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"CARMEN" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a garden". |
Date "CARMEN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1374. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Biographical Satire | CARMEN, celebrated Spanish flirt. She worked in the government tobacco factory at Seville until a clever writer and a musician rescued her. Went on the stage. Has appeared in most of the cities throughout the world, made love to several singers, and then been killed by a bull fighter after singing her way through five acts. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Carmen is an opera by Georges Bizet. Text by Meilhac and Halévy, based on the novel by Prosper Mérimée. First production, Paris, 1875.
Cast
- Zuniga, lieutenant (Basso).
- José, sergeant (Tenor).
- Morales, sergeant (Basso).
- Escamillo, bull fighter (Basso).
- Dancairo and Remendado, smugglers (Tenor and Baritone).
- Carmen, Frasquita and Mercedes, gipsies (Soprano and Mezzo-soprano).
- Micaëla, a peasant girl (Soprano).
Brief Synopsis
The sombre actio of the opera is enlivened by strong contrasts of light and shade. In the first act: street scene in Seville, march of the watch, the commotion of the cigarette girls and street fight; in the second act: life among the gipsies and dance; in the third act: the picturesque groups of the smugglers; in the fourth act: the procession of bull fighters. The lyric element is represented by the blonde and gentle Micaëla, a youthful companion of José and messenger from his mother. The whole action is quiet, notwithstanding its charming effects and colouring, and is kept together by the originality of the music, which is beautiful and characteristic of the region in which the opera is set.
- Place, Seville, Spain.
- Time, the beginning of the nineteenth century.
The Spanish gipsy Carmen lives only for sensuality. Love drives her from passion to passion. After she has loved many, she is attracted by the sergeant Don José, encompasses him with her wiles, and leads him to mutiny and desertion, so that finally nothing remains for him but to join a band of smugglers of which Carmen is a member. His fate is endurable as long as he retains the love of Carmen, but when she turns from him he is sunk in the depths of despair. Called to the death-bed of his mother, on returning he finds his still passionately loved Carmen before the arena in Seville with the bull fighter Escamillo, to whom she has promised her love if he is the victor at the fight. She is approached by José, who asks her to return to him, and when she coldly repulses him and tries to escape to Escamillo he stabs her to the heart.
Full Synopsis
Act I. A square in Seville with bridge. To the left the guard house, opposite a cigarette factory. Micaëla appears seeking José, but is accosted by the impudent soldiers and retires. José approaches with the guard to relieve Morales. The commanding officer is Lieutenant Zuniga. The workpeople emerge from the factory. Carmen appears, wooed by all, with the exception of José, upon whom she has cast her eyes. (Habanera: “Love is a bird.”) Micaëla, who loves José, brings him a letter and greeting from his mother. (Don José: “Tell me what of my mother.”) When she has gone, a tumult takes place in the factory and Zuniga arrests Carmen, who has been threatening her companions with a knife. She is placed in charge of José, who is beguiled by the coquette and he allows her to escape. (Seguidilla: “Near to the walls of Seville.”)
Act II. Evening at a smuggler’s inn. Song and dance of the gipsies. (Carmen, Frasquita, Mercedes: “The rattling, ringing tambourine.”) The bull fighter Escamillo arrives and is boisterously greeted. They sing the ToreaÂdor song (“To the. fight, torero”). Smuggler quintet of Dancairo, Remendado, Carmen, Frasquita and Mercedes. Carmen refuses to accompany them, for she is waiting for her adored José, who has been arrested on her account and whose imprisonment has expired. José arrives and is preÂvented from rejoining his comrades. (Canzonetta: “Halt, who goes there.”) Surprised by Zuniga, he draws his sword upon his superior officer; the lieutenant is disarmed by the smugglers and José resolves to fly with Carmen. (Duet and dance, Carmen, Don José: “I will dance in your honour.”)
Act III. A rocky gorge, José arrives with the smugglers (Sextet and chorus: “Listen, comrades”), but Carmen loves him no longer. Her inconstant heart now turns to Escamillo. (Trio, over the cards: “Shuffle, shuffle, cut them, cut them.”) A fight between José and Escamillo is narrowly averted by the smugglers. (Duet: “I am Escamillo.”) Micaëla arrives (Aria: “Here is the smugglers’ stronghold”) and tells José that his mother is dying, and with threats to Carmen he leaves the band.
Act IV. A square before the arena at Seville. Festal procession of the bull fighters. Carmen promises herself to Escamillo if he returns victorious. As she is about entering the arena she is confronted by the pale and despairing José. (Duet, Carmen, Don José: “Is it thou; it is I.”) For the last time he demands her love and fidelity. When she coldly refuses he stabs her to the heart and she expires at the moment that the victorious Escamillo arrives upon the scene.
References and external links: Plot taken from The Opera Goer's Complete Guide by Leo Melitz, 1921 version.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Carmen."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Carmen is a town located in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 411.Geography
Carmen is located at 36°34'46" North, 98°27'34" West (36.579491, -98.459338)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²). 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 411 people, 175 households, and 110 families residing in the town. The population density is 105.1/km² (272.0/mi²). There are 248 housing units at an average density of 63.4/km² (164.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 94.89% White, 0.49% African American, 1.95% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 2.19% from two or more races. 1.70% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 175 households out of which 26.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% are married couples living together, 7.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% are non-families. 34.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 18.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.35 and the average family size is 3.04. In the town the population is spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 82.8 males. The median income for a household in the town is $25,769, and the median income for a family is $31,354. Males have a median income of $26,944 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,833. 25.0% of the population and 19.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 48.0% are under the age of 18 and 6.3% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Carmen, Oklahoma."
Crosswords: CARMEN |
| Specialty definitions using "CARMEN": Drinking at Freeman's Quay ♦ Macaronic Verse ♦ Odrysium Carmen. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "CARMEN": Amoebaeum. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "CARMEN" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (card for wool, charm, enchantment, flax, incantation /religious formula, poem, poem /prediction, song, verse). |
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Screenplays | Tell me, Carmen, do you know what foreplay is (¡Three Amigos!; writing credit: Steve Martin; Lorne Michaels) | |
Lyrics | When I saw Carmen and the Devil (The weight; performing artist: Shannon) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Carmen (1973) Boda en el Pardo: Alfonso de Borbón - Carmen MartÃnez-Bordiú (1972) Carmen nejen podle Bizet (1968) Baby Carmen (1967) Carmen de Carabanchel (1965) | |
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 | Tuna trap fishing at Sancti Petri. Note the large tuna landed in the boat CARME CARMEN. Credit: Fisheries. |  | District Conservationist Carmen Westerfield at work discussing planning with a visiting cooperator. Barnsville, Georgia. Credit: Jeff Vanuga. |
 | [Army Nurses- Lt. Carmen Carton and Lt. Virginia Cahill]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Cerro de Carmen, Guatemala City, Guatemala, C. A. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Ralph Lopez, foreman of a transparent box factory, tells Carmen Zapata how to operate a stamping machine / World Telegram & Sun p. Credit: Library of Congress; photo by Phil Stanziola.. |  | Church of Carmen, rear view. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Miss Carmen dancing. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Carmen, Miss. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Salvador, Carmen ox cart. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Rosabel Morrison in Carmen. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Playa Del Carmen Beach 5" by Olivier Borgognon Commentary: "A few shots by day and dawn of playa del Carmen harbour and beaches, with Canon Ixus 300 no compression." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Del Carmen Rodriguez, Manager Producer under license and distributor of school books and printed materials. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Senegal | In September the Minister of the Interior (MOI) halted the screening of a Karmen Gei, a film version of the classic opera Carmen, following a day-long sit-in protest by members of the Mouride Islamic brotherhood, who criticized the film as blasphemous. (references) |
Human Rights | Mexico | There were no developments in the June 2000 rape and beating of Maria de Carmen Dominguez. (references) |
Honduras | The Government operates juvenile detention centers in Tamara, El Carmen, and El Hatillo; all are located in or near Tegucigalpa or San Pedro Sula. (references) | |
Political Rights | Peru | On August 17, Congress removed two members of Congress who had been loyal to Fujimori--Luz Salgado and Carmen Lozada--after the release of a videotape of a meeting in which they voiced no objection to a conspiracy to undermine the integrity of a state institution. (references) |
Travel | Ecuador | In Guayaquil, extra caution should be taken in the downtown area, on the waterfront (El Malecon), in the street market area of La Bahia, at the Christ Statue (Sagrado Corazon de Jesus) on Cerro del Carmen, in the airport area, and in the southern part of the city. (references) |
Worker Rights | Mexico | There are 11 special labor arbitration and conciliation boards (in Queretaro, Pachuca, Ciudad del Carmen, Zacatecas, Orizaba, Ciudad Juarez, Cancun, Colima, La Paz, Reynosa, and Tijuana) and 4 more state offices of the STPS to make it more convenient for workers to file complaints and bring other actions before the labor court system. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "CARMEN" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 68.98% of the time. "CARMEN" is used about 245 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 Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 68.98% | 169 | 23,972 |
| Noun (plural) | 30.61% | 75 | 38,535 |
| Noun (common) | 0.41% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 245 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "CARMEN" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Carmen | First name Female | 195,000 | 111 |
| Carmen | First name Male | 11,000 | 651 |
| Carmen | Last name | 1,000 | 10,119 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "CARMEN" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a garden". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "CARMEN." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Carmel | Female | Biblical | N/A |
| Carmel | Female | English | N/A |
| Carmella | Female | English | Carmel |
| Carmen | Female | English | Carmel |
| Carmela | Female | Italian | Carmel |
| Carmina | Female | Italian | Carmel |
| Carmine | Male | Italian | Carmel |
| Carmo | Female | Portuguese | Carmel |
| Carmela | Female | Spanish | Carmel |
| Carmelita | Female | Spanish | Carmel |
| Carmelo | Male | Spanish | Carmel |
| Carmen | Female | Spanish | Carmel |
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1. Carmen, ID 2. Carmen, OK (town, FIPS 12000) |
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Ending with "CARMEN": Sophie-carmen. | |
| 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. |
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Trixis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Numbers Chapter 21, Verse 17 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Tote hsen israhl to asma touto epi tou freatoV exarcete autw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Tunc cecinit Israhel carmen istud ascendat puteus concinebant |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Thanne Yrael song this ditee, Sty vp the pit; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Then Israel sange this songe: Aryse vpp well synge thereto: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Then Israel sung this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye to it: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Then Israel gave voice to this song: Come up, O water-spring, let us make a song to it: |
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| Language | Numbers Chapter 21, Verse 17 |
| Cebuano | Unya miawit ang Israel niini nga alawiton: Saka, Oh atabay; kaniya panagawit kamo: |
| Croatian | Tada Izrael zapjeva ovu pjesmu: "Prokljuèaj, studenèe! A vi ga uznosite: |
| Danish | Da sang Israelitterne denne Sang: Brønd, væld frem! Syng til dens Pris! |
| Finnish | Silloin lauloi Israel tämän laulun: "Kuohu, kaivo! - laulakaa sille laulu - |
| French | Alors Israël chanta ce cantique: Monte, puits! Chantez en son honneur! |
| German | Da sang Israel das Lied: "Brunnen, steige auf! Singet von ihm! |
| Haitian Creole | Lè sa a, moun Izrayèl yo pran chante chante sa a: Pi a bay dlo! Annou chante pou sa! |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada waktu itu bangsa Israel menyanyikan lagu ini, "Hai, sumur-sumur, bualkanlah airmu, kami akan menyambutnya dengan lagu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka pada masa itu bernyanyilah Israel demikian bunyinya: Berpancarlah engkau, hai mata air! pujilah akan dia dengan bernyanyi-nyanyi! |
| Maori | Na ka waiatatia tenei waiata e Iharaira, Pupuke ake, e te puna; waiatatia: |
| Norwegian | Da sang Israel denne sang: Vell op, du brønn! Hils den med sang! |
| Rumanian | Atunci a ckntat Israel ckntarea aceasta: ,,Ykwnewte, fkntknq! Ckntayi kn cinstea ei! |
| Swedish | Då sjöng Israel denna sång: "Flöda, du brunn! Ja, sjungen om den, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"CARMEN" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Camranh, Camrex, Carme, Carmens, Carmes, carmin, Carwen, cirmen, Cormani, Curman, Curme, Karman, Karmen, Karmenu. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CARMEN" (pronounced kÄ"rmun) |
| 6 | k Ä" r m u n | Carman, carmine. |
| 5 | -Ä" r m u n | barman. |
| 4 | -r m u n | fireman, firemen, airman, chairman, cochairman, corpsman, foreman, foremen, longshoremen, Spearman, wireman. |
| 3 | -m u n | famine, ferryman, Firman, abdomen, acumen, adman, admen, albumin, alderman, antihistamine, Ashman, assemblywoman, backgammon, backwoodsman, Badman, bagman, baseman, bayman, bellman, Benjamin, bitumen, Boardman, boatman, bookman, Bowman, bowmen, brakeman, bushman, businesswoman, cameraman, cattlemen, Cayman, chairwoman, Chapman, chessman, chrismon, churchman, churchmen, cinnamon, clergyman, coachman, committeeman, common, congressman, congresswoman, councilman, councilwoman, councilwomen, countryman, cowman, craftsman, craftsmen, crewman, daemon, dairymen, Daman, demon, desman, determine, Dolman, draftsman, draftsmen, dromon, dustman, Dutchman, Ermine, Everyman, examine, footman, foramen, forewoman, Freedman, Freeman, freshman, gammon, gentleman, gentlewoman, gentlewomen, german, Goodman, gunman, hangman, headman, headsman, henchman, henchmen, Herdman, Hetman, horseman, horsemen, houseman, human, huntsman, hymen, illumine, infantryman, inhuman, jasmine, Kirkman, Landman, landsman, lawman, layman, laymen, Leman, lemon, Letterman, Liman, Lineman, linemen, lobsterman, lumen, madmen, marksman, messman, midshipman, newswoman, newswomen, nobleman, noblewoman, nonhuman, nurserymen, oarsman, ombudsman, omen, ottoman, Outman, overman, Packman, Penman, pitchman, Pitman, Plowman, policeman, policewoman, postman, predetermine, pressman, Pullman, ragmen, reexamine, regimen, rifleman, Rodman, roman, rumen, salarymen, salesman, saleswoman, saleswomen, salmon, seaman, seamen, seedsman, semen, sermon, shaman, Shipman, showman, specimen, spokesman, spokeswoman, sportsman, statesman, Stillman, Stockman, subhuman, summon, superhuman, superwoman, talisman, Telamon, thiamin, timberman, Titman, Toman, townsman, tradesmen, trainmen, uncommon, vitamin, watchman, Waterman, watermen, wingman, woman, women, Woodman, woodsmen, Woolman, workman, yachtsman, yeoman. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-m-n-r" | |
-1 letter: caner, crane, cream, macer, nacre, namer, ramen, rance, reman. | |
-2 letters: acme, acne, acre, amen, came, cane, care, carn, cram, earn, mace, mane, marc, mare, mean, name, narc, near, nema, race, ream. | |
-3 letters: ace, ane, arc, are, arm, cam, can, car, ear, era, ern, mac, mae, man, mar, men, nae, nam, ram, ran, rec. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-m-n-r" | |
+1 letter: carmine, crewman, marchen, menacer, romance. | |
+2 letters: amelcorn, amercing, carmines, chairmen, choreman, coenamor, cornmeal, cragsmen, creaming, cremains, germanic, manicure, menacers, menarche, merchant, numeracy, ranchmen, romanced, romancer, romances, trackmen. | |
+3 letters: aeronomic, amelcorns, anchormen, anticrime, archenemy, benchmark, cambering, cameraman, cameramen, centigram, charwomen, clergyman, coenamors, comanager, commander, cornerman, cornmeals, cracksmen, craftsmen, cremating, cremation, criminate, embracing, firemanic, geomancer, machinery, manicured, manicures, manticore, marchpane, menarches, mercaptan, mercenary, merchants, miscreant, mucronate, muscarine, nicknamer, numerical, parchment, remanence, romancers, sacrament, screaming. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 41 52 4D 45 4E |
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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)01000011 01000001 01010010 01001101 01000101 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C A R M E N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0041 0052 004D 0045 004E |
| 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)373552473948 |
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