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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Make Mountains of Molehills (To). To make a difficulty of trifles. "Arcem ex cloaca facare." The corresponding French proverb is, "Faire d'un mouche un éléphant." Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Overestimation | Verb: overestimate, overrate, overvalue, overprize, overweigh, overreckon, overstrain, overpraise; eulogize; estimate too highly, attach too much importance to, make mountains of molehills, catch at straws; strain, magnify; exaggerate; set too high a value upon; think much of, make much of, think too much of, make too much of; outreckon; panegyrize. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 41 4B 45 4D 4F 55 4E 54 41 49 4E 53 4F 46 4D 4F 4C 45 48 49 4C 4C 53 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01000001 01001011 01000101 00100000 01001101 01001111 01010101 01001110 01010100 01000001 01001001 01001110 01010011 00100000 01001111 01000110 00100000 01001101 01001111 01001100 01000101 01001000 01001001 01001100 01001100 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M A K E   M O U N T A I N S   O F   M O L E H I L L S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0041 004B 0045 004D 004F 0055 004E 0054 0041 0049 004E 0053 004F 0046 004D 004F 004C 0045 0048 0049 004C 004C 0053 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)473545392474955485435434853249402474946394243464653 |
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