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Definition: CLAVIS |
CLAVISNoun1. A key; a glossary. |
Etymology: Clavis \Cla"vis\, noun; plural Latin Claves, English Clavises. [Latin expression]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Interpretation | Translation; rendering, rendition; redition; literal translation, free translation; key; secret; clew; (indication); clavis, crib, pony, trot. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: CLAVIS |
| English words defined with "CLAVIS": Claves, Clavises. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "CLAVIS": Relics. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "CLAVIS": Autoclave ♦ Clavicle ♦ subclavian. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "CLAVIS" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (a key, bar, clavichord, clef, door-key, hook for bowling a hoop, key, key for turning a press, lever, wrench). |
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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 |
clavis | 3 |
clavis julious | 2 |
clavis sinica | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Date | Source | Jeremiah Chapter 10, Verse 4 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Arguriw kai crusiw kekallwpismena estin en sfuraiV kai hloiV esterewsan auta kai ou kinhqhsontai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Argento et auro decoravit illud clavis et malleis conpegit ut non dissolvatur |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | With siluer and gold he enourneth it; with nailes and hameres ioynede it, that it `be not losid atwynne. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it may not move. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | They make it beautiful with silver and gold; they make it strong with nails and hammers, so that it may not be moved. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Jeremiah Chapter 10, Verse 4 |
| Cebuano | Ilang gidayandayan kini sa salapi ug bulawan; ilang gilig-on kini sa mga lansang ug pakang, aron kini dili malihok. |
| Chinese | 他 們 " 金 銀 妝 飾 他 、 " 釘 子 ' 錘 子 釘 穩 、 使 他 不 動 搖 。 |
| Croatian | ukrašeno srebrom i zlatom, prièvršæeno èavlima i èekiæima da se ne klima. |
| Danish | han smykker det med Sølv og Guld og fæster det med Søm og Hammer, så det ikke vakler. |
| Dutch | Men pronkt het op met zilver en met goud; zij hechten ze met nagelen en met hameren, opdat het niet waggele. |
| Finnish | Ne koristetaan hopealla ja kullalla sekä kiinnitetään nauloilla ja vasaroilla, niin etteivät ne horju. |
| French | On l`embellit avec de l`argent et de l`or, On le fixe avec des clous et des marteaux, Pour qu`il ne branle pas. |
| German | und schmückt sie mit Silber und Gold und heftet sie mit Nägeln und Hämmern, daß sie nicht umfallen. |
| Hungarian | Ezüsttel és aranynyal megékesíti azt, szegekkel és põrölyökkel megerõsítik, hogy le ne essék. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kemudian patung berhala itu dihiasi dengan emas dan perak, lalu dikuatkan dengan paku supaya jangan jatuh. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Dihiasinya dengan emas dan perak, diteguhkannya dengan paku dan pukul besi, supaya jangan ia itu tergoncang. |
| Italian | E' ornato di argento e di oro, è fissato con chiodi e con martelli, perché non si muova. |
| Maori | Kei te whakapaipai i taua mea ki te hiriwa, ki te koura, whakamau rawa ki nga titi, ki nga hama, te taea te whakakorikori. |
| Norwegian | med sølv og gull pryder de det; med spiker og hammer fester de det, så det ikke skal falle. |
| Portuguese | Com prata e com ouro o enfeitam, com pregos e com martelos o firmam, para que não se mova. |
| Rumanian | kl kmpodobewte cu argint wi aur, wi ei kl yintuiesc cu cuie wi ciocane, ca sq nu se clatine. |
| Russian | ПЛТЩЧБАФ УЕТЕ'ТПН Й ЪПМПФПН, ТЙЛТЕ МСАФ ЗЧПЪ"СНЙ Й НПМПФПН, ЮФП'Щ ОЕ ЫБФБМПУШ. |
| Spanish | Lo adornan con plata y oro; lo afirman con clavos y martillo para que no se tambalee. |
| Swedish | med silver och guld pryder man dem och fäster dem med spikar och hammare, för att de icke skola falla omkull. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Words rhyming with "CLAVIS" (pronounced 'Cla"vis'): Amvis, Pelvis, Pervis. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: cavils. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-l-s-v" | |
-1 letter: cavil, clavi, laics, salic, silva, vails, vials. | |
-2 letters: ails, asci, lacs, laic, lavs, sail, sial, vacs, vail, vial, visa. | |
-3 letters: ail, ais, als, cis, lac, las, lav, lis, sac, sal, sic, vac, vas, via, vis. | |
-4 letters: ai, al, as, is, la, li, si. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-l-s-v" | |
+1 letter: clivias, vesical. | |
+2 letters: cavilers, claviers, salvific, silvical, sylvatic, vesicula, victuals, visceral, vocalics, vocalise, vocalism, vocalist. | |
+3 letters: calvarias, calvaries, carnivals, cavaliers, cavallies, cavalries, cavillers, civilians, clavicles, corrivals, cultivars, locatives, outcavils, univocals, valencias, valencies, valiances, verticals, vesiculae, vesicular, vocalised, vocalises, vocalisms, vocalists, vocalizes, volcanics, volcanism, vulcanise, vulcanism. | |
+4 letters: acyclovirs, archivolts, calmatives, calvariums, canvaslike, chevaliers, chivalries, chivalrous, clavierist, cultivates, larvicides, lascivious, naviculars, olivaceous, overclaims, revictuals, silverback, subclavian, vacillates, valiancies, varicellas, vasculitis, versicular, vesiculate, victualers, vigilances, violaceous, viscerally, vitalistic, vocalising, vocalities, vocalizers, volcanisms, vulcanised, vulcanises, vulcanisms, vulcanizes. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 4C 41 56 49 53 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .-.. .- ...- .. ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01001100 01000001 01010110 01001001 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C L A V I S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 004C 0041 0056 0049 0053 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)374635564353 |
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