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1Kin — A specific number of days. These records of important Mayan events tell how many days have passed since a specific event in history. The number of days may be well over 1,000,000. Lintel 8 at Yaxchil« n has a Long Count Day showing the passage …
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2Next of kin — This article is about the term. For other uses, see Next of Kin (disambiguation). Next of kin is a term with many interpretations depending on the jurisdiction being referred to. In some jurisdictions, such as the United States, it is used to… …
3Long Count — Glyphen der La Mojarra Stele 1 mit der Zeitangabe 8.5.16.9.9 (156 n. Chr.) Die Lange Zählung ist ein Kalender zur Tageszählung im System des Maya Kalenders. Da sich die Datumsangaben im rituellen Tzolkin Kalender und im zivilen Haab Kalender der… …
4munch·kin — /ˈmʌnʧˌkın/ noun, pl kins [count] US informal : a child or small person “What s wrong, munchkin?” she asked the toddler. ◇ The original Munchkins were a race of small people in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) by L. Frank Baum. The 1939 …
5Long Count Days — These records of important Mayan events tell how many days have passed since a specific event in history. The number of days may be well over 1,000,000. Lintel 8 at Yaxchil« n has a Long Count Day showing the passage of 1,412,661 days.… …
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6bump·kin — /ˈbʌmpkən/ noun, pl kins [count] informal : a person who lives in the country far away from cities and who is regarded as stupid country bumpkins …
7cat·kin — /ˈkætkən/ noun, pl kins [count] : a bunch of flowers that grow in close rows on the branches of trees (such as willows or birches) …
8gher·kin — /ˈgɚkən/ noun, pl kins [count] : a small cucumber that is used to make pickles …
9jer·kin — /ˈʤɚkən/ noun, pl kins [count] : a type of short jacket that has no sleeves and that was worn in the past …
10nap·kin — /ˈnæpkən/ noun, pl kins [count] : a small piece of cloth or paper used during a meal to clean your lips and fingers and to protect your clothes called also (Brit) serviette see also ↑sanitary napkin …