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Measles

Definition: Measles

Measles

Noun

1. An acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "measles" was first used: sometime in the early 14th century. (references)


Specialty Definitions: Measles

DomainDefinitions

Dream Interpretation

To dream that you have measles, denotes much worry, and anxious care will interfere with your business affairs.
To dream that others have this disease, denotes that you will be troubled over the condition of others. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....

Food & Agriculture

Infection with cysticerci in the intermediate hosts of a number of species-specific cestodes ; infection with Cysticercus bovis, larval stage of Taenia saginata. Source: European Union. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Measles

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Measles, also known as rubeola, is a common disease caused by a virus of the genus Morbillivirus.

Reports of measles go back to at least 700 CE. In 1954, the virus causing the disease was isolated, and licensed vaccines to prevent the disease became available in 1963.

Measles is spread through respiration (contact with fluids from an infected person's nose and mouth, either directly or through aerosol transmission), and is highly contagious - 90% of people without immunity sharing a house with an infected person will catch it.

The incubation period is approximately 10-12 days (during which there are no symptoms). The first symptom is typically a fever, reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius (105 Fahrenheit), with a cough and runny nose, red eyes and hypersensitivity to light following soon after. Small, red, irregular spots with a blue-white centre appear inside the mouth, known as "Koplik's spots", and are one of the primary ways doctors diagnose measles before the characteristic large, red-brownish blotches that form the rash most commonly associated with measles appear. The rash and fever fades gradually over 7 to 10 days, with the last remnants of the rash usually gone by 14 days. Infected people remain contagious from the appearance of the first symptoms until about 4 days after the rash appears.

Complications with measles are relatively common, ranging from relatively common and less serious diarrhea, to pneumonia and encephalitis. Complications are usually more severe amongst infants and adults who catch the virus.

The fatality rate from measles for otherwise healthy people in developed countries is low: approximately 1 death per thousand cases. In underdeveloped nations with high rates of malnutrition and poor healthcare, fatality rates of 10 percent are common. In immunocompromised patients, the fatality rate is approximately 30 percent.

In developed countries, most children are immunised against measles soon after birth as part of a three-part MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, and rubella). Vaccination rates have been high enough to make measles relatively uncommon. Even a single case in a college dorm or similar setting is often met with a local vaccination program, in case any of the people exposed are not already immune. In developing countries, measles remains common.

See also German measles.

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

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Synonyms: Measles

Synonyms: morbilli (n), rubeola (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Measles

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Disease

Ague, angina pectoris, appendicitis; Asiatic cholera, spasmodic cholera; biliary calculus, kidney stone, black death, bubonic plague, pneumonic plague; blennorrhagia, blennorrhoea; blood poisoning, bloodstroke, bloody flux, brash; breakbone fever, dengue fever, malarial fever, Q-fever; heart attack, cardiac arrest, cardiomyopathy; hardening of the arteries, arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis; bronchocele, canker rash, cardialgia, carditis, endocarditis; cholera, asphyxia; chlorosis, chorea, cynanche, dartre; enanthem, enanthema; erysipelas; exanthem, exanthema; gallstone, goiter, gonorrhea, green sickness; grip, grippe, influenza, flu; hay fever, heartburn, heaves, rupture, hernia, hemorrhoids, piles, herpes, itch, king's evil, lockjaw; measles, mumps, polio; necrosis, pertussis, phthisis, pneumonia, psora, pyaemia, pyrosis, quinsy, rachitis, ringworm, rubeola, St. Vitus's dance, scabies, scarlatina, scarlet fever, scrofula, seasickness, struma, syntexis, tetanus, tetter, tonsillitis, tonsilitis, tracheocele, trachoma, trismus, varicella, varicosis, variola, water qualm, whooping cough; yellow fever, yellow jack.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Measles

English words defined with "measles": Bosin's diseaseDawson's encephalitisepidemic roseolaGerman measlesinclusion body encephalitisKoplik's spotsMeasle, Measled, morbilliform, Morbillousparamyxovirusrubellasclerosing leukoencephalitis, SSPE, subacute inclusion body encephalitis, subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitisthree-day measlesVan Bogaert encephalitis. (references)
Specialty definitions using "measles": Measles, measles immunisation, measles immunization, Measles Virus, Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine, Morbilliviruspork measlesrightsheep measles, SSPE Virus. (references)
Etymologies containing "measles": Morbillous. (references)

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Modern Usage: Measles

DomainUsage

Screenplays

You gotta decide what you wanta vote for, the flu or the measles. (A Perfect Candidate; writing credit: Sean Silas; Renee Longstreet)

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

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Commercial Usage: Measles

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Books

  • Everything You Need to Know About Measles and Rubella (Need to Know Library) (reference)

  • Measles and Poliomyelitis: Vaccines, Immunization, and Control (reference)

  • Measles and Rubella (Diseases and People) (reference)

  • Measles Eradication Field Guide (reference)

  • The Case of the Mystery Measles (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Image Slideshow: Measles

Computer Images:
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Photo Album: Measles

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Map showing rate per 100,000 population of discarded measles cases, January - September, 1997.Credit: CDC.

Child with rash of measles.Credit: CDC.

This child shows a classic day-4 rash with measles.Credit: CDC.

Vaccination of boys in West Africa while standing in front of a poster announcing Smallpox Eradication and Measles Control Programs. Note the use of jet guns.Credit: CDC.

As part of the national immunization effort, a doctor is giving a measles vaccination to a young boy at Fernbank School in Atlanta, Georgia, 1962.Credit: CDC.

Measles immunication campaign poster display at the Eradicate Measles Exhibit in 1972.Credit: CDC.

Distribution is similar to that of measles but the lesions are less intensely red.Credit: CDC.

Doctor holding puppets (Sam susceptible and Meany Measles) used in immunization skits for children.Credit: CDC.

Face of child with measles.Credit: CDC.

Line and bar graph showing reported number of measles cases and measles vaccination coverage, by year--World Health Organization, 14 countries, Eastern Mediterranean region, 1980-1998.Credit: CDC.

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

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Familiar Quotations: Measles

AuthorQuotation

Douglas William Jerrold

Love's like the measles; all the worse when it comes late in life.

Lord Byron

Like the measles, love is most dangerous when it comes late in life.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Measles

TitleAuthorQuote

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Then the sickness came, pneumonia, and measles that went to the eyes and to the mastoids.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Measles

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

For one-in-500 to one-in-1,000 people, measles causes death. (references)

Measles is a life-threatening disease that spreads quickly and easily. (references)

Children get vaccinations for other diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella. (references)

Business

The Department of Health (DOH) is the largest end-user of biotechnology products, primarily of vaccines used to vaccinate the population against diseases such as diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, measles, hepatitis B, and Japanese encephalitis. (references)

Children

Kyrgyz Republic

After independence, vaccine-preventable diseases such as diphtheria, polio, and measles reemerged. (references)

Burkina Faso

The Government has demonstrated its commitment to improving the condition of children by continuing efforts, in cooperation with donors, to revitalize primary health care by focusing on care for nursing mothers and infants; vaccination campaigns for measles, meningitis, and other illnesses; and health education. (references)

Indigenous People

Brazil

Due partly to the Government's failure to provide adequate medical care as required by law, indigenous people have suffered epidemics of malaria, measles, and tuberculosis. (references)

Travel

Georgia

Those who are immunized for vaccine-preventable illnesses such as diphtheria, measles, and mumps are not at particular risk. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

RIGHT, n. Legitimate authority to be, to do or to have; as the right to be a king, the right to do one's neighbor, the right to have measles, and the like. The first of these rights was once universally believed to be derived directly from the will of God; and this is still sometimes affirmed in partibus infidelium outside the enlightened realms of Democracy; as the well known lines of Sir Abednego Bink, following: By what right, then, do royal rulers rule? Whose is the sanction of their state and pow'r? He surely were as stubborn as a mule Who, God unwilling, could maintain an hour His uninvited session on the throne, or air His pride securely in the Presidential chair. Whatever is is so by Right Divine; Whate'er occurs, God wills it so. Good land! It were a wondrous thing if His design A fool could baffle or a rogue withstand! If so, then God, I say (intending no offence) Is guilty of contributory negligence.

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Speeches: Measles

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981In addition, reported cases of measles and mumps are at their lowest levels ever.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Measles

"Measles" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 85.60% of the time. "Measles" is used about 250 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
Noun (plural)85.6%21420,696
Noun (proper)14.4%3657,479
                    Total100.00%250N/A

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

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Expressions: Measles

Expressions using "measles": beef measles German measles i have got the measles measles immunisation measles immunization Measles Vaccine Measles Virus pork measles sheep measles. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "measles": Measles-Mumps-Rubella, Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Measles

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

  measles

696

  measles roseola

4

  german measles

115

  measles mumps and rubella vaccine

4

  measles picture

80

  measles rash

3

  measles symptom

36

  adult german measles

3

  baby measles

24

  german measles rubella

3

  measles vaccine

16

  child with measles

3

  red measles

10

  german measles photo

3

  measles photo

9

  like look measles

3

  german measles picture

9

  measles shot

3

  history of measles

9

  german measles symptom

3

  maryann measles

8

  information on measles

3

  measles mumps rubella

8

  chicken measles pox

3

  measles uk vaccine

7

  measles monkey

3

  measles with pregnancy

7

  infant measles

3

  measles disease

7

  measles picture virus

2

  3 day measles

7

  measles pic

2

  measles virus

6

  measles in child

2

  day measles three

5

  cleaning measles

2

  measles vaccination

5

  german measles pregnancy

2

  measles treatment

4

  measles mumps

2

  adult measles

4

  measles rubella

2
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Modern Translations: Measles

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

Afrikaan

  

rooihond (German measles), Duitse masels (German measles). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

fruth. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏الحصبة مرض. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

свинска тения, цистицеркоза, трихиноза (trichinosis), морбили (german measles), брусница, дребна шарка (german measles). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

麻疹, 痲疹 , (rash). (various references)

   

Czech

  

spalnièky (rubella). (various references)

   

Danish

  

morbilli, maeslinger, infektion med tinter (beef cysticercosis, beef measles, bovine cysticercosis, cysticercosis), cysticercosis (beef cysticercosis, beef measles, bovine cysticercosis, cysticercosis). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

mazelen. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

morbilo. (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

meslingar. (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

کرم کدو (Jointworm), سرخچه , سرخک , خنازیرخوک , دانه های سرخک . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

matorakkulatauti (beef cysticercosis, beef measles, bovine cysticercosis, cysticercosis), systiserkoosi (beef cysticercosis, beef measles, bovine cysticercosis, cysticercosis), kystikerkoosi (beef cysticercosis, beef measles, bovine cysticercosis, cysticercosis). (various references)

   

French

  

rougeole (german measles). (various references)

   

German

  

Masern (become grained, grain). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ιλαρά. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

חצבת. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

kanyaró (german measles, rubeola), vérbaj (french disease, pox, syphilis), szifilisz (french disease, lues, pox, syphilis), sertés-borsókakór. (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

campak (a throw, toss). (various references)

   

Italian

  

morbillo. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

麻疹 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

まし" (devil, evil spirit), はしか. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

홍역. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

easlesmay

   

Portuguese

  

sarampo. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

pojar, linte (lentil), cisticercozã. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

корь. (various references)

   

Scottish

  

griùrach (the measles). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

male boginje (chicken pox, chickenpox), rubeola. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

sarampión. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

mässling. (various references)

   

Thai

  

โรคหั"เยอรมัน (German measles, rubella), หั"เยอรมัน (German measles). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

kızamık (rubeola). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

кір. (various references)

   

Zulu

  

isimungumungwane. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Measles

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

misellus. (various references)

Middle Dutch1100-1500

masel. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Misspellings: Measles

Misspellings

"Measles" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: maizlish, Masaliev, masle, meaasge, Meagles, measel, measels, measley, meazels, meazle, meazles, megakles, Meiselas, meubles, mueslis. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Measles"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "measles" (pronounced mē"zulz)
5-ē" z u l zdiesels.
4-z u l zappraisals, chisels, counterproposals, disposals, embezzles, fizzles, guzzles, muzzles, nozzles, pretzels, proposals, puzzles, refusals, reprisals.
3-u l zables, accruals, acquittals, admirals, advertorials, agrochemicals, ambles, angels, angles, animals, ankles, annals, annuals, apostles, apples, approvals, archangels, arrivals, arsenals, articles, artiodactyls, assembles, australs, axles, baffles, bagels, balmorals, barbels, barnacles, barrels, battles, baubles, beadles, beagles, beetles, befuddles, belittles, betrayals, bibles, bicycles, bifocals, bindles, biologicals, biomaterials, biphenyls, bisexuals, boggles, Boodles, boondoggles, bottles, bowels, brambles, bristles, brothels, bubbles, buckles, bugles, bundles, burials, bushels, cables, camels, cancels, candles, cannibals, capitals, capitols, capsules, cardinals, carnivals, carols, castles, casuals, cathedrals, cereals, channels, chemicals, chorals, chortles, chronicles, chuckles, circles, collectibles, colonels, colonials, commercials, compatibles, confessionals, constables, continentals, convertibles, corals, councils, counsels, couples, crackles, cradles, credentials, criminals, cripples, crumbles, crystals, cubicles, cudgels, cycles, cyclicals, cymbals, dabbles, dangles, debacles, decibels, decimals, deductibles, deferrals, denials, dentals, devils, diagonals, dials, differentials, disables, disciples, dismantles, dismissals, disposables, doodles, doubles, dowels, duals, duels, durables, dwindles, eagles, edibles, editorials, enables, enamels, encyclicals, ensembles, entitles, entrails, equals, essentials, evangelicals, evils, examples, extraterrestrials, fables, facials, faithfuls, federals, festivals, fiddles, finals, flannels, foibles, follicles, fossils, freckles, fuels, fumbles, fundamentals, funerals, funnels, gables, gambles, generals, genitals, Gentles, giggles, goggles, Gospels, grackles, granules, grapples, gribbles, grumbles, gunnels, hackles, handles, hassles, heterosexuals, hobbles, homosexuals, honeysuckles, hopefuls, hospitals, hostels, hovels, huddles, humbles, hurdles, hustles, hymnals, icicles, idles, idols, illegals, immortals, imperils, imponderables, incidentals, individuals, industrials, infomercials, Ingles, initials, instrumentals, intangibles, intellectuals, internationals, intervals, invisibles, jewels, jingles, journals, juggles, jungles, juveniles, kennels, kernels, kestrels, kettles, kittles, knuckles, labels, ladles, laurels, legals, lentils, levels, liberals, littles, locals, madrigals, mammals, mangels, maniples, mantles, manuals, Maples, marbles, marshals, marvels, materials, medals, memorials, metacarpals, metals, mickles, microfossils, minerals, mingles, minstrels, miracles, Miserables, missiles, mistrials, mobiles, models, moguls, mongols, morals, morsels, mortals, motorcycles, muddles, multinationals, multiples, Mumbles, municipals, murals, muscles, musicals, mussels, myrtles, nationals, needles, neoliberals, nestles, nettles, neutrals, nibbles, nickels, Nickles, nicols, nitriles, nobles, nondurables, nonprofessionals, noodles, nostrils, notables, novels, numerals, observables, obstacles, officials, ogles, oodles, oracles, Orientals, originals, ossicles, paddles, panels, panfuls, parables, paralegals, parcels, particles, payables, pebbles, pedals, peddles, pedestals, pencils, peoples, perennials, perils, periodicals, peripherals, personals, petals, petrels, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, physicals, Pickles, piddles, pimples, pineapples, pistols, pixels, poodles, portables, portals, portrayals, potentials, principals, principles, professionals, projectiles, puddles, pupils, purples, quarrels, quibbles, radials, radicals, raffles, rankles, rascals, rattles, rebels, rebuttals, receivables, receptacles, recitals, rectangles, recyclables, recycles, referrals, regionals, rehearsals, removals, renewals, rentals, resembles, residuals, revels, reversals, revivals, riddles, rifles, ripples, rituals, rivals, Robles, royals, rubles, ruffles, rumbles, runkles, runnels, sables, saddles, samples, sandals, scalpels, scandals, scoundrels, scrambles, scribbles, scruples, scuffles, semifinals, sentinels, sequels, serials, settles, shackles, shambles, shekels, shingles, shovels, shuffles, shuttles, sickles, signals, singles, skittles, sorrels, sparkles, specials, spectacles, spirals, spirituals, sprinkles, squabbles, squiggles, squirrels, stables, Staples, startles, stickles, stifles, straddles, struggles, stumbles, subprincipals, subtitles, supermodels, swindles, swivels, syllables, symbols, tables, tackles, tangibles, tangles, taxables, Technicals, temples, tentacles, terminals, testicles, testimonials, thistles, throttles, tickles, timetables, titles, tonsils, topples, totals, towels, tramples, transsexuals, travels, trials, triangles, tribunals, trickles, trifles, triples, troubles, truffles, tumbles, tunnels, turntables, turtles, tussles, tutorials, twinkles, uncles, unicycles, unravels, untouchables, upheavals, utensils, valuables, vandals, variables, varietals, vassals, vegetables, vehicles, vessels, vials, vigils, visuals, vittles, vocals, vowels, waffles, wattles, weevils, whistles, winkles, withdrawals, wrangles, wrestles, wrinkles.

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Anagrams: Measles

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-e-l-m-s-s"

-1 letter: easels, leases, measle, sesame.

-2 letters: almes, easel, eases, lames, lases, lease, males, masse, meals, mesas, sales, seals, seams, seels, seems, semes, slams.

-3 letters: alee, ales, alme, alms, ease, eels, elms, else, emes, eses, lame, lams, lase, lass, leas, lees, less, maes, male, mass, meal, mels, mesa, mess, sale, sals, same, seal, seam, seas.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-e-l-m-s-s"
 

+1 letter: assemble, beamless, fameless, lameness, maleness, maneless, mateless, mealless, meatless, nameless, salesmen, seamless, selfsame, tameless.

 

+2 letters: ampleness, assembled, assembler, assembles, blameless, dreamless, ensamples, lamperses, measliest, mesogleas, mesoscale, messaline, metalises, resamples, semestral, shameless.

 

+3 letters: amplexuses, assemblage, assemblers, assemblies, blasphemes, calmnesses, clematises, elastomers, embossable, enamelists, femaleness, hammerless, lamaseries, lamenesses, malenesses, mannerless, marbleises, megalopses, mescalines, mesnalties, mesogloeas, messalines, methylases, miserables, misleaders, misrelates, molasseses, namelessly, reassemble, reassembly, saleswomen, salometers, seamlessly, semblables, semblances, semestrial, semimetals, stalemates, streamlets, supermales, timescales.

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

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Alternative Orthography: Measles


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4D 65 61 73 6C 65 73

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

--    .    .-    ...    .-..    .    ...

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001101 01100101 01100001 01110011 01101100 01100101 01110011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#77 &#101 &#97 &#115 &#108 &#101 &#115

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004D 0065 0061 0073 006C 0065 0073

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

47716785787185

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Quotations: Speeches
12. Usage Frequency
13. Expressions
14. Expressions: Internet
15. Translations: Modern
16. Translations: Ancient
17. Derivations
18. Rhymes
19. Anagrams
20. Orthography
21. Bibliography


  

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