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Sister-in-law

Definition: Sister-in-law

Sister-in-law

Noun

1. The sister of your spouse.

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


Synonym: Sister-in-law

Synonym by domain: sisters-in-law (law).

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Crosswords: Sister-in-law

English words defined with "sister-in-law": Sisters-in-law. (references)
Specialty definitions using "sister-in-law": ArciteDying SayingsMisersOpal of Alphonso XII. (references)

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Modern Usage: Sister-in-law

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Sister-in-Law at Night Wife in the Morning (1952)

How Wu Song Kills His Sister-in-Law (1927)

His Sister-In-Law (1910)

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

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Commercial Usage: Sister-in-law

DomainTitle

Theater & Movies

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

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Usage Frequency: Sister-in-law

"Sister-in-law" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Sister-in-law" is used about 223 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%22320,178

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

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Expressions: Sister-in-law

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "sister-in-law": Sister-in-law-to-be.

Ending with "sister-in-law": Ex-sister-in-law, Half-sister-in-law.

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

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Modern Translation: Sister-in-law

Language Translations for "sister-in-law"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Asturian

  

cuñada. (various references)

   

Catalan

  

cunyada. (various references)

   

Cebuano

  

bayaw nga babaye. (various references)

   

Chamorro

  

kuñada. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

大嫂 (eldest brother's wife), 嫂子/小姑/弟妹/弟媳 (Sisters-in-law). (various references)

   

Cornish

  

whór dré lagha. (various references)

   

Danish

  

svigerinde. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

schoonzuster, schoonzus. (various references)

   

Ecuadorian Quechua

  

cachun. (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

systir mansins, svigarinna, konusystir, bróðurkona. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

käly. (various references)

   

French

  

belle-soeur. (various references)

   

German

  

Schwägerin (sister in law). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κουνίαδα (sister-in-law 1, sister-in-law 2), νύφη (bride, daughter in law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law 1, sister-in-law 2). (various references)

   

Guarani

  

rovaja. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

ángy. (various references)

   

Icelandic

  

mákona. (various references)

   

Inuktitut

  

ukkuaq (gate). (various references)

   

Italian

  

cognata (sister in law). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

義姉 , 小姑 , . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ぎし (adopted child, artificial limb, artificial tooth, councillor, engineer, falsified history, feigning death, legislator, loyal retainer, technician), "じゅうとめ, "じゅうと (brother-in-law), あによめ (elder brother's wife). (various references)

   

Kongo

  

nkwezi wa nkento. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

시누이 (Sisters-in-law). (various references)

   

Macedonian

  

snaa. (various references)

   

Manx

  

shuyr 'sy leigh, ben vraarey. (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

svigerinne. (various references)

   

Papago

  

chuhchud je'e. (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

kuñá (brother-in-law). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ister-in-lawsay

   

Portuguese

  

cunhada (sister, sister in law). (various references)

   

Provencal

  

conhada. (various references)

   

Romany

  

dòda. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

свояченица. (various references)

   

Samoan

  

uso o le toalua. (various references)

   

Sepedi

  

mogadibo. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

cuñada (sister, sister in law). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

svägerska (sister in law). (various references)

   

Thai

  

พี่หรือน้องสะใ ้. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

<baldiz>. (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

gelin (bride, young girl). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Sister-in-law

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

soror, sorore, sororem, sorores, sorori, sororis, sororum. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Sister-in-law

LanguageDateSourceRuth Chapter 1, Verse 15
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai eipen nwemin proV rouq idou anestreyen h sunnumfoV sou proV laon authV kai proV touV qeouV authV epistrafhti dh kai su opisw thV sunnumfou sou
Latin405VulgateCui dixit Noemi en reversa est cognata tua ad populum suum et ad deos suos vade cum ea
Middle English1395WyclifTo whom seide Noemye, Loo! thi cosyn is turned ayen to hir puple, and to hir goddis; go thou with hir.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law hath gone back to her people, and to her gods: return thou after thy sister-in-law.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd Naomi said, See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods: go back after your sister-in-law.

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

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Matched Bible Translations: Sister-in-law

LanguageRuth Chapter 1, Verse 15
AlbanianAtëherë Naomi i tha Ruthit: "Ja, kunata jote u kthye te populli i vet dhe te perënditë e saj; ktheu mbrapa edhe ti, ashtu si kunata jote!".
CebuanoUg siya miingon: Ania karon, ang imong bilas nga babaye mibalik ngadto sa iyang katawohan, ug sa iyang mga dios; bumalik ka sunod sa imong bilas nga babaye.
CroatianNoemi joj reèe: "Eto vidiš, jetrva se tvoja vratila narodu svome i bogu svome: vrati se i ti za jetrvom svojom!"
DanishDa sagde hun: "Se, din Svigerinde er vendt tilbage til sit Folk og sin Gud; vend du også tilbage og følg din Svigerinde!"
DutchDaarom zeide zij: Zie, uw zwagerin is wedergekeerd tot haar volk en tot haar goden; keer gij ook weder, uw zwagerin na.
FinnishJa Noomi sanoi: "Katso, kälysi on kääntynyt takaisin oman kansansa ja jumalansa luo, käänny sinäkin kälysi kanssa".
FrenchNaomi dit Ruth: Voici, ta belle-soeur est retournée vers son peuple et vers ses dieux; retourne, comme ta belle-soeur.
GermanSie aber sprach: Siehe, deine Schwägerin ist umgewandt zu ihrem Volk und zu ihrem Gott; kehre auch du um, deiner Schwägerin nach.
Haitian CreoleNaomi di l' konsa: -Rit machè! Gade bèlsè ou la! Li tounen li al jwenn moun li yo ansanm ak bondye l'ap sèvi yo. Fè menm jan an tou. Tounen ansanm avè l' non!
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariBerkatalah Naomi kepadanya, "Rut, lihatlah! Iparmu sudah pulang kepada bangsanya dan kepada dewa-dewanya. Pergilah kau juga, nak, ikutilah dia pulang!"
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka kata Naomi: Lihatlah olehmu bahwa iparmu sudah pulang kepada bangsanya dan kepada dewa-dewanya; baiklah engkaupun pulang mengikut iparmu.
ItalianAllora Noemi le disse: «Ecco, tua cognata è tornata al suo popolo e ai suoi dei; torna indietro anche tu, come tua cognata».
MaoriNa ka mea ia, Nana, kua hoki tou taokete ki tona iwi, ki ona atua: hoki atu, whaia tou taokete.
NorwegianDa sa hun: Du ser din svigerinne er vendt tilbake til sitt folk og til sin gud; vend nu du og tilbake og følg din svigerinne!
RumanianNaomi a zis cqtre Rut: ,,Iatq, cumnatq-ta s`a kntors la poporul ei wi la dumnezeii ei; kntoarce-te wi tu dupq cumnatq-ta.``
SpanishNoemí le dijo: --He aquí, tu cuñada se ha vuelto a su pueblo y a sus dioses. Vuélvete tú tras ella.
SwedishDå sade hon: "Se, din svägerska har vänt tillbaka till sitt folk och till sin gud; vänd ock du tillbaka och följ din svägerska."

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

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Anagrams: Sister-in-law

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-i-i-l-n-r-s-s-t-w"

-1 letter: waistlines.

-2 letters: alienists, saintlier, serialist, sinistral, slantwise, snarliest, swirliest, waistline, wisterias.

-3 letters: airiness, airlines, alienist, artiness, elastins, entrails, inertial, inertias, insister, isatines, latrines, litanies, nailsets, nitriles, rainiest, rainless, ratlines, realists, retinals, retsinas, salients, salterns, saltiers, saltines, saltires, sanities, sanitise, satirise, sinister, stainers, stearins, teniasis, tinwares, trenails, waisters, waitress, wariness, warstles, wartless, wastrels, wastries.

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

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Alternative Orthography: Sister-in-law


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

53 69 73 74 65 72 2D 69 6E 2D 6C 61 77

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

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

01010011 01101001 01110011 01110100 01100101 01110010 00101101 01101001 01101110 00101101 01101100 01100001 01110111

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#105 &#115 &#116 &#101 &#114 &#45 &#105 &#110 &#45 &#108 &#97 &#119

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0069 0073 0074 0065 0072 002D 0069 006E 002D 006C 0061 0077

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

53758586718415758015786789

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Sister-in-law"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Asturian

diccionariuasturiano

Catalan

diccionaricatal , katalanisch, katalane, katalanin, katalán, catalano, catalão, каталонский, Katalana, catalán, katalansk, katalonyalı kimse, katalonyalı, katalonya veya dili ile ilgili, katalonya lehçesi

Cebuano

diksyonario

Chamorro

diksinario

Chinese

字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译Chinu, Ininsik, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kinesiskt, kinverskur, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, Kínverji, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , 중국, Sheenish, Sheenagh, chines, chinês, chinés, китайский, китаец, Saina, chino, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin

Cornish

gérlyver康沃", cornique, kornisch, aus cornwall, carnwalli nyelvjárás, corwaldi kelta, della cornovaglia, Kernowish, Kernowagh, Cornish, Cornagh, relativo cornualha, dialeto da cornualha, корнуоллский язык, корнуоллский, córnico, från cornwall, kornisk, cornwall ile ilgili

Danish

ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelseDaniko, 丹麦语, danskur, danskt, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danska, danese, 덴마크, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danes, dinamarquês, датский, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili

Dutch

woordenboek, definitie, translatieOlandes, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollendskt, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, hollenskur, olandese, 네덜란", Ollanish, Germaanish, nederlandsk, ulandes, hulandes, holandês, neerlandés, голландский, holandés, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait

Ecuadorian Quechua

shimiyuc p'anca

Faeroese

orðabók, orðbók费罗族, føroyskur, färöisk, färöbo

Finnish

määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutosPinlandino, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, finskt, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finnskur, finnska, finlandese, 핀란", Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, финский, Finisi, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü

French

dictionnaire, définition, traductionPranses, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , "랑스, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, franses, frances, francês, французский, Falani, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili

German

Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, DefinitionAleman, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, týskt, týskari, týskur, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, alemand, немецкий, Siamani, alemán, tysk, าษาเยอรมัน, เยอรมัน, alman

Greek

λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφρασηGriegu, Griyego, 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, grikst, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, Grikki, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, grèc, греческий, грек, Eleni, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum

Guarani

guarani

Hungarian

szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordításHúngaru, Hungaryan, 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , ungarer, Hongaarse, ungarskt, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, ongrés, венгр, венгерский, húngaro, ungrare, ชาวฮังการี, macarca, macar

Icelandic

冰岛, islandsk, Ýslands, islandais, isländisch, ισλανδικόσ, izlandi nyelv, izlandi, íslenskur, íslensku, íslenskar, íslenskan, islandese, Eeslynnish, Eeslynnagh, islandês, islândes, исландский, islandés, isländsk, izlanda'ya ait, izlandaca, izlanda

Inuktitut

uqausiit tukingit

Italian

dizionario, definizione, traduzioneItalianu, Italyano, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italienskt, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, Ítali, italiano, 이탈리아, Iddaalish, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, Italia, italiensk, italienska, italienare, ชาวอิตาลี, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan

Japanese Kanji

辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 Xaponés, 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanskt, japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", 일본, Shapaanagh, Shapaanish, hapones, japonês, японский, японец, Siapani, japonés, japansk, คนญี่ปุ่น, าษาญี่ปุ่น, เกี่ยวกับญี่ปุ่น, Japonca

Japanese Katakana

じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょXaponés, 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanskt, japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", 일본, Shapaanagh, Shapaanish, hapones, japonês, японский, японец, Siapani, japonés, japansk, คนญี่ปุ่น, าษาญี่ปุ่น, เกี่ยวกับญี่ปุ่น, Japonca

Korean

사 , 의, 번역Coreanu, Koryano, 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , Koreaans, koreanskt, coréen, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτικοσ, κορεάτησ, koreai, 한국, koreano, coréia, a língua coreana, кореец, корейский, Kolea, coreano, koreansk, ชาวเกาหลี, kore'li

Macedonian

recnik马其顿语, Macedonisch, macédonien, Mazedonier, Mazedonisch, όακεδόνασ, όακεδονικόσ, Macedóniai, macedón, Macedone, 마케도니아, Masseydoanagh, macedónio, Македонский, Macedónico, Macedonisk, Macedonier, ชาวมาเซอะโ"เนีย, Makedonya, Makedonya'lı

Manx

fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baghtmanx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man adası, man dili

Norwegian

Noruegu, Norwedyan, 挪威语, nordmand, norskt, norjalainen, norvégien, Norweger, Νορβηγός, νορβηγόσ, νορβηγικόσ, norvég, norskur, Norðmaður, norvegese, 노르웨이, Norlannish, Norlannagh, Loghlynagh, Loghlynish, norsk, noruechi, norueguês, норвежский, noruego, norrman, norveçli, Norveçce, Norveçlí, norveççe, norveç

Papiamen

dikshonario, definishon, tradukshon

Portuguese

dicionário, definição, traduçãoPotuges, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugisiskt, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, Portiugish, Portiugagh, portugues, português, португальский, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli

Provencal

provence-i, provenzale, provençal, прованский, provenzal, provensalsk

Romany

bohémien, γύφτοσ, τσιγγάνοσ, αθίγγανοσ, roma, zingaro, zingaresco, lingua degli zingari, Romanish, Romanee, цыган, цыганский, romano, romani, ชาวยิปซี, çingeneler, çingenece, çingene

Russian

словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещениеRusu, Rusyan, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, russur, russiskt, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, Rússi, rússneskur, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, Rooshish, Rooshagh, russisk, русский, Lusia, ruso, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย, Rusça

Samoan

lolomi fefiloisamoanisch, samoaner

Sepedi

pukuntau

Spanish

diccionario, definición, traducciónespanyoles, espanyol, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, spanyol, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainish, Spaainagh, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, испанский, Sipaniolo, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca

Swedish

ordbok, lexikon, översättningSuecu, Swedis, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, sænskur, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, suèc, шведский, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí

Thai

พจนานุกรมTailandes, 泰國 , 泰文 , 泰 , 泰語 , 泰国, thailænder, Thais, Thai, thailendskt, thaimaalainen, Thaïlandais, thailändisch, Thailänder, Ταϊλανδός· Ταϊλανδέζος, tailandese, たい", 타이 말, tailandês, tailandés, thailändare, าษาไทย, เกี่ยวกับคนไทย, ที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไทย, คนไทย, Tayland, Taylandlı, Tayland Dili, Tai Dili

Turkish

sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercümeTurcu, Turko, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turkist, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, турецкий, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk

Turkmen

turkmener, Turkmeense, Turkmeen, turkmenistanilainen, Turkmène, Turkmenin, Turkmene, Τουρκομάνος, turkmeno, turcomano, turquemeno, turquemene, turkmenistanier

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationanglès, Ingles, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , enskt, englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, ensku, enskur, enska, inglese, 영국, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, anglés, английский, Igilisi, inglés, engelsk, เกี่ยวกับประเทศอังกฤษ, ชาวอังกฤษ, าษาอังกฤษ, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Usage Frequency
7. Expressions
8. Translations: Modern
9. Translations: Ancient
10. Bible Trace
11. Anagrams
12. Orthography
13. Bibliography


  

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