OpenLLM-France/wikimedia huggingface dataset:
# abreaction
## English
### Etymology

Partial calque of German Abreagierung, from ab (“away from”) + Reagierung (“reaction”).

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˌæb.ɹiˈæk.ʃn̩/

### Noun

abreaction (plural abreactions)
* (psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross. [First attested in the early 20th century.]

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 5
* ↑ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abreaction”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.

### Anagrams

* acerbation, aerobactin
# סקוטיה
## Hebrew
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Scotia.

### Pronunciation

* (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA: /ˈsko.ti.ja/

### Proper noun

סְקוֹטִיָה • (skótiya) f
* (rare, usually poetic) Scotland
    Synonym: סְקוֹטְלַנְד

#### Related terms

* סְקוֹטִי (skóti, “Scottish”, adjective)
* נוֹבָה סְקוֹטִיָה (nóva skótiya, “Nova Scotia”)
# thunderfly
## English
### Etymology

From thunder +‎ fly.

### Noun

thunderfly (plural thunderflies)
* Any insect of the genus Thrips.
** 1987, Fleur Adcock, “Wildlife”, in Gillian Clarke, editor, The Poetry Book Society Anthology 1987/88, London: Hutchinson, →ISBN:Meanwhile at the Conference Centre three fire-engines have screamed up. Not, for once, a student smoking in a bedroom: this time a cloud of thunderflies has chosen to swarm on the pearly-pink just-warm globe of a smoke-detector.
** 2005, Susan Wittig Albert, “Sarah Barwick Makes a Mess”, in The Tale of Holly How (The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter; 2), New York, N.Y.: Berkley Prime Crime, →ISBN, page 32:The afternoon had turned overcast and sultry, and Sawrey drowsed in the growing July heat. Clouds of tiny midges—thunderflies, people called them—very small and black, and thought to be a sign of a coming storm, gathered in the air all over the village. […] And whilst thunderflies didn’t bite or sting, they got in one’s eyes and one’s mouth and were certainly aggravating.
** 2015, Michael Nicholson, chapter 14, in Dark Rosaleen: A Famine Novel, Dublin: The History Press Ireland, published 2016, →ISBN, page 205:‘[…] I remember how we had to make for the boat quickly because of the thunderflies.’ / ‘Thunderflies?’ / ‘Biting midges that could make your life a hell. And the mosquitoes too. We called them buzzers because of the sound they made. […]’

### References

* “thunder-fly, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
# 拔秧
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): báyāng
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˊ ㄧㄤ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bat$^6$ joeng$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: báyāng
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˊ ㄧㄤ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: báyang
*** Wade–Giles: pa$^2$-yang$^1$
*** Yale: bá-yāng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bariang
*** Palladius: баян (bajan)
*** Sinological IPA : /pä³⁵ jɑŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bat$^6$ joeng$^1$
*** Yale: baht yēung
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bat$^9$ joeng$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bed$^6$ yêng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɐt̚² jœːŋ⁵⁵/

### Verb

拔⫽秧 (verb-object)
* to pull up seedlings (for transplanting)

#### Synonyms

* (Hokkien) 挽秧
# embryography
## English
### Etymology

From embryo +‎ -graphy.

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

### Noun

embryography (uncountable)
* The scientific description of embryos.

### References

* “embryography”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
# steadiness
## English
### Etymology

From steady +‎ -ness.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: stĕdʹinəs, IPA: /ˈstɛdinəs/
* Audio (Northwestern US):(file)

### Noun

steadiness (usually uncountable, plural steadinesses)
* The state of being steady.
** 1874, Thomas Hardy, chapter XXIX, in Far from the Madding Crowd. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Smith, Elder & Co., […], →OCLC:He brimmed with deep feeling as he replied in a steady voice, the steadiness of which was spoilt by the palpableness of his great effort to keep it so:— […]
* The degree of stability.

#### Antonyms

* unsteadiness
# CC Zero
## English
### Proper noun

CC Zero
* Alternative form of CC0
# emendately
## English

* A user has added this entry to requests for verification
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### Etymology

From emendate +‎ -ly.

### Adverb

emendately (comparative more emendately, superlative most emendately)
* (obsolete) Without fault; correctly.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing. (See the entry for “emendately”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
# uyuşukluk etmek
## Turkish
### Etymology

Equivalent to uyuşukluk (“laziness, sloth”) +‎ etmek (“to do, to make”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ujuʃukˈɫuk‿etˈmec/, [u.ju.ʃukˌɫ̪u.cʰ‿e̞t̪ˈme̞c]
* Rhymes: -ec
* Hyphenation: u‧yu‧şuk‧lu‧ket‧mek

### Verb

uyuşukluk etmek (third-person singular simple present uyuşukluk eder)
* (intransitive) to be lazy, to do nothing
    Synonyms: aylaklık etmek, tembellik etmek
    Uyuşukluk etme de gel dışarı çıkalımStop being lazy so we can go outside

#### Conjugation

* Show negative conjugation:
* Show potential conjugation:
* Show impotential conjugation:

#### Related terms

* uyuşukluk yapmak
# unbranned
## English
### Etymology

From un- +‎ branned.

### Adjective

unbranned (not comparable)
* Not branned.
# ꠞꠤꠔꠣ
## Sylheti
### Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢 (ritta), from Sanskrit रिक्त (rikta). Cognate with Hindi रीता (rītā).

### Noun

ꠞꠤꠔꠣ • (rita)
* hollow
* void

### Proper noun

ꠞꠤꠔꠣ • (rita)
* a female given name

### See also

* ꠞꠤꠔꠥ (ritu)
# إنفاق
## Arabic
### Etymology

Verbal noun of أَنْفَقَ (ʔanfaqa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔin.faːq/
* Rhymes: -aːq

### Noun

إِنْفَاق • (ʔinfāq) m
* verbal noun of أَنْفَقَ (ʔanfaqa) (form IV): spending
* expenditure

#### Descendants

* → Malay: infak
** → Indonesian: infak
* → Malay: انفاق
* → Ottoman Turkish: انفاق (infâk)
** → Turkish: infak
# holandês
## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* hollandez (pre-standardization spelling)
* holandez (obsolete)

### Etymology

From Holanda (“the Netherlands”) +‎ -ês.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /o.lɐ̃ˈde(j)s/ [o.lɐ̃ˈde(ɪ̯)s]
* (Brazil) IPA: /o.lɐ̃ˈde(j)s/ [o.lɐ̃ˈde(ɪ̯)s]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /o.lɐ̃ˈde(j)ʃ/ [o.lɐ̃ˈde(ɪ̯)ʃ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɔ.lɐ̃ˈdeʃ/
* Rhymes: (Brazil) -es, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -eʃ
* Hyphenation: ho‧lan‧dês

### Adjective

holandês (feminine holandesa, masculine plural holandeses, feminine plural holandesas)
* (relational) of the Netherlands; Dutch
    Synonyms: neerlandês, (poetic) batávio
* (husbandry, relational) of the Friesian breed of milk cows

### Noun

holandês m (plural holandeses, feminine holandesa, feminine plural holandesas)
* Dutchman (person from the Netherlands)
    Synonyms: neerlandês, (poetic) batávio
** 1933, Graciliano Ramos, chapter VIII, in Cahetés‎, 2nd edition, Rio de Janeiro: Schmidt, page 51:— Não, não sou inimigo de ninguem. Mas gosto daquella maneira de achincalhar um typo. A familia do Mesquita... Magnifico! Heroes que luctaram com os hollandezes! […]— No, I’m nobody’s enemy. But I like that way of putting someone down. Mesquita’s family... Magnificent! Heroes who fought with the Dutch!

### Noun

holandês m (uncountable)
* Dutch (Germanic language spoken in the Netherlands, Flanders and former Dutch colonies)
    Synonym: neerlandês

#### Derived terms

* holandês antigo
* holandês médio
* Holandês Voador

#### Descendants

* → Hindi: ओलंदेज़ (olandez)
# kidnap
## English
### Etymology

From kid +‎ nap (“to nab; to grab”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɪdnæp/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Verb

kidnap (third-person singular simple present kidnaps, present participle kidnapping or kidnaping, simple past and past participle kidnapped or kidnaped)
* (transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom. [from 17th c.]
** 2002 September 6, Michelle and Robert Lamoreaux, “Model Citizens”, in Totally Spies!‎, season 1, episode 9, spoken by Alexandra “Alex” (Jess Harnell as Jerry and Katie Leigh), Marathon Media, via Teletoon:Hello, ladies. How’s the Big Apple? Rotten, Jerry. Clover’s been kidnapped. Oh dear. That’s the second time this month.

#### Derived terms

* dognap
* dognapper
* dognapping
* kidnapped robot problem
* tiger kidnap

#### Translations
### Noun

kidnap (countable and uncountable, plural kidnaps)
* The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping.

#### Related terms

* kidnapper, kidnaper
* kidnappee, kidnapee

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* ink pad, ink-pad, inkpad

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

kidnap
* inflection of kidnappen:
** first-person singular present indicative
** (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
** imperative

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English kidnap.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈkidnap/ [ˈkid̪.n̪ɐp̚]
* Rhymes: -idnap
* Syllabification: kid‧nap

### Noun

kidnap (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜉ᜔)
* kidnap
    Synonym: dukot

#### Derived terms

* kidnapin
* kumidnap
* makidnap
* mangingidnap
* pangingidnap

#### Related terms

* kidnaper
* kidnaping

#### See also

* agaw
* gabot

### Further reading

* “kidnap”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
* “kidnap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
# 后里蟹
## Chinese
### Etymology

Borrowed from English holy shit. Literally, “crab from Hòulǐ”, a homophonic pun.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hòulǐxiè
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hòulǐxiè
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hòulǐsiè
*** Wade–Giles: hou$^4$-li$^3$-hsieh$^4$
*** Yale: hòu-lǐ-syè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howliishieh
*** Palladius: хоулисе (xoulise)
*** Sinological IPA : /xoʊ̯⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

### Interjection

后里蟹
* (Taiwan, Internet slang, humorous) holy shit

#### Related terms

* 厚禮蟹 / 厚礼蟹 (hòulǐxiè)
# Сцяпашына
## Belarusian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sʲt͡sʲaˈpaʂɨna]

### Proper noun

Сцяпа́шына • (Scjapášyna)
* inflection of Сцяпа́шын (Scjapášyn):
** genitive/accusative masculine
** nominative feminine
# whippersnapper
## English
### Alternative forms

* whipper-snapper
* whipper snapper

### Etymology

Extension of *whip-snapper (“a cracker of whips”), or perhaps from snipper-snapper. Compare also whipperginnie (“term of abuse for a woman”), late 16th c.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə/
* (US) IPA: /ˈʍɪpəɹˌsnæpəɹ/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Noun

whippersnapper (plural whippersnappers)
* (colloquial) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience. [from 1670s]
    These whippersnappers have never had to walk far or carry water.
** 2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage:Eisenhower thought that the President-elect, his junior by over 25 years, was merely a "young whippersnapper."

#### Synonyms

* upstart

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “whipper-snapper”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
# alleemes
## Luxembourgish
### Adverb

alleemes
* (obsolete) every moment, at all times
# perpetuüm mobile
## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* perpetuum mobile

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin perpetuum mōbile, neuter substantive from the Latin adjectives perpetuus (“perpetual”) + mōbilis (“mobile, moving”), having the literal sense “perpetual mover”.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɛrˈpeːtu.um ˈmoːbileː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: per‧pe‧tu‧um mo‧bi‧le

### Noun

perpetuüm mobile n (plural perpetua mobilia or perpetuüm mobile’s)
* perpetual motion machine, perpetuum mobile (hypothetical contraption capable of remaining in perpetual motion without ever needing any additional energy)
** c. 2011, “Zou het mogelijk zijn een perpetuüm mobile te maken in de ruimte aangezien dat een vaccuum is en er dus geen luchtweerstand is?”, in GoeieVraag (Q&A website), Astronomie
** 2015 October 15th, Ole van Merdekah, “Wat is een perpetuüm mobile?”, in Prezi (video-presentation website)
* (figuratively) an impossible thing, a figment of one’s imagination

### Further reading

* perpetuüm mobile on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{nl}$
# Ceriana
## Italian
### Etymology

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

### Proper noun

Ceriana f
* A village in the province of Imperia, Liguria, Italy

### Proper noun

Ceriana m or f by sense
* a surname transferred from the place name

### Further reading

* Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025
# bagatelą
## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ba.ɡaˈtɛ.lɔw̃/
* Rhymes: -ɛlɔw̃
* Syllabification: ba‧ga‧te‧lą

### Noun

bagatelą
* instrumental singular of bagatela
# Іванова
## Belarusian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [jivaˈnova]

### Proper noun

Івано́ва • (Ivanóva)
* inflection of Івано́ў (Ivanóŭ):
** genitive/accusative masculine
** nominative feminine

## Ukrainian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [iʋɐˈnɔʋɐ]

### Proper noun

Івано́ва • (Ivanóva)
* inflection of Івано́в (Ivanóv):
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** genitive/accusative masculine singular

### Proper noun

Івáнова • (Ivánova)
* genitive masculine singular of Іва́нів (Ivániv)
# jiddefalls
## Luxembourgish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ʑˈidəfɑls]

### Adverb

jiddefalls
* in any case

#### Synonyms

* allzäit
# Mogavero
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Mogavero.

### Proper noun

Mogavero (plural Mogaveros)
* A surname from Italian.

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Mogavero is the 27303rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 885 individuals. Mogavero is most common among White (95.14%) individuals.

## Italian
### Etymology

From Arabic مُحَارِب (muḥārib, “warrior”). Cognate with Sicilian Mugaviru.

### Proper noun

Mogavero m or f by sense
* a surname
# alschléieg
## Luxembourgish
### Adjective

alschléieg (masculine alschléiegen, neuter alschléiegt, comparative méi alschléieg, superlative am alschléiegsten)
* old-fashioned, from the past
# pimei
## Livvi
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pimedä.

### Adjective

pimei
* dark
# Bieluń
## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbjɛ.luɲ/
* Rhymes: -ɛluɲ
* Syllabification: Bie‧luń
* Homophone: bieluń

### Proper noun

Bieluń m pers
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Proper noun

Bieluń f (indeclinable)
* a female surname
# bielon
## Old Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (10th–15th CE) /bjɛlʲɔn/
* IPA: (15th CE) /bjɛlʲɔn/

### Noun

bielon m animacy unattested
* Alternative form of bieluń
# сватбата
## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsvadbɐtɐ]
* Hyphenation: сват‧ба‧та

### Noun

сва́тбата • (svátbata)
* definite singular of сва́тба (svátba)
# 肥勒爺
## Chinese

(This form in the hanzi box does not have a page created for it yet: "肥勒爷".)

### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Pûi-le̍k-iâ
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pûi-le̍k-iâ
*** Tâi-lô: Puî-li̍k-iâ
*** Phofsit Daibuun: puileg'iaa
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pui²³⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² ia²³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /pui²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² ia²⁴/

### Proper noun

肥勒爺
* (Hokkien, Buddhism) Maitreya

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 彌勒, 彌勒佛, 彌勒菩薩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 彌勒佛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 彌勒佛, 彌勒菩薩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 彌羅佛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 彌陀, 笑佛, 彌勒佛 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 彌勒佛 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 彌勒佛 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 摁肚伯公 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 大肚羅漢 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 彌勒佛, 彌提 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 肥勒, 肥勒爺 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 肥勒 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 肥勒, 肥勒佛, 阿肥勒佛仔 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 彌勒佛 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 未來佛 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 未來佛 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 和合菩薩 |
# 肥勒爷
## Chinese

* For pronunciation and definitions of 肥勒爷 – see 肥勒爺 (“Maitreya”). (This term is the simplified form of 肥勒爺).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
# wakuchin
## Japanese
### Romanization

wakuchin
* Rōmaji transcription of ワクチン
# китара
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kiˈtarɐ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

кита́ра • (kitára) f
* guitar

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “китара”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

### Anagrams

* катари (katari), ракита (rakita)

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kiˈtaɾa]
* Hyphenation: ки‧та‧ра
* Rhymes: -aɾa

### Noun

кита́ра • (kitára) f (plural кита́ри)
* cithara

#### Declension
### References

* “китара” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
# anesthesiologist
## English
### Alternative forms

* anaesthesiologist (UK)

### Etymology

From anesthesiology +‎ -ist.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

anesthesiologist (plural anesthesiologists)
* (American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.

#### Synonyms

* anaesthetist (mostly British)
* anesthetist (mostly US; may refer to a nurse anesthetist, as distinct from a (physician) anesthesiologist)

#### Derived terms

* neuroanesthesiologist

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ “anaesthesiologist | anesthesiologist, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
# heueuh
## Sundanese

Sundanese register set :
| lemes | sumuhun, muhun |
| lemes ka sorangan | {{{les}}} |
| lemes ka batur | {{{leb}}} |
| loma | enya |
| cohag | heueuh |

### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həqə (“yes; expression of agreement”). Compare Tagalog oo, Hiligaynon hoo, Tausug huun.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hɨˈʔɨh/

### Interjection

heueuh (Sundanese script ᮠᮩᮉᮂ)
* (informal, cohag) yes; uh-huh

#### Derived terms

* diheueuhan
* heueuh heueuh bueuk
* ngaheueuhan

### Further reading

* Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij
# ibba
## Tashelhit
### Etymology

From Proto-Berber *ʔab(b)-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-.

### Noun

ibba m (plural id ibba)
* father
# 亏折
## Chinese

* For pronunciation and definitions of 亏折 – see 虧折 (“to lose money; to make a loss”). (This term is the simplified form of 虧折).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
# destructiveness
## English
### Etymology

From destructive +‎ -ness.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

destructiveness (uncountable)
* The state or quality of being destructive.
** 1939 July 19, The Bulletin, Sydney, page 14, column 1:Would Helen’s face-seductiveness have wrought as much destructiveness, Would Antony have followed Cleopatra like a lamb, Unless those ladies’ vanities for snaring male humanities Had been associated with a quantum suff. of glam.?

#### Derived terms

* nondestructiveness
* self-destructiveness
# CHC
## Translingual
### Symbol

CHC
* (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 4217 currency code for the WIR franc; a unit of account.
    Synonym: CHW (from December 2004)
    Coordinate term: CHE (WIR euro)

#### Usage notes

This code was introduced in August 2004, but replaced by CHW that December.

## English
### Noun

CHC (countable and uncountable, plural CHCs)
* (uncountable) Initialism of continuing health care.
* (countable) Initialism of community health centre.
# scalding
## English
### Etymology 1

From scald +‎ -ing.

#### Adjective

scalding (comparative more scalding, superlative most scalding)
* (of a liquid) Hot enough to burn.
* (figurative) Scorching; scathing.
    a scalding attack on his critics

##### Derived terms

* scalding hot

#### Verb

scalding
* present participle and gerund of scald

#### Noun

scalding (plural scaldings)
* An instance of scalding: a burn.

### Etymology 2

From Old French escalin, from Middle Dutch schelling (“shilling”). Doublet of shilling.

#### Alternative forms

* stalling

#### Noun

scalding (plural scaldings)
* (numismatics, historical) Synonym of escaline, (particularly) the form circulated by Stephen de Fulbourn in Ireland as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.
    See synonyms at steeping.
# tortilis
## Latin
### Etymology

From tortus, from torqueō.

### Adjective

tortilis (neuter tortile); third-declension two-termination adjective
* twisted, coiled

#### Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

#### Descendants

* Italian: tortile, ⇒ tortiglia
* Spanish: tórtil, torzal (possibly)
* → English: tortile
* ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *tortiliāre
** Italian: tortigliare, ⇒ attortigliare

### References

* “tortilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “tortilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* tortilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* tortilis in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
# CHCs
## English
### Noun

CHCs
* plural of CHC
# CHCS
## English
### Proper noun

CHCS
* Initialism of Composite Hospital Computer System. The DoD's version of the Veterans Administration VistA public domain software for running everything in a hospital.
** 1986, United States Congress (House) Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Deptartment of Defense, Department of Defense Appropriations for 1987: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee...
    "If DoD completes all of its changes planned in response to our recommendations, then this action should substantially reduce the risk involved in acquiring CHCS."
** 2002, S. Krishna, 'Information Technology Business Models for Quality Health Care‎:"To date $175 million have been spent on CHCS II with about $44 million of that amount specifically for software development and the rest being spent on hardware for the test and evaluation sites."
** 2001, Peter Ramsaroop, Marion J Ball, David Beaulieu, Advancing Federal Sector Health Care: A Model for Technology Transfer Page 36
    "The selected CHCS architecture was to be decentralized at the hospital level, with a mainframe computer in each hospital linked to its associated clinics by a communications network."