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41F-number — In optics, the f number (sometimes called focal ratio, f ratio, or relative aperture [Smith, Warren Modern Lens Design 2005 McGraw Hill] ) of an optical system expresses the diameter of the entrance pupil in terms of the focal length of the lens; …
42Pronoun game — Playing the pronoun game is the act of concealing sexual orientation in conversation by not using a gender specific pronoun for a partner or a lover, which would reveal the sexual orientation of the person speaking. Most often, lesbian, gay, and… …
43History of human sexuality — The social construction of sexual behavior mdash;its taboos, regulation and social and political impact mdash;has had a profound effect on the various cultures of the world since prehistoric times. Sources Sexual speech and by extension, writing… …
44Possession (linguistics) — Possession, in the context of linguistics, is an asymmetric relationship between two constituents, the referent of one of which (the possessor) possesses (owns, rules over, has as a part, etc.) the referent of the other.Possession may be marked… …
45Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service — The promulgation of the law in the Reichsgesetzblatt, the public law journal The Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service (in German: Gesetz zur Wiederherstellung des Berufsbeamtentums or short: Berufsbeamtengesetz), also known… …
46Generic antecedent — Generic antecedents are representatives of classes, indicated by a reference in ordinary language (most often a pronoun), where gender is typically unknown or irrelevant. [Mark Balhorn, [http://eng.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/32/2/79 The… …
47Dashakumaracharita — (IAST: Daśa kumāra carita, Sanskrit: दशकुमारचरित, The narrative of ten young men) is a prose romance in Sanskrit, attributed to Dandin (दण्डिन) in the 7th century CE. However, as discussed below, there is some obscurity surrounding its textual… …
48Mischling Test — refers to the legal test under Nazi Germany s Nuremberg Laws that was applied to determine whether a person was considered a Jew or a Mischling . Contents 1 Background 2 Categories 3 The Test …
49aĝ- (*heĝ-) — aĝ (*heĝ ) English meaning: to lead, *drive cattle Deutsche Übersetzung: “treiben” (actually probably “mit geschwungenen Armen treiben”), ‘schwingen”, in Bewegung setzen, fũhren” Grammatical information: originally limited to… …
50circumstance — cir cum*stance (s[ e]r k[u^]m*st[a^]ns), n. [L. circumstantia, fr. circumstans, antis, p. pr. of circumstare to stand around; circum + stare to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an …
