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Definitions: Say-so |
Say-soNoun1. One chap's arbitrary assertion. 2. An authoritative declaration. 3. The power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "say-so" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1823. (references) |
Synonyms: Say-soSynonyms: authorisation (n), authority (n), authorization (n), dictum (n), dominance (n), pronouncement (n). (additional references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I can't squeeze a drop without say-so. (The Shawshank Redemption; writing credit: Frank Darabont) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| "Say-so" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 92.31% of the time. "Say-so" is used about 26 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 Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 92.31% | 24 | 71,196 |
| Conjunction (subordinating) | 7.69% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 26 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "say-so"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 最后决定权. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | parce que vous le dites (on your say-so), c'est lui de dire (it's his say-so). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | utolsó szó (last word, say), parancs (behest, bidding, cdr, comd, command, dictate, dictation, fiat, injunction, mandate, order, precept, warrant), kétes állítás, döntés joga, döntés (adjudication, arbitrament, award, conclusion, decision, determination, dispensation, judgement, judgment, resolution, resolve, ruling, verdict), állítás (affirmation, allegation, assertion, averment, claim, contention, naked facts, phasing, predicate, predication, reassertation, recovery, representation, say so, statement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Korean | 말하십시" 이 게. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ay-sosay คำสั่ง (direction, directive, edict, fiat, order). (various references) lời nói có trọng lượng. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Say-so" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Sayeso. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: soyas. | |
| Words within the letters "a-o-s-s-y" | |
-1 letter: ossa, says, soya, soys. | |
-2 letters: ass, ays, say, sos, soy. | |
-3 letters: as, ay, os, oy, so, ya, yo. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-o-s-s-y" | |
+1 letter: savoys. | |
+2 letters: morassy, ossuary, shamoys, suasory, zoysias. | |
+3 letters: amyloses, apostasy, azygoses, bioassay, bobstays, calypsos, crossway, cyanoses, cyanosis, glossary, isostasy, mayoress, nosegays, outstays, oxysalts, rosebays, sabayons, samoyeds, saveloys, someways, soothsay, soybeans, symposia, synagogs, synanons, synovias, zymosans. | |
+4 letters: accessory, ankyloses, ankylosis, apophyses, apophysis, autolyses, autolysis, bioassays, boyarisms, calypsoes, caryopses, caryopsis, cassowary, crossways, cryostats, domesdays, doomsdays, dyspnoeas, dystocias, dystonias, dystopias, forestays, gossamery, gyrostats, homestays, loyalisms, loyalists, lysosomal, myoblasts, mystagogs, overstays, paduasoys, paroxysms, pyranoses, pyrostats, royalisms, royalists, sayonaras, soothsays, statocyst, stowaways, surroyals, sycamores, toadyisms, yahooisms. | |
+5 letters: amylopsins, astrocytes, asymptotes, asyndetons, bioassayed, blastocyst, candyfloss, colossally, commissary, crayonists, cystocarps, cytoplasms, doomsayers, dysphonias, dysphorias, forsythias, horseplays, hydrolases, hypoblasts, hypocausts, hypostases, hypostasis, karyosomes, laypersons, mayoresses, missionary, nauseously, oxyuriases, oxyuriasis, playhouses, radiolyses, radiolysis, sardonyxes, scabrously, seasonably, seasonally, soothsayer, spaciously, spirogyras, statocysts, stockyards, stylobates, supposably, swordplays, sycophants, symposiast, synagogues, syncarpous, syncopates, synkaryons, tyrosinase. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 61 79 2D 73 6F |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100001 01111001 00101101 01110011 01101111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S a y - s o |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0061 0079 002D 0073 006F |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)536791158581 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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