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REM

Definition: REM

REM

Noun

1. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of Rapid Eye Movements during sleep.

2. (Roentgen Equivalent Man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays.

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

Date "REM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: REM

DomainDefinition

Computing

REM (From "remark") The keyword used in BASIC to introduce a comment (which continues to the end of the line). MS-DOS probably borrowed it from BASIC. Might be used in the form "REM out" meaning to comment out. (1998-04-27). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Aerospace

Abbreviation for roentgen-equivalent-man. (references)

Chemistry

The dose-equivalent unit used in radiological protection. Doses in rems are obtained by multiplying doses expressed in rads by appropriate factors that take into account the biological effects of the various types of radiation, the dose distribution within the body, and any other necessary corrections. Source: European Union. (references)

Energy

The acronym for Roentgen Equivalent Man is a standard unit that measures the effects of ionizing radiation on humans. The dose equivalent in rems is equal to the absorbed dose in rads multiplied by the quality factor of the type of radiation (see 10 CFR 20.1004). (references)

Public Administration

Unit of dose equivalent. The dose equivalent in rems is numerically equal to the absorbed dose in rads multiplied by the quality factor, the distribution factor, and any other necessary modifying factors. Source: European Union. (references)

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Specialty Definition: R.E.M. (band)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

R.E.M. is a rock band, formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980, and originally comprising Michael Stipe (vocals), Bill Berry (drums), Peter Buck (guitar) and Mike Mills (bass). Throughout the 1980s, while signed to the independent label IRS, they achieved a growing cult status due mainly to Stipe's obscure (and sometimes inaudible and unintelligible) lyrics and the band's sound, most noticeably influenced by The Byrds.

Their debut EP, Chronic Town, illustrated R.E.M's signature musical style: jangling guitars, chords played in arpeggio, murmured vocals, and lyrics that completely avoid the standard topics of popular music - love and relationships. Their debut album, Murmur (1983), is held to be one of the best records of the 1980s. The album is stylistically unified. The jangling guitars, so prominent on Chronic Town, are used more sparingly. The melody is found in the bass notes, and the lyrics are practically indecipherable. The songs on the album blend together, creating a mood that evokes the greyness of a late autumn day. Yet the album ends on hopeful notes. Arpeggio and jangling guitars return in "Sitting Still", and "Shaking Through", where Michael Stipe asserts that indeed, 'Autumn marches on'.

R.E.M's second album, Reckoning explored a number of different musical styles. Song topics include: cold weather, a fairy tale in which a child drowns, a flood, superficiality and separation. Yet the jangling guitars and beautiful melodies hide the dark lyrics. The final song, "Little America", is written about rural America, and the song is a prelude to the Southern themes on the subsequent album, Fables of the Reconstruction.

Fables of the Reconstruction explores the mythology of the Southern United States. A celebration of an eccentric individual is the subject of no less than four songs on the album ("Maps and Legends", "Life and How to Live It", "Old Man Kensey", "Wendell Gee"). "Driver 8" is a song about the scenery surrounding railroad tracks. Trains are a frequent topic of Southern music; they epitomize the freedom and promise of an escape from ones home environment. The source of the title of "Can't Get There From Here" is a curious phrase heard when asking directions in a rural area. "Kohoutek" is about a comet, and is perhaps the first song by R.E.M. about a romantic relationship. By the time this album was released, R.E.M were already well-known and critically acclaimed, and the video for "Can't Get There From Here" was played frequently on MTV. R.E.M. practically defined college rock by this time.

The next album, Lifes Rich Pageant, takes its name from a Pink Panther movie ("You'll catch your death of cold!" "Yes, I probably will. But that's all part of life's rich pageant, you know."). The songs are upbeat, the tempo is fast; this is fairly hard-rocking album. Michael Stipe's favorite R.E.M. song is on this album ("Fall on Me"). The lyrics were becoming both more intelligible and more direct, with political themes appearing more explicitly ("Begin the Begin", "Flowers of Guatemala", "Hyena"). "Cuyahoga" is about the river in Ohio that caught fire due to pollution. Ironically, the 'hit' off the album ("Superman") was a cover song. In many ways, this album marked the end of the first period in the band's history.

Document was their last album for the indie record label IRS, which led to their first major hit with "The One I Love". The popularity of this song of grim satisfaction over the death of an unhappy relationship was due mainly, however, to its misinterpretation as a love song. "It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I feel fine)" is in the style of Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and can be described as pre-apocalyptic.

Dead Letter Office was a collection of B-sides and outtakes. Highlights include three Velvet Underground covers, an Aerosmith cover, an uncommissioned commercial for a barbecue restaurant in Athens, and a boozy, version of "King of the Road". The CD also has the EP Chronic Town at the end. The album is described in the liner notes as "A little bit of uh-huh and a whole lot of oh-yeah". A must.

In 1988 R.E.M. signed to the major label Warner Brothers and released Green. This was the band's first time with heavy promotion, and they toured stadiums extensively in 1989. Some fans from the IRS days complained that R.E.M. had become too commercial and that the quality of the music had decreased, but the band had now been brought to international attention.

Their next records, Out of Time (1991) and Automatic for the People (1992), were both critically acclaimed and international hits, spawning hit singles including "Losing My Religion" (also misunderstood, the phrase is Southern slang for losing one's temper and has nothing to do with religion), "Shiny Happy People", "Everybody Hurts" and "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite". On Automatic, the band developed a reserved, meditative sound that took them back to their roots somewhat, and the record's 10 million copies were sold in spite of such melancholy themes as death, suicide and sexual jealousy.

The band's 1994 release, the grunge-influenced Monster, proved to be a crossover hit and their best selling album to date, though many critics disliked the band's foray into glam rock. The album was followed by a massive tour during which drummer Bill Berry suffered a brain hemorrhage on stage, which would eventually lead to his leaving the band. While on this tour the band recorded the album New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996), a long, roughly produced and decidedly bleak record which featured, in the seven-minute "Leave", perhaps the band's most intense song.

After Berry's departure, the band returned with Up (1998), another long and reflective record but mellower and more diverse. The band were no longer selling as well as in the peak days of 1991-94, but they had not stopped producing compelling records. Their latest, 2001's Reveal, moved even further away from the volume and bleakness of their mid-90s records.

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Rapid eye movement

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

R.E.M. is the abbreviation for Rapid Eye Movement. It is the part of the sleep during which people dream. It is named after a characteristic of this part of sleep, which is much different from deep sleep. During a night of sleep, a person usually has about four or five periods of REM sleep, which are quite short at the beginning of the night, but long at the end. It is believed that REM sleep, and in particular dreaming, is necessary to process the experiences we have had during the day. REM sleep is so physiologically different from the other phases of sleep that they are collectively referred to as Non-REM sleep.

The association between dreaming and REM sleep was discovered by Eugene Aserinsky and Nathaniel Kleitman in 1953.

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

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REM

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

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

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Rem

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The röntgen equivalent man or rem is an obsolete unit of radiation dose. It is the product of the absorbed dose in roentgen and the biological efficiency of the radiation. The corresponding SI derived unit is the sievert.

Not to be confused with REM, the stage of sleep, or R.E.M, the rock band.

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

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: REM

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

REM

DutchRöntgenequivalent mensNuclear Energy & Physics

rem

EnglishRoentgen equivalent manNuclear Energy & Physics

REM

GermanRasterelektronenmikroskopElectrical Engineering, Industry

REM

SwedishRingfelsövervakareComputing

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

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Synonyms: REM

Synonyms: paradoxical sleep (n), rapid eye movement (n), rapid eye movement sleep (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: REM

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

Agreement

Phrase: rem acu tetigisti; if the shoe fits, wear it; the cap fits; auxilia humilia firma consensus facit; discers concordia.

Apt, apposite, pertinent, pat; to the point, to the purpose; happy, felicitous, germane, ad rem, in point, on point, directly on point, bearing upon, applicable, relevant, admissible.

Discrimination

Phrase: il y a fagots et fagots; rem acu tetigisti; la critique est aisee et l'art est difficile; miles apart; a distinction without a difference.

Inaction

Phrase: cunctando resPhrase: cunctando restituit rem "If it ain't broke don't fix it"; stare decisis

Irrelation

Noun: irrelation, dissociation; misrelation; inapplicability; inconnection; multifariousness; disconnection; (disjunction); inconsequence, independence; incommensurability; irreconcilableness; (disagreement); heterogeneity; unconformity; irrelevancy, impertinence, nihil ad rem; intrusion; non-pertinence.

Truth

Phrase: the truth is, the fact is; rem acu tetigisti; en suivant la verite; ex facto jus oritur; la verita e figlia del empo; locos y ninos dicen la verdad; nihil est veritatis luce dulcius; veritas nunquam perit; veritatem dies aperit; " the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth "; " just the facts, ma'am, just the facts.".

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: REM

English words defined with "REM": narcolepsy. (references)
Specialty definitions using "REM": A-0, ARCHBISHOPHetærismMilliremREM Sleep Parasomnias, Rhopalic Verse, roentgen equivalent man, roentgen-equivalent-manSieverttransient worker. (references)
Etymologies containing "REM": In rem. (references)
Non-English Usage: "REM" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Afrikaan (brake), Dutch (brake), Indonesian (brake), Latin (business, cause, event, fact, property, thing), Occitan (oar, scull), Portuguese (rem), Swedish (belt, girdle, lead, strap, zone).

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Modern Usage: REM

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Creating Rem Lezar (1989)

Ad Rem (1989)

Song Titles

Cool It! (performing artist: REM)

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

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Commercial Usage: REM

DomainTitle

Books

  

Periodicals

  

High Tech

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

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Digital Photo Gallery: REM
 

"Sea Grass" by James Moore
Commentary: "There is something magical when you're in the middle of somewhere like a wheat field, or a field of tall grass with the wind blowing through it. I wanted this shot to be fluid, watery, nostalgic-dreamy, soft, REM.If anyone uses this image I'd appreciate"
"Camera film 1" by Vi Xs
Commentary: "I used this film 8 years ago when I went to see REM, but later found that none of my pictures had turned out. I was gutted, but kept the film anyway.."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Non-Fiction Usage: REM

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Many antidepressants suppress REM sleep. (references)

Infants, by contrast, spend about half of their sleep time in REM sleep. (references)

One study found that REM sleep affects learning of certain mental skills. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

ARCHBISHOP, n. An ecclesiastical dignitary one point holier than a bishop. If I were a jolly archbishop, On Fridays I'd eat all the fish up -- Salmon and flounders and smelts; On other days everything else. Jodo Rem

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

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Spoken Usage: REM

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Karen Shanor

If we miss that REM sleep, and alcohol and a lot of medications cut down the proportion in REM sleep, you actually have memory problems.

Rush Limbaugh

Don't dare get into that deep REM or the nap will be worse than if you didn't go to sleep at all.

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

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Usage Frequency: REM

"REM" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 53.02% of the time. "REM" is used about 149 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 (singular)53.02%7937,388
Noun (proper)17.45%2668,323
Lexical Verb (base form)12.75%1980,337
Unclassified Items8.72%1397,576
Lexical Verb (infinitive)5.37%8124,375
Noun (common)2.68%4175,879
                    Total100.00%149N/A

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

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Expressions: REM

Expressions using "REM": ad rem in rem judgement in rem judgment in rem jus in rem nihil ad rem rem acu tetigisti REM sleep REM Sleep Behavior Disorder REM Sleep Parasomnias right in rem. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "REM": rem-awakening, rem-oved.

Ending with "REM": man-rem, non-rem, un-rem.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: REM

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

rem

1,479

album rem

15

rem lyrics

247

dawg rem

15

koolhaas rem

108

rem concert

14

rem sleep

83

rem tech

13

rem guitar tab

65

band rem

13

rem guitar tablature

55

official rem site web

12

rem tab

42

260 rem

12

rem discography

33

official rem site

11

rem music

31

222 rem

11

rem mp3

27

7mm mag rem

10

223 rem

25

rem chord

10

losing religion rem

25

koolhaas oma rem

10

rem ticket

23

koolhaus rem

10

losing lyrics religion rem

21

date rem tour

9

everybody hurt lyrics rem

20

lyrics man moon rem

9

rem song

20

greatest hit rem

9

rem tour

19

rem trigun

9

everybody hurt rem

19

350 mag rem

9

end lyrics rem world

18

rem sleep behavior disorder

8

rem song lyrics

18

rem tablature

8
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: REM

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

Danish

  

rem (bearer, inferior purlin, strap, wall plate). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

rem (brake). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

omaisuuden palautuskanne (actio in rem, action for recovery of property, condictio possessionis), kiinteistökanne (actio in rem, real action), kiinteistöön kohdistuvaa oikeutta koskeva kanne (actio in rem, real action), kanne omaisuuden palauttamiseksi (actio in rem, action for recovery of property, condictio possessionis), esineoikeudellinen kanne (actio in rem, real action). (various references)

   

French

  

rem. (various references)

   

German

  

Rem (scanning electron microscope, Scanning electron microscopy). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

rem. (various references)

   

Italian

  

rem. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

レム睡眠 (layer cake, lemon, lemon squash, lemon tea, lemon yellow, lemonade, length, lens, lens hood, rail bus, range, range food, ranger, rapid eye movement, release, relief, REM sleeping, stove). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

レムすいみん (rapid eye movement, REM sleeping). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

emray.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

rem. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

rem, movimiento rápido del ojo. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

vindikationstalan (actio in rem, action for recovery of property, condictio possessionis), talan om rätt till viss fast egendom (actio in rem, real action), talan om rätt till viss egendom (actio in rem, real action). (various references)

   

Thai

  

หน่วยวัดปริมาณรังสี. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

aynı (alike, all of a piece, equal, facsimile, homeo-, homo-, homoeo-, idem, identic, identical, in rem, like, look alike, no change, of a piece, same, self, selfsame, similarly, the same, to a hair, uniform, very). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: REM

LanguageDateSourceGenesis Chapter 43, Verse 19
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintProselqonteV de proV ton anqrwpon ton epi tou oikou iwshf elalhsan autw en tw pulwni tou oikou
Latin405VulgateQuam ob rem in ipsis foribus accedentes ad dispensatorem
Middle English1395WyclifWherfore in thilke yatis goynge to, speken to the dispensatour, Syre,
Renaissance English1526TyndaleTherfore came they to the man that was the ruelar ouer Iosephs house and comened with him at the doore
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
Basic English1964OgdenAnd said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;

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

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Matched Bible Translations: REM

LanguageGenesis Chapter 43, Verse 19
CebuanoMingduol sila sa tinugyanan sa balay ni Jose, ug sila nakigsulti kaniya didto sa pultahan sa balay.
CroatianStoga se primaknu upravitelju Josipova doma te mu, na ulazu u kuæu, reknu:
Danishog sagde: "Hør os, Herre! Vi drog en Gang før herned for at købe Føde,
DutchDaarom naderden zij tot dien man, die over het huis van Jozef was, en zij spraken tot hem aan de deur van het huis.
FinnishNiin he menivät Joosefin huoneenhaltijan luo ja puhuttelivat häntä talon ovella
FrenchIls s`approchèrent de l`intendant de la maison de Joseph, et lui adressèrent la parole, à l`entrée de la maison.
GermanDarum traten sie zu Josephs Haushalter und redeten mit ihm vor der Haustür
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKarena itu, di dekat pintu rumah Yusuf, mereka berkata kepada kepala rumah tangga,
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka mereka itupun menghampirlah kepada orang yang pemerintah rumah Yusuf, lalu mereka itu berkata-kata dengan dia di muka pintu,
ItalianAllora si avvicinarono al maggiordomo della casa di Giuseppe e parlarono con lui all'ingresso della casa;
MaoriNa ka whakatata ratou ki te kaitohutohu o te whare o Hohepa, ka korero ki a ia i te kuwaha o te whare,
Norwegianog sa: Hør, herre! Vi kom forrige gang ned her for å kjøpe korn;
PortuguesePor isso eles se chegaram ao despenseiro da casa de José, e falaram com ele à porta da casa,   
RumanianS`au apropiat de economul casei lui Iosif, wi au intrat kn vorbq cu el la uwa casei;
SpanishEntonces se acercaron al administrador de la casa de José y le hablaron a la entrada de la casa,

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

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Derivations: REM

Derivations

Words beginning with "REM": remade, remail, remailed, remailing, remails, remain, remainder, remaindered, remaindering, remainders, remained, remaining, remains, remake, remaker, remakers, remakes, remaking, reman, remand, remanded, remanding, remands, remanence, remanences, remanent, remanned, remanning, remans, remanufacture, remanufactured, remanufacturer, remanufacturers, remanufactures, remanufacturing, remap, remapped, remapping, remaps, remark, remarkable, remarkableness, remarkablenesses, remarkably, remarked, remarker, remarkers, remarket, remarketed, remarketing, remarkets. (additional references)

Words ending with "REM": harem, millirem, spirem, theorem. (additional references)

Words containing "REM": accoutrement, accoutrements, acquirement, acquirements, admeasurement, admeasurements, aforementioned, allurement, allurements, atremble, bacteremia, bacteremias, bacteremic, bioremediation, bioremediations, bireme, biremes, bremsstrahlung, bremsstrahlungs, cerement, cerements, ceremonial, ceremonialism, ceremonialisms, ceremonialist, ceremonialists, ceremonially, ceremonials, ceremonies, ceremonious, ceremoniously, ceremoniousness, ceremoniousnesses, ceremony, choreman, choremen, copremia, copremias, copremic, coremia, coremium, cremains, cremate, cremated, cremates, cremating, cremation, cremations, cremator, crematoria, crematories. (additional references)

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

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Rhyming with "REM"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "REM" (pronounced re"m)
2-e" mcondemn, em, femme, gem, hem, stem, them.

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Anagrams: REM

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-m-r"

-1 letter: em, er, me, re.

 Words containing the letters "e-m-r"
 

+1 letter: berm, derm, emir, germ, herm, mare, mere, merk, merl, mire, more, mure, omer, perm, ream, rems, rime, term.

 

+2 letters: aimer, amber, ameer, armed, armer, armet, berme, berms, bream, brome, brume, comer, cream, creme, crime, demur, derma, derms, dimer, dream, embar, ember, emeer, emery, emirs, emmer, enorm, femur, fermi, forme, frame, fremd, fumer, gamer, germs, germy, grime, grume, harem, herma, herms, homer, lamer, lemur, macer, madre, maker, mares, marge, marse, maser, mater, mazer, mercy, merde, merer, meres, merge, merit, merks, merle, merls, merry, meter, metre, metro, miler, mimer, miner, mired, mires, mirex, miser, miter, mitre, mixer, moire, moper, morae, morel, mores, morse, mover, mower, mured, mures, murex, murre, muser, muter, namer, omber, ombre, omers, ormer, perms, prime, proem, ramee, ramen, ramet, ramie, realm, reams, rearm, regma, rehem, reman, remap, remet, remex, remit, remix, retem, rheum, rhyme, rimed, rimer, rimes, romeo, rumen, serum, smear, smerk, sperm, tamer, terms, therm, timer, umber, vomer.

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

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Digital Art
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Quotations: Spoken
9. Usage Frequency
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern
13. Bible Trace
14. Abbreviations
15. Acronyms
16. Derivations
17. Rhymes
18. Anagrams
19. Bibliography


  

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