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Saber

Definitions: Saber

Saber

Noun

1. A fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle.

2. A stout sword with a curved blade and thick back.

Verb

1. Cut with a saber.

2. Kill with a saber.

3. Injure with a sabre.

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

Date "saber" was first used: 1680. (references)



Specialty Definitions: Saber

DomainDefinitions

Space

Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry (instrument on TIMED from Hampton University, Virginia). (references)

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

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Saber

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

saber

EnglishSemiautomatic business environment researchN/A

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

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Synonyms: Saber

Synonyms: cavalry sword (n), sabre (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Saber

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

Arms

Sword, saber, broadsword, cutlass, falchion, scimitar, cimeter, brand, whinyard, bilbo, glaive, glave, rapier, skean, Toledo, Ferrara, tuck, claymore, adaga, baselard, Lochaber ax, skean dhu, creese, kris, dagger, dirk, banger, poniard, stiletto, stylet, dudgeon, bayonet; sword-bayonet, sword-stick; side arms, foil, blade, steel; ax, bill; pole-ax, battle-ax; gisarme, halberd, partisan, tomahawk, bowie knife; ataghan, attaghan, yataghan; yatacban; assagai, assegai; good sword, trusty sword, naked sword; cold steel.

Defiance

Chest-beating, chest-thumping; saber rattling.

Intelligence Wisdom

Phrase: aut regem aut fatuum nasci oportet; "but with the morning cool reflection came"; flosculi sententiarum; les affaires font les hommes; mas vale saber que haber; mas vale ser necio que profiadol nemo solus sapit; nosce te; gr/gnothi seauton/gr nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit; sapere aude; victrix fortunae sapientia.

Killing

Saber; cut down, cut to pieces, cut the throat; jugulate; stab, run through the body, bayonet, eviscerate; put to the sword, put to the edge of the sword.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Saber

English words defined with "saber": AcinacesCutlass fishMoulinetsaber rattling, sabre, scimitar. (references)
Specialty definitions using "saber": PORTABLE SAWYER. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Saber" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Asturian (to know), Catalan (know, know how), Portuguese (guide mark, have, instruction, know, know how, knowledge is power, learning, lore, savvy, scholarship, science, to know), Portuguese Brazilian (to know), Provencal (to know), Spanish (be conscious of, can, go around, hear, know, know how, knowledge, learn, learning, realize, savor, savour, taste, tell, to know, to know how, visit, wisdom, wit).

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Modern Usage: Saber

DomainUsage

Screenplays

If you spent as much time practicing your saber techniques as you did your wit, you'd rival Master Yoda as a swordsman. (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones; writing credit: George Lucas)

Movie/TV Titles

Ojalá no entre en mi casa mujer que sepa más de lo que una mujer debe saber (1969)

Creer y saber (1963)

Mark Saber (1951)

Saber Marionette J Again OVA (1999)

Last Stand at Saber River (1997)

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

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Commercial Usage: Saber

DomainTitle

Books

  • Last Stand at Saber River (reference)

  • Legend of the Gilded Saber (Accidental Detectives, 3) (reference)

  • Saber and Scapegoat: J.E.B. Stuart and the Gettysburg Controversy (reference)

  • Y si quieres saber mi pasado (reference)

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Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

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

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Image Slideshow: Saber

Illustrations:
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Sounds Captioned with "Saber".

PlayCaption
Brief swishing sound from star wars light saber .
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Saber

SubjectTopicQuote

Civil Liberties

Iran

Authorities arrested journalists Fariba Davoodi-Mohajer, Mohammed Vali-Beig, and Massoud Behnoud in February, and arrested Hoda Saber and Reza Alijani in March. (references)

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

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Usage Frequency: Saber

"Saber" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Saber" is used about 15 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)100%1590,616

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

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Name Usage Frequency: Saber

The following table summarizes the usage of "saber" 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
SaberLast name30027,176
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Saber

Expressions using "saber": mas vale saber que haber rattle the saber saber fish saber rattling saber toothed. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "saber": Saber-C, Saber-C++, saber-toothed, saber-toothed tiger, saber-toothed tigers.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Saber

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

saber

369

light saber

166

saber marionette

97

saber marionette j

86

saber tooth tiger

68

rider saber

45

electronica saber

35

amar saber

34

j saber

31

saber toothed tiger

29
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Saber

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

Chinese 

  

军刀. (various references)

   

Czech

  

šavle (sabre, sword). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

شمشیربلندنظامی(sabr), باشمشیرکشتن , باشمشیرزدن . (various references)

   

French

  

sabre (sabre). (various references)

   

German

  

Saebel, der, säbel (sabre, sabres, scimitar). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

szablya (sabre), kard (brand, glaive, iron, sabers, sabres, skewer, steel, sword). (various references)

   

Italian

  

sciabola (sabre, sword). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

軍刀 (service sword, side arms), ゴルフ (ace, circle, circlet, circlip, circuit, circuit breaker, circuit training, circular fluorescent lamp, circular skirt, circulation, circulator, circumscribe, circumscription, circus, club, Gauloise, golf course, golf links, gondola, gong, goods or services without charge, grounder, sabre, sabre-toothed tiger, sardine, sardonyx, search, searcher, searchlight, serge, sergeant, servant, serve, serve point, server, service, service area, service car, service girl, service room, service station, service yard, snap ring, sports club, support system, surcharge, surf cast, surf casting, surf rider, surf roller, surf ski, surf trolling, surfboard, surfer, surfing, surge, surveillance, survey, Surveyor, third, thirty), (blade, engraving tool, knife, sword). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ぐ"とう (archipelago, groupof robbers, island group, service sword, side arms), サーブル (sabre), とう (and the like, be frozen over, building, cane, child, congeal, counter for large animals, engraving tool, et cetera, etc., foolishness, freeze, ground spider, knife, pagoda, party, place, rattan, section, servant, sickle, steal, sugar, sword, T'ang-Dynasty, to accuse, to ask, to charge, to question, tower, without regard to). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

군도 (Archipelago). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

abersay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

sabre (broadsword, sabre, sword). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

сабля (sabre, sword). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

sablja (sabre). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

sable (backsword, batten, broadsword, chain bar, chain blade, chain guide, cutter bar, cutting bar, frostfish, guide bar, guide blade, guide plate, sable, sabre, scabbard fish, scabbardfish, silver scabbardfish, sword, timber sword), acuchillar (cut up, gash, hack, knife, sabre, slash). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

sabel (sabre). (various references)

   

Thai

  

ฟัน"้วย"าบ, "าบโค้ง (sabre). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

süvari kılıcı (sabre), kılıçtan geçirmek (massacre, put to the sword, sabre, slaughter), kılıçla vurmak (sabre), kılıçla kesmek (sabre), kılıç (blade, claymore, glaive, sabre, sword), eskrim kılıcı (foil, sabre, singlestick). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

gylyз. (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

рубати шаблею (sabre), фехтувати на шаблях (sabre), фехтування на шаблях (sabre), шабля (sabre), кавалерист (cavalier, cavalryman, horseman, horsesoldier, pricker, sabre). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự thống trị quân sự sự đe doạ binh đao (sabre). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Saber

LanguagePeriodTranslations
French1500-Modern

sabre. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Saber

LanguageDateSourceGenesis Chapter 46, Verse 10
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintUioi de sumewn iemouhl kai iamin kai awd kai iacin kai saar kai saoul uioV thV cananitidoV
Latin405VulgateFilii Symeon Iemuhel et Iamin et Ahod et Iachin et Saher et Saul filius Chananitidis
Middle English1395WyclifThe sones of Symyon, Jemuhel, and Jamyn, and Yahoth, and Jachyn, and Sab, and Saber, and Saul, the sone of Chanynytidis.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleThe childern of Simeon: Iemuel Iamin Ohad Iachin Zohar and Saul the sonne of a Cananitish woman
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd the sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul, the son of a woman of Canaan;

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

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Matched Bible Translations: Saber

LanguageGenesis Chapter 46, Verse 10
BulgarianСимеонови синове: Емуил, Ямин, Аод, Яхин, Сохар и Саул син на ханаанка;
CebuanoUg ang mga anak nga lalake ni Simeon: si Jemuel, ug si Jamin, ug si Ohad, ug si Jakin, ug si Zoar, ug si Saul nga anak nga lalake sa babaye nga Canaanhon.
Chinese西 緬 的 ' 子 是 耶 母 利 、 雅 憫 、 阿 轄 、 雅 斤 、 瑣 轄 . 還 有 迦 南 女 子 所 " 的 掃 羅 。
CroatianSinovi imunovi: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Sohar i aul, sin Kanaanke.
DanishSimeons Sønner Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar og Kana'anæerkvindens Søn Sjaul;
DutchEn de zonen van Simeon: Jemuel, en Jamin, en Ohad, en Jachin, en Zohar, en Saul, de zoon ener Kanaanietische vrouw.
FinnishSimeonin pojat olivat Jemuel, Jaamin, Oohad, Jaakin, Soohar ja Saul, kanaanilaisen vaimon poika.
FrenchFils de Siméon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin et Tsochar; et Saul, fils de la Cananéenne.
GermanDie Kinder Simeons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar und Saul, der Sohn von dem kanaanitischen Weibe.
Haitian CreoleMen non pitit Simeyon yo: Jemouyèl, Jamen, Orad, Jaken, Zoka ak Sayil. Li te fè dènye sa a ak yon fanm peyi Kanaran.
HungarianSimeon fiai pedig: Jemúel, Jámin, Ohad, Jákhin, Czóhár és Saul a kanaáni asszonynak fia.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSimeon; anak-anaknya: Yemuel, Yamin, Ohad, Yakhin, Zohar dan Saul, anak dari istrinya seorang wanita Kanaan.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka anak-anak laki-laki Simeon, yaitu Yemuil dan Yamin dan Ohad dan Yakhin dan Zohar, dan Saul, yaitu anak laki-laki dari pada seorang perempuan Kanani.
ItalianI figli di Simeone: Iemuel, Iamin, Oad, Iachin, Socar e Saul, figlio della Cananea.
Korean시 므 온 의 아 " 곧 여 무 엘 과, 야 민 과, 오 핫 과, 야 긴 과, 스 과, 가 나 안 여 인 의 소 생 사 울 이 "
MaoriKo nga tama a Himiona; ko Iemuere, ko Iamini, ko Ohara, ko Iakini, ko Tohara, ratou ko Hauru, ko te tama a tetahi wahine Kanaani.
Modern GreekΚαι οι υιοι του Συμεων, Ιεμουηλ και Ιαμειν και Αωδ και Ιαχειν και Σωαρ και Σαουλ, υιος Χανανιτιδος.
Norwegianog Simeons sønner: Jemuel og Jamin og Ohad og Jakin og Sohar og Saul, som han hadde fått med en kana'anitterkvinne,
PortugueseE os filhos de Simeão: Jemuel, Jamim, Oade, Jaquim, Zoar, e Saul, filho de uma mulher cananéia.   
Rumanian-Fiii lui Simeon: Iemuel, Iamin, Ohad, Iachin wi Yohar; wi Saul, fiu dintr`o femeie Cananitq.
RussianуЩОЩ уЙНЕПОБ: йЕНХЙМ Й йБНЙО, Й пЗБ", Й йБИЙО, Й гПИБТ, Й уБХМ, УЩО иБОБОЕСОЛЙ.
SpanishLos hijos de Simeón: Jemuel, Jamín, Ohad, Jaquín, Zojar y Saúl, hijo de la cananea.
SwedishSimeons söner voro Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Sohar och Saul, den kananeiska kvinnans son.
Thaiบุตรชายของสิเมโอน คือ เยมูเอล ยามีน โอหา" ยาคีน และโศหาร์ กับชาอูล บุตรชายของหญิงคนคานาอัน
UkrainianІ сини Симеонові: Ємуїл, і Ямін, і Огад, і Яхін, і Цохар, і Саул, син ханаанеянки.

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

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Derivations & Misspellings: Saber

Derivations

Words beginning with "saber": sabered, sabering, sabermetrician, sabermetricians, sabermetrics, sabers. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Saber" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abeer, aber, Asabere, asba, ashbery, Astberg, Esber, Esjberg, haber, Isambert, kaber, Kaberu, Naber, saba, sabar, Sabaya, Sabbe, Sabe, sabeen, Sabej, sabel, saben, sabey, sabi, sabia, sabic, sabier, Sabio, sabir, Sabiro, Sabne, sabor, sabr, sabra, sabre, sabred, Sabreur, Sabu, Sabur, Sacer, Sadberk, saeb, Saer, safba, Saher, sambur, samer, Saqer, satba, sauber, sauer, sawer, Sbaa, S'been, sber, sebeb, Seburt, Sedber, Sekber, selber, Shabir, Shabura, siba, Siberry, Sibert, sieberi, silber, siober, skabe, stabor, suber, submer, swabe, syber, zuberi. (additional references)

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

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Rhyming with "Saber"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "saber" (pronounced sā"ber)
4s ā" b ersabre.
3-ā" b erbelabor, labor, labour, Neighbor, taber, Tabor.

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

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Anagrams: Saber

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: bares, baser, bears, braes, sabre.

Words within the letters "a-b-e-r-s"

-1 letter: arbs, ares, arse, bare, bars, base, bear, brae, bras, ears, eras, rase, rebs, sabe, sear, sera.

-2 letters: abs, arb, are, ars, bar, bas, bra, ear, era, ers, ras, reb, res, sab, sae, sea, ser.

-3 letters: ab, ae, ar, as, ba, be, er, es, re.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-e-r-s"
 

+1 letter: abaser, abuser, ambers, ardebs, bakers, balers, barbes, bardes, barest, barges, barres, baryes, basher, baster, beards, blares, blears, braces, braise, brakes, braves, brazes, breads, breaks, breams, breast, bursae, cabers, debars, embars, kebars, rabies, rebars, rehabs, sabers, sabred, sabres, serdab, tabers, yerbas, zebras.

 

+2 letters: abasers, abaters, abiders, abjures, abrades, abreast, abusers, adverbs, aerobes, ambeers, amblers, ambries, arabesk, arables, arbores, arbutes, ascribe, backers, badgers, baggers, bailers, baiters, balkers, ballers, banders, bangers, bankers, banners, banters, barbels, barbers, barbets, bareges, bargees, barites, barkers, barless, barleys, barques, barrels, barrens, barrets, barters, barytes, bashers, basters, bathers, batters, bawlers, beakers, bearers, bearish, beaters, beavers, beggars, berakes, berates, berthas, besmear, beswarm, betrays, bewares, bewraps, bewrays, bezoars, blamers, blaster, blazers, boaster, boaters, boraces, borages, boranes, borates, boraxes, bracers, braches, braised, braises, braizes, braless, brasher, brashes, brasier, brassed, brasses, brassie, bravers, bravest, bravoes, brawest, braxies, brayers, brazens, brazers, breasts, breaths, bureaus, bursate, bursera, cambers, caribes, crambes, dabbers, dabster, darbies, daubers, debarks, debaser, embarks, eyebars, fablers, ferbams, gabbers, garbles, grabens, herbals, isobare, jabbers, jerboas, labrets, lambers, marbles, nabbers, prefabs, rabbets, rabbies, rabbles, rambles, rebaits, rebates, rebatos, redbays, rosebay, rubaces, rubasse, sabered, saprobe, seabird, serdabs, sidebar, slabber, sorbate, stabber, stabler, subarea, subrace, surbase, swabber, terbias, unbears, upbears, verbals, warbles, yabbers, zarebas, zebrass.

 

+3 letters: abetters, abettors, abhenrys, abjurers, aborters, abraders, abrasive, abreacts, abridges, absenter, absolver, absorbed, absorber, absterge, abstruse, absurder, abutters, acerbest, adsorbed, adsorber, aerobics, airbuses, algebras, ambaries, amberies, ambusher, antbears, arabesks, arabizes, arbalest, arbelest, arbiters, arbuscle, arquebus, ascribed, ascribes, auberges, babblers, backrest, bafflers, bakeries, ballsier, baluster, bandores, banisher, banister, barbells, barbless, barbules, bareness, baresark, barflies, barghest, barguest, barkeeps, barkiest, barkless, barmiest, barniest, baroness, baronets, baronies, baronnes, baroques, barrages, barriers, bartends, barwares, baseborn, basifier, basketry, batchers, battlers, bawdries, bearcats, bearhugs, bearings, bearskin, becharms, becrawls, bedrails, bedrapes, bedstraw, bedwards, bedwarfs, beeyards, begroans, behavers, bejabers, belabors, berascal, bereaves, berettas, bermudas, besmears, bespread, bestiary, beswarms, bilayers, binaries, biramose, birettas, bizarres, blabbers, bladders, blarneys, blasters, blastier, blathers, blatters, bleaters, bloaters, boarders, boasters, brabbles, braceros, brachets, brackens, brackets, braggers, braggest, braiders, brailles, brakiest, brambles, branches, branders, brandies, branners, brashest, brashier, brasiers, brassage, brassier, brassies, brattles, brawlers, braziers, breaches, breadths, breakers, breakups, breasted, breathes, breccias, brechams, brechans, brewages, brigades, brisance, broaches, broadens, broadest, brocades, brokages, bromates, bugbears, burgages, cabarets, cabestro, cabresta, cabresto, calibers, calibres, carbides, carbines, chambers, clabbers, clambers, crabbers, crabwise, cramboes, cudbears, dabblers, dabsters, daubries, debasers, debaters, drabbest, drabbets, drabbles, drabness, durables, earlobes, embraces, enablers, erasable, exurbias, firebase, forbears, forebays, freebase, gabblers, gambiers, gamblers, gambrels, garbages, garblers, garbless, gerberas, grabbers, grabbles, grosbeak, halberds, halberts, hauberks, herbages, isobares, labelers, laborers, lamberts, liberals, librates, marblers, megabars, parables, parsable, passerby, prebakes, prebasal, probates, rabblers, raisable, ramblers, rarebits, ratsbane, reabsorb, rebaters, reboards, redbaits, relabels, retables, reusable, rheobase, rinsable, roadbeds, rosebays, rubasses, rubellas, rubeolas, rustable, sabering, saboteur, saprobes, scabbier, scrabble, scramble, seabirds, seaboard, seaborne, searobin, servable, shabbier, sharable, sidebars, slabbers, slabbery, sorbable, sorbates, sortable, sowbread, sparable, sparerib, stabbers, stablers, storable, subareas, subframe, subgrade, subraces, superbad, surbased, surbases, surfable, swabbers, sybarite, tabarets, taborers, taborets, tribades, typebars, umbrages, unbraces, unbrakes, urbanest, urbanise, verbenas, vibrates, wabblers, warblers, zareebas.

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

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Alternative Orthography: Saber


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

53 61 62 65 72

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)

01010011 01100001 01100010 01100101 01110010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#97 &#98 &#101 &#114

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0061 0062 0065 0072

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

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

5367687184

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INDEX

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


  

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