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420

Specialty Definition: 420

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Slang

Noun. Source: 420 is different to each member of the community. Its origin has many myths. Some believe that it is/was a police call number for marijuana usage. Some believe that it has to with the chemical compound of THC(active toxin in marijuana). Definition: Said "four twenty." The implication of time or date that it is most appropriate to smoke marijuana. Context: Sometimes used to describe the act of smoking marijuana. More commonly is simply a sign of a member of the group to display, in whatever manner, '420.'. Social Source: Oregon College Marijuana Users. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)
 May be used as a noun. Source: I was told that "420" is a police code for "presence or use of marijuana". The term commonly refers to the time 4:20pm, which is known as the time to smoke pot. . Definition: "420" means "it's a good time to use marijuana". Context: One would use the term to indicate the intention to smoke pot at that certain time. Social Source: Westcoast pot smokers. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: 420

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th century

Decades: 370s 380s 390s 400s 410s - 420s - 430s 440s 450s 460s 470s

Years: 415 416 417 418 419 - 420 - 421 422 423 424 425 Events

Births Deaths See also: 420 (drug culture)

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "420."

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Crosswords: 420

Specialty definitions using "420": Conservation easementPeter, Second Epistle ofsherardize. (references)

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Modern Usage: 420

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Shree 420 (1955)

Mr. 420 (1937)

420 Seconds of Love (2002)

Secret Agent 420 (2000)

420 (2000)

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

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Commercial Usage: 420

DomainTitle

Books

  • Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry: Applications in Agricultural, Pharmaceutical, and Environmental Chemistry (Acs Symposium Series, No. 420) (reference)

  • For Auld Lang Syne (American Romance No 420) (reference)

  • The Practical Mariner's Book of Knowledge: 420 Sea-Tested Rules of Thumb for Almost Every Boating Situation (reference)

  • Advances in Cirrhosis, Hyperammonemia, and Hepatic Encephalopathy (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 420) (reference)

  • Song of the Mourning Dove (Intimate Moments, No 420) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

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

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Photo Album: 420

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Pl. XCVIII. 342. Lionurus filicauda, Gunther. From Gunther, Challenger Report, Vol. XXII. 343. Trachonurus sulcatus, Goode and Bean. 343. Trachonurus sulcatus, Goode and Bean. At N. Lat. 28.6, W. Lon. 87.0, in 420 fathoms. 344. Cetonurus globiceps, Vaillant. From Vaillant, "Exped. Scient. du Travailleur et du Talisma n." 345. Chalinuras imula. At N. Lat. 39.5, W. Lon. 71.0, in 1342 fathoms. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

Pl. XXXV. 130. Echiostoma barbatum, Lowe. From N. Lat. 39.2, W. Lon. 72.1, at 636 fathoms. 131. Echiostoma margarita, Goode and Bean. From N. Lat. 28.6, W. Lon. 87.0, at 420 fathoms. 132. Opostomias micripnus, Gunther. From Gunther, Challenger Report, Vol. XXII. 133. Grammatostomias dentatus, Goode and Bean. From N. Lat. 38.3, W. Lon. 69.0, at 2069 fathoms. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

Plate XIV. 49. Bathytroctes antillarum, Goode and Bean. From ALBATROSS, N. Lat . 28 38, W. Long. 87 02, 420 fathoms. 50. Bathytroctes aequatoris, Goode and Be an. From ALBATROSS, N. Lat. 01 03, W. Long. 80 15, 741 fathoms. 51. Aleposomus Copei, Gill. From ALBATROSS, N. Lat. 37 12, W. Long. 69 39, 2949 fathoms. 52. Pterothrissus gissu, Hilgendorf. From Gunther, Challenger Report, Vol. 22. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

TIROS II ready for launch. This satellite was launched on November 23, 1960. Launch vehicle was a Thor-Delta rocket that placed the satellite in an inclined orbit (50 degrees to Equator) at about 420 nautical miles. Cover of "Weather Bureau Topics" for November 1960. Credit: NOAA in Space.

Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc., Nutley, New Jersey. Room 420. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

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

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Non-Fiction Usage: 420

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

The annual cargo throughput capacity of Phuket port is 32,000 TEUs for container berth and 420,000 tons for conventional cargo berth. (references)

Most of Argentina's more than 420,000 farming establishments are small family operations, but the 27,500 large estates - those exceeding 1,000 hectares (2,470 acres) in size - account for 40 percent of total production. (references)

Many of Argentina's more than 420,000 farming establishments are small family operations, but the 27,500 large estates, those exceeding 1,000 hectares (2,470 acres) in size, account for a 40 percent of total production. (references)

Civil Liberties

China

The official Xinjiang Daily reported that Yining county early in 2000 reviewed the activities of 420 mosques and implemented a system of linking ethnic cadres to mosques in order to improve vigilance against "illegal religious activities." The authorities also initiated a campaign to discourage overt religious attire such as veils and to discourage religious marriage ceremonies. (references)

Economic History

Nepal

The site is located in the Far Western Development Region, 420 miles from Kathmandu. (references)

Ukraine

Ukraine has about 420 licensed registrars, more than half of which are PARD members. (references)

Human Rights

Afghanistan

In 1999 the NGO Halo Trust estimated that mines covered more than 420 square miles, including over 285 square miles of grazing land, over 100 square miles of agricultural land, almost 25 square miles of roads, approximately 7.5 square miles of residential area, and over 2 square miles of irrigation systems and canals. (references)

Trade

Norway

The latter offices normally charge fixed consulting fees in addition to the official registration charge of NOK 4,650 ($517) for one group registration and an additional NOK 420 ($47) for each additional group. (references)

Worker Rights

Cote d'Ivoire

The Government of Mali and UNICEF took steps to halt this trafficking and repatriate the children in Mali; more than 420 Malian children were returned to their families during the year; 300 of the repatriated children had been working on small farms. (references)

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

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Usage Frequency: 420

"420" is generally used as a cardinal number -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "420" is used about 100 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
Cardinal Number100%10032,668

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: 420

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

420

642

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13

420 priceless

242

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12

420 girl

160

420 driver geforce4 mx nvidia

12

john deere 420

51

420 pipe

12

420 times

37

420 boat sail

12

4 420 driver geforce mx

31

420 stainless steel

11

420 dude

29

420 houston

11

420 palace

29

geforce 4 mx 420

10

420 pic priceless

24

deskjet 420

10

nvidia geforce4 mx 420

23

420 friendly

10

420 htx

22

hp deskjet 420 driver

10

geforce4 mx 420

20

420 clicksmart logitech

10

formula 420

16

420 club

9

weed 420

15

420 meaning

9

420 burner made taylor

15

nvidia geforce4 420

9

420 burner

15

jaguar 420

9

hp deskjet 420

14

420 mercedes sel

9

420 tour

14

mercedes benz 420 sel

9

420 herb

14

420 pic

9

tranz 420

14

420 clicksmart

9
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Modern Translation: 420

Language Translations for "420"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

den danske soemandslov nr.420 af 18.juni 1973 (Danish Seamen's Law No 420 of 18 June 1973). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

Deense zeeliedenwet nr.420 van 18 juni 1973 (Danish Seamen's Law No 420 of 18 June 1973). (various references)

   

French

  

loi danoise ni420 du 18 juin 1973 relative aux gens de mer (Danish Seamen's Law No 420 of 18 June 1973). (various references)

   

German

  

dänisches Seemannsgesetz Nr.420 vom 18.Juni 1973 (Danish Seamen's Law No 420 of 18 June 1973). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

δανικός νόμος άρθ.420 της 18ης Ιουνίου 1973 για τους ναυτικούς (Danish Seamen's Law No 420 of 18 June 1973). (various references)

   

Italian

  

legge danese n.420 del 18 giugno 1973 relativa alla gente di mare (Danish Seamen's Law No 420 of 18 June 1973). (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

lei dinamarquesa nº 420,de 18 de Junho de 1973,relativa aos marinheiros (Danish Seamen's Law No 420 of 18 June 1973). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

ley danesa 420 de 18 de junio de 1973 relativa a los marinos (Danish Seamen's Law No 420 of 18 June 1973). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Modern
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Usage Frequency
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern
9. Bibliography


  

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