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Unconditionally

Definition: Unconditionally

Unconditionally

Adverb

1. Not subject to a condition; "he accepted the offer unconditionally".

2. In an unqualified manner; "he flatly denied the charges".

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

Date "unconditionally" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1754. (references)


Synonyms: Unconditionally

Synonyms: categorically (adv), flatly (adv). (additional references)
Antonym: conditionally (adv). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Unconditionally

English words defined with "unconditionally": accomplishedeffected, establishedWages fund. (references)

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Modern Usage: Unconditionally

DomainUsage

Lyrics

But, I Learned to love myself unconditionally (Video; performing artist: India.Arie)

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

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Commercial Usage: Unconditionally

DomainTitle

Books

  • A Book of Hope for Loving Unconditionally : The Power and Passion for Living Fully (The Hope Collection) (reference)

  • Choosing Happiness: The Art of Living Unconditionally (reference)

  • Free Yourself to Love Unconditionally (reference)

  • Hurtubise: Unconditionally (reference)

  • Unconditionally Free (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

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

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Historic Usage: Unconditionally

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

In the event of Germany granting a preferential regime to any of the Allied or Associated Powers or to any other foreign Power, this regime shall be extended immediately and unconditionally to all the Allied and Associated Powers. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Unconditionally

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Industry experts believe that only certificates issued by selected centers will be accepted unconditionally. (references)

However, this new found sensitivity to price does not always mean that consumers unconditionally prefer low-priced goods. (references)

Economic History

Fiji

One ratu (chief), Cakobau, gained limited control over the western islands by the 1850s, but the continuing unrest led a convention of chiefs to cede Fiji unconditionally to the British in 1874. (references)

Human Rights

Zambia

In March police detained for approximately 2 months Kennedy Kangwa on a charge of threatening violence, then released him unconditionally. (references)

Zambia

The child and her mother were released unconditionally after 16 hours; the child's father was detained for 4 days at the Woodlands Police Station, then released without charge. (references)

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

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Speeches: Unconditionally

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George W. Bush

2001-2005If the Iraqi regime wishes peace, it will immediately and unconditionally forswear, disclose, and remove or destroy all weapons of mass destruction, long-range missiles, and all related material.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Unconditionally

"Unconditionally" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Unconditionally" is used about 115 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%11530,138

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

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Expression: Unconditionally

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "unconditionally": unconditionally-stable.

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

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Modern Translation: Unconditionally

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

Chinese 

  

条件地. (various references)

   

Danish

  

ubetinget stabil forstaerker (unconditionally-stable amplifier), godkende en afregning uden forbehold (to accept an account unconditionally, to accept un account automatically), garanteret ubetinget af en offentlig institution (unconditionally guaranteed by a public entity), acceptere en regning uden forbehold (to accept an account unconditionally, to accept un account automatically). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

onvoorwaardelijk stabiele versterker (unconditionally-stable amplifier), onvoorwaardelijk door een openbaar lichaam gegarandeerd (unconditionally guaranteed by a public entity), een rekening rechtens goedkeuren (to accept an account unconditionally, to accept un account automatically). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

tinkimättömästi (unreservedly), tinkimättä (without reserve), ehdoitta. (various references)

   

French

  

plus-value immunisée inconditionnellement (unconditionally exempt capital gain), inconditionnellement garanti par un organisme public (unconditionally guaranteed by a public entity), amplificateur inconditionnellement stable (unconditionally-stable amplifier), admettre un compte de plein droit (to accept an account unconditionally, to accept un account automatically). (various references)

   

German

  

nicht bedingt, bedingungslose (unquestioningly). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

σταθερός ενισχυτής για οποιεσδήποτε συνθήκες (unconditionally-stable amplifier), με εγγύηση άνευ όρων από δημόσιο φορέα (unconditionally guaranteed by a public entity), αποδέχομαι λογαριασμό αυτοδίκαια (to accept an account unconditionally, to accept un account automatically). (various references)

   

Italian

  

incondizionatamente garantito da un ente pubblico (unconditionally guaranteed by a public entity), amplificatore incondizionatamente stabile (unconditionally-stable amplifier), ammettere un conto senza riserve (to accept an account unconditionally, to accept un account automatically). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

絶対に (absolutely), 一概に (as a rule). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ぜったいに (absolutely), いちがいに (as a rule). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

무조건 으로. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

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Portuguese

  

amplificador de estabilidade incondicional (unconditionally-stable amplifier), aceite de uma conta sem reservas (to accept an account unconditionally, to accept un account automatically), aceitação de uma conta sem reservas (to accept an account unconditionally, to accept un account automatically). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

necondiţionat (unconditional, unstipulated). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

безусловно (absolutely, simpliciter, undoubtedly). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

incondicionalmente garantizado por un ente público (unconditionally guaranteed by a public entity), amplificador estable incondicionalmente (unconditionally-stable amplifier), admitir una cuenta de pleno derecho (to accept an account unconditionally, to accept un account automatically). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

obetingat stabil förstärkare (unconditionally-stable amplifier), godkänna en räkning utan förbehåll (to accept an account unconditionally, to accept un account automatically), acceptera en räkning utan förbehåll (to accept an account unconditionally, to accept un account automatically). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

mutlâka (absolutely, bound to, by all manner of means, in all conscience, needs must, really, sure, without fail), kayıtsız şartsız (absolute, unconditional, unquestioning, unquestioningly, without any qualification, without reserve). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Unconditionally

Misspellings

"Unconditionally" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: uncoditionally, unconditionality. (additional references)

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

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Rhyming with "Unconditionally"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "unconditionally" (pronounced u'nkundi"shunulē or u'nkundi"shnulē)
11-k u n d i" sh u n u l ēconditionally.
8-d i" sh u n u l ēadditionally, traditionally.
7-i" sh u n u l ēnutritionally.
6-sh u n u l ēcongressionally, constitutionally, conventionally, educationally, exceptionally, fractionally, functionally, generationally, institutionally, intentionally, internationally, irrationally, nationally, operationally, professionally, proportionally, rationally, unconstitutionally, unintentionally.
5-u n u l ēcriminally, diagonally, marginally, medicinally, nominally, occasionally, originally, personally, phenomenally, provisionally, regionally, seasonally, subliminally, terminally.
4-n u l ēdiurnally, emotionally, eternally, externally, finally, gravitationally, internally, serenely, uncannily.
3-u l ēabnormally, abysmally, accidentally, actually, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, botanically, broccoli, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, chronically, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clinically, clumsily, coincidentally, comically, commercially, conceptually, confidentially, conspiratorially, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, cordially, crazily, critically, culturally, customarily, cynically, delightfully, developmentally, diametrically, digitally, dismally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, eerily, electrically, electronically, empirically, environmentally, equally, essentially, ethically, eventually, experimentally, exponentially, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fanatically, fatally, federally, financially, fiscally, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, frantically, frightfully, frugally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, geographically, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, hermetically, historically, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, intellectually, intrinsically, involuntarily, jauntily, journalistically, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, legally, liberally, literally, locally, loyally, luckily, magically, magnetically, majestically, manfully, manually, masterfully, materially, mathematically, meaningfully, mentally, mercifully, merrily, methodically, metrically, mightily, militarily, mineralogically, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, normally, novelly, officially, oligopoly, optimistically, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, painfully, parenthetically, partially, pathetically, peacefully, perennially, periodically, peripherally, perpetually, philosophically, physically, pitifully, playfully, politically, potentially, pragmatically, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, provincially, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, readily, regally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, ritualistically, romantically, royally, ruefully, sardonically, satisfactorily, scantily, scientifically, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, severally, sexually, skeptically, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statistically, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, surgically, symbolically, sympathetically, tactfully, tactically, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, technically, technologically, temperamentally, temporally, temporarily, territorially, testily, thankfully, theatrically, theoretically, therapeutically, thoughtfully, totally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncritically, uneasily, unequivocally, unhappily, unilaterally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, vocally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully.
5-sh n u l ēemotionally, gravitationally.
4-n u l ēadditionally, conditionally, congressionally, constitutionally, conventionally, criminally, diagonally, diurnally, educationally, eternally, exceptionally, externally, finally, fractionally, functionally, generationally, institutionally, intentionally, internally, internationally, irrationally, marginally, medicinally, nationally, nominally, nutritionally, occasionally, operationally, originally, personally, phenomenally, professionally, proportionally, provisionally, rationally, regionally, seasonally, serenely, subliminally, terminally, traditionally, uncannily, unconstitutionally, unintentionally.
3-u l ēabnormally, abysmally, accidentally, actually, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, botanically, broccoli, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, chronically, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clinically, clumsily, coincidentally, comically, commercially, conceptually, confidentially, conspiratorially, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, cordially, crazily, critically, culturally, customarily, cynically, delightfully, developmentally, diametrically, digitally, dismally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, eerily, electrically, electronically, empirically, environmentally, equally, essentially, ethically, eventually, experimentally, exponentially, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fanatically, fatally, federally, financially, fiscally, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, frantically, frightfully, frugally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, geographically, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, hermetically, historically, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, intellectually, intrinsically, involuntarily, jauntily, journalistically, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, legally, liberally, literally, locally, loyally, luckily, magically, magnetically, majestically, manfully, manually, masterfully, materially, mathematically, meaningfully, mentally, mercifully, merrily, methodically, metrically, mightily, militarily, mineralogically, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, normally, novelly, officially, oligopoly, optimistically, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, painfully, parenthetically, partially, pathetically, peacefully, perennially, periodically, peripherally, perpetually, philosophically, physically, pitifully, playfully, politically, potentially, pragmatically, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, provincially, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, readily, regally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, ritualistically, romantically, royally, ruefully, sardonically, satisfactorily, scantily, scientifically, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, severally, sexually, skeptically, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statistically, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, surgically, symbolically, sympathetically, tactfully, tactically, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, technically, technologically, temperamentally, temporally, temporarily, territorially, testily, thankfully, theatrically, theoretically, therapeutically, thoughtfully, totally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncritically, uneasily, unequivocally, unhappily, unilaterally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, vocally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully.

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

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Anagrams: Unconditionally

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-d-i-i-l-l-n-n-n-o-o-t-u-y"

-2 letters: conditionally, unconditional.

-4 letters: conditional, continually, dictionally, inoculation.

-5 letters: allocution, inundation, nodulation, notionally.

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

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Alternative Orthography: Unconditionally


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

55 6E 63 6F 6E 64 69 74 69 6F 6E 61 6C 6C 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)

01010101 01101110 01100011 01101111 01101110 01100100 01101001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 01100001 01101100 01101100 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#85 &#110 &#99 &#111 &#110 &#100 &#105 &#116 &#105 &#111 &#110 &#97 &#108 &#108 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0055 006E 0063 006F 006E 0064 0069 0074 0069 006F 006E 0061 006C 006C 0079

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

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

558069818070758675818067787891

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Unconditionally"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Chinese

字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , 중국, chinês, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, chino, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin

Danish

ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse丹麦语, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, 덴마크, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili

Dutch

woordenboek, definitie, translatie菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, 네덜란", holandês, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holandés, holländsk, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait

Finnish

määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, 핀란", finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü

French

dictionnaire, définition, traduction法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, 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, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili

German

Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, alemão, neamţ, немецкий, alemán, tysk, alman

Greek

λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, grego, greacã, греческий, грек, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum

Italian

dizionario, definizione, traduzione意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, 이탈리아, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italiensk, italienska, italienare, 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 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", 일본, japonês, japonezã, японский, японец, japonés, japansk, 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"やくしょ日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", 일본, japonês, japonezã, японский, японец, japonés, japansk, Japonca

Korean

사 , 의, 번역韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , Koreaans, coréen, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτικοσ, κορεάτησ, 한국, coréia, a língua coreana, limba coreeanã, coreean, кореец, корейский, coreano, koreansk, kore'li

Portuguese

dicionário, definição, tradução葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, português, portughez, португальский, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli

Romanian

dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire罗马尼亚语, rumæner, Roemeens, romanialainen, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, rumeno, 루마니아, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumano, rumänsk

Russian

словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, русский, ruso, ryss, Rusça

Spanish

diccionario, definición, traducción西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca

Swedish

ordbok, lexikon, översättning瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, шведский, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí

Turkish

sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme土耳其語 , 土耳其, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translation英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, 영국, inglês, englezesc, английский, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Quotations: Historic
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Quotations: Speeches
9. Usage Frequency
10. Expressions
11. Translations: Modern
12. Derivations
13. Rhymes
14. Anagrams
15. Orthography
16. Bibliography


  

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