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Sanitary

Definition: Sanitary

Sanitary

Adjective

1. Free from filth and pathogens; "sanitary conditions for preparing food"; "a sanitary washroom".

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

Date "sanitary" was first used: 1842. (references)

Etymology: Sanitary \San"i*ta*ry\, adjective. [Latin expression sanitas health: compare to the French expression sanitaire. See Sanity.]. (Websters 1913)



Specialty Definitions: Sanitary

DomainDefinitions

Health

Relating or belonging to health and hygiene; conductive to the restoration or maintenance of health. (references)

Medicine

1)relating or belonging to health and hygiene;2)conductive to the restoration or maintenance of health. Source: European Union. (references)
 Promoting or pertaining to health. Source: European Union. (references)

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

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Synonym: Sanitary

Synonym: healthful (adj). (additional references)
Antonym: unsanitary (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Sanitary

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

Health

Sanitary; (health-giving); sanatory; (remedial).

Salubrity

Adjective: salubrious, salutary, salutiferous; wholesome; healthy, healthful; sanitary, prophYlactic, benign, bracing, tonic, invigorating, good for, nutritious; hygeian, hygienic.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Sanitary

English words defined with "sanitary": Cordon sanitaireHealth officer, healthful, hygiene, hygienizeinsanitarySanitarian, Sanitary Commission, sanitary condition, sanitary landfill, sanitary napkin, sanitation, sanitisation, sanitise, sanitised, sanitization, sanitize, sanitizedThe United States Sanitary Commissionunhealthful, unsanitary. (references)
Specialty definitions using "sanitary": bulk intake workercatering-truck operator, cleaning preparations, Cover Material, covering layer, crew leaderDINING-SERVICE INSPECTOR, Drainage, Sanitaryelectric-sewer-cleaning-machine operator, employee-service officer, enamel drierfarm-crew leader, Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906, FIELD-CONTACT TECHNICIAN, FOOD AND DRUG INSPECTOR, food scientis, FOOD TECHNOLOGIST, FOOD-SERVICE SUPERVISORGood manufacturing practices, Grade A milkHousing Act of 1949INSPECTOR, INDUSTRIAL WASTE, INSPECTOR, SURGICAL GARMENT, Interstate Carrier Water SupplyLANDFILL GAS, Landfills, LIQUOR-BRIDGE-OPERATOR HELPER, LUNCH-TRUCK DRIVER, lunch-truck operatorMANAGER, EMPLOYEE WELFARE, manager, welfare, MEDICAL-SERVICE TECHNICIAN, MIGRANT LEADER, MILK-RECEIVER, TANK TRUCK, MORTICIAN INVESTIGATORPhytosanitary, pottery spar, Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957Qualified Through VerificationRegionalizationSanitary and phytosanitary measures and agreements, SANITARY ENGINEER, Sanitary Engineering, SANITARY LANDFILL OPERATOR, sanitary landfilling, sanitary sewer, Sanitary Sewers, Sanitary Survey, Sanitary Water, SANITARY-NAPKIN-MACHINE TENDER, service inspector, SEWAGE-DISPOSAL WORKER, SEWER-LINE REPAIRER, SEWER-PIPE CLEANER, Sound science, SPS, Storm Sewer, SUPERINTENDENT, COMMISSARY, SUPERVISOR, AIRCRAFT CLEANING, SUPERVISOR, COMPRESSED YEAST, SUPERVISOR, DRIED YEAST, SUPERVISOR, LIQUID YEAST, SUPERVISOR, NUTRITIONAL YEASTUruguay Round, Uruguay Round Agreements Act of 1994WILDLIFE AGENT, REGIONAL. (references)
Etymologies containing "sanitary": sanitarium. (references)

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Modern Usage: Sanitary

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Well, that wouldn't be very sanitary would it? (Barb Wire; writing credit: Chris Warner; Ilene Chaiken)

I've always found it very sanitary to be broke. (The Lady from Shanghai; writing credit: Sherwood King; Orson Welles)

Clever

Sanitary landfill (references; author: unknown)

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

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Commercial Usage: Sanitary

DomainTitle

References

  • Sanitary Ware in Taiwan: A Strategic Entry Report, 1998 (reference)

  • The 2000 Import and Export Market for Sanitary, Plumbing, Heating, Amd Lighting Fixtures in The Middle East (reference)

  • The 2001 Report on Electric, Gas, & Sanitary Services: World Market Segmentation by City (reference)

  • Bath and Sanitary Ware in Taiwan: A Strategic Entry Report, 2000 (reference)

  • The 2000 Import and Export Market for Sanitary, Plumbing, Heating, Amd Lighting Fixtures in Barbados (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Civil War Sisterhood: The U.S. Sanitary Commission and Women's Politics in Transition (reference)

  • Equity and Health: Views from the Pan American Sanitary Bureau (reference)

  • Market Research Report on Household Sanitary Paper in China [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

  • Sanitary and Social Lectures and Essays (reference)

  • Sanitary Protection [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  • American Society Of Sanitary Engineering Refresher Course Proceedings (reference)

    (more periodical examples)

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

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Image Slideshow: Sanitary

Computer Images:
Sanitary

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Photo Album: Sanitary

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

U. S. Robert A. Taft Sanitary Engineering Center, Cincinnati.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Army Sanitary School, Langres, Hte. Marne, France. : Faculty of the Army Sanitary School.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

[Lieutenant General Kukle Commanding the Sanitary Department of the rear, Harbin].Credit: National Library of Medicine.

[[Headquarters Sanitary Department].Credit: National Library of Medicine.

[The Russian soldier's best sanitary cart kitchen, Gungalin].Credit: National Library of Medicine.

[Wheeled travois, Division Sanitary Transport, Gungalin].Credit: National Library of Medicine.

[Division Sanitary Transport].Credit: National Library of Medicine.

World War - 1939-1945 - Medical and Sanitary Affairs : A Matter of Life and Death... - booklet about the Medical Department of the United States Army in World War II.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

U.S. Army Sanitary Train No. 103 : American Red Cross Nurses and Chaplain, Chierry, France.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Sanitary & Topographic Map of the City and Island of New York.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

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

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Sounds Captioned with "Sanitary".

PlayCaption
Latex; gloves; hygiene; sanitary; protection; medical; doctor.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Historic Usage: Sanitary

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

Sanitary Conventions of January 30, 1892, April l5, l893, April 3, l894, March l9, 1897, and December 3, 1903. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Sanitary

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Your sanitary commission is an invention of the revolution.

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Pa wandered back from the sanitary unit, and Ma looked critically up.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Sanitary

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

The same instruction would apply to a new vaginal spray, douche, sanitary napkin, or tampon. (references)

The Rockefeller Sanitary Commission was founded in response, and hookworm infection has been largely controlled. (references)

Although anyone can have this disease, it is most common in people who live in developing countries that have poor sanitary conditions. (references)

Business

The expansion of existing sites into sanitary sites. (references)

A significant increase is in the production of precision, sanitary, and optical instruments. (references)

At least 50 percent of municipalities will have proper sanitary landfills (an increase from 13 percent). (references)

Children

Barbados

As a result, the majority of new buildings have ramps, reserved parking, and special sanitary facilities for such persons. (references)

India

Patients generally are ill-fed, denied adequate medical attention, and kept in poorly-ventilated halls with poor sanitary conditions. (references)

Civil Liberties

Australia

Their subsequent report alleged inadequate sanitary facilities and claims of alienation and isolation by detainees. (references)

Economic History

Honduras

Total domestic water coverage and sanitary sewerage services in Honduras are 75.21% and 71.10%, respectively. (references)

Panama

Registering a national trademark, patent or a sanitary registration application requires a power of attorney. (references)

Jamaica

Significant quantities of toilet paper, paper towels and sanitary napkins are imported from Trinidad and Tobago. (references)

Human Rights

Mexico

Health and sanitary conditions are poor. (references)

Angola

Cells are overcrowded and lack basic sanitary facilities. (references)

Zimbabwe

Extreme overcrowding, shortages of clothing, and poor sanitary conditions persist. (references)

Political Economy

MOROCCO

Sanitary regulations apply to virtually all food imports. (references)

CHILE

Chile's sanitary regulations have also limited U.S. meat exports to Chile. (references)

EL SALVADOR

All fresh food, agricultural commodities, and live animals must be accompanied by a sanitary certificate. (references)

Trade

Malaysia

Imports of chicken parts are regulated through licensing and sanitary controls. (references)

Ecuador

These changes should expedite the sanitary registration process for U.S. firms. (references)

Australia

U.S. poultry (fresh and frozen) cannot be imported due to sanitary restrictions. (references)

Travel

New Zealand

Food and water are handled in a sanitary manner. (references)

Kenya

Residents should follow a strict sanitary regime in washing and preparing food. (references)

Nicaragua

Sanitary practices should be carefully followed, particularly outside of Managua. (references)

Worker Rights

Niger

The law requires employers to ensure minimum sanitary working conditions for children. (references)

Tuvalu

It requires employers to provide an adequate potable water supply, basic sanitary facilities, and medical care. (references)

Kiribati

For example, employers must provide an adequate supply of clean water for workers and ensure the existence of sanitary toilet facilities. (references)

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

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Speeches: Sanitary

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Woodrow Wilson

1913-1921Sanitary laws, pure food laws, and laws determining conditions of labor which individuals are powerless to determine for themselves are intimate parts of the very business of justice and legal efficiency.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Sanitary

"Sanitary" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 93.51% of the time. "Sanitary" is used about 185 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
Adjective (general or positive)93.51%17323,656
Noun (proper)4.32%8124,375
Noun (singular)2.16%4175,879
                    Total100.00%185N/A

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

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Usage in Company Names: Sanitary

CountryName
Philippines

Sanitary Wares Manufacturing Corporation

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expression: Sanitary

Expressions using "sanitary": sanitary articles sanitary belt sanitary certificate sanitary Commission sanitary condition sanitary control sanitary cordon sanitary engineer Sanitary Engineering sanitary facilities sanitary inspector sanitary landfill sanitary landfilling sanitary napkin sanitary officer sanitary sewer sanitary towel sanitary van sanitary ware The United States Sanitary Commission. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "sanitary": sanitary-band.

Ending with "sanitary": medico-sanitary.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Sanitary

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

sanitary napkin

79

sanitary

64

sanitary ware

39

sanitary fitting

25

sanitary pantie

24

sanitary pump

22

sanitary pad

21

sanitary engineering

21

sanitary product

15

sanitary valve

15
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Sanitary

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

Albanian

  

shëndetësor (health), sanitar (medical orderly, orderly, sanitarian), higjienik (hygienic). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏نظيف (clean, cleanly, fair, immaculate, neat, spotless, spruce, stainless, taut, tidy), ‏صحي (constitutional, healthful, healthy, hygienic, salubrious, salutary, wholesome), ‏الكنيف الصحي. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

санитарен (sanitarian), хигиенен, хигиеничен (healthful, hygienic), чист (absolute, chaste, clean, cleanly, clear, crisp, crystal, downright, fair, fine, fresh, heavenly, immaculate, incorrupt, innocent, lucid, mere, native, natty, neat, net, orderly, oriental, pellucid, pristine, pure, rank, self, sheer, simon-pure, soilless, solid, stainless, sterling, straight, sublime, sweet, taintless, trim, unadulterated, unalloyed, unblemished, unmixed, unpolluted, unsophisticated, unspotted, unstained, virgin, virginal, virtuous, white, white-handed), обществен клозет. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

有益健康. (various references)

   

Czech

  

sanitární, zdravotnický (sanitarian). (various references)

   

Danish

  

sanitaer-, hygiejne-. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

sanitarius, sanitair (hygienic), hygiënisch (hygienic, sanitation). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

بهداشتی (Hygienic). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

terveydellinen (hygienic), tervetuloa (hygienic, nice you could come! welcome), hygieeninen (hygienic). (various references)

   

French

  

sanitaire (sanitarian, sanitation). (various references)

   

German

  

sanitär (sanitarian), hygienisch (hygienic), gesundheits-, gesundheitlich (hygienic). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

υγιεινόσ (healthful, healthy, hygienic, salubrious, salutary, sanatory, sanitarian, wholesome), υγειονομικόσ (health, medical, sanitarian), εξυγιαντικόσ. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

תברואתי, ס יטרי. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

higiénikus (hygienic, salubrious), egészségügyi (hygienic, medic, medical, paramedic, sanitarian), egészségi (relating to health). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

kesehatan (health). (various references)

   

Italian

  

sanitario (doctor). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

衛"的 (hygienic), 衛"上 (hygienic), 健康的 (healthful, hygienic), サイン曲線 (ca et la, commercial jingle, saccharin, sack, sack dress, sacrifice, sacrifice bunt, sacrifice fly, saddle, sadism, sadist, sadistic, sado, sadomasochism, Sahara, sanatorium, sanitary napkin, sash, Saskatchewan, Satan, satellite, satellite computer, satellite office, satellite station, satellite studio, satin, satisfaction, Saturday night special, Saturn, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, sauna, sax, saxophone, sine curve, sinusoid, skirt with suspender, soccer, soccer coach, sound, sound box, sound business, sound effects, sound logo, sound man, soundinterface, soundtrack, South Carolina, South Dakota, Southern Cross, southpaw, success, success story, sudden death, suggest, suggestion, suspend, suspended game, suspenders, suspense, suspense drama, suspension, sustaining program, Thousand Island). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

サニタリー , け""うてき (healthful, hygienic), えいせいじょう (hygienic), えいせいてき (hygienic). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

위생 (hygiene, hygienic, hygienical, sanitation). (various references)

   

Manx

  

slayntoil (genial, healthy, salubrious, sane, sound). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

anitarysay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

sanitário (bathroom, sanitarian), salutar (beneficial, salubrious, salutary, sanative, sanatory, wholesome), limpo (clean, clean-handed, cleanly, cleanly cut, cleared, cloudless, neat, net, orderly, precise, spotless, Spruce, straight, tidy, trim, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, well done), higiênico (hygienic, hygrometer, wholesome). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

sanitar (health), igienic (hygienic). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

санитарный (ambulance, sanitarian), оздоровительный. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

sanitarni (hygienic, sanitarian), zdravstven (health). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

sanitario (sanitarian, toilet, toilette). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

sanitär. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

sağlık (curative, fitness, health, hygienic, sanitarian, sense of well-being, soundness, welfare, well being), sıhhi, umumi tuvalet (public convenience, public lavatory), temiz (chaste, clean, clean-handed, cleanly, clear, fair, fairly, fresh, kosher, neat, neatly, pure, respectable, Spruce, tidy, unpolluted, unsoiled, unspotted, unstained), hijenik (hygienic). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

санітарний (sanitarian), гігі"нічний (hygienic, hygienical, sanitarian). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

khố kinh nguyệt (sanitary napkin), kỹ thuật vệ sinh (sanitary engineering). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

iechydol (hygienic). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Sanitary

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

sanitas. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Sanitary

Derivations

Words ending with "sanitary": insanitary, unsanitary. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Sanitary" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: sagittary, salitary, Sanagare, sanatory, Sanita, sanitaire, sanitar, Santaray, savitri, vanitory. (additional references)

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

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Rhyming with "Sanitary"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "sanitary" (pronounced sa"nute'rē)
8s a" n u t e' r ēunsanitary.
7-a" n u t e' r ēinterplanetary, planetary.
6-n u t e' r ēdignitary, monetary, unitary.
5-u t e' r ēbudgetary, cemetery, cometary, depositary, dietary, hereditary, military, nonmilitary, paramilitary, pituitary, proprietary, salutary, secretary, solitary, tributary, undersecretary.
4-t e' r ēcommentary, dysentery, fragmentary, involuntary, momentary, monastery, sedentary.
3-e' r ēactuary, adversary, ancillary, apothecary, arbitrary, aviary, beneficiary, bicentenary, Blackberry, blueberry, capillary, cardiopulmonary, Cassowary, cautionary, centenary, commissary, concessionary, confectionary, confectionery, Constabulary, contemporary, corollary, coronary, counterrevolutionary, cranberry, culinary, customary, deflationary, Dewberry, dictionary, disciplinary, discretionary, disinflationary, diversionary, Dogberry, dromedary, emissary, epistolary, estuary, evolutionary, exclusionary, expansionary, expeditionary, extraordinary, fiduciary, formulary, functionary, funerary, gooseberry, hackberry, honorary, Huckleberry, illusionary, imaginary, inflationary, interdisciplinary, itinerary, judiciary, lapidary, legendary, library, literary, luminary, mercenary, missionary, mortuary, mulberry, necessary, noninflationary, obituary, ordinary, pecuniary, preliminary, primary, probationary, pulmonary, quaternary, raspberry, reactionary, recessionary, revolutionary, Rosemary, sanctuary, savagery, secondary, semilegendary, seminary, stationary, stationery, statuary, strawberry, subsidiary, temporary, Tilbury, topiary, unnecessary, urinary, veterinary, visionary, vocabulary.

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

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Anagrams: Sanitary

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-i-n-r-s-t-y"

-1 letter: antiars, artisan, tsarina, yantras.

-2 letters: antiar, arista, astray, instar, nairas, ratans, ratany, riatas, sanity, santir, satiny, strain, tarsia, tiaras, trains, yantra.

-3 letters: airns, airts, antas, antis, antra, antsy, arias, artsy, astir, atria, ayins, naira, naris, nasty, raias, rains, rainy, ranis, rants, ratan, rayas, riant, riata, saint, saran, sarin, satay, satin, satyr, sitar, stain, stair, stray, stria, tains, tansy, tarns, tarsi, tiara, train, trans, trays, yarns.

-4 letters: ains, airn, airs, airt, airy, aits, anas, anis, ansa, anta, anti, ants, aria, arts, arty, ayin, nary, nays, nits, raia, rain, rani, rant, rats, raya, rays, rias, rins, ryas, sain, sari, sati, snit, star, stay, stir, tain, tans, tarn, tars, tins, tiny, tray, tsar, tyin, yarn, yins.

-5 letters: aas, ain, air, ais, ait, ana, ani, ant, any, ars, art, ays, ins, its, nay, nit, ran, ras, rat, ray, ria, rin, rya, sat, say, sin, sir, sit, sri, sty, syn, tan, tar, tas, tin, tis, try, yar, yin.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-i-n-r-s-t-y"
 

+1 letter: trainways.

 

+2 letters: insanitary, partisanly, sanitarily, stationary, unsanitary.

 

+3 letters: antibaryons, antislavery.

 

+4 letters: antiroyalist, clairvoyants, intranasally, microanalyst, pantisocracy, saccharinity, tracklayings.

 

+5 letters: anfractuosity, antiroyalists, cryptanalysis, geostationary, microanalysts, nonstationary, paralyzations, parasynthesis, parasynthetic, postcranially, reasonability, sacrosanctity, saturnalianly, synarthrodial, thrasonically.

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

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Alternative Orthography: Sanitary


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

53 61 6E 69 74 61 72 79

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 01101110 01101001 01110100 01100001 01110010 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#97 &#110 &#105 &#116 &#97 &#114 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0061 006E 0069 0074 0061 0072 0079

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

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

5367807586678491

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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. Sounds
9. Quotations: Historic
10. Quotations: Fiction
11. Quotations: Non-fiction
12. Quotations: Speeches
13. Usage Frequency
14. Names: Company Usage
15. Expressions
16. Expressions: Internet
17. Translations: Modern
18. Translations: Ancient
19. Derivations
20. Rhymes
21. Anagrams
22. Orthography
23. Bibliography


  

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