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81 trace
[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) sled2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) sled2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) (iz)slediti2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) prekopirati•- tracing- trace elements
- tracing-paper* * *I [tréis]nounsled; stopinja; kolesnica, kolovoz, tirnica; figuratively sled, znak, (pre)ostanek; American steza markirana pot; osnovni načrt, skica, tloris; malenkost, majhna količinato be hot on the trace of s.o. — biti komu za petami, preganjati kogaII [tréis]nounzaprežna, vlečna vrvin the traces — vprežen (tudi figuratively)III [tréis]transitive verbslediti, iti po sledi (osebe, živali), zasledovati; raziskovati, odkriti, najti, zaslediti, ugotoviti; zaznati, opaziti, najti sledove ali znake (česa); (za)beležitito trace the cause of a disease — ugotoviti vzrok bolezni; (tudi trace out) narisati, skicirati; technical (tudi trace over) prerisati (skozi papir), kopiratito trace back — iti po sledovih nazaj (to do), zasledovati nazajto trace out — poiskati, najti, odkriti; intransitive verb hoditi, iti, zaslediti sethe earliest form cannot trace back earlier than the sixth ceutury — najzgodnejša oblika se da zaslediti šele v 6. stoletju -
82 view
[vju:] 1. noun1) ((an outlook on to, or picture of) a scene: Your house has a fine view of the hills; He painted a view of the harbour.) pogled2) (an opinion: Tell me your view/views on the subject.) pogled3) (an act of seeing or inspecting: We were given a private view of the exhibition before it was opened to the public.) ogled2. verb(to look at, or regard (something): She viewed the scene with astonishment.) gledati- viewer- viewpoint
- in view of
- on view
- point of view* * *I [vju:]nounvidenje, gledanje; pogled, razgled, pregled; prizor; juridically ogled; vidik, ozir, stališče, mnenje, mišljenje, naziranje, nazor, sodba (on, of o); namera, namen, nakana, smoter; načrt; upanje; photography posnetek, slikain view of — z ozirom na, gledé; colloquially z namenomon view — razstavljen (za ogled), na ogled(u), na razstaviwith a view to ( —ali of) — z namenom (da), nameravajoč, računajoč na; imajoč pred očmi, v načrtuto the view — odprto, odkrito, javnomy end in view (is...) — cilj, ki ga imam pred očmi, (je...)plain to the view — dobro, jasno videnpoint of view — vidik, stališče, glediščehe did that with a view to promotion — to je naredil, da bi napredovalto fall in with (to meet) s.o.'s views — strinjati se z namerami (željami) kake osebeto form a view on s.th. — ustvariti si mnenje o čemto give a general view of s.th. — dati splošen pregled o čemto have in view — imeti pred očmi (v načrtu, v vidu); imeti na umu, nameravatito hold (to take, to keep) a view of s.th. — imeti (svoje) mnenje o čemto keep in view — ne odvrniti oči (od), ne izgubiti izpred očito lose view of s.th. — izgubiti kaj iz vidato sell views of Paris — prodajati razglednice, slike itd. Parizato take short views figuratively ne biti dalekovidenII [vju:]1.transitive verbvideti, zagledati; pogledati; pregledati; (raz)motriti, razgledati, ogled(ov)ati; razmotrivati; presoditi; ustvariti si (imeti) sodbo, presojati, razumevati; imeti v viduan order to view — pismeno pooblastilo za ogled hiše ipd. (z namenom nakupa)he doesn't view the question in the right light — on ne vidi (gleda) vprašanja (problema) v pravi luči;2.krajšava za televiewgledati televizijo -
83 whole
[həul] 1. adjective1) (including everything and/or everyone; complete: The whole staff collected the money for your present; a whole pineapple.) cel2) (not broken; in one piece: She swallowed the biscuit whole.) cel2. noun1) (a single unit: The different parts were joined to form a whole.) celota2) (the entire thing: We spent the whole of one week sunbathing on the beach.) cel•- wholly
- wholehearted
- wholemeal
- on the whole* * *I [hóul]adjectivecel, ves; popoln; nerazdeljen; nerazrezan, nerazlit; nezmanjšan; brez odbitka; pravi, čisti (sorodstvo); nepoškodovan, neranjen, (redko) zdravwith one's whole heart — iz vsega srca, iz globine dušewhole brother — pravi (rodni, telesni) bratwhole note music cela notawhole rest music cela pavza(made) out of whole cloth figuratively American popolnoma izmišljenII [hóul]nouncelota, vse; ves obseg; vsebina; mathematics vsotaas a whole — kot celota, v celotion the whole — v celoti, v celem, vsi skupaj -
84 average
['ævəri‹] 1. noun(the result of adding several amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts: The average of 3, 7, 9 and 13 is 8 (= 32:4).) povprečje2. adjective1) (obtained by finding the average of amounts etc: average price; the average temperature for the week.) povprečen2) (ordinary; not exceptional: The average person is not wealthy; His work is average.) povprečen3. verb(to form an average: His expenses averaged (out at) 15 dollars a day.) doseči v povprečju* * *I [aevəridž]nounpopreček; mathematics srednja vrednost; nautical havarija, škoda, nastala na ladjiabove average — nadpoprečen, nadpoprečnoII [aevəridž]adjective ( averagely adverb)poprečen, srednji, normalen, običajenIII [aevəridž]transitive verbizračunati srednjo vrednost ali popreček; porazdeliti; poprečno zaslužiti -
85 case
I [keis] noun1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) primer2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) primer3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) pravda4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) razlog5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) primer6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) sklon•- in case- in case of
- in that case II [keis] noun1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.) škatla, tok, torba, kovček2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.) zaboj3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.) omara; vitrina* * *I [keis]nounposoda, zaboj, tok, tul, kaseta; prevleka, oboj, oblogaII [keis]transitive verbvložiti v skrinjo, spraviti, zatakniti; obložiti, prevleči, pokritiIII [keis]nounprimer, naključje, dogodek; zadeva, vprašanje; medicine bolnik; juridically tožba; grammar sklon; slang čudakmedicine case history — anamnezaas the case may be, put the case that — kakor se vzame, recimo, dain the case of — v primeru, kar se tiče, glede na, čeit is not the case — ni tako, zadeva ni takšnato set (the) case — domnevati; recimo, daAmerican to come down to cases — preiti na zadevoleading case — prejšnji primer, precedens -
86 game
[ɡeim] 1. noun1) (an enjoyable activity, which eg children play: a game of pretending.) igra2) (a competitive form of activity, with rules: Football, tennis and chess are games.) športna igra3) (a match or part of a match: a game of tennis; winning (by) three games to one.) tekma4) ((the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport: He's very fond of game; ( also adjective) a game bird.) divjačina2. adjective(brave; willing; ready: a game old guy; game for anything.) korenjaški; pripravljen, voljan- gamely- games
- gamekeeper
- game point
- game reserve
- game warden
- the game is up* * *I [geim]adjectivepogumen, hraber, junaški; pripravljento die game — umreti junaške smrti, boriti se do zadnjega dihaII [geim]nounigra, zabava, šala; načrt, nakana, spletka; plural športne igre, tekmaone's little game — ukana, zvijačato make game of — norčevati se, osmešitithe game is up — po njem je, načrt je propadelto make game of s.o. — norčevati se iz kogaIII [geim]intransitive verbigrati, kvartati za denarto game away — zaigrati, zakvartatiIV [geim]noundivjačina; lov; plenbig game — velika divjačina; slang težko dosegljiv ciljV [geim]adjectiveranjen, poškodovan, pohabljen, hrom, šepav -
87 idea
1) (opinion; belief: I have an idea that it won't work.) mnenje2) (a plan: I've an idea for solving this problem.) ideja, načrt3) (mental picture: This will give you an idea of what I mean.) predstava* * *[aidíə]nounideja, misel, duševna predstava, pojem; zamisel, zasnova, načrt; smoter, namen; mnenje; music tema; philosophy prapodobathe Idea — absolutna ideja, absolutnostin idea — v duhu, v mislihthe idea of such a thing! — ali the (very) idea! — ali what an idea! — pomisli, kaj takega!, kakšna neumnost!what's the (big) idea? — kaj naj to pomeni?, kakšna neumnost je spet to?it is my idea that — moje mnenje je, dathat's the idea! — tako je!, za to gre!to form an idea of — ustvariti si mnenje o, predstavljati si kaj -
88 matter
['mætə] 1. noun1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) materija2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) zadeva3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) gnoj2. verb(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) pomeniti- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where* * *I [maetə]nounmaterija, snov, stvar; medgnoj; juridically zadeva, predmet; plural (brez člena) stvari, reči; povod, vzrok ( for za); predmet, tema, vsebina (knjige); printing rokopis, stavek; važnost (of)juridically matter in controversy — sporna zadevajuridically matter in issue — sporna zadeva; stvar, ki jo je treba še dokazatiprinted matter — tiskovina, tiskovinepostal matter — vse stvari, ki se lahko pošiljajo po poštias near as no matter — skoraj, za lasas a matter of fact — v resnici, pravzaprava hanging matter — zločin, ki se kaznuje s smrtjono laughing matter — ni šala, resna zadevanot to mince matters — ne slepomišiti, povedati odkritoto take matters easy — nalahko jemati, ne delati si skrbiwhat matter? — in kaj potem?what's the matter? — kaj pa je?what's the matter with this? — je kaj narobe s tem?II [maetə]intransitive verbbiti važen, pomeniti (to komu, za); medgnojiti sedoes it matter? — ali je važno?it doesn't matter — nič ne de, ni važno -
89 note
[nəut] 1. noun1) (a piece of writing to call attention to something: He left me a note about the meeting.) sporočilo2) ((in plural) ideas for a speech, details from a lecture etc written down in short form: The students took notes on the professor's lecture.) zapiski3) (a written or mental record: Have you kept a note of his name?) zapis4) (a short explanation: There is a note at the bottom of the page about that difficult word.) opomba5) (a short letter: She wrote a note to her friend.) sporočilo6) ((American bill) a piece of paper used as money; a bank-note: a five-dollar note.) bankovec7) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) ton8) (a written or printed symbol representing a musical note.) nota9) (an impression or feeling: The conference ended on a note of hope.) v znamenju2. verb1) ((often with down) to write down: He noted (down) her telephone number in his diary.) zapisati2) (to notice; to be aware of: He noted a change in her behaviour.) opaziti•- notable- notability
- notably
- noted
- notelet
- notebook
- notecase
- notepaper
- noteworthy
- noteworthiness
- take note of* * *I [nóut]nounzapisek, opomba, beležka, notica; pisemce, sporočilo; znamenje, znakfiguratively ton, nota, prizvok, zven; poetically zvok, melodija, (ptičje) petje; music (osnovni) ton, nota, tipka; politics (diplomatska) nota; economy račun, bankovec, obveznica; printing opomba, ločilo; figuratively ugled, sloves, pomembnost; figuratively pozornost; economy note of exchange — borzni listeconomy advice note — sporočilo o pošiljkieconomy bought and sold note — zaključnicaeconomy delivery note — izročilnicaeconomy as per note — po računupolitics exchange of notes — izmenjava diplomatskih notto change one's note — spremeniti svoje vedenje, svoj tonto compare notes — izmenjati misli, posvetovati seto give s.o. note of — sporočiti komu kajmusic to strike the notes — udariti po tipkahfiguratively to strike the right note — zadeti na pravo strunofiguratively to strike a false note — zadeti na napačno strunoto take note of s.th. — ozirati se na kaj, zapaziti kaj, posvetiti pozornost čemuII [nóut]transitive verbupoštevati, ozirati se na kaj, opaziti; omeniti, oznaniti; zaznamovati; apisati, zabeležiti (navadno note down); economy protestirati, ugovarjati; navesti (cene) -
90 feather
['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) pero2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) operiti- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *I [féðə]nounpero, perje; čopek; pena na morskem valu; vrsta; razpoloženjebirds of a feather flock together — enak se druži z enakim, ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijoto crop s.o.'s feathers — pristriči komu krila, ponižati gain grand feather — v svečani obleki, našemljen; odličnega zdravjain high feather — dobre volje; dobrega zdravjaAmerican slang feather merchant — zmuzne; military slang civilistto ruffle s.o.'s feathers — dražiti kogato show the white feather — popihati jo; biti strahopetento smooth s.o.'s ruffled feathers — pomiriti kogaII [féðə]1.transitive verb(o)krasiti s perjem, operiti (se); s perjem obrobiti; plosko dvigati veslo iz vode; z repom mahati;2.intransitive verbtrepetati, drgetatito feather one's nest — dobro si postlati, obogateti -
91 fill in
1) (to add or put in (whatever is needed to make something complete): to fill in the details.) vstaviti2) (to complete (forms, application etc) by putting in the information required: Have you filled in your tax form yet?) izpolniti3) (to give (someone) all the necessary information: I've been away - can you fill me in on what has happened?) seznaniti (s čim)4) (to occupy (time): She had several cups of coffee at the cafeteria to fill in the time until the train left.) preganjati čas5) (to do another person's job temporarily: I'm filling in for her secretary.) nadomeščati* * *transitive verb izpolniti, vstaviti -
92 haul
[ho:l] 1. verb1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) vlačiti2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) transportirati2. noun1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) močan poteg2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) ulov•- haulage- haulier
- a long haul* * *I [hɔ:l]nounvlačenje, vlaka, močan poteg; ulov rib v eno mrežo; jata rib; prevoz, transport; naklad, tovor; colloquially pridobitevat a haul — na eno vlako, z enim vlečenjemII [hɔ:l]1.transitive verbvleči, vlačiti; odpraviti, transportirati; spravljati iz rudnika; izvleči z mrežo (ribe); nautical vleči, zategniti (vrvi);2.intransitive verbvleči (at, on za); loviti ribe z mrežo; obrniti se (veter); nautical spremeniti smerto haul over the coals — ozmerjati, dati komu popranautical to haul the wind — obrniti ladjo proti vetrunautical to haul upon the wind — pluti z vetrom -
93 lady
['leidi]1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) gospa, ženska; ženski2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) dama3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) Lady; dama•- ladylike- Ladyship
- ladybird* * *I [léidi]noungospa, dama; plemkinja; naslov za žene angl. plemičev (nižjih od vojvod) in hčerke vojvod, markizov in grofov; gospodaricapoetically ženska; vulgar & archaic žena, soproga, zaročenka, draga, ljubljenka; za označevanje poklicev ženskega spola ( lady-doctor — zdravnica, lady-president — predsednica); colloquially his young lady — njegovo deklehumorously the old lady — moja "stara"Our Lady — Naša Gospa, mati božjaAmerican ladies' room — javno stranišče za ženskeII [léidi]intransitive verb to lady it — igrati damo -
94 lip
[lip]1) (either of the folds of flesh which form the edge of the mouth: She bit her lip.) ustnica2) (the edge of something: the lip of a cup.) rob•- - lipped- lip-read
- lipstick
- pay lip-service to* * *I [lip]nounustna, ustnica; plural usta, šoba; slang predrznost, nesramnost, jezikanje; rob (jame, rane); kljun (posode)to bite one's lip — gristi si ustnico (v jezi), zadrževati smehslang to give lip — jezikati, predrzno odgovarjatito hang on s.o.'s lips — napeto koga poslušatito keep a thing within, one's lips — obdržati kaj zaseslang none of your lip! — ne bodi predrzen!, ne jezikaj!II [lip]transitive verbdotakniti se z usti; poetically poljubiti; oplakovati (breg reke); mrmrati, šepetati -
95 spin
[spin] 1. present participle - spinning; verb1) (to (cause to) go round and round rapidly: She spun round in surprise; He spun the revolving door round and round.) vrteti (se)2) (to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) presti2. noun1) (a whirling or turning motion: The patch of mud sent the car into a spin.) vrtenje2) (a ride, especially on wheels: After lunch we went for a spin in my new car.) vožnja•- spinner- spin-drier
- spin out* * *I [spin]nounvrtenje (okoli osi), sukanje, obračanje; predenje; kratka in hitra vožnja; kratka ježa (jahanje); odvihranje; aeronautics vrtenje (letala) okoli podolžne osi; popolna zmešnjava, zmedato go for (to take) a spin — iti na kratko vožnjo ali sprehod (s kolesom, avtom, čolnom itd.)II [spin]transitive verbpresti, sukati (volno itd.); spremeniti (raztopino) v umetno svilo; obračati, vrteti (vrtavko); hitro obrniti okoli osi; stružiti; (na dolgo) pripovedovati; figuratively izmisliti si; loviti (ribe) z umetno vabo; slang vreči (kandidata) na izpitu; aeronautics vrteti (letalo) okoli podolžne osi; intransitive verb presti; (hitro) se obračati, vrteti se; krožiti; colloquially hitro iti, brzeti, drveti; postati omotičen; brizgniti (kri); aeronautics vrteti se okoli podolžne osi; ribariti z umetno vaboto spin (along) — drveti, brzeti (po)to spin a coin — vreči novec v zrak (pri žrebanju, stavi itd.)to spin plots — izmisliti si načrte, spletketo send s.o. spinning — udariti koga, da se zavrti okrog svoje osi -
96 bad
[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) slab2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) slab, grd3) (unpleasant: bad news.) slab4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) pokvarjen5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) škodljiv6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) bolan7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) slabo8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) težak9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) dvomljiv•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad* * *I [bæd]adjective (comparative worse —, superlative worst) slab, pokvarjen, škodljiv, ponarejen; hud, hudoben, krivičen; bolanbad blood — sovraštvo, huda krito be in s.o.'s bad books — biti pri kom slabo zapisanto go bad — pokvariti se; propasti, propadatibad language — zmerjanje, psovkeAmerican bad man — razbojnik, banditit is too bad — škoda, preneumnoII [bæd]nounzlo; primanjkljaj, zguba, pogubato go to the bad — propasti, propadati -
97 cup
1. noun1) (a usually round hollow container to hold liquid for drinking, often with a handle: a teacup; a cup of tea.) skodelica2) (an ornamental vessel, usually of silver or other metal, given as a prize in sports events etc: They won the Football League Cup.) pokal2. verb1) (to form (one's hands) into the shape of a cup: He cupped his hands round his mouth and called.) zaokrožiti roke2) (to hold (something) in one's cupped hands: He cupped the egg in his hands.) držati v rokah•- cupful- cupboard
- cup final
- cup-tie
- one's cup of tea* * *I [kʌp]nounskodelica, čaša, kupa, pokal; plural popivanjeto be a cup too low — prenesti malo pijače; biti potrtII [kʌp]transitive verbmedicine puščati kri z rožičem; pest na pol stisniti -
98 grace
[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) gracioznost2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) vljudnost3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) molitev pred jedjo in po njej4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) odlog5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Vaša milost6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) milost•- graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) za božjo voljo!- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
- with good/bad grace* * *I [greis]nounmilina, dražest, privlačnost, ljubkost; okras; milost, naklonjenost, usluga; usmiljenje; molitev pred jedjo in po njej; British English dovoljenje, odločba; vljudnost; igra z obročem; naslov vojvode ali nadškofa (Your, His Grace)with a bad grace — nevljudno, neprijaznoto be in s.o.'s grace — biti v milosti pri komgrace to boot! — bog se nas usmili!in s.o.'s good graces — v milosti pri komII [greis]( with)okrasiti; počastiti; podpreti, podpirati; obdariti; poveličati -
99 imagination
1) ((the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures: I can see it all in my imagination.) domišljija2) (the creative ability of a writer etc: This book shows a lot of imagination.) domišljija3) (the seeing etc of things which do not exist: There was no-one there - it was just your imagination.) domišljija* * *[imædžinéišən]noundomišljija, fantazija; predstava; ustvarjalni duhstretch of the imagination — iznajdljivost, domiselnostuse your imagination! — domisli se česa -
100 irony
plural - ironies; noun1) (a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true.)2) (seeming mockery in a situation, words etc: The irony of the situation was that he stole the money which she had already planned to give him.)•- ironical- ironic
- ironically* * *I [áiəni]adjectiveželezov, železen, kot železoII [áiərəni]nounironija, posmehtheatre tragic irony — tragična ironija
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Form follows function — is a principle associated with modern architecture and industrial design in the 20th century. The principle is that the shape of a building or object should be primarily based upon its intended function or purpose. Wainwright Building by Louis… … Wikipedia
Form criticism — is a method of biblical criticism that classifies units of scripture by literary pattern (such as parables or legends) and that attempts to trace each type to its period of oral transmission. [ form criticism. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007.… … Wikipedia
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Form — (f[=o]rm; in senses 8 & 9, often f[=o]rm in England), n. [OE. & F. forme, fr. L. forma; cf. Skr. dhariman. Cf. {Firm}.] 1. The shape and structure of anything, as distinguished from the material of which it is composed; particular disposition or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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The Cantos — by Ezra Pound is a long, incomplete poem in 120 sections, each of which is a canto . Most of it was written between 1915 and 1962, although much of the early work was abandoned and the early cantos, as finally published, date from 1922 onwards.… … Wikipedia
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