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  2. Dutch profanity - Wikipedia

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    Eikel (literally: "acorn") is a neutral word for male glans (originally a Latin word also meaning "acorn"). As an insult, it is in its meaning comparable to the English word "dickhead" when applied to a person, but due to the double meaning of the Dutch word (acorn or glans) it is considered much milder.

  3. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    Second, medical roots generally go together according to language, i.e., Greek prefixes occur with Greek suffixes and Latin prefixes with Latin suffixes. Although international scientific vocabulary is not stringent about segregating combining forms of different languages, it is advisable when coining new words not to mix different lingual roots.

  4. Comparison of English dictionaries - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of English dictionaries. This is a comparison of English dictionaries, which are dictionaries about the language of English. The dictionaries listed here are categorized into "full-size" dictionaries (which extensively cover the language, and are targeted to native speakers), "collegiate" (which are smaller, and often contain other ...

  5. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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    estate. Landed property, tenement of land, especially with respect to an easement ( servitude ). 2 types: praedium dominans - dominant estate ( aka dominant tenement) praedium serviens - servient estate ( aka servient tenement) praeemptio. previous purchase. Right of first refusal. praesumptio. presumption.

  6. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    Disability. The following is a list of terms, used to describe disabilities or people with disabilities, which may carry negative connotations or be offensive to people with or without disabilities. Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [ 1]

  7. Evocation - Wikipedia

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    The Latin word evocatio was the "calling forth" or "summoning away" of a city's tutelary deity.The ritual was conducted in a military setting either as a threat during a siege or as a result of surrender, and aimed at diverting the god's favor from the opposing city to the Roman side, customarily with a promise of a better-endowed cult or a more lavish temple. [4]

  8. Longest word in English - Wikipedia

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    The longest English word typable using only the top row of letters has 11 letters: rupturewort. The word teetertotter (used in North American English) is longer at 12 letters, although it is usually spelled with a hyphen. The longest using only the middle row is shakalshas (10 letters).

  9. Category:English profanity - Wikipedia

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    F. Faggot. Feck. List of films that most frequently use the word fuck. Fuck. Fuck her right in the pussy. Fuck Joe Biden. Fuck, marry, kill. Fuckery.