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Cy Pres

Definition: Cy Pres

Cy Pres

Noun

1. A rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible.

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


Synonyms: Cy Pres

Synonyms: cy pres doctrine (n), rule of cy pres (n). (additional references)

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Expressions: Cy Pres

Expressions using "cy pres": cy pres doctrine rule of cy pres. Additional references.

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

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Anagrams: Cy Pres

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: cypres.

Words within the letters "c-e-p-r-s-y"

-1 letter: crepy, preys, pyres.

-2 letters: ceps, espy, pecs, prey, pyes, pyre, recs, reps, ryes, scry, spec, spry, syce.

-3 letters: cep, cry, ers, pec, per, pes, pry, pye, rec, rep, res, rye, sec, ser, spy, yep, yes.

-4 letters: er, es, pe, re, ye.

 Words containing the letters "c-e-p-r-s-y"
 

+1 letter: cyphers, cypress, spicery.

 

+2 letters: cypreses, cypruses, decrypts, encrypts, necropsy, sprucely.

 

+3 letters: calypters, caryopses, cerotypes, clepsydra, copyreads, coryphees, cryoscope, cypresses, gyroscope, precisely, supercity, supremacy.

 

+4 letters: archetypes, clepsydrae, clepsydras, copolymers, coryphaeus, counterspy, cryoprobes, cryoscopes, cyberpunks, cyberspace, gyroscopes, hydrospace, hypercubes, hypersonic, hyperspace, hypocrites, micropyles, narcolepsy, pachyderms, panegyrics, pelycosaur, pennycress, pericycles, phenocryst, preciosity, preciously, precursory, presbyopic, presidency, prespecify, screenplay, skyscraper, spectrally, specularly, sphericity, syncarpies, typescript.

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

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Alternative Orthography: Cy Pres


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

43 79      50 72 65 73

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

    

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

01000011 01111001 00100000 01010000 01110010 01100101 01110011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#67 &#121 &#32 &#80 &#114 &#101 &#115

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0043 0079      0050 0072 0065 0073

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

3791250847185

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Expressions
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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