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Solace

Definition: Solace

Solace

Noun

1. The comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him".

2. Comfort in disappointment or misery.

3. The act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her".

Verb

1. Give moral or emotional strength to.

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

Date "solace" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)


Synonyms: Solace

Synonyms: consolation (n), solacement (n), comfort (v), console (v), soothe (v). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Solace

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Solace is the student computer club on Mid-Sweden University College at Sundsvall in Sweden.

See also: Nordic University Computer Clubs Conference

External links

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Solace."

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Synonyms within Context: Solace

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

Amusement

Recreate, solace, cheer, rejoice; please; interest; treat, regale.

Noun: amusement, entertainment, recreation, fun, game, fun and games; diversion, divertissement; reaction, solace; pastime, passetemps, sport; labor of love; pleasure.

Pleasure

Treat oneself to, solace oneself with.

Relief

Solace, consolation, comfort, encouragement.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Solace

English words defined with "solace": comforting, consolatory, consolingSolaced, Solacing, Solacious, SolasTo take pleasure in. (references)
Specialty definitions using "solace": Soul. (references)
Etymologies containing "solace": Solas, Solatium. (references)

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Modern Usage: Solace

DomainUsage

Screenplays

They're much more in need of solace and they're fairly open to suggestion. (Mallrats; writing credit: Kevin Smith)

Lyrics

When I wake to find the solace of (I Will Wait; performing artist: Hootie & The Blowfish)

In the memories I'll find solace (Never Too Far; performing artist: Mariah Carey)

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

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Commercial Usage: Solace

DomainTitle

Books

  • Healing an Angry Heart: Finding Solace in a Hostile World (reference)

  • Healing of Soul, Healing of Body: Spiritual Leaders Unfold the Strength & Solace in Psalms (reference)

  • Solace and Other Short Works for Piano (reference)

  • The Light Within: A Woman's Book of Solace (reference)

  • The Ocean of Years (The Chronicles of Solace, Book 2) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

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

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Photo Album: Solace

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

The forward magazines of USS Arizona (BB-39) explode after she was hit by a Japanese bomb, Dec. 7, 1941. Frame clipped from a color motion picture taken from on board USS Solace (AH-5). (Navy archive photo).

Anchored at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 13-16 July 1945. USS Solace (AH-5) is in the background, at left. Credit: NAVY.

The forward magazines of USS Arizona (BB-39) explode after she was hit by a Japanese bomb, 7 December 1941. Frame clipped from a color motion picture taken from on board USS Solace (AH-5). Credit: NAVY.

U.S.S. Solace. Credit: Library of Congress.

U.S.S. hospital ship Solace. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

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

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Familiar Quotations: Solace

AuthorQuotation

Francois

Old people like to give good advice, as solace for no longer being able to provide bad examples.

John Barbour

Freedom all solace to man gives: He lives at ease that freely lives.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Speeches: Solace

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

James Monroe

1817-1825To merit the continuance of this good opinion, and to carry it with me into my retirement as the solace of advancing years, will be the object of my most zealous and unceasing efforts.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Solace

"Solace" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 91.23% of the time. "Solace" is used about 114 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)91.23%10431,955
Noun (proper)3.51%4175,879
Lexical Verb (infinitive)2.63%3202,518
Lexical Verb (base form)2.63%3202,518
                    Total100.00%114N/A

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

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Expressions: Solace

Expressions using "solace": find solace in solace oneself with solace oneself with love. Additional references.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Solace

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

solace

57

center solace

9

solace spa

7

solace summer

6

house solace

3

mandalay solace

3

early leaving solace

3

open solace space

3

banff hotel solace spa springs

2

solace do scott joplin

2

joplin midi solace

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Solace

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

Albanian

  

ngushëlloj (comfort, commiserate with, condole, console, relieve), ngushëllim (comfort, commiseration, condolence, consolation, refuge, relief, resort), lehtësoj (allay, alleviate, assuage, attenuate, calm, dull, enable, extenuate, facilitate, lighten, mitigate, palliate, relax, release, relieve, shake, soften, soothe), lehtësim (attenuation, easement, extenuation, facilitation, mitigation, palliation, relaxation, release, relief, remission, softening). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏سكن (alleviate, appease, assuage, attemper, calm, cool, dwell, dwelling, dwelt, ease, fall, gentle, habitation, hostel, house, hut, kill, live, lodging, lull, occupy, pacify, palliate, place, qualify, quarters, quiet, quieten, remit, repose, residence, salve, set together, settle, soothe, stay, still, supple, tenant), ‏سلى (amuse, beguile, console, divert, entertain), ‏سلوى عزاء (comfort), ‏سلوان (consolation, oblivion), ‏عزى (comfort, condole), ‏عزاء (consolation), ‏خفف (alleviate, attemper, attenuate, deaden, ease off, extenuate, gloss over the facts, lessen, mitigate, modify, muffle, palliate, qualify, relax, relent, relieve, remit, slack, slake, slim, subdue, succor, succour, thin, water down), ‏جعل المكان بهيجا. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

утеха (balm, comfort, consolation), утешение (solatium), утешавам (becalm, cheer up, comfort, console, soothe, visit). (various references)

   

Czech

  

utìšit (comfort, console), útìcha (comfort, consolation, console, reassurance). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

مایه تسلی (Comfort), تسکین (Relief, Sedation), تسلیت گفتن , تسلیت خاطر, تسلی دادن (Cherish, Console, Relieve), ارامش (Calmness, Composure, Equilibrium, Lull, Peace, Quiet, Serenity, Silence), ارام کردن (Acquiesce, Allay, Alleviate, Appease, Assuage, Conciliate, Cool, Gentle, Lull, Pacify, Placate, Quiet, Silence, Smooth, Still). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

lohtu (consolidation), lohdutus (comfort, consolation). (various references)

   

French

  

soulager, soulagement, réconforter, réconfort, consoler, consolation, adoucir (soften). (various references)

   

German

  

trösten (comfort, console, to comfort, to solace). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

παρηγορώ (comfort, console), παρηγοριά (comfort, consolation). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

ל חם (comfort, condole, console), ת חומים (comfort, condolence, consolation), "ת חמות (consolation, regret), וחם (comfort, consolation, penitence, regret, remorse, repentance), חמ" (comfort, consolation, redemption). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

vigasz (balm, cheer, comfort, consolation, grain of consolation, silver lining), vigasztalás (cheer, comfort, consolation, salve), megnyugvás (acquiescence, relief, resignation, satisfaction, sedation, settling). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

lipur (comfort, consolation). (various references)

   

Italian

  

consolare (cheer up, comfort, console, consular, soothe, take comfort). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

慰安 (relaxation). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

いあ" (relaxation). (various references)

   

Manx

  

gerjaghey (cheer up, cheering, comfort, console, consoling), gerjagh (comfort, comforting, consolation). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

olacesay

   

Portuguese

  

refrigério, consolo (assuagement, bracket, cantilena, comfort, consolation, console, convenience, corbel, relief), consolar (comfort, console, relieve), consolação (consolation), conforto (consolation, convenience, ease, unction, well-being), confortar (cheer, comfort, console), alívio (alleviation, assuagement, consolation, easement, mitigation, palliation, redress, relief, riddance). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

uşurare (alleviation, assuagement, ease, grizzle, palliation, relaxation, release, relief), uşura (alleviate, appease, calm, disburden, ease, facilitate, lighten, pacify, palliate, relax, relieve, respite, soothe, speed), potolire (easement, mollification, reassurance, relief, relieving, satisfaction), potoli (becalm, compromise, dulcify, dull, hush, lighten, lull, mollify, quench, quiet, reassure, relieve, slack, slake, smooth, smooth down, sober, stay, still, subdue, suppress, sweeten, temper, tranquillize), mângâiere (cardiac, caress, comfort, consolation, endearment, relief, support), mângâia (caress, chuck, chuckle, comfort, cosset, delight, fondle, pander to, Pat, pet, relieve, smooth, soothe, stroke), consolare (comfort, consolation, relief), consola (cheer, comfort, fix, relieve, soothe), alina (abate, allay, alleviate, comfort, ease, lighten, lull, mitigate, palliate, relieve, set in a row, soothe, stop, temper). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

утешение (comfort, consolation, reassurance, refuge), утешать (becalm, console, reassure, soothe). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

sòlas (comfort, consolation, contentment, joy). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

uteha (comfort, consolation), utešiti (comfort, console). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

consolar (comfort, console). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

trösta (comfort, console), tröst (comfort, consolation, reassurance, sop). (various references)

   

Thai

  

สิ่งปลอบใจ (sop), ปลอบใจ. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

teselli etmek (cheer, cheer up, comfort, console), teselli (cheer, comfort, consolation, salve), avutmak (cheer, cheer up, comfort, console, delude, distract, relieve), avuntu (cheer, comfort, consolation, distraction, salve), avunma (being distracted, consolation). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

утіха (amusement, comfort, joy, refuge, resort), утішати (becalm, comfort, console), скрашувати (beguile), заспоко"ння (appeasement, assuagement, comfort, conciliation, mollification, propitiation, sedation, subsidence). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự uý lạo, sự an ủi (appeasement, assuagement, comfort, consolation), niềm khuây khoả lời an ủi. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

solas (joy). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Solace

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

levamen, levatio, solacii, solacio, solacium, solor. (various references)

Old English450-1100

frofor. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Solace

LanguageDateSourceProverbs Chapter 7, Verse 18
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintElqe kai apolauswmen filiaV ewV orqrou deuro kai egkulisqwmen erwti
Latin405VulgateVeni inebriemur uberibus donec inlucescat dies et fruamur cupitis amplexibus
Middle English1395WyclifCum, and be wee inwardli drunke with tetes, and vse wee the coueitid clippingis; to the time that the dai waxe liyt.
Jacobean English1611King JamesCome, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
Victorian English1833WebsterCome, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
Basic English1964OgdenCome, let us take our pleasure in love till the morning, having joy in love's delights.

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

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Matched Bible Translations: Solace

LanguageProverbs Chapter 7, Verse 18
CebuanoUmari ka, maghubog kita sa gugma hangtud sa pagkabuntag; Managlipay kita sa atong kaugalingon sa mga gugma.
Chinese 來 、 我 們 可 以 飽 享 愛 情 、 直 到 早 晨 . 我 們 可 以 彼 此 親 愛 歡 樂 。
CroatianHajde da se opijamo nasladom do jutra i da se radujemo užicima ljubavi.
Danishkom, lad os svælge til Daggry i Vellyst, beruse os i Elskovs Lyst!
DutchKom, laat ons dronken worden van minnen tot den morgen toe; laat ons ons vrolijk maken in grote liefde.
FinnishTule, nauttikaamme lemmestä aamuun asti, riemuitkaamme rakkaudesta.
FrenchViens, enivrons-nous d`amour jusqu`au matin, Livrons-nous joyeusement la volupté.
GermanKomm, laß und buhlen bis an den Morgen und laß und der Liebe pflegen.
Haitian CreoleVini non! Ann al damou jouk li jou. Annou pran plezi nou. Ann fè doudous jouk nou sou.
HungarianNo foglaljuk magunkat bõségesen mind virradtig a szeretetben; vígadjunk szerelmeskedésekkel.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSekarang, mari kita bercumbu-cumbuan dan menikmati asmara sepanjang malam.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMarilah kita memuaskan nafsu kita sampai pagi, dan bercumbu-cumbuan dengan bersuka-sukaan.
ItalianVieni, inebriamoci d'amore fino al mattino, godiamoci insieme amorosi piaceri,
MaoriHaere mai, kia whaowhina taua ki te aroha, a ao noa; kia ora o taua ngakau i te aroha.
NorwegianKom, la oss beruse oss i kjærlighet inntil morgenen, fryde oss i elskov!
PortugueseVem, saciemo-nos de amores até pela manhã; alegremo-nos com amores.   
RumanianVino, sq ne kmbqtqm de dragoste pknq dimineayq, sq ne desfqtqm cu desmierdqri!
RussianЪБК"Й, 'Х"ЕН Х ЙЧБФШУС ОЕЦОПУФСНЙ "П ХФТБ, ОБУМБ"ЙНУС МА'ПЧША,
SpanishVen, saciémonos de caricias hasta la mañana; deleitémonos en amores.
SwedishKom, låt oss förnöja oss med kärlek intill morgonen, och förlusta oss med varandra i älskog.

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

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Derivations & Misspellings: Solace

Derivations

Words beginning with "solace": solaced, solacement, solacements, solacer, solacers, solaces. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Solace" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Molacek, Oslac, Osmace, Saalach, salaci, salice, salzach, saylac, Seilacher, Selase, Selasse, Sellasie, Seslice, sidalcea, slance, Slorach, slouce, soalce, Soaltee, soiace, solaca, solacen, solage, solare, solasi, solate, solcae, solic, solice, sollace, sollice, soltace, Somlak, splake, sulayem, sulice, sullace, toglach, Zorlac. (additional references)

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

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Rhyming with "Solace"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "solace" (pronounced sÄ"lus or sō"lus)
3-l u saccomplice, acropolis, ageless, aimless, airless, Amaryllis, anomalous, atlas, bacillus, backless, balas, baseless, blameless, bloodless, bolus, boneless, bottomless, boundless, brainless, breathless, calculus, callous, callus, careless, Carolus, cashless, ceaseless, childless, classless, cloudless, clueless, Colas, colorless, cordless, countless, cutlass, defenseless, digitalis, directionless, doubtless, driverless, ductless, earless, effortless, endless, expressionless, eyeless, fabulous, faceless, fatherless, fearless, featherless, featureless, feckless, fellas, fenceless, flawless, flightless, frictionless, frivolous, fruitless, Gallus, garrulous, gladiolus, godless, graceless, groundless, guileless, guiltless, hairless, hapless, harmless, headless, heartless, helpless, homeless, hopeless, hornless, humorless, incredulous, irregardless, issueless, jealous, jobless, keyless, lactobacillus, landless, lawless, leaderless, leafless, legless, libelous, lifeless, limbless, limitless, listless, loveless, luckless, malice, marvelous, meaningless, meatless, megalopolis, merciless, meticulous, metropolis, mindless, miraculous, motherless, motionless, nameless, nautilus, nebulous, necklace, necropolis, needless, odorless, overzealous, Oxalis, painless, palace, paperless, peerless, pendulous, penniless, perilous, pilotless, pitiless, pointless, polis, populace, populous, powerless, priceless, prothallus, purposeless, querulous, reckless, regardless, relentless, remorseless, restless, ridiculous, riskless, rootless, rudderless, ruthless, scandalous, scoreless, scrupulous, scurrilous, seamless, selfless, senseless, sexless, shameless, shapeless, shiftless, skinless, sleepless, sleeveless, smokeless, soulless, speechless, spineless, spotless, stainless, stateless, stimulus, stylus, surplus, syphilis, tantalus, tasteless, thankless, thoughtless, ticketless, tieless, timeless, tireless, toothless, topless, treeless, trellis, tremulous, unscrupulous, useless, valueless, victimless, voiceless, warrantless, weightless, windlass, windowless, wireless, witless, wordless, worthless, zealous, zipless.
4-ō" l u sbolus, Colas, gladiolus, polis.
3-l u saccomplice, acropolis, ageless, aimless, airless, Amaryllis, anomalous, atlas, bacillus, backless, balas, baseless, blameless, bloodless, boneless, bottomless, boundless, brainless, breathless, calculus, callous, callus, careless, Carolus, cashless, ceaseless, childless, classless, cloudless, clueless, colorless, cordless, countless, cutlass, defenseless, digitalis, directionless, doubtless, driverless, ductless, earless, effortless, endless, expressionless, eyeless, fabulous, faceless, fatherless, fearless, featherless, featureless, feckless, fellas, fenceless, flawless, flightless, frictionless, frivolous, fruitless, Gallus, garrulous, godless, graceless, groundless, guileless, guiltless, hairless, hapless, harmless, headless, heartless, helpless, homeless, hopeless, hornless, humorless, incredulous, irregardless, issueless, jealous, jobless, keyless, lactobacillus, landless, lawless, leaderless, leafless, legless, libelous, lifeless, limbless, limitless, listless, loveless, luckless, malice, marvelous, meaningless, meatless, megalopolis, merciless, meticulous, metropolis, mindless, miraculous, motherless, motionless, nameless, nautilus, nebulous, necklace, necropolis, needless, odorless, overzealous, Oxalis, painless, palace, paperless, peerless, pendulous, penniless, perilous, pilotless, pitiless, pointless, populace, populous, powerless, priceless, prothallus, purposeless, querulous, reckless, regardless, relentless, remorseless, restless, ridiculous, riskless, rootless, rudderless, ruthless, scandalous, scoreless, scrupulous, scurrilous, seamless, selfless, senseless, sexless, shameless, shapeless, shiftless, skinless, sleepless, sleeveless, smokeless, soulless, speechless, spineless, spotless, stainless, stateless, stimulus, stylus, surplus, syphilis, tantalus, tasteless, thankless, thoughtless, ticketless, tieless, timeless, tireless, toothless, topless, treeless, trellis, tremulous, unscrupulous, useless, valueless, victimless, voiceless, warrantless, weightless, windlass, windowless, wireless, witless, wordless, worthless, zealous, zipless.

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

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Anagrams: Solace

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-e-l-o-s"

-1 letter: alecs, aloes, calos, close, coals, colas, coles, laces, scale, socle.

-2 letters: aces, alec, ales, aloe, also, calo, case, cels, coal, cola, cole, cols, lace, lacs, lase, leas, loca, lose, ocas, olea, oles, sale, seal, sloe, sola, sole.

-3 letters: ace, ale, als, cel, col, cos, els, lac, las, lea, oca, oes, ole, ose, sac.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-e-l-o-s"
 

+1 letter: alcoves, cajoles, callose, celosia, claroes, coalers, coevals, coleads, escalop, escolar, lactose, loaches, locales, locates, oracles, recoals, solaced, solacer, solaces, talcose.

 

+2 letters: acaulose, acerolas, acolytes, alencons, alfresco, alnicoes, becloaks, cajolers, calicoes, calloses, calomels, calories, calottes, caloyers, calzones, camisole, carioles, carolers, carousel, caseload, cataloes, celadons, celosias, cembalos, chalones, cholates, choleras, chorales, cladodes, closable, coaevals, coalesce, coaliest, coalless, coalshed, coarsely, coatless, cochleas, coequals, coleslaw, collages, collapse, collates, conceals, congeals, coracles, decalogs, earlocks, escallop, escalops, escarole, eschalot, escolars, focalise, lacrosse, lacteous, lactones, lactoses, lacunose, leucomas, localise, locaters, lockages, locustae, obstacle, opalesce, osculate, pedocals, placebos, polecats, scleroma, scopulae, secalose, sectoral, shoelace, sociable, societal, solacers, vacuoles, vocables, vocalise.

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

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Alternative Orthography: Solace


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

53 6F 6C 61 63 65

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 01101111 01101100 01100001 01100011 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#111 &#108 &#97 &#99 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 006F 006C 0061 0063 0065

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

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

538178676971

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Familiar
8. Quotations: Speeches
9. Usage Frequency
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern
13. Translations: Ancient
14. Bible Trace
15. Derivations
16. Rhymes
17. Anagrams
18. Orthography
19. Bibliography


  

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