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   Homosexuality in Japan

   Exposure to Western religious thought and the desire to appear "civilized" have influenced the way that homosexuality is viewed by both the Japanese government and by the population at large since the end of the nineteenth century. ... Literally "a pot," this word refers to lesbians or occasionally to female cross-dressers.
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   Mahal language

   Thus, those who have had an English education will tend to use a larger number of English words while an average speaker with little or no contact with English will tend to use just a few. ... This depends on whether the loan word refers to (a) a person, (b) a thing or (c) some kind of action.
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   List of French words and phrases used by English speakers

   literally "fine mind"; a cultivated, highly intelligent person ... after skiing socializing after a ski session; in French, this word refers to boots used to walk in snow (e.g. MoonBootsTM).
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   College

   Further Education ... In New Zealand the word "college" normally refers to a secondary school for ages 13 to 17.
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   Canadian English

   Education ... The word hoser, used extensively in Bob and Doug McKenzie skits, refers to an uncouth, beer drinking man.
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   Torah

   When used with an indefinite article, "a Torah" usually refers to a "Sefer Torah" (סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה, "book of Torah") or Torah scroll, written on parchment in a formal, traditional manner by a specially trained scribe under very strict requirements. ... Dallas: Word Publishing, 1995.
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   Glossary of education-related terms (P-R)

   The word "paidia" (παιδιά) refers to children, which is why some like to make the distinction between pedagogy (teaching children) and andragogy (teaching adults). ... Glossary of education-related terms
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   Jewellery

   This word refers to God. ... At the peak of their civilization, the Maya were making jewellery from jade, gold, silver, bronze and copper.
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   List of English words with disputed usage

   Gender traditionally refers to grammatical gender, a feature in the grammar of a number of different languages. ... thusly — Thusly (AHD4 suggests) was originally coined by educated writers to make fun of uneducated persons trying to sound genteel. Thusly, however, diffused into popular usage.
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    List of British words not widely used in the United States

    to descend from a car, train, or bus. ... ("Cashpoint", strictly speaking, refers only to the ATMs of Lloyds TSB, although the term has become generic.)

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• Homosexuality in Japan,
• Mahal language,
• List of French words and phrases used by English speakers,
• College,
• Canadian English,
• Torah,
• Glossary of education-related terms (P-R),
• Jewellery,
• List of English words with disputed usage,
• List of British words not widely used in the United States