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noun
- A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent.
- The Afro-Asiatic language spoken in ancient Egypt.
adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.
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| electrotype |
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noun
- A plate, made by electroplating a mold, used in letterpress printing
verb to electrotype
- To make such a plate
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| elite |
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noun
- (uncountable) A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society.
- (countable) someone, Someone who is among the best at certain task.
adjective
- Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
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| ellipsis |
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noun (ellipses)
- (context, typography) a mark consisting of three periods, with spaces inbetween, before, and after them ( . . . ), used in printing to indicate an omission.
- (context, grammar) the omission of a grammatically required word or phrase that can be implied.
- He is faster than she. (Here, a trailing "is fast" is omitted, grammatically required, and implied.)
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| Em |
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proper noun
- Shortening of the given name Emily.
- Auntie , Auntie ...
abbreviation
- exametre, exameter
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| em dash |
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noun
- (typography) A hyphen with the same width as a lower-case letter 'm'.
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| Emerald |
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proper noun
- a town in Queensland, Australia.
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| emperor |
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noun
- The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
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| en |
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noun
- The letter N, n.
- In typesetting, the width of an average letter in a font.
abbreviation
- English
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| en dash |
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noun
- (typography) A hyphen the same width as the letter 'n', approximately half the width of an em dash.
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| English |
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proper noun
- The English language, a language originating in England but now spoken in all parts of the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, the United States of America, and other parts of the world.
- is spoken here as an unofficial language and lingua franca.
- One"s ability to employ the English language.
- My coworker has pretty good for a non-native speaker.
- Specific language or wording; a text or statements in speech, whether a translation or otherwise.
- The technical details are correct, but the is not very clear.
- The English-language term or expression for something.
- What"s the English for "í peu près"?
- (collective plural) The people of England; Englishmen and Englishwomen.
- The Scottish and have a history of conflict.
verb (English, es)
- (archaic) To render into English.
adjective
- English-language; of or pertaining to the English language.
- Of or pertaining to England or its people.
- Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
- an ton
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| etch |
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verb (etches, etching, etched)
- To engrave a surface (especially of metal or glass) in order to produce a printing pattern.
- (context, metaphorically) To make a lasting impression.
- The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind.
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| etching |
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noun
- the art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etch, etched with acid.
- the image created by this process.
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| excelsior |
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noun
- (context, US, obsolete) Packing material made of slender, curved wood shavings.
adverb
- ever upward
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| expanded |
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verb
- Simple past and past participle of expand.
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| extended |
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adjective
- longer in length or extension; elongated
- stretched out or pulled out; expanded
- lasting longer; protracted
- having a large scope or range; extensive
- (context, of a typeface) wider than usual
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| eyebrow |
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noun (plural: eyebrows)
- The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
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