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1 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) παρασυρόμενη μάζα2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) τροπή,νόημα2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) παρασέρνω,-ομαι2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) περιπλανιέμαι•- drifter- driftwood -
2 Tenor
subs.Purport: P. προαίρεσις, ἡ.Course of life: P. and V. βίος, ὁ.Drift: P. φορά, ἡ.Meaning: P. and V. δύναμις, ἡ, P. διάνοια, ἡ, βούλησις, ἡ.Keeping as near as possible to the general tenor of the words actually spoken: P. ἐχόμενος ὅτι ἐγγύτατα τῆς συμπάσης γνώμης τῶν ἀληθῶς λεχθέντων (Thuc. 1, 22).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tenor
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