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21Hebrew Names — Hebrew Names † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hebrew Names To the philosopher a name is an artificial sign consisting in a certain combination of articulate sounds, whereby a particular class of people are wont to designate one thing and… …
22piggy — 1. noun a) (hypocoristic) A pig (the animal). This little piggy went to market. b) (hypocoristic/slang) toes He has such cute piggies! …
23hypocoristique — [ ipɔkɔristik ] adj. et n. m. • 1893; gr. hupokoristikos, de hupokorizesthai « parler avec des diminutifs » ♦ Ling. Qui exprime une intention affectueuse, caressante. Diminutif, redoublement hypocoristique. N. m. Chouchou est un hypocoristique. ● …
24hyp|o|co|ris|ti|cal — «HIHP uh kuh RIHS tuh kuhl, HY puh », adjective. = hypocoristic. (Cf. ↑hypocoristic) …
25hypocorism — noun Etymology: Late Latin hypocorisma, from Greek hypokorisma, from hypokorizesthai to call by pet names, from hypo + korizesthai to caress, from koros boy, korē girl Date: 1850 1. a pet name 2. the use of pet names • hypocoristic or… …
26Hengest — or Hengist (d. 488?) was a semi legendary ruler of Kent in southeast England. His name is common Germanic for stallion . He is paired in the early sources with his brother Horsa ( horse ). Accounts of Hengest There are several early sources that… …
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28Zürich — Infobox Swiss town subject name = Zürich municipality name = Zürich municipality type = municipality imagepath coa = Ch zh wappen stadt.gif|pixel coa= languages = German canton = Zürich iso code region = CH ZH district = Zürich lat d=47|lat… …
29Graz — For other uses, see Graz (disambiguation). Graz …
30T-V distinction — In sociolinguistics, a T V distinction describes the situation wherein a language has second person pronouns that distinguish varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, or insult toward the addressee. History and… …
