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  2. Bass (sound) - Wikipedia

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    In popular music, the bass part, which is called the "bassline", typically provides harmonic and rhythmic support to the band.The bass player is a member of the rhythm section in a band, along with the drummer, rhythm guitarist, and, in some cases, a keyboard instrument player (e.g., piano or Hammond organ).

  3. Boudoir - Wikipedia

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    A boudoir (/ buːˈdwɑːr /; French: [bu.dwaʁ]) is a woman's private sitting room or salon in a furnished residence, usually between the dining room and the bedroom, but can also refer to a woman's private bedroom. The term derives from the French verb bouder (to sulk or pout) or adjective boudeur (sulking)—the room was originally a space ...

  4. List of gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms - Wikipedia

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    French デスク: desuku: desk an editor for a certain section of a publication. (Derived from desk’s meaning as a division of specialization in a newsroom, e.g., "the sports desk".) A desk. English ドアカット: doakatto: door + cut selective door operation English

  5. Name of Joan of Arc - Wikipedia

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    In modern French, her name is always rendered as Jeanne d'Arc, reflecting spelling changes due to the evolution of the language over time. Her given name at birth is also sometimes written as "Jeanneton" [4][5] or "Jeannette", with Joan of Arc possibly having removed the diminutive suffix -eton or -ette in her teenage years. [6]

  6. Quebec French profanity - Wikipedia

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    Quebec French profanity. Mailbox sign using French-Canadian profanity. The English (approximate) translation is "No fucking admail ". Tabarnak is the strongest form of that sacre, derived from tabernacle (where the Eucharist is stored, in Roman Catholicism). Quebec French profanities, [1] known as sacres (singular: sacre; French: sacrer, "to ...

  7. Naver Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Naver Dictionary was launched in 1999, supporting the English language. [3][4] It began launching mobile applications in 2010. [5] The product Line Dictionary, launched in 2014, was part of the platform. [2] By 2022, the platform reportedly had 60 different sub services, [6] and was the most popular online dictionary service in South Korea by 2021.

  8. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks - Wikipedia

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    Typographical symbols and punctuation marks are marks and symbols used in typography with a variety of purposes such as to help with legibility and accessibility, or to identify special cases. This list gives those most commonly encountered with Latin script. For a far more comprehensive list of symbols and signs, see List of Unicode characters.

  9. List of French dictionaries - Wikipedia

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    French–English bilingual dictionaries. Title. Year. Collins-Robert French Dictionary. 1978 to present. Harrap's Shorter French Dictionary. 1940 to present. Oxford–Hachette French Dictionary. 1994 to present.