a two-syllable(d) word

  • 121Kannada grammar — The Kannada grammar ( kn. ಕನ್ನಡ ವ್ಯಾಕರಣ) is primarily based on Keshiraja s Shabdamanidarpana (c. 1260 AD) which provides the fullest systematic exposition of Kannada language. Studies in Indian History, Epigraphy, and Culture ndash; By Govind… …

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  • 122training, transfer of — In psychology, the effect of having learned one activity on an individual s execution of other activities. Positive transfer occurs when a previously acquired skill enhances one s performance of a new one. Negative transfer occurs when the… …

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  • 123Cypriot Greek — This article is about the modern Greek dialect of Cyprus. For the ancient Greek dialect, see Arcadocypriot. History of the Greek language (see also: Greek alphabet) Proto Greek (c. 3000–1600 BC) …

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  • 124Nilo-Saharan languages — Group of perhaps 115 African languages spoken by more than 27 million people from Mali to Ethiopia and from southernmost Egypt to Tanzania. The concept of Nilo Saharan as a single stock combining a number of earlier groupings was introduced in… …

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  • 125counting-out rhymes —    Used by children (and sometimes adults sotto voce) to make a random choice between options but particularly to choose who will be it in a game. The children stand in a circle or line, and one child points to each in turn in the rhythm of the… …

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  • 126Yi people — For the peoples living to the east of the early Chinese civilization, see Dongyi. Yi Alternative names: Nuosu and dozens of others Total population 7,762,286[1] …

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  • 127disyllable — [dī sil′ə bəl, dī′sil΄ə bəl; ] also [ di sil′ə bəl] n. [altered (by analogy with SYLLABLE) < Fr dissyllabe < L disyllabus < Gr disyllabos, of two syllables < di , two + syllabē, SYLLABLE] a word of two syllables disyllabic [dī΄si… …

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  • 128Dissyllable — Dis*syl la*ble (?; 277), n. [F. dissyllabe, L. disyllabus, adj., of two syllables, fr. Gr. ?; di = di s twice + ? syllable. See {Syllable}.] A word of two syllables; as, pa per. [1913 Webster] …

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