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SANS

Definition: SANS

SANS

Preposition

1. Without; deprived or destitute of. Rarely used as an English word.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

"SANS" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "holy", "to be like a saint".

Date "SANS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1120. (references)

 

Abbreviations & Acronyms: SANS

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

SANS

EnglishSmall-angle neutron scatteringPhysics

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

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Specialty Definition: SANS

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The SANS (System Administration, Networking, and Security) Institute is an organization with a focus on network security. It was founded in 1989.

External link

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

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Synonyms within Context: SANS

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

Absence

Adverb: without, minus, nowhere; elsewhere; neither here nor there; in default of; sans; behind one's back.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: SANS

English words defined with "SANS": sans serif. (references)
Specialty definitions using "SANS": Accidente!Bidouilleurs Sans Argent, BSACat ProverbsFlower of ChivalryHand over Handindorsement sans recoursMedecins sans Frontières, MouchardOil the KnockerSans Culottes, Sans Culottides, Sans Peur et Sans Reproche, Sans Souci, self drive carYvetot. (references)
Non-English Usage: "SANS" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Danish (sense), French (without), Haitian Creole (way), Swedish (composure, sense, senses).

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Modern Usage: SANS

DomainUsage

Lyrics

Les yeux sans visage eyes without a face ("EYES WITHOUT A FACE"; performing artist: Billy Idol)

Partir sans un seul regret ("I Will Love Again"; performing artist: Lara Fabian)

Movie/TV Titles

La Chatte sans pudeur (1974)

Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu (1972)

Pas de jeu sans soleil (1972)

Sans sommation (1972)

Trois milliards sans ascenseur (1972)

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

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Commercial Usage: SANS

DomainTitle

Books

  • Assimil Language Course / Le Japonais sans Peine (Japanese for French Speakers) / Part I / Book Plus 3 Audio Compact Discs (reference)

  • SANS GIAC Certification: Security Essentials Toolkit (GSEC) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

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

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Image Slideshow: SANS

Illustrations:
SANS

More images...

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Photo Album: SANS

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

La Chirurgie sans Chirurgien / Ch. Philipon.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

On nous accuse sans cesse de tuer nos malades : Je ne vois pas quel intérêt nous aurions ça / A. Grevin. Yves & Barret sc.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Soyer sans inquietude, Monsieur,... / J. Grandville Lith de Langlumé.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Parlez moi d'ca....queri sans rien payer d'avance! / Litho. de Benard.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Sans douleur / [Adolphe E.G. Roehn] Lith. G. Engelman.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Bien des personnes disent sans doute: ce sont des charlatans... / F.C. chez. Aubert, galerie vero dodat. Lith. de Benard.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Non Sans Douleurs : C'est la moins gatee. / [Edouard Guillaumin].Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Jamais L'Un Sans L'Autre.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Les femmes enceintes ou en période d'allaitement ne doivent jamais prendre de médicaments sans avis médical.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Ne consommez pas différents médicaments la fois sans avis médical.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

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

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Familiar Quotations: SANS

AuthorQuotation

William Shakespeare

And I did laugh sans intermission an hour by his dial. O noble fool, a worthy fool -- motley's the only wear.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: SANS

SubjectTopicQuote

Children

Afghanistan

The infant mortality rate was 250 out of 1,000 births; Medecins Sans Frontieres reported in 2000 that 250,000 children per year die of malnutrition. (references)

Civil Liberties

Gambia

The GPU, Reporters sans Frontieres (RSF), and the International Press Institute (IPI) criticized the arrests of Christensen and Gaye. (references)

Vietnam

The NGO, Reporters Sans Frontieres lists the country as 1 of 58 "enemies of the Internet." The Government permitted a more open flow of information within the country and into the country from abroad, including the university system than in previous years. (references)

Human Rights

Somalia

On March 27, militiamen loyal to warlord Muse Sude attacked the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) compound and held nine U.N. and MSF aid officials hostage. (references)

Sri Lanka

However, a survey completed by Medecins Sans Frontieres in 1999 found malnutrition levels in the war-affected areas at about the same level as in the war-free south of the country. (references)

Syria

The French free press organization Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres--RSF) claimed that the Government harassed and intimidated members of Nayyuf's family following the issuance of the summons. (references)

Political Economy

Tunisia

While permitting some representatives from human rights organizations to enter the country and attend trials, the Government prohibited others from entering and deported the Secretary-General of the NGO Reporters without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres-RSF). (references)

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

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Usage Frequency: SANS

"SANS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 74.29% of the time. "SANS" is used about 105 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)74.29%7837,656
Noun (proper)24.76%2668,323
Lexical Verb (-s form)0.95%1339,140
                    Total100.00%105N/A

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

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Name Usage Frequency: SANS

The following table summarizes the usage of "SANS" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
SansLast name30029,714
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: SANS

"SANS" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "holy", "to be like a saint".
 
The following table summarizes names related to "SANS."
NameGenderLanguageRelated Name
SansMaleN/ASancho
SantoMaleItalianN/A
SanchaFemaleSpanishSancho
SanchiaFemaleSpanishSancho
SanchoMaleSpanishSanto
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Expression: SANS

Expressions using "SANS": Bidouilleurs Sans Argent cela va sans dire faire sans dire indorsement sans recours Medecins sans Frontières sans alcohol sans ceremonie sans culot sans Dieu rien sans fa_on sans facon sans pareil sans peur et sans reproche sans serif sans souci s'embarquer sans biscuits verite sans peur. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "SANS": Sans-amp, Sans-culotte, sans-culottes, Sans-culottic, Sans-culottism, sans-papiers, Sans-souci.

Ending with "SANS": Mama-sans.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: SANS

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

sans

276

pression sans

206

sans souci

110

lyrics pression sans

97

fil sans

79

fil kit sans

37

aliment antibiotique sans

35

fils kit sans

35

gill sans

34

sans institute

31
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: SANS

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

Albanian

  

pa (less, minus, wanting, without). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

без (but for, less, minus, out of, wanting). (various references)

   

Czech

  

bez (elder, minus, past, without). (various references)

   

Danish

  

sanserif (doric, gothic, grotesque, sans serif, sanserif), grotesk (doric, gothic, grotesque, sans serif, sanserif), endossement sine obligo (indorsement sans recours, indorsement without recourse, qualified indorsement). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

schreefloos (sans-serif), Artsen zonder grenzen (Medecins sans Frontières). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

Lääkärit ilman rajoja (Medecins sans Frontières). (various references)

   

French

  

MÉDECINS SANS FRONTI?RES;MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières-Doctors Without Frontiers;MSF), Médecins sans Frontières (Medecins sans Frontières), Caractère sans empattements. (sans-serif), caractère antique (sans serif, sanserif, sans-serif), antique (sans serif, sanserif). (various references)

   

German

  

MSF (Medecins sans Frontières), Médecins Sans Frontières-Ärzte Ohne Grenze;MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières-Doctors Without Frontiers;MSF), Médecins sans Frontières (Medecins sans Frontières), Grotesk-Schrift (doric, gothic, grotesque, sans serif, sanserif). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

χωρίσ (barren of, without), άνευ (devoid of, without). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

nélkül (in the extreme, minus, scot-free, sine, there is no fire without smoke, wanting, without). (various references)

   

Italian

  

MSF (Medecins sans Frontières), Médecins Sans Frontières-Medici Senza Frontiere;MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières-Doctors Without Frontiers;MSF), Médecins sans Frontières (Medecins sans Frontières). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

サロン的 (exclusive, sanction, sanctuary, Sangerism, sangria, sans couture, seamless, social, sour, sour cream, Sun, sunglasses, Sunkist, suntan oil, thank you, Thanksgiving Day), サンケア指数 (belt, carefree, Saint-Simonism, San Diego, sand, sandal, sandwich, sandwich man, Sankei Sports, Sanskrit, sans-souci, Santa Clara, Santa Claus, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santa Maria, soundtrack, sun deck, sun protection index, sundae, sunset, sunshade, sunshine, suntan, suntan oil, Suntory, Suntory Hall, syndicalism, syndicalist, thunder, thunderbird). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

サンスーシ (carefree, sans-souci), サンクチュール (sans couture, seamless). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

anssay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

Médicos sem Fronteiras (Medecins sans Frontières). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

без (but for, less, through no, with no, without). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

bez (devoid, out of, unbeknownst, with no, without). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

Médicos sin fronteras (Medecins sans Frontières), Médecins Sans Frontières-Médicos Sin Fronteras;MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières-Doctors Without Frontiers;MSF). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

utan (but, ex, free from, out of, outside, wanting, whithout, without). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

-siz (devoid of, ex, guiltless, in-, innocent of, lacking, non-, out of, sine, un-, void of, wanting, with no, without), içermeyen (less, not including, quit). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: SANS

Derivations

Words beginning with "SANS": sansar, sansars, sansculotte, sansculottes, sansculottic, sansculottish, sansculottism, sansculottisms, sansei, sanseis, sanserif, sanserifs, sansevieria, sansevierias. (additional references)

Words ending with "SANS": artisans, bartisans, chitosans, courtesans, diocesans, gossans, hexosans, medusans, messans, nonpartisans, paesans, paisans, partisans, pentosans, ptisans, salvarsans, zymosans. (additional references)

Words containing "SANS": artisanship, artisanships, bipartisanship, bipartisanships, nonpartisanship, nonpartisanships, partisanship, partisanships. (additional references)


Misspellings

"SANS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: gs-ana, gs-anas, Msans, saana, Saens, sahs, sains, sams, sana, sanc, sanes, Sangs, Sanh, sani, sanisko, sann, sannu, sano, sanos, sant, sanus, sany, sanz, sanza, Sanzo, sarns, saus, senq, sensh, sensu, senz, shanz, sians, sinst, snaa, snaz, Soanes, sqan, stans, syns, zanas, zanq, zans. (additional references)

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

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Rhyming with "SANS"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "SANS" (pronounced sa"nz)
3-a" n zbans, cans, clans, fans, Japans, Mans, minivans, pans, pecans, plans, scans, sedans, spans, tans, trans, vans.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: SANS

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-n-s-s"

-1 letter: ass.

-2 letters: an, as, na.

 Words containing the letters "a-n-s-s"
 

+1 letter: sains, sands, sanes, sasin, scans, sensa, snags, snaps, snash, snaws, spans, swans.

 

+2 letters: angsts, anises, anuses, arsons, asanas, aspens, assent, assign, basins, cansos, gossan, hansas, hanses, manses, masons, mensas, messan, nasals, sabins, saints, salons, sanest, sangas, sanghs, sanies, sansar, sansei, santos, sarans, sarins, sarsen, sasins, satins, saunas, savins, scants, scenas, season, sedans, sennas, sewans, shanks, sharns, shnaps, skeans, slangs, slants, snacks, snafus, snails, snakes, snares, snarks, snarls, snaths, sneaks, sneaps, solans, sonars, sowans, spanks, spawns, speans, stains, stands, stanes, stangs, stanks, sunnas, swains, swanks, syngas, unsays, usneas.

 

+3 letters: absents, ancress, ankuses, anlases, answers, aptness, arshins, arsines, ascends, ascents, ashcans, askings, assents, assigns, avenses, awnless, badness, basions, bassoon, bonsais, caisson, canvass, caseins, caserns, casings, casinos, cassino, damsons, desands, desmans, dynasts, encases, entases, entasis, farness, fastens, fatness, fusains, gascons, gaskins, gassing, gayness, gnashes, gossans, hansels, hansoms, harness, hastens, hausens, hessian, incases, inseams, inspans, instals, instars, isatins, islands, issuant, jasmins, jessant, kamsins, kinases, lashins, laxness, madness, manless, mascons, massing, messans, messman, nanisms, napless, nasions, nasties, nauseas, paesans, paisans, pansies, parsons, passant, passing, passion, patness, pissant, ptisans, quassin, raisins, ramsons, ransoms, rawness, reasons, sabines, saddens, sadness, saimins, salinas, salines, salmons, saloons, samisen, sampans, sandals, sanders, sandhis, sangars, sangers, sanious, sanjaks, sannops, sannups, sansars, sanseis, santims, santirs, santols, santurs, sapiens, sarongs, sarsens, sashing, sassing, satangs, sateens, savants, savines, savings, sawneys, sayings, schnaps, seances, seasons, seawans, secants, senates, sendals, senecas, senegas, senoras, sensate, sensual, sestina, sextans, shairns, shamans, shantis, shorans, siennas, signals, silanes, silvans, simians, skeanes, slogans, snarers, snashes, snathes, solands, solanos, soldans, sonants, sonatas, soudans, sovrans, spavins, spinals, sponsal, sprains, sprangs, stamens, stances, stanzas, strains, strands, suasion, suldans, sultans, sundaes, sunfast, sunnahs, suntans, sustain, sylvans, synapse, tanists, tansies, tisanes, uncases, uneases, unmasks, unseals, unseams, unseats, unsnaps, usances, vinasse, waeness, wanness, weasons, wessand.

 

+4 letters: abscisin, absconds, absences, absinths, abstains, achiness, acidness, acrasins, adenoses, adenosis, adonises, agedness, ageneses, agenesis, agnosias, agonises, agonists, ainsells, airiness, amassing, amnesias, amnesics, anabases, anabasis, analyses, analysis, analysts, anapests, anatases, anchusas, anemoses, anemosis, anestrus, animisms, animists, animuses, aniseeds, anisoles, ankushes, anopsias, anosmias, anserous, antheses, anthesis, antiboss, antsiest, anureses, anuresis, archness, arcsines, aridness, arsenals, arsenics, arsenous, arsonist, arsonous, artiness, artisans, ashiness, aspirins, assassin, assaying, assented, assenter, assentor, assignat, assigned, assignee, assigner, assignor, assonant, assuming, assuring, astonies, astonish, astounds, avidness, awayness, baldness, banishes, banksias, banshees, banshies, bareness, baroness, baseness, basenjis, basinets, bassinet, bassness, bassoons, bastings, bastions, biasness, biassing, bisnagas, brassing, caginess, caissons, calmness, canastas, canoness, canvases, capstans, casernes, cassinos, castings, chansons, chasings, chastens, chessman, cineasts, classing, cleanses, coarsens, cyanoses, cyanosis, cycasins, daftness, dampness, dankness, danseurs, danseuse, dapsones, darkness, darshans, dasheens, deadness, deafness, dearness, descants, destains, disbands, discants, disdains, dishpans, distains, drabness, dustpans, dyspneas, earnests, easiness, eastings, elastins, encashes, enchases, enclasps, enolases, enslaves, ensnares, ensnarls, entasias, erasions, essaying, etesians, evasions, expanses, fairness, fangless, fantasms, fantasts, fascines, fashions, fastings, fastness, flatness, fustians, gainless, gainsays, gameness, gaminess, gaskings, gassings, gastness, gastrins, giantess, gladness, glasnost, glassine, glassing, glassman, glassmen, glossina, grassing, grayness, guanases, gymnasts, haleness, halfness, handless, handsaws, handsels, handsets, hardness, harshens, hassling, haziness, hessians, hexosans, hoarsens, hosannas, husbands, inclasps, insanest, inscapes, insnares, installs, instants, instates, insulars, inulases, isatines, issuance, jasmines, kamseens, khamsins, kyanises, laciness, lameness, landless, landmass, lankness, lasagnas, lasagnes, lashings, lassoing, lastings, lateness, laziness, leanness, leasings, lesbians, liaisons, linsangs, maleness, malisons, maneless, mannoses, mansards, mansions, mantises, mantissa, maskings, matiness, maziness, meanness, medusans, misnames, misplans, mustangs, nabobess, nailsets, nameless, narcisms, narcissi, narcists, narcoses, narcosis, nasalise, nastiest, nathless, nauseous, nearness, neatness, newscast, nonclass, nonpasts, nosebags, nosegays, nutcases, nutgrass, onanisms, onanists, osmundas, outspans, ovalness, packness, paesanos, painless, paisanas, paisanos, paleness, parsnips, passband, passings, passions, pasterns, pastinas, pastness, peasants, personas, pianisms, pianists, pinesaps, pingrass, piscinas, pissants, planless, plasmins, plasmons, pressman, psammons, puissant, quassins, raciness, rainless, raisings, rankness, ransacks, raptness, rareness, rashness, rassling, realness, reassign, rennases, reseason, responsa, retsinas, sabatons, sabayons, sacatons, sackings, sacrings, sadirons, safeness, saffrons, saganash, sageness, sailings, salesman, salesmen, salicins, salients, salpians, salterns, saltines, saltings, saltness, saltpans, sameness, samisens, sanctums, sandbags, sandbars, sandburs, sanddabs, sandfish, sandhogs, sandiest, sandlots, sandpits, sandshoe, sandsoap, sandspur, saneness, sangrias, sanicles, sanities, sanitise, sannyasi, sanserif, santours, saplings, saponins, sardanas, sardines, sarments, sarsenet, satanism, satanist, satinets, saunters, saurians, savannas, savarins, sawbones, saxhorns, saxonies, scalenus, scandals, scandias, scanners, scansion, scantest, scanties, schnapps, sealants, sealskin, seasonal, seasoned, seasoner, seatings, seawants, seedsman, seminars, senarius, senators, senhoras, senopias, sensated, sensates, sensilla, sensoria, seringas, serranos, servants, sestinas, sextains, sextants, shadings, shaitans, shandies, shannies, shanteys, shanties, shantihs, sharpens, shavings, shebangs, shebeans, sheitans, siamangs, siganids, signages, signoras, sinapism, sinkages, sinopias, sinuates, skatings, slackens, slanders, slashing, slatings, slayings, smartens, smashing, snaffles, snakiest, snapless, snappers, snappish, snapshot, snarlers, snatches, sneakers, snowcaps, soarings, solanins, solanums, sonances, sopranos, soutanes, soybeans, spacings, spadones, spaeings, spancels, spangles, spaniels, spankers, spanless, spanners, spawners, spinages, spirants, sporrans, stagings, stainers, staminas, stanches, standbys, standees, standers, standish, stanines, stannous, stannums, starnose, stashing, stasimon, stations, steapsin, stearins, stengahs, stewpans, sthenias, stunsail, suasions, subbasin, subclans, subdeans, subnasal, subpenas, sultanas, summands, sunbaths, sunbeams, sundials, sunglass, sunlamps, sunlands, sunscald, sunshade, sunwards, surnames, sustains, swainish, swankest, swanpans, swanskin, swashing, synagogs, synanons, synapsed, synapses, synapsid, synapsis, syncarps, syngases, synovias, syntaxes, syringas, tallness, tameness, tartness, tautness, teniases, teniasis, titaness, transits, transoms, treasons, tsarinas, tsunamis, unclasps, unlashes, unsnarls, unspeaks, unstacks, unstates, unstraps, unswears, upstands, uranisms, usaunces, vainness, vanishes, vastness, versants, vinasses, wariness, warisons, warmness, washings, waviness, waxiness, weakness, weasands, wessands, whatness, windlass, zaniness, zymosans.

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

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Alternative Orthography: SANS


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

53 41 4E 53

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

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

=

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)

01010011 01000001 01001110 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#65 &#78 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0041 004E 0053

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

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

53354853

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INDEX

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


  

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