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  2. List of English words of French origin - Wikipedia

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    This list excludes words that come from French, but were introduced into the English language via a language other than French, which include commodore, domineer, filibuster, ketone, loggia, lotto, mariachi, monsignor, oboe, paella, panzer, picayune, ranch, vendue, and veneer. English words of French origin can also be distinguished from French ...

  3. Vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    Vocabulary. A vocabulary (also known as a lexicon) is a set of words, typically the set in a language or the set known to an individual. The word vocabulary originated from the Latin vocabulum, meaning "a word, name". It forms an essential component of language and communication, helping convey thoughts, ideas, emotions, and information.

  4. List of Indic loanwords in Indonesian - Wikipedia

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    the middle of the three spheres or regions of life atmosphere or space deity. anugerah. award, honour, grace. अनुग्रह. anugraha. to bestow blessings, compassion. anumerta. posthumous, posthumous military award for achievement. अनुमृत्.

  5. Indonesian slang - Wikipedia

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    Indonesian slang. Indonesian slang vernacular (Indonesian: bahasa gaul, Betawi: basa gaul), or Jakarta colloquial speech (Indonesian: bahasa informal, bahasa sehari-hari) is a term that subsumes various urban vernacular and non-standard styles of expression used throughout Indonesia that are not necessarily mutually intelligible.

  6. Most common words in English - Wikipedia

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    The number of distinct senses that are listed in Wiktionary is shown in the polysemy column. For example, "out" can refer to an escape, a removal from play in baseball, or any of 36 other concepts. On average, each word in the list has 15.38 senses. The sense count does not include the use of terms in phrasal verbs such as "put out" (as in ...

  7. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    Meanings common to British and American English. American English meanings. backside (n.) posterior, buttocks. (as two words, back side) rear of anything [11][12][13][14] banger (n.) a sausage, as in "bangers and mash". an old motor car in a state of disrepair (US: beater or jalopy) a type of firework.

  8. Influence of French on English - Wikipedia

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    The influence of French on English pertains mainly to its lexicon, including orthography, and to some extent pronunciation. Most of the French vocabulary in English entered the language after the Norman Conquest in 1066. Old French, specifically the Old Norman dialect, became the language of the new Anglo-Norman court, the government, and the ...

  9. Baduy language - Wikipedia

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    Baduy (or sometimes referred to as Kanekes) is one of the Sundanese -Baduy languages spoken predominantly by the Baduy people. [2] It is conventionally considered a dialect of Sundanese, [3] but it is often considered a separate language due to its diverging vocabulary and cultural reasons that differ from the rest of the Sundanese people. [4]