symbolicism
An approach to understanding human cognition that is committed to language like symbolic processing as the best method of explanation.

symbolicisms
plural of symbolicism

symphonism
A musical composition in a symphonic style.
The writing of symphonies.

symphonisms
plural of symphonism

syncheses
plural of synchesis

synchesis
Alternative form of synchysis.

synchises
plural of synchisis

synchisis
Alternative form of synchysis.

synchrogram
A graphical representation of the synchronisation of two oscillating systems

synchrograms
plural of synchrogram

synchromysticism
The drawing of connections in modern culture (movies, music lyrics, historical happenings and esoteric knowledge); and finding connections that could be coming from the "collective unconscious mind"; and finding connections between occult knowledge (i.e. esoteric fraternities, cults and secret rituals), politics and mass media.

synchyses
plural of synchysis

synchysis
A complicated, interlocking word-order pattern in early Latin verse, demonstrated by Virgil and his contemporaries.
Confused arrangement of words in a sentence
A confused mixture.
Fluidity of the vitreous humour of the eye.

syngraph
A document signed by both or all of the parties to a contract or bond.

syngraphs
plural of syngraph

syntactocentrism
A focus on the role of syntax in language.

sysroot
A directory containing all the header files, configuration files and libraries required to build a program, often used in cross-compilation.

sysroots
plural of sysroot

syuzhet
The way in which the story is told throughout a book or film; an employment of narrative.

syuzhets
plural of syuzhet

taan
A rapid melodic vocal technique in raga singing.

taans
plural of taan

taarab
A genre of music popular in Tanzania and Kenya, influenced by the music of cultures with a historical presence in East Africa.

tabernariae
Ancient Roman comedies dealing with the life of the lower classes.

tabia
Alternative form of tabiya.

tabias
plural of tabia

tabiya
A position in the opening of a game that occurs after a sequence of moves that is heavily standardized, and from which the players have many possible moves again.

tabiyas
plural of tabiya

tabla
A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.

tablebook
A notebook.

tablebooks
plural of tablebook

tabloidization
The conversion of a newspaper into tabloid format.
The change in the style of journalism away from politics and foreign affairs towards entertainment and celebrities.

tachiai
The initial charge towards each other by the rikishi at the start of a sumo bout.

tachism
A French style of abstract painting popular in the 1940s and 1950s.

tachisme
Alternative form of tachism.

tachogram
A graphical record of the movement and velocity of the bloodstream, made by a tachometer.

tachograms
plural of tachogram

tachyphemia
rapid speech, often having erratic rhythm and grammar and mixed with irrelevant words.

tactilogram
A graph of vibrotactile perception thresholds

tactilograms
plural of tactilogram

tadbhava
A word inherited from Old Indo-Aryan through a Prakrit used in a modern Indo-Aryan language.

tadbhavas
plural of tadbhava

taegeuk
A Korean symbol composed of two interlocking spirals, one red and one blue, representing earth and heaven, respectively.

taegeuks
plural of taegeuk

taeguk
Alternative spelling of taegeuk.

taeguks
plural of taeguk

taekkyeon
An unarmed Korean martial art.

taekwondo
A martial art from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.

tagosphere
A community that creates and uses tags for informal categorization of content.

tagospheres
plural of tagosphere

tagset
A collection of tags.

tagsets
plural of tagset

tahtib
An Egyptian stickfighting martial art.

taka
The official currency of Bangladesh, equal to 100 paisas. Symbol: ৳
Alternative form of tanka (“historical Central and South Asian currency”).

takaful
A cooperative system of reimbursement in case of loss; a sort of Islamic form of insurance.

takafuls
plural of takaful

takas
plural of taka

takbeer
Alternative form of takbir.

takbeers
plural of takbeer

takbir
A proclamation of the greatness of God, Allahu akbar.

takbirs
plural of takbir

talari
A former coin of Ethiopia.

talaris
plural of talari

talkie
A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.
A song in which the lyrics are spoken rather than sung.

talkies
plural of talkie
Talking movies.

tallero
The monetary unit of Eritrea from 1890 to 1921, equal to 5 lire.

talleros
plural of tallero

tamasha
A visual art form from Maharashtra, India, involving singing and dancing.
Any traditional indigenous public ceremony.

tamashas
plural of tamasha

tambala
Malawi's minor currency unit, a hundredth of a kwacha.

tambalas
plural of tambala

tamlung
An old coin of Thailand.
An old unit of weight used in Thailand.

tamlungs
plural of tamlung

tanda
A turn of dancing in a milonga or tango; a music set or broadcast corresponding to such a turn.
An informal money-pooling plan, in any of various Latin American countries, whose members all chip in regularly and take turns withdrawing accumulated sums.

tandas
plural of tanda

tandava
A divine dance performed by the Hindu god Shiva.

tandavas
plural of tandava

tangentoid
A graph of the tan (tangent) function

tangentoids
plural of tangentoid

tangi
A Maori dirge, or song for the dead.
Funeral rites; a funeral ceremony, a tangihanga.
Crying, wailing, especially when seeing someone after a long absence.

tangis
plural of tangi

tankobon
A standard Japanese book format most commonly encountered as the individual volumes of a manga series.

tankobons
plural of tankobon

tankoubon
Alternative form of tankobon.

tankoubons
plural of tankoubon

tanztheater
A form of German expressionist dance.

taonga
In Maori culture, any treasured thing, whether tangible or intangible.

taongas
plural of taonga

tapescript
A transcript of a tape recording.

tapescripts
plural of tapescript

taqsim
An improvisation or a solo recital based on a maqam.

taqwacore
A form of punk music or hip-hop that deals with Islamic culture or issues.

tarantella
A rapid dance in 6/8 time, originating in Italy, or a piece of music for such a dance.

tarantellas
plural of tarantella

taraweeh
Alternative form of tarawih.

tarawih
An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims at night in the month of Ramadan.

tarawihs
plural of tarawih

tarbomb
A tarball (archive file) containing numerous files that are extracted into the working directory, potentially causing inconvenience by overwriting other files or mixing up files from different sources.

tarbombs
plural of tarbomb

tarentella
Alternative form of tarantella (“the dance”).

tarentellas
plural of tarentella

tari
A small gold coin, worth a quarter of a dinar, struck by the Arabs of Sicily in the 9th century.

taris
plural of tari

tartemorion
An Ancient Greek silver coin.

tashdid
Provision of a shadda symbol for Arabic words (sometimes also for Persian, Urdu, etc.), which shows gemination of consonants.

taskpad
A graphical user interface that gathers several tasks into a single display, giving each one an icon.

taskpads
plural of taskpad

taskscape
A collection of related tasks

taskscapes
plural of taskscape

tasksheet
A list of tasks to be performed or exercises to be completed.

tasksheets
plural of tasksheet

taskwork
Work that is done as a task.
Work that is done by the job; piece work.

taskworks
plural of taskwork

tatau
A Samoan tattoo.

tatsama
A Sanskrit learned loanword used in a South Asian language.

tatsamas
plural of tatsama

tauroctonies
plural of tauroctony

tauroctony
A depiction (typically in relief or sculpture) of Mithras killing a bull; associated with the practice of Mithraism (as a cult) in the Roman Empire.

tautogram
A text in which all words start with the same letter (but not necessarily the same sound).