Men

  • 31men(ǝ)k- —     men(ǝ)k     English meaning: to knead     Deutsche Übersetzung: “kneten (quetschen, zermalmen)”     Material: O.Ind. mácatē, mañcatē “zermalmt, betrũgt, is minxish, wanton (?)” (Dhütup.; with probably apposition also from:) O.Ind. maṅku… …

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  • 32men-1 —     men 1     English meaning: to tower     Deutsche Übersetzung: “emporragen”     Material: Av. framanyente (:Lat. prō minēre) ‘sie gewinnen protrusion”, mati (*mṇti ) “ protrusion of mountain range”; Lat. ē mineō, ēre “heraus , hervorragen”,… …

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  • 33men-4 —     men 4     English meaning: small, to diminish     Deutsche Übersetzung: “klein, verkleinern; vereinzelt”     Note: partly with u , u̯o , partly with k formant     Material: u , u̯o stem: Arm. manr, gen. manu ‘small, thin, fine”, manuk “kid,… …

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  • 34men|de|le|vi|um — «MEHN duh LEE vee uhm, LAY », noun. a rare, highly radioactive, metallic chemical element, produced artificially from einsteinium: »Element 101, mendelevium, was first made in 1955, by Dr. Glenn Seaborg (Science News Letter). ╂[< New Latin… …

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  • 35Men|de|li|an — «mehn DEE lee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having to do with Gregor Johann Mendel or Mendel s laws: »Any heredity is now considered Mendelian if it is dependent on chromosomes (A. Franklin Shull). 2. inherited in accordance with Mendel s …

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  • 36Men|de — «MEHN dee», noun, plural de or des. 1. a member of a tribe of west African people living in the central and southeastern part of Sierra Leone. 2. the Mandingo language of this people …

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  • 37men|e|hu|ne — «MEHN uh HOO nuh», noun, plural ne or nes. a legendary Polynesian dwarf or elf who worked only at night, building ponds, roads, and similar projects. ╂[< Hawaiian menehune] …

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  • 38Men|e|la|us — «MEHN uh LAY uhs», noun. Greek Legend. a king of Sparta, husband of Helen of Troy, and brother of Agamemnon. He was the son of Atreus …

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  • 39men|u — «MEHN yoo, MAY nyoo», noun, verb. –n. 1. a list of the food served at a meal; bill of fare: »The waiter handed each guest a menu. 2. the food served: »Everyone enjoyed the fine menu. 3. Figurative. any list or program of items: »the familiar… …

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  • 40Men on... — Title card for the first Men on... sketch, Men on Films , broadcast April 15, 1990 Men on... (colloquially known as Men on Film ) is the umbrella title for a series of comedy sketches that appeared in episodes of the Fox sketch comedy series In… …

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