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  • 71manual — [15] The Latin word for ‘hand’ was manus (it came from an Indo European base *mə n , and its modern descendants include French main, Italian and Spanish mano, and Romanian mîna). It has contributed generously to English vocabulary, and manual… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 72secretary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. amanuensis, clerk; minister, administrator; desk, escritoire. See writing, receptacle, auxiliary, servant. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A secondary executive officer] Syn. director, manager, superintendent …

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  • 73Recorder — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Recorder >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 recorder recorder notary clerk Sgm: N 1 registrar registrar registrary register Sgm: N 1 prothonotary prothonotary Sgm: N 1 amanuensis amanuensis s …

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  • 74manual — [15] The Latin word for ‘hand’ was manus (it came from an Indo European base *mə n , and its modern descendants include French main, Italian and Spanish mano, and Romanian mîna). It has contributed generously to English vocabulary, and manual… …

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  • 75Alcoran — Koran Ko ran (k[=o] ran or k[ o]*r[aum]n ; 277), n. [Ar. qor[=a]n; with the Ar. article, Alkoran, Alcoran; = Turk. Pers. qur[^a]n, from Ar. quran, qoran, book, reading, from q[^a]r[^a], read. See {Alcoran}.] The Scriptures of the Muslims,… …

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  • 76Coran — Koran Ko ran (k[=o] ran or k[ o]*r[aum]n ; 277), n. [Ar. qor[=a]n; with the Ar. article, Alkoran, Alcoran; = Turk. Pers. qur[^a]n, from Ar. quran, qoran, book, reading, from q[^a]r[^a], read. See {Alcoran}.] The Scriptures of the Muslims,… …

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  • 77Core — Koran Ko ran (k[=o] ran or k[ o]*r[aum]n ; 277), n. [Ar. qor[=a]n; with the Ar. article, Alkoran, Alcoran; = Turk. Pers. qur[^a]n, from Ar. quran, qoran, book, reading, from q[^a]r[^a], read. See {Alcoran}.] The Scriptures of the Muslims,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 78Dictate — Dic tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dictated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dictating}.] [L. dictatus, p. p. of dictare, freq. of dicere to say. See {Diction}, and cf. {Dight}.] 1. To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to… …

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  • 79Dictated — Dictate Dic tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dictated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dictating}.] [L. dictatus, p. p. of dictare, freq. of dicere to say. See {Diction}, and cf. {Dight}.] 1. To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose;… …

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  • 80Dictating — Dictate Dic tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dictated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dictating}.] [L. dictatus, p. p. of dictare, freq. of dicere to say. See {Diction}, and cf. {Dight}.] 1. To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose;… …

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