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Thereof

Definitions: Thereof

Thereof

Adverb

1. Of or concerning this or that; "a problem and the solution thereof".

2. From that circumstance or source; "atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible"- W.V.Quine; "a natural conclusion follows thence";"public interest and a policy deriving therefrom"; "Typhus fever results therefrom".

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

Date "thereof" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)


Synonyms: Thereof

Synonyms: thence (adv), therefrom (adv). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Thereof

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

Relation

Thereof; as to, as for, as respects, as regards; about; concerning; Verb: anent; relating to, as relates to; with relation, with reference to, with respect to,with regard to; in respect of; while speaking of, a propos of; in connection with; by the way, by the by; whereas; for as much as, in as much as; in point of, as far as; on the part of, on the score of; quoad hoc; pro re nata; under the head of; (class) of; in the matter of, in re.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Thereof

English words defined with "thereof": Accidental lights, adapted toCalculated for, Civil law, clean, cleanse, Coming infitted to, forbiddanceGoing forth, grammar schoolI O U, inhibitionLatinityPolyconic projection, prohibitionReal compositionSeguestrationThe Liberty Bell, Tonsilotomy. (references)
Specialty definitions using "thereof": absolute ownership, active entry, After Meat, Mustard, artificial neural network, Associated records, Asyleebrochureware, Bummareescall diversion may occur indicator, capital tax, Cauther, Chapter and Verse, chemosphere, Coburgs, combination of enterprises, computer fraud, concentration of enterprises, continuous spectrum, Cressida, cut thereofdata abuse, data file requiring notification, data trespass, die cushion, dredge claimsExperimental use permitfishery productHealth Facility Moving, heap rinsing, hold-up, homeopathic medicinal productin conjunction with, insulting a foreign state, insulting an international organisationjury rigLockhart, Longiusmeasurement standard, meeting of the minds, mess-dos, military symbol, Mimer's Well, Moonlight FlittingNorna of the Fitful Head, nuclear powerplantobject of interestpedestrian area, pedestrian precinct, pedestrian zone, PregnanedionesRainbow Chasers, regulatory body, rewash box, Rumpelstilzchensensitive receptor, Source material, specimens, Sterling Money, subscribing witnesstaxes on capitalusufructuary leasevalue date and proceeds remittedWaste Stream, wealth tax, Weather-gage, Well of Wisdom, White LadiesYsolde. (references)
Etymologies containing "thereof": Ithyphallic. (references)

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Modern Usage: Thereof

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Go, proclaim liberty throughout all the land, and to all the inhabitants thereof. (The Ten Commandments; writing credit: J.H. Ingraham; A.E. Southon)

Lyrics

But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside (Inside Out; performing artist: Eve 6)

Movie/TV Titles

The Evil Thereof (1916)

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

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Commercial Usage: Thereof

DomainTitle

References

  • The World Market for Fresh or Chilled Crustaceans Including Flours, Meals, and Pellets Thereof for Human Consumption: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Breakup Girl to the Rescue!: A Superhero's Guide to Love, and Lack Thereof [ABRIDGED] (reference)

  • Eschatology and the Hermeneutics Thereof (reference)

  • How to keep your Volkswagen alive : or, Poor Richard's Rabbit book :being a manual of step-by-step procedures for the complete idiot : Rabbit, U.S. Golf & Scirocco, the complexities thereof (reference)

  • Our conscious universe & the mysteries thereof (reference)

  • The decline and fall of Lloyd George : and great was the fall thereof (reference)

    (more book examples)

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

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Photo Album: Thereof

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

The liberty bell back in its birth-place again now that it has proclaimed liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof, it is perfectly at home.Credit: Library of Congress.

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

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Familiar Quotations: Thereof

AuthorQuotation

Sir Walter Raleigh

Use your youth so that you may have comfort to remember it when it has forsaken you, and not sigh and grieve at the account thereof.

The Bible

Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.

Thomas Browne

Had not almost every man suffered by the Press, or were not the tyranny thereof become universal, I had not wanted reason for complaint.

Thomas Fuller

Know most of the rooms of thy native country before thou goest over the threshold thereof.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Thereof

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

No constable or other bailiff of ours shall take corn or other provisions from anyone without immediately tendering money therefor, unless he can have postponement thereof by permission of the seller. (reference)

John Locke

1690

And this is done, where-ever any number of men, in the state of nature, enter into society to make one people, one body politic, under one supreme government; or else when any one joins himself to, and incorporates with any government already made: for hereby he authorizes the society, or which is all one, the legislative thereof, to make laws for him, as the public good of the society shall require; to the execution whereof, his own assistance (as to his own decrees) is due. (Second Treatise of Government)

US Constitution

1791

And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof. (reference)

US Bill of Rights

1795

Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. (reference)

Amendment to US Constitution

1795-1992

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. (reference)

The Emancipation Proclamation

1862

And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be, free; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons. (Abraham Lincoln)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

Receipt thereof shall be acknowledged in writing by Germany. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Thereof

TitleAuthorQuote

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

The penalty thereof is death.

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Far be it from my heart, the thought thereof! QUEEN ELIZABETH.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Thereof

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Color variegation refers to a lesion with shades of brown, tan, red, white, or blue/black, or combinations thereof. (references)

Improve diagnosis and identification of those elderly persons most likely to benefit from specific treatments--biological, psychosocial, or combinations thereof. (references)

Business

Foreign investors may repatriate their capital and related profits at any given time. Related profits may be repatriated any time, without limitation as to the amount thereof, previous payment of Chilean taxes. (references)

Although this market overview report focuses primarily on the healthcare coverage market, and the best prospects arising thereof, it is important to note the increasing demand for information technology applied to the medical field and state-of-the-art equipment. (references)

Because quality is a major factor in purchasing decisions the Philippines will remain import-dependent for sporting goods and equipment in the near to medium term. While labor costs in the Philippines are comparatively cheaper than the U.S., Japan, and Europe, the high price of raw materials or lack thereof, and limited number of manufacturing facilities is hindering the growth of the domestic manufacturing industry. (references)

Children

India

In some cases, the Commission had acted to transfer oversight of homes to private voluntary organizations "after the (state) government failed to provide a healthy environment to children in these homes." In its February 2000 concluding observations regarding the country, the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed concern about "numerous reports of routine ill-treatment, corporal punishment, torture and sexual abuse of children in detention facilities, and alleged instances of killings of children living and/or working on the streets by law enforcement officials." The Committee also expressed concern "at the overcrowded and unsanitary conditions of detention of children, including detention with adults; lack of application and enforcement of existing juvenile justice legislation; lack of training for professionals, including the judiciary, lawyers and law enforcement officers, in relation to the Convention (on the Rights of the Child), other existing international standards and the Juvenile Justice Act; and the lack of measures and enforcement thereof to prosecute officials who violate these provisions." The Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Act prohibits child marriage, a traditional practice in the northern part of the country. (references)

Economic History

Philippines

Local production is hampered by the high cost of raw materials or lack thereof, and insufficient international brand tie-ups. (references)

Ghana

The GIPC law allows for import and tax exemptions for plant, machinery (and parts thereof) imported for the purpose of the investment. (references)

Political Economy

SOUTH AFRICA

Under the program, all government and parastatal purchases or lease contracts (goods, equipment or services) with an imported content equal to or exceeding $10 million (or the Rand equivalent thereof) are subject to an IP obligation. (references)

Trade

Bolivia

The charge for customs storage is 0.5% of CIF for each 30-day period or fraction thereof. (references)

Hungary

The customs debt is due and payable within 5 business days following notification thereof. (references)

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

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Speeches: Thereof

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809Nor have we used the power confided by the same act of prolonging the foreign debt by reloans, and of redeeming instead thereof an equal sum of the domestic debt.

James Monroe

1817-1825The United States owe to the world a great example, and, by means thereof, to the cause of liberty and humanity a generous support.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Thereof

"Thereof" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Thereof" is used about 457 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
Adverb (general)100%45712,810

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

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Expression: Thereof

Expression using "thereof": cut thereof. Additional references.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Thereof

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

  break girl guide lack love rescue superheros thereof up

3

  thereof

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

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Modern Translations: Thereof

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

Albanian

  

prej saj, nga kjo (hereof). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏في (among, at, by, during, in, on, within), ‏من ذلك (therefrom). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

от това (hereof, thence), от този източник, от него, на това (hereof), на него (him, thereon, to him). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

(hence, thence, therefore). (various references)

   

Czech

  

z toho. (various references)

   

Danish

  

Undergruppe vedroerende hormonpraeparater i husdyr og fjerkrae samt i koed af disse Dyr (Poultry and Meat thereof, Subgroup on Hormonal substances in Cattle), Undergruppe vedroerende Fisk, bloeddyr og krebsdyr samt produkter heraf (Molluscs, Shell-fish and Products thereof, Subgroup on Fish), retsakt,der er udstedt til disses gennemførelse (act adopted as implementation thereof), kaffe,te,kakao,krydderier og varer deraf (cocoa, coffee, spices and manufactures thereof), i mangel heraf (failing this, in the absence thereof), fremstilling af ure og dele dertil (manufacture of clocks and watches and parts thereof), fremstilling af lette våben og ammunition dertil (manufacture of small arms and ammunition thereof), fremstilling af cykler og motorcykler samt dele dertil (manufacture of cycles, motor-cycles and parts and accessories thereof), forordningerne traeder i kraft paa det i dem fastsatte tidspunkt eller,hvis et saadant ikke er angivet,den tyvende dag... (in the absence thereof, on the twentieth day..., regulations shall enter into force on the date specified in them or), fjerkræstykke (cut thereof), fisk,ikke havpattedyr,krebsdyr,bløddyr og hvirvelløse dyr,der lever i vand,samt varer deraf (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals), det positive dyr og dets afkom er fjernet (removal of the positive animal and any progeny thereof), denne Medlemsstat giver Kommissionen meddelelse herom (this Member State shall inform the Commission thereof), bestemmelserne i dette kapitel og de forholdsregler,der traeffes i medfoer heraf (the provisions of this Chapter and measures taken in pursuance thereof). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

klokken-en uurwerkfabrieken,vervaardiging van uurwerkonderdelen (manufacture of clocks and watches and parts thereof), bij gebreke van dien (failing this, in the absence thereof), de verordeningen treden in werking op de in de verordeningen bepaalde datum of,bij gebrek daaraan,op de twintigste dag... (in the absence thereof, on the twentieth day..., regulations shall enter into force on the date specified in them or), de voorschriften van dit hoofdstuk en de maatregelen uit hoofde daarvan genomen (the provisions of this Chapter and measures taken in pursuance thereof), deel van een karkas (cut thereof), deze Lid-Staat stelt de Commissie hiervan in kennis (this Member State shall inform the Commission thereof), douanerechten aangaande accijns op tabak (customs duties on tabacco and products thereof), douanerechten aangaande tabaksaccijns (customs duties on tabacco and products thereof), bij gebreke daarvan (failing this, in the absence thereof), handeling ter uitvoering daarvan (act adopted as implementation thereof), Wet houdende regeling van het conflictenrecht inzake ontbinding van het huwelijk en scheiding van tafel en bed en de erkenning daarvan (Act regulating the conflict of laws relating to divorce and judicial separation and the recognition thereof, Divorce(Conflict of Laws)Act), koffie,thee,cacao,specerijen en produkten daarvan (cocoa, coffee, spices and manufactures thereof), rijwiel-en motorrijwielfabrieken,fabrieken van rijwiel-en motorrijwielonderdelen (manufacture of cycles, motor-cycles and parts and accessories thereof), Subgroep Hormonale stoffen in vee, gevogelte en vlees daarvan (Poultry and Meat thereof, Subgroup on Hormonal substances in Cattle), Subgroep Vis, schaal- en weekdieren, en produkten daarvan (Molluscs, Shell-fish and Products thereof, Subgroup on Fish), verwijderen van het positieve dier en het nageslacht ervan (removal of the positive animal and any progeny thereof), vis,geen zeezoogdieren,schaal-en weekdieren en andere ongewervelde waterdieren en bereidingen daarvan (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals), Wet conflictenrecht echtscheiding (Act regulating the conflict of laws relating to divorce and judicial separation and the recognition thereof, Divorce(Conflict of Laws)Act), fabrieken van lichte wapens en hun munitie (manufacture of small arms and ammunition thereof). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

tee (cocoa, coffee, spices and manufactures thereof, tea), ruhon palat (cut thereof), nilviäisiä (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals), moottori-ja polkupyörien ja niiden osien valmistus (manufacture of cycles, motor-cycles and parts and accessories thereof), meressä eläviä selkärangattomia sekä niistä valmistettuja tuotteita (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals), mausteet ja niiden jalosteet (cocoa, coffee, spices and manufactures thereof), lukuun ottamatta meri-imettäväisiä (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals), kellojen ja kellonosien valmistus (manufacture of clocks and watches and parts thereof), kala (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals), kahvi (cocoa, coffee, spices and manufactures thereof), kaakao (cacao, cocoa, coffee, spices and manufactures thereof), käsiaseiden ja ammusten valmistus (manufacture of small arms and ammunition thereof), äyriäisiä (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals). (various references)

   

French

  

en (of them), de cela. (various references)

   

German

  

davon (about that, away, by that, from that, from there, of it, of that, on that, therefrom). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

περί τούτου (hereof), εκ τούτου (hereof, thereby, therefrom, thereon), τούτου. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מז" (from here, hence), מכך. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

arról, abból (therefrom, thereout). (various references)

   

Italian

  

di ciò (hereof). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

그것으로 (thereby). (various references)

   

Manx

  

jeh shen. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ereofthay

   

Portuguese

  

disso (hence, therefrom), daquilo (from that), dali (therefrom), daí (thence, therefrom, thereout, whence). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

din aceastã (hereof). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

из этого. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

od toga (therefrom). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

en esto (herein, hereupon, on this, therein). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

därom (about that, of it, on that). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

ondan (from her, from him, from it, therefrom), bu yüzden (accordingly, for this reason, so, that's why, thence, therefore), bu nedenle (accordingly, consequently, for this reason, herewith, that's why, therefore, thus, whence). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

цього, того, внаслідок цього (hereupon, therefore), з цього. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

của việc ấy từ đó, của nó. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Thereof

LanguageDateSourceGenesis Chapter 47, Verse 21
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai ton laon katedoulwsato autw eiV paidaV ap' akrwn oriwn aiguptou ewV twn akrwn
Latin405VulgateEt cunctos populos eius a novissimis terminis Aegypti usque ad extremos fines eius
Middle English1395WyclifAnd al the puplis of it, fro the laste termes of Egipte vnto the vttmest coostis of it,
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd he appoynted the people vnto the cities from one syde of Egipte vnto the other:
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd as for the people, he made servants of them, town by town, from one end of Egypt to the other.

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

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Matched Bible Translations: Thereof

LanguageGenesis Chapter 47, Verse 21
CebuanoUg mahitungod sa katawohan, gihimo niya ang pagbalhin kanila ngadto sa mga kalungsoran gikan sa usa ka tumoy sa katapusang utlanan sa Egipto ngadto sa laing tumoy niini.
Croatiana narod od jednog kraja Egipta do drugoga njegovim robljem.
Danishog Befolkningen gjorde han til hans Trælle i hele Ægypten fra Ende til anden.
DutchEn aangaande het volk, dat zette hij over in de steden, van het ene uiterste der palen van Egypte, tot het andere uiterste deszelven.
FinnishJa hän siirsi kansan kaupunkeihin, Egyptin toisesta äärestä toiseen saakka.
FrenchIl fit passer le peuple dans les villes, d`un bout l`autre des frontières de l`Égypte.
GermanUnd er teilte das Volk aus in die Städte, von einem Ende Ägyptens bis ans andere.
Haitian CreoleJozèf fè tout moun toupatou nan peyi a tounen esklav farawon an.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSeluruh rakyat Mesir dijadikan hamba oleh Yusuf.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaSetelah itu dipindahkannyalah orang banyak itu dari pada sebuah negeri kepada sebuah negeri, dari pada suatu ujung perhinggaan tanah Mesir sampai kepada ujung yang lain.
ItalianQuanto al popolo, egli lo fece passare nelle citt da un capo all'altro della frontiera egiziana.
MaoriTena ko nga tangata, i whakawhitiwhitia e ia ki nga pa, i tetahi pito o nga rohe o Ihipa a puta noa ki tetahi pito o reira.
NorwegianMen folket flyttet han om i byene, fra den ene ende av Egyptens land til den andre.
PortugueseQuanto ao povo, José fê-lo passar s cidades, desde uma até a outra extremidade dos confins do Egito.   
RumanianCkt despre popor, l -a mutat kn cetqyi, dela o margine hotarelor Egiptului pknq la cealaltq.
SpanishY él redujo al pueblo a servidumbre, desde un extremo a otro del territorio de Egipto.
SwedishOch folket förflyttade han till städerna, från den ena ändan av Egyptens område till den andra.

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

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Misspellings: Thereof

Misspellings

"Thereof" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: theorbo, therof, Thorleif, thorofon. (additional references)

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

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Anagrams: Thereof

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-e-f-h-o-r-t"

-1 letter: hefter, hereof, hereto, hetero.

-2 letters: ether, fetor, forte, forth, froth, ofter, other, there, three, throe.

-3 letters: feet, fere, fete, fore, fort, free, fret, froe, heft, here, hero, hoer, reef, reft, rete, rote, thee, thro, tore, tree, tref.

-4 letters: eft, ere, eth, fee, feh, fer, fet, foe, foh, for, fro, her, het, hoe, hot, oft.

 Words containing the letters "e-e-f-h-o-r-t"
 

+1 letter: therefor.

 

+2 letters: foresheet, therefore, therefrom, threefold.

 

+3 letters: forefather, foregather, foremother, foresheets, fourteenth, henceforth, heretofore.

 

+4 letters: forefathers, foregathers, foremothers, foreshorten, foresighted, forgathered, fourteenths, furthermore, godfathered, heterograft, housefather, softhearted, thenceforth, theretofore.

 

+5 letters: flamethrower, foregathered, foreshortens, frothinesses, headforemost, heterografts, housefathers, motherfucker, thermoformed, weatherproof.

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

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Alternative Orthography: Thereof


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

54 68 65 72 65 6F 66

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)

01010100 01101000 01100101 01110010 01100101 01101111 01100110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#104 &#101 &#114 &#101 &#111 &#102

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0068 0065 0072 0065 006F 0066

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

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

54747184718172

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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: Historic
9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Quotations: Speeches
12. Usage Frequency
13. Expressions
14. Expressions: Internet
15. Translations: Modern
16. Bible Trace
17. Derivations
18. Anagrams
19. Orthography
20. Bibliography


  

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