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41false beginner — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms false beginner : singular false beginner plural false beginners someone who starts to study a language from the beginning again, although they already have a slight knowledge of it …
42smattering — (also smatter) ► NOUN 1) a small amount. 2) a slight knowledge of a language or subject. ORIGIN from smatter «talk ignorantly» (now only Scots), of unknown origin …
43smatter — [smat′ər] vt. [ME smateren, to chatter, prob. akin to MHG smetern, to chatter, gossip, of echoic orig.] Now Rare 1. to speak or utter (a language, words, etc.) with only slight knowledge 2. to study or learn (a subject) superficially n.… …
44acquaintance — n. 1 (usu. foll. by with) slight knowledge (of a person or thing). 2 the fact or process of being acquainted (our acquaintance lasted a year). 3 a person one knows slightly. Phrases and idioms: make one s acquaintance first meet or introduce… …
45inkling — n. (often foll. by of) a slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint. Etymology: ME inkle utter in an undertone, of unkn. orig …
46Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
47BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …
48arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
49Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
50cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …
