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  • 11scan — (v.) late 14c., mark off verse in metric feet, from L.L. scandere to scan verse, originally, in classical L., to climb (the connecting notion is of the rising and falling rhythm of poetry), from PIE *skand to spring, leap (Cf. Skt. skandati… …

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  • 12scan — ► VERB (scanned, scanning) 1) look at quickly in order to identify relevant features or information. 2) traverse with a detector or an electromagnetic beam, especially to obtain an image. 3) convert (a document or picture) into digital form for… …

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  • 13scan|so|ri|al — «skan SR ee uhl, SOHR », adjective. 1. having to do with or adapted for climbing: »Woodpeckers have scansorial feet. 2. habitually climbing: »a scansorial bird. ╂[< Latin scānsōrius used for climbing (< scandere to climb; scan) + English… …

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  • 14scan — index analyze, canvass, check (inspect), frisk, investigate, monitor, observe (watch) …

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  • 15Scan — 〈 [skæ̣n] m. od. n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; kurz für〉 Scanning …

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  • 16scan — *scrutinize, examine, inspect, audit Analogous words: *consider, study, contemplate: observe, survey, remark, notice (see SEE) …

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  • 17scan — [v] look over, scrutinize lightly browse, check, consider, contemplate, dip into*, examine, flash*, flip through, give the once over*, glance at, glance over, have a look see*, inquire, investigate, leaf through*, look, look through, look up and… …

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  • 18Scan — [skɛn ], der oder das; s, s <englisch> (das Scannen) …

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  • 19Scan — or Scand abbrev. 1. Scandinavia 2. Scandinavian …

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  • 20Scan|di|an — «SKAN dee uhn», adjective, noun. = Scandinavian. (Cf. ↑Scandinavian) ╂[< Latin Scandia Scandinavia + English an] …

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