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41Plain Meaning Rule — The Plain meaning rule, also known as the literal rule, is a type of statutory construction, which dictates that statutes are to be interpreted using the ordinary meaning of the language of the statute unless a statute explicitly defines some of… …
42know the meaning of — (something) : to understand (something) because you have experienced it I know the meaning of loneliness. [=I know what it is like to be lonely] often used in negative statements Those people don t know the meaning of hard work. often used in an… …
43well-meaning — adj intending to be helpful, but not succeeding ▪ A lot of problems can be caused by well meaning friends. ▪ He s very well meaning, but he doesn t really understand what s going on …
44The True Meaning of Smekday — is a childrens book by Adam Rex that is highly recommended by The New York Times [cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/books/review/Von Drasek t.html?ref=authors|title=Sunday Book Review|publisher= The New York Times ] Plot summaryThis… …
45follow me — understand what I am saying, understand my meaning, get my drift Do you follow me? Yes, except for the idioms …
46get my drift — understand my meaning, dig me I don t think of you as a sister, if you get my drift …
47can't make head nor tail of smth — understand, find meaning in something We couldn t make head nor tail of what he was trying to say during his speech …
48make head nor tail of smth — understand, find meaning in something We couldn t make head nor tail of what he was trying to say during his speech …
49Hermeneutics — Gadamer and Ricoeur G.B.Madison THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: ROMANTIC HERMENEUTICS Although the term ‘hermeneutics’ (hermeneutica) is, in its current usage, of early modern origin,1 the practice it refers to is as old as western civilization itself …
50literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
