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• Aufklärung (The German) and British philosophy — The German Aufklärung and British philosophy Manfred Kuehn INTRODUCTION The German Enlightenment was not an isolated phenomenon.1 It was closely connected with developments in other European countries and in North America. Like the thinkers in… …   History of philosophy

• subject — {{11}}subject (n.) early 14c., person under control or dominion of another, from O.Fr. suget, subget a subject person or thing (12c.), from L. subiectus, noun use of pp. of subicere to place under, from sub under (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + combining… …   Etymology dictionary

• bag — I. n 1. an unattractive and/or unpleasant woman. This usage originated in the early 20th century with the idea of a shapeless, heavy or burdensome female, previously expressed as baggage . 2. one s special interest or current preoccupation,… …   Contemporary slang

• fanny about — vb British to faff about, dither. The fanny element may be present merely for its sound, its proximity to fuss or faff, or as a sugges tion of femininity, rather than as a direct reference to the buttocks or genitals …   Contemporary slang

• yellow — adj cowardly, afraid. This now common term is of obscure origin. It is an Amer icanism of the late 19th century which was quickly adopted into British and Australian English. (In English slang of the 18th and early 19th centuries, yel low meant… …   Contemporary slang

• sigh — vb Sigh, sob, moan, groan are comparable as verbs when they mean to emit a sound, commonly an inarticulate sound, indicative of mental or physical pain or distress and as nouns, such a sound. Sigh implies a deep audible respiration that is a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• indecency — n 1. impropriety, improperness, indecorum, indecorousness; gaucheness, gaucherie, uncouthness, crassness, boorishness, rudeness, ill breeding, unmannerliness, ill manneredness, uncivility, uncivilness, ungentlemanliness; inappropriateness,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• self-suggestion — self′ sugges′tion n …   From formal English to slang

• auto-suggestive — auto suggesˈtive adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑auto suggestion …   Useful english dictionary