India | In the Bihar local Panchayat elections, held in stages in the first three months of the year, more than 60 persons were killed in election-related violence and many others were injured. (references) |
Women | Kazakhstan | The Ministry of Interior reported 190 cases of rape filed with police in the first 10 months of the year. (references) |
Portugal | The NGO operating the hot line handled 5,575 cases of domestic violence during the first 6 months of the year. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Hong Kong | Through the first 10 months of the year, 14 new unions (all employee unions) were registered. (references) |
Brazil | The CPT reports that 18 rural labor leaders were murdered through the first 8 months of the year. (references) | |
Russia | Overall strike activity remained relatively low with only 275 strikes officially registered in the first 9 months of the year. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Numbers Chapter 28, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | H spondh autwn to hmisu tou in estai tw moscw tw eni kai to triton tou in estai tw kriw tw eni kai to tetarton tou in estai tw amnw tw eni oinou touto olokautwma mhna ek mhnoV eiV touV mhnaV tou eniautou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Libamenta autem vini quae per singulas fundenda sunt victimas ista erunt media pars hin per vitulos singulos tertia per arietem quarta per agnum hoc erit holocaustum per omnes menses qui sibi anno vertente succedunt |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The offryngis forsothe of wyn, that bi eche slayn sacrifices ben to be held, shulen be thes; half part of hyn bi eche calues, the thridde bi a wether, the ferthe bi a loomb; this shal be the brent sacrifisis bi eche monthis, that to hem silf the yeer turnynge about comen aftir. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And their drynkofferynges shalbe halfe an hin of wyne vnto one bollocke ad the thyrde parte of an hin of wyne vnto a ram and the fourth parte of an hin vnto a lambe. This is the burntofferynge of euery moneth thorow out all the monethes of the yere: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third part of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And their drink-offering shall be half a hin of wine to a bullock, and the third part of a hin to a ram, and a fourth part of a hin to a lamb: this is the burnt-offering of every month throughout the months of the year. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And their drink offerings are to be half a hin of wine for an ox, and the third part of a hin for a male sheep, and the fourth part of a hin for a lamb: this is the burned offering for every month through all the months of the year. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Numbers Chapter 28, Verse 14 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang ilang mga halad-nga-ilimnon pagahimoon sa tunga sa hin nga vino sa usa ka lakeng vaca, ug ang ikatolo ka bahin sa usa ka hin alang sa usa ka lakeng carnero, ug ang ikaupat ka bahin sa usa ka hin sa usa ka nating carnero: kini mao ang halad-nga-sinunog sa matag-bulan ngadto sa mga bulan sa tuig. |
| Croatian | Njihove ljevanice neka budu: na junca polovica hina vina; na ovna treæina hina; na janje èetvrtina hina. To neka bude mjeseèna paljenica na mlaðak svakog mjeseca u godini. |
| Danish | desuden de tilhørende Drikofre, en halv Hin Vin for hver Tyr, en Tredjedel Hin for hver Væder og en Fjerdedel Hin for hvert Lam. Det er det månedlige Brændoffer for hver af Årets Måneder. |
| Dutch | En hun drankofferen zullen zijn de helft van een hin tot een var, en een derde deel van een hin tot een ram, en een vierendeel van een hin van wijn tot een lam; dat is het brandoffer der nieuwe maan in elke maand, naar de maanden des jaars. |
| Finnish | Ja niihin kuulukoon juomauhrina puoli hiin-mittaa viiniä kutakin mullikkaa kohti ja kolmannes hiin-mittaa oinasta kohti ja neljännes hiin-mittaa karitsaa kohti. Tämä on uudenkuun polttouhri, joka uhrattakoon kunakin uutenakuuna, vuoden kaikkina kuukausina. |
| French | Les libations seront d`un demi-hin de vin pour un taureau, d`un tiers de hin pour un bélier, et d`un quart de hin pour un agneau. C`est l`holocauste du commencement du mois, pour chaque mois, pour tous les mois de l`année. |
| German | Und ihr Trankopfer soll sein ein halbes Hin Wein zum Farren, ein drittel Hin zum Widder, ein viertel Hin zum Lamm. Das ist das Brandopfer eines jeglichen Monats im Jahr. |
| Haitian Creole | N'a fè ofrann bwason tou: kat boutèy ka pou chak towo bèf, twa boutèy ka pou belye mouton an ak de boutèy ka pou chak ti mouton. Se ofrann sa yo n'a boule nèt pou Seyè a, nan konmansman chak mwa, pandan tout lanne a. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Bersama-sama dengan kurban bakaran itu harus dipersembahkan juga kurban air anggur, sebanyak dua liter untuk setiap ekor sapi jantan, satu setengah liter untuk domba jantan, dan satu liter untuk setiap ekor anak domba. Itulah peraturan tentang kurban bakaran yang harus dipersembahkan pada tanggal satu setiap bulan sepanjang tahun. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka akan persembahannya minuman hendaklah ini: separuh hin akan seekor lembu muda, dan sepertiga hin akan seekor domba jantan, dan seperempat hin air anggur akan seekor anak domba; ia itulah persembahan bakaran bulan baharu pada tiap-tiap bulan tahun itu. |
| Italian | Le libazioni saranno di un mezzo hin di vino per giovenco, di un terzo di hin per l'ariete e di un quarto di hin per agnello. Tale è l'olocausto del mese, per tutti i mesi dell'anno. |
| Maori | A ko nga ringihanga o aua mea kia kotahi hawhe hine waina mo te puru kotahi, ko te whakatoru o te hine mo te hipi toa, me te whakawha o te hine mo te reme: ko te tahunga tinana tenei o tenei marama, o tenei marama, o nga marama o te tau. |
| Norwegian | og drikkofferne som hører til, skal være en halv hin vin for hver okse og tredjedelen av en hin til væren og fjerdedelen av en hin for hvert lam. Dette er måneds-brennofferet, som skal bæres frem hver nymånedag i året. |
| Portuguese | As ofertas de libação do mesmo serão a metade de um him de vinho para um novilho, e a terça parte de um him para um carneiro, e a quarta parte de um him para um cordeiro; este é o holocausto de cada mês, por todos os meses do ano. |
| Rumanian | Jertfele de bquturq sq fie de o jumqtate de hin de vin pentru un viyel, a treia parte dintr`un hin pentru un berbece, wi un sfert de hin pentru un miel. Aceasta este arderea de tot pentru knceputul lunii, kn fiecare lunq, kn toate lunile anului. |
| Spanish | Sus libaciones serán de medio hin de vino por cada novillo, la tercera parte de un hin por el carnero y la cuarta parte de un hin por cada cordero. Éste es el holocausto de cada mes, todos los meses del año. |
| Swedish | Och de tillhörande drickoffren skola utgöras av en halv hin vin till var tjur och en tredjedels hin till väduren och en fjärdedels hin till vart lamm. Detta är nymånadsbrännoffret, som skall offras i var och en av årets månader. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-f-h-h-m-n-o-o-r-s-t-t-y" | |
-4 letters: enterostomy, hearthstone, heteroatoms. | |
-5 letters: festoonery, heteroatom, heteronomy, heteronyms, nethermost, stenotherm, tonometers. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 4F 4E 54 48 53 4F 46 54 48 45 59 45 41 52 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01001111 01001110 01010100 01001000 01010011 00100000 01001111 01000110 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01011001 01000101 01000001 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M O N T H S   O F   T H E   Y E A R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 004F 004E 0054 0048 0053 004F 0046 0054 0048 0045 0059 0045 0041 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)474948544253249402544239259393552 |
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