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  • Cant. — abbr. Canticles (Old Testament). * * * 1. Canterbury. 2. Cantonese. * * * abbrev 1. Canterbury 2. Canticles * * * cant1 «kant», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. talk that is not sincere; moral or religious statements t …   Useful english dictionary

  • cant — Ⅰ. cant [1] ► NOUN 1) hypocritical and sanctimonious talk. 2) derogatory language peculiar to a specified group. 3) (before another noun ) denoting a phrase or catchword temporarily current: a cant word. ► VERB dated ▪ talk hypocritically and… …   English terms dictionary

  • cant — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle Low German *kant Date: 14th century dialect England lively, lusty II. verb Etymology: 3cant Date: circa 1543 transitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cant — cant1 [kant] noun 1》 hypocritical and sanctimonious talk. 2》 derogatory language peculiar to a specified group: thieves cant.     ↘[as modifier] denoting a phrase or catchword temporarily current. verb dated talk hypocritically and… …   English new terms dictionary

  • CAN'T — contr. can not. * * * ˈkant, aa(ə) , ai ; esp S ā ; esp NewEng & Brit ȧ , ä ; sporadically e Etymology: by contraction : can not * * * /kant, kahnt/ contraction of cannot. Usage. See can1, cannot, contraction. * * * can t contraction of ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chinglish — [clarification needed] Chinglish refers to spoken or written English language that is influenced by the Chinese language.[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Nor-Loch trout — not a fish but a cant phrase for a joint or leg of mutton, bought for a club of people who used to meet near the North Loch in Scotland …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • trade follows the flag — 1870 J. A. FROUDE in Fraser’s Magazine Jan. 4 The removal of a million poor creatures to Canada and the establishment of them there..would probably have turned out..a profitable investment. Trade follows the flag. 1945 R. HARGREAVES Enemy at Gate …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • bao ernai — [Cant. bau yi lai] (‘keeping a second wife’) Monogamy has been the sole legal form of marriage in China since 1950 and in Hong Kong (HK) since 1971. Monogamy has been widely accepted by women as they believe it to be to their advantage. However,… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

  • Roumain — Română Parlée en  Roumanie  Moldavie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Grammaire galloise — Article principal : Gallois. La grammaire galloise partage de nombreux traits communs avec celle des autres langues celtiques insulaires : un type morphologique principalement flexionnel avec des tendances analytiques une… …   Wikipédia en Français

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