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# tellurion
## English
### Etymology

From Latin tellūs (“earth, ground; the globe, planet Earth; country, land”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“ground, bottom”) +‎ -ion (a Latinate suffix used in place of -ian (suffix meaning ‘one from, belonging to, relating to, or like’)), possibly coined by Benjamin Martin (baptized 1705; died 1782), an English lecturer, lexicographer, and maker of scientific instruments: see the quotation.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /tɛˈljʊə.ɹɪ.ən/, /tɪ-/, /-ˈljɔː-/
* (General American) IPA: /tɛˈl(j)ʊ.ɹi.ən/, /tə-/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Homophone: tellurian
* Hyphenation: tel‧lur‧i‧on

### Noun

tellurion (plural tellurions)
* (astronomy, historical) An instrument used to show how the rotation of the Earth on its axis and its orbit around the Sun cause day and night and the seasons.
** 1771, Benjamin Martin, “Of the Tellurian”, in The Description and Use of an Orrery of a New Construction, Representing in the Various Parts of Its Machinery All the Motions and Phoenomena of the Planetary System; […], London: Printed for, and sold by the author, […], →OCLC, page 4:The Second Part of this Orrery I call a Tellurian, [...] becauſe it ſhews moſt accurately and evidently all the Phœnomena ariſing from the Annual and Diurnal Motions of the Earth, in a Terreſtrial Globe full Three Inches in a Diameter; upon which all the Parts of the terraqueous Surface are diſtinctly delineated, [...]
** 1823, Edward Nares, “A View of the State of Arts, Sciences, Religion, Laws, Government, &c.”, in [Alexander Fraser Tytler], Thomas Robbins, Tytler’s Elements of General History, Ancient and Modern. […] To which is now Added, A View of the State of Arts, Sciences, Religion, Laws, Government, &c. by the Rev. Edward Nares, D.D. […], Hartford, Conn.: Published by Huntington & Hopkins, →OCLC, page 381:Among the modern inventions appertaining to astronomy, besides the instruments necessary to correct observation, we may reckon those curious and elegant machines, exhibiting the motions and phenomena of our solar system and its several parts; our orreries, planetariums, tellurians, lunariums, &c., all of which may be considered as extremely interesting and ingenious contrivances.

#### Alternative forms

* tellarium (probably erroneous)
* tellurian
* tellurium

#### See also

* orrery

### Notes

* ↑ From the collection of the Harvard Science Center, Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

### References

* ↑ “tellurion, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2015; “tellurion”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

### Further reading

* tellurion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
# hypervelocity
## English
### Etymology

From hyper- +‎ velocity.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (US):(file)

### Adjective

hypervelocity (not comparable)
* Having, or occurring at, extreme velocity.
    The satellite was destroyed by a hypervelocity impact.

### Noun

hypervelocity (plural hypervelocities)
* A very high velocity.
* A hypersonic velocity.
* (astronomy) A velocity greater than escape velocity.

#### Related terms

* (astronomy): high velocity, intermediate velocity, low velocity

#### Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
# bachratý
## Czech
### Etymology

From bachor +‎ -atý.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbaxratiː]
* Hyphenation: ba‧ch‧ra‧tý

### Adjective

bachratý (comparative bachratější, superlative nejbachratější, adverb bachratě)
* potbellied
    Synonym: tlustý

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “bachratý”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “bachratý”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “bachratý”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
# 紅篦鷺
## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 紅 | 篦 | 鷺 |
| べに Grade: 6 | へら Hyōgai | さぎ Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi |||
* Alternative spelling
* 紅箆鷺

### Etymology

紅(べに) (beni, “crimson”) + 篦鷺(へらさぎ) (herasagi, “Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)”)

### Noun

紅(べに)篦(へら)鷺(さぎ) or 紅篦鷺(ベニヘラサギ) • (beniherasagi)
* a roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)

#### Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
# caldă
## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkaldə/

### Adjective

caldă f
* feminine singular nominative/accusative of cald
# aríst
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /əˈɾˠiːʃtʲ/
* (Connacht, Ulster) IPA: /əˈɾʲiːʃtʲ/

### Adverb

aríst
* Alternative form of arís
** 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 100:tā sūl ām, gə veḱə mē əŕī́šc hū.[Tá súil agam go bhfeicfidh mé aríst thú.]I hope that I will see you again.

### References

* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 219, page 112
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 100
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 403, page 210
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 286, page 102
# gealpettan
## Old English
### Alternative forms

* galpettan, gælpettan

### Etymology

From *ġealpian +‎ -ettan. The attested form galpettað shows the non-West Saxon feature of backing rather than breaking of original *æ before l + consonant.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjæ͜ɑl.pet.tɑn/, [ˈjæ͜ɑɫ.pet.tɑn]

### Verb

ġealpettan
* to talk or speak noisily; chatter; boast
* to devour; eat greedily
** 10th century or earlier, Vercelli Homilies, Homily IV 38-40:Þa ðe her swiðost galpettað ⁊ on unriht[ti]dum on oferfyllo bioð forgriwene, þa bioð þær on mæstum / hungre forþrycced.

#### Derived terms

* ġealpettung

### References

* ↑ D. G. Scragg, editor (1992), The Vercelli Homilies and Related Texts, page xiiii
* ↑ D. G. Scragg, editor (1992), The Vercelli Homilies and Related Texts, page 92
# Galileisce
## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡɑ.li.leː.iʃ.ʃe/

### Adjective

Galilēisċe
* inflection of Galilēisċ:
** strong accusative feminine singular
** strong instrumental masculine/neuter singular
** strong nominative/accusative masculine/feminine plural
** weak nominative feminine/neuter singular
** weak accusative neuter singular
# botto
## Italian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɔt.to/
* Rhymes: -ɔtto
* Hyphenation: bòt‧to

### Noun

botto m (plural botti)
* crack (sharp blow)
* (in the plural) fireworks

#### Derived terms

* d'un botto (“in a flash”)
* di botto (“suddenly”)
# quadkeys
## English
### Noun

quadkeys
* plural of quadkey
# Cifra
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈt͡sɪfra]

### Proper noun

Cifra m anim (female equivalent Cifrová)
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Cifra”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
# tuizgõtõ
## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tuiskat'ak.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈtui̯zɡɑtɑ/, [ˈtui̯zɡə̠tə̠]
* Rhymes: -ui̯zɡɑtɑ
* Hyphenation: tuiz‧gõ‧tõ

### Verb

tuizgõtõ
* (impersonal) to blizzard

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “tuizgata”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
# rekeying
## English
### Verb

rekeying
* present participle and gerund of rekey

### Noun

rekeying (countable and uncountable, plural rekeyings)
* (computing) The process of entering information into a device again, by means of a keyboard or similar.
* (social sciences) The process of changing the key or tenor of something; a reframing.
# dormansi
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English dormancy.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /dorˈmansi/ [dorˈman.si]
* Rhymes: -ansi
* Syllabification: dor‧man‧si

### Noun

dormansi (first-person possessive dormansiku, second-person possessive dormansimu, third-person possessive dormansinya)
* dormancy: the state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.

### Further reading

* “dormansi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
* Hadyana Pudjaatmaka, Susilowati (1987) Kamus Kimia: Biokimia [Dictionary of Chemistry: Biochemistry] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 67: “dormansi”
# Aspidytes
## Translingual
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “maybe Ancient Greek?”)

### Proper noun

Aspidytes m
* A taxonomic genus within the family Aspidytidae – certain beetles.

#### Derived terms

* Aspidytidae
* Sinaspidytes

### See also

* Aspidytes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Aspidytes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Aspidytes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
# Štolfa
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʃtolfa]

### Proper noun

Štolfa m anim (female equivalent Štolfová)
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Štolfa”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
# مزاج
## Arabic
### Etymology

Related to the verb مَزَجَ (mazaja, “to mix, to mingle, to blend”), from the root م ز ج (m-z-j). Compare Hebrew מֶזֶג (“temperament, mood”)

### Noun

مِزَاج • (mizāj) m (plural أَمْزِجَة (ʔamzija))
* mixture, medley, blend
* temperament, temper, nature, disposition
* mood, frame of mind, humor
* physical condition, state of health

#### Descendants

* South Levantine Arabic: مزاج (mazāj)
* Gulf Arabic: مزاج (mazāj)
* → Azerbaijani: məzac, mizac
* → Persian: مزاج (mazâj)
* Hindustani:
    → Hindi: मिज़ाज (mizāj)
    → Urdu: مزاج (mizâj)
* → Ottoman Turkish: مزاج (mizāc)
    > Turkish: mizaç (inherited)
    Crimean Tatar: mizac
* → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਮਿਜ਼ਾਜ (mizāj)
    Shahmukhi script: مزاج (mizāj)

## Gulf Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic مِزَاج (mizāj).

### Pronunciation

* (Kuwait) IPA: /məˈzɑːd͡ʒ/, /mɪˈzɑːd͡ʒ/

### Noun

مَزاج or مِزاج • (mazāj or mizāj) m (dual مزاجين, plural مزاجات or امزجة (amzija))
* mood, temperament

## Persian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِزَاج (mizāj).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [mi.ˈzɑːd͡ʒ]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [mɪ.zɑ́ːd͡ʒ]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [mɪ.zɑ́ːd͡ʒ]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [mɪ.zɑ́ːd͡ʒ]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [mi.zɔ́ːd͡ʒ̥]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [me.zɒ́ːd͡ʒ̥]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [mi.zɔ́d͡ʒ]

### Noun

| Dari | مزاج |
| Iranian Persian | مزاج |
| Tajik | мизоҷ |
مزاج • (mezâj) (plural امزجه (amjeze))
* temperament; temper; nature
    Synonyms: حالت (hâlat), طبع (tab')
** c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 65:در علاجش سحر مطلق را ببین در مزاجش قدرت حق را ببینdar ilāj-aš sihr-i mutlaq rā bibēn dar mizāj-aš qudrat-i haq rā bibēnIn his remedy behold absolute magic, in his temperament behold the might of God!

## South Levantine Arabic
### Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic مِزَاج (mizāj)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.zaːʒ/, [maˈzæːʒ]
* Audio (Ramallah):(file)

### Noun

مزاج • (mazāj) m
* mood, temperament

## Urdu
### Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مزاج (mizāj), from Arabic مِزَاج (mizāj, “temperament”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Urdu) IPA: /mɪ.zɑːd͡ʒ/
* Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒ
* Hyphenation: مِ‧زاج

### Noun

مزاج • (mizāj) m (Hindi spelling मिज़ाज)
* humor
* temperament
# Brekke
## English
### Etymology

Norwegian surname, from several farms of the same name, from Old Norse brekka (“slope, descent”). Compare Brakke.

### Proper noun

Brekke (plural Brekkes)
* A surname.

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Brekke is the 13226th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2310 individuals. Brekke is most common among White (95.11%) individuals.

### Anagrams

* Bekker
# градобитнина
## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɡradɔˈbitnina]
* Hyphenation: гра‧до‧бит‧ни‧на

### Noun

градобитнина • (gradobitnina) f (plural градобитнини)
* something that is destroyed by hail

#### Declension
### References

* “градобитнина” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
# 真雁
## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 雁 |
| ま Grade: 3 | がん Jinmeiyō |
| yutōyomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 眞雁 (kyūjitai)

### Etymology

From 真(ま) (ma, “true”) + 雁(がん) (gan, “goose”).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) まがん [máꜜgàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
* (Tokyo) まがん [màgáń] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ma̠ɡã̠ɴ]

### Noun

真(ま)雁(がん) or 真雁(マガン) • (magan)
* greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)

#### Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

### See also

* 雁(かり)が音(ね) (karigane)
# emolien
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Internationalism, from French émollient, from Latin emolliēns

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /emoˈliɛn/ [e.moˈli.ɛn]
* Rhymes: -ɛn
* Syllabification: e‧mo‧li‧en

### Noun

emolien (plural emolien-emolien, first-person possessive emolienku, second-person possessive emolienmu, third-person possessive emoliennya)
* (dermatology, pharmacology) emollient, moisturizer: something which softens or lubricates the skin.
    Synonym: pelembap

### Further reading

* “emolien” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
* Hadyana Pudjaatmaka, Susilowati (1987) Kamus Kimia: Biokimia [Dictionary of Chemistry: Biochemistry] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 71: “emolien”
# أشراف
## Arabic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔaʃ.raːf/
* Rhymes: -aːf

### Adjective

أَشْرَاف • (ʔašrāf) m pl
* masculine plural of شَرِيف (šarīf)
* The notables of a place, dignitaries.

#### Descendants

* → Ottoman Turkish: اشراف (eşrāf)
** Turkish: eşraf
* → Urdu: اشراف (ašrāf)
# tuiskutuuli
## Finnish
### Etymology

tuisku +‎ tuuli

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtui̯skuˌtuːli/, [ˈt̪ui̯s̠kuˌt̪uːli]
* Rhymes: -uːli
* Syllabification: tuis‧ku‧tuu‧li

### Noun

tuiskutuuli
* gust of wind that blows up snow

#### Declension

Possessive forms of tuiskutuuli (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation) :

### Further reading

* “tuiskutuuli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
# orders are orders
## English
### Etymology

Calque of German Befehl ist Befehl (“order is order”), used as a defence during the Nuremberg trials (see Nuremberg defense).

### Phrase

orders are orders
* Used wryly when someone attempts to justify questionable actions by referring to rules, laws or orders from higher up.

#### Translations
### Further reading

* “orders are orders”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
# secreat
## English
### Adjective

secreat (comparative more secreat, superlative most secreat)
* Obsolete spelling of secret.
** 1562, The Whole Booke of Pſalmes […] , […] John Day, page 40:Then clenſe my ſoule from ſecreat ſinnes, whyche are in me moſt ryfe.
** 1965, Alexander Nowell, A Reprovfe […] , London, page 39:I ſay, our congregation is not ſo ſcattered, noꝛ ſo ſecreat and vnknowẽ to the woꝛlde, as D. Doꝛman doth make it: […]
** 1578, John Knewstub, The Lectvres of John Knewſtub, […], […] Lucas Harriſon, page 178:Foꝛ the dꝛiuing away of enuie, we haue firſte fo deale with our hearts, to perſuade them, (as the truth is indeed) that we haue our benefite and pꝛofit in their gifts, no leſſe then the eye hath benefite from the foote, oꝛ the foote from the eye: which is bꝛought to paſſe by the ſecreat and wonderfull woꝛking of God.
# abartha
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* abairteach, abarthach

### Etymology

abair (“say”) +‎ -tha

### Pronunciation

* (Cois Fharraige) IPA: /ˈabˠəɾˠə/

### Adjective

abartha
* given to repartee

### References

* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 295

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abartha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* “abartha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
# contractació
## Catalan
### Etymology

From contractar +‎ -ció.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [kun.tɾək.tə.siˈo]
* IPA: (Balearic) [kon.tɾək.tə.siˈo]
* IPA: (Valencia) [kon.tɾak.ta.siˈo]

### Noun

contractació f (plural contractacions)
* contracting, hiring

#### Related terms

* subcontractació

### Further reading

* “contractació” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “contractació”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
* “contractació” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “contractació” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
# fenotype
## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

fenotype n (plural fenotypen or fenotypes)
* phenotype

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: fenotipe
# Snoza
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsnoza]

### Proper noun

Snoza m anim (female equivalent Snozová)
* a male surname from Polish

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Snoza”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
# Czudek
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈt͡ʃudɛk]

### Proper noun

Czudek m anim (female equivalent Czudková)
* a male surname from Polish

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Czudek”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
# baba baba
## Yoruba
### Etymology

Reduplication of bàbá (“father's father”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bà.bá bà.bá/

### Noun

bàbá bàbá
* paternal grandfather

#### Alternative forms

* àbá àbá
* bàbábá
* àbábá

#### Related terms

* bàbá ìyá (“maternal grandfather”)
* bàbá àgbà (“grandfather”)
# bǎbá
## Mandarin
### Romanization

bǎbá (Zhuyin ㄅㄚˇ ㄅㄚˊ)
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 爸爸
# dừng
## Vietnamese
### Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 停 (“to stop”, SV: đình). Compare đừng.

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [zɨŋ˨˩]
* (Huế) IPA: [jɨŋ˦˩]
* (Saigon) IPA: [jɨŋ˨˩]

### Verb

dừng • (仍, 仃, 亭, 𥩯, 𨀊, 𨄻, 頂)
* to stop; to halt

#### Synonyms

* (to stop): ngừng, ngưng (central Vietnam, southern Vietnam)

#### Derived terms

* dừng lại
# Babă
## Romanian
### Etymology

From babă.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Babă m (genitive/dative lui Babă)
* a surname
# ഖത്തർ
## Malayalam
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَطَر (qaṭar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /k(ʰ)ɐt̪t̪ɐr/

### Proper noun

ഖത്തർ • (khattaṟ)
* Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
# váy
## Vietnamese
### Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *valʔ (“skirt”).

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [vaj˧˦]
* (Huế) IPA: [vaj˨˩˦]
* (Saigon) IPA: [va(ː)j˦˥] ~ [ja(ː)j˦˥]
* Audio (Saigon):(file)

### Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) váy • (𲀨, 𧚟, 𬡮)
* skirt; dress (women's garment)
    Synonyms: đầm, mấn, xống
# acebolarem
## Portuguese
### Verb

acebolarem
* inflection of acebolar:
** third-person plural future subjunctive
** third-person plural personal infinitive
# acebolando
## Portuguese
### Verb

acebolando
* gerund of acebolar
# acebolei
## Portuguese
### Verb

acebolei
* first-person singular preterite indicative of acebolar
# pays through the nose
## English
### Verb

pays through the nose
* third-person singular simple present indicative of pay through the nose
# -lepsy
## English
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek λῆψις (lêpsis, “seizure”) and epilepsy, which is from Ancient Greek ἐπιληψίᾱ (epilēpsíā).

### Suffix

-lepsy
* a specified form of fit or seizure

#### Derived terms

* epilepsy
* hypnolepsy
* hysteroepilepsy
* narcolepsy
* nympholepsy
* theolepsy

#### Related terms

* -leptic
* prolepsis

### Anagrams

* Pyles, slype, yelps
# pyknolepsy
## English
### Etymology

From pykno- +‎ -lepsy.

### Noun

pyknolepsy (uncountable)
* (medicine) A form of epilepsy in which the sufferer experiences frequent brief attacks.
# existential risk
## English
### Etymology

The "human extinction" sense was coined by philosopher and writer Nick Bostrom in 2002.

### Noun

existential risk (countable and uncountable, plural existential risks)
* A risk which could destroy or permanently damage an entity; a risk to one's existence.
** 2019 April 18, Gregory Travis, “How the Boeing 737 Max Disaster Looks to a Software Developer”, in IEEE Spectrum‎:In an industry that relies more than anything on the appearance of total control, total safety, these two crashes pose as close to an existential risk as you can get.
** 2020 March 30, “Tesla Faces Existential Risks”, in Seeking Alpha‎:I believe TSLA faces existential risk based on what is happening in the world today, and that this recent scare and economic recession will only catalyze further share price decline.
* (specifically) A hypothetical future event which could cause human extinction or permanently and severely curtail humanity's potential.
** 2008, Eliezer Yudkowsky, “Cognitive Biases Potentially Affecting Judgment of Global Risks”, in Nick Bostrom, Milan M. Ćirković, editors, Global Catastrophic Risks, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN:The scenario of humanity going extinct in the next century is a disjunctive event. It could happen as a result of any of the existential risks we already know about—or some other cause which none of us foresaw.
** 2013 February, Nick Bostrom, “Existential Risk Prevention as Global Priority”, in Global Policy‎, volume 4, number 1, archived from the original on 8 September 2020:But perhaps the strongest reason for judging the total existential risk within the next few centuries to be significant is the extreme magnitude of the values at stake.
** 2023 May 2, Josh Taylor, Alex Hern, “‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton quits Google and warns over dangers of misinformation”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:The man often touted as the godfather of AI has quit Google, citing concerns over the flood of misinformation, the possibility for AI to upend the job market, and the “existential risk” posed by the creation of a true digital intelligence.
** 2023 July 15, George Monbiot, “With our food systems on the verge of collapse, it’s the plutocrats v life on Earth”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:So why isn’t this all over the front pages? Why, when governments know we’re facing existential risk, do they fail to act?
** 2023 November 20, Karen Hao, Charlie Warzel, “Inside the Chaos at OpenAI”, in The Atlantic‎:Altman’s dismissal by OpenAI’s board on Friday was the culmination of a power struggle between the company’s two ideological extremes—one group born from Silicon Valley techno-optimism, energized by rapid commercialization; the other steeped in fears that AI represents an existential risk to humanity and must be controlled with extreme caution.

### References

* ↑ Phil Torres (2015 January 21) “Problems with Defining an Existential Risk”, in Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies‎, retrieved 2020-08-31: “The general concept has been around for decades, but the term was coined by Nick Bostrom in his seminal 2002 paper [...].”
# Staleochlora
## Translingual

Wikispecies

### Proper noun

Staleochlora f
* A taxonomic genus within the family Romaleidae – certain lubber grasshoppers.
# pulmonoplegia
## English
### Etymology

From pulmono- +‎ -plegia.

### Noun

pulmonoplegia (uncountable)
* The paralysis of the lungs.