In example, the online dictionary resource views feminism as a belief as opposed to a theory. The Cambridge Dictionary of the American Language only has "The belief that women should have the same economic, social, and political rights as men- (The Cambridge Dictionary of the American Language 67). Basically, the past three dictionary sources have the same ideas behind the definition. However, the Political Dictionary has a more in-depth perception on what feminism is. ... In reality, there is no formal alliance of women we can call the feminists" (Civil Rights Dictionary 127-29). 2 ...

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Therefore, we adhere to the definition of the concept proposed by the author of "a Short dictionary of cognitive terms": "a Concept is a term that serves as the explanation of mental units or mental resources of our consciousness and the information structure that reflects knowledge and experience of the person" [33]. ... Lexical units denoting males are made in certain lexical groups that combine semantic component of gender marks and is quite compact part of the dictionary. ...

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Mercantilism, the theory and system of political economy prevailing in Europe after the decline of feudalism, based on national policies of accumulating bullion, establishing colonies and a merchant marine, and developing industry and mining to attain a favorable balance of trade, as defined by The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, was supposed to be a way for Britain to make itself more powerful and prevalent, but instead benefited the colonies more than it did the Royal Crown. ...

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Admittedly, Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon by Michael Adams initially presents itself as yet another publication geared solely towards obsessive fans of a genre television program. To my surprise, the author does not write scripts for the show, nor does he normally write litera...

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This was also pushed along the development cycle by Dr Johnson as he wrote 'A Dictionary of the English Language' (Johnson, 1775) and also by 'The Oxford English Dictionary' (Trench et al, 1888). ...

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Language is a significant aspect that plays an important role in bringing the world together. Over the years, worldwide and in all social classes in most communities, there is always a common language of communication between peoples. Lingua Franca means " A language that is adopted as a common lang...

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Some additional things the teachers and students could prepare might be a booklet of activities, a dictionary in the student's native language and English to help students make connections, a classroom schedule, a list of student names, engaging English books, and even manipulatives for mathematics tasks. ...

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Since the 1970s, Mexican-Americans in the United States have been identified as apathetic, indifferent, and disinterested in the process of attaining an education. Many Americans point to the high Mexican-American drop-out rates and the low number of Mexican-American professionals as a confirmation...

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