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40 sign languages with signs. Signs are shown in SignWriting, never as notation.

  • British Sign Language

    117 published entries

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    60 published entries

  • Philippine Sign Language

    60 published entries

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    60 published entries

  • German Sign Language

    60 published entries

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  • Maltese Sign Language

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  • Polish Sign Language

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  • Singapore Sign Language

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  • South African Sign Language

    55 published entries

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    54 published entries

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    50 published entries

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    48 published entries

  • Quebec Sign Language

    42 published entries

  • Egypt Sign Language

    40 published entries

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    39 published entries

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    33 published entries

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    31 published entries

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    24 published entries

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    23 published entries

  • French Sign Language

    21 published entries

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    19 published entries

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    16 published entries

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    12 published entries

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    11 published entries

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    9 published entries

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    7 published entries

  • Tunisian Sign Language

    6 published entries

  • Russian Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • New Zealand Sign Language

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  • Italian Sign Language

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  • Saudi Arabian Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Argentine Sign Language

    4 published entries

  • Adamorobe Sign Language

    2 published entries

Latin

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Latin
et[ˈɛt]
conj
A common conjunction used to connect words or phrases together, similar to the English word 'and'.

“Duo et duo sunt quattuor.”

Two plus two equals four.

Also means
  1. and
  2. both
  3. plus
  4. though, even if

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
bēta
noun
A plant known as a beet.

“Bēta in hortō crescit.”

The beet grows in the garden.

Also means
  1. A beet.
  2. beet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
meet
verb
A subjunctive form indicating that something might go along or pass through. It is often used in clauses expressing possibility or desire.

“Ut amnis meet, necesse est.”

It is necessary that the stream passes through.

Also means
  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of meō
  2. let it go along

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
zēta[ˈzeː.ta]
noun
The name of the Greek letter zeta or the Latin letter Z.

“Zēta littera in linguā Graecā est.”

Zeta is a letter in the Greek language.

Also means
  1. The name of the Greek letter zeta (Ζ, ζ).
  2. The name of the letter Z.
  3. zeta

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
pellet
verb
This is a future tense verb form meaning that someone or something will push, drive, or thrust away. It refers to the third person singular.

“Hostem pellet.”

He will drive away the enemy.

Also means
  1. third-person singular future active indicative of pellō
  2. will drive away

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
abietine
adj
This word is the vocative form of an adjective related to fir trees. It is used when directly addressing a masculine noun of that type.

“O abietine, surge!”

Oh fir tree, rise!

Also means
  1. vocative masculine singular of abietinus

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
massētēr[masˈseː.teːr]
noun
A word derived from Greek meaning 'chewer'. In anatomy, it refers to the muscle in the cheek used for chewing.

“Massētēr in maxillā situs est.”

The masseter is located in the jaw.

Also means
  1. chewer; masseter.
  2. masseter

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
obsolētē[ɔp.sɔˈɫeː.teː]
adv
This adverb describes something done in a way that is outdated, old-fashioned, or no longer in use.

“Hic mōs obsolētē agitur.”

This custom is practiced in an old-fashioned way.

Also means
  1. old

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
obsolēte[ɔp.sɔˈɫeː.tɛ]
verb
This is the vocative form used when addressing a masculine noun or person that is outdated or no longer in use.

“O liber obsolēte!”

Oh, obsolete book!

Also means
  1. vocative masculine singular of obsolētus
  2. obsolete

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
monētāriō
adj
A grammatical form related to matters of money or currency, specifically in the dative or ablative case.

“Rem monētāriō mōde administrāmus.”

We manage the thing in a monetary fashion.

Also means
  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of monētārius
  2. monetary

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
promēthium[prɔˈmeː.tʰi.ũː]
noun
A chemical element that is a radioactive metal. It is commonly used in studies of nuclear physics.

“Promēthium est elementum rārum.”

Promethium is a rare element.

Also means
  1. promethium

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
technētium[tɛkʰˈneː.ti.ũː]
noun
A radioactive chemical element that does not occur naturally in significant quantities on Earth. It is primarily created artificially for medical and scientific use.

“Technētium est elementum rādiōactīvum.”

Technetium is a radioactive element.

Also means
  1. technetium

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
carpō et colligō[ˈkar.poː ˈɛt ˈkɔl.lɪ.ɡoː]
verb
An action of gathering or harvesting something, such as fruit or grain.

“Agricola frūgēs carpō et colligō.”

The farmer reaps and collects the crops.

Also means
  1. to reap and collect; to pluck and gather
  2. to reap and collect

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
vox audita perit, litera scripta manet[ˈwoːks au̯ˈdiː.ta ˈpɛ.rɪt ˈliː.tɛ.ra ˈskriːp.ta ˈma.nɛt]
proverb
A proverb expressing that spoken words are easily forgotten, but written words endure over time.

“Vox audita perit, litera scripta manet, ergo semper scribe.”

A heard voice perishes, but the written letter remains, therefore always write.

Also means
  1. A heard voice perishes, but the written letter remains.

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
sex[ˈsɛks]Appears in an example
num
The number six, representing the quantity between five and seven.

“Ibi praesidium ponit et in altera parte fluminis Q.Titurium Sabinum legatum cum sex cohortibus relinquit;”

Over that river was a bridge: there he places a guard; and on the other side of the river he leaves Quintus Titurius Sabinus, his legate, with six cohorts.

Also means
  1. six; 6
  2. six

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
ēchō[ˈeː.kʰoː]Appears in an example
noun
The repetition of a sound caused by the reflection of sound waves. It is commonly used to describe the effect of a voice returning to the listener.

“Vox in monte auditur et ēchō respondet.”

The voice is heard on the mountain and the echo responds.

Also means
  1. repercussion of sound, echo
  2. echo

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
chaos[ˈkʰa.ɔs]Appears in an example
noun
A vast, empty gap or a state of complete disorder.

“et in his omnibus inter nos et vos chaos magnum firmatum est ut hi qui volunt hinc transire ad vos, non possint, neque inde huc transmeare.”

And besides all this, between us and you, there is fixed a great chaos: so that they who would pass from hence to you, cannot, nor from thence come hither.

Also means
  1. alternative letter-case form of Chaos
  2. a chasm

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
ad hoc[ˈad ˈhɔk]Appears in an example
phrase
A phrase used to describe something done or created for a specific, immediate purpose rather than for a general or long-term plan. It can also be used as a connective to introduce an additional point.

“Qui ubi primum adolevit, pollens viribus, decora facie, sed multo maxume ingenio validus, non se luxu neque inertiae corrumpendum dedit, sed, uti mos gentis illius est, equitare, iaculari, cursu cum aequalibus certare, et quom omnis gloria anteiret, omnibus tamen carus esse; ad hoc pleraque tempora in venando agere, leonem atque alias feras primus aut in primis ferire; plurumum facere et minumum ipse de se loqui.”

As soon as he grew to adulthood, endowed with strength and handsome appearance but above all vigorous in his intelligence, he did not give himself to being spoilt by either extravagance or idleness but rather, as was the custom of his nation, he rode on horseback, threw javelins, contended in races with his equals, and although he went before all in glory, he was dear to all; besides this, he gave much time to hunting and he was the first or among the first to strike the lion or other wild beasts; he did very much but spoke very little of himself.

Also means
  1. to this end, for this, to this point, to this
  2. moreover, besides, in addition
  3. for this purpose

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
factor[ˈfak.tɔr]Appears in an example
noun
One who makes or performs an action. It is often used to describe someone who is responsible for creating something.

“Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipoténtem, factórem cæli et terræ”

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of Heaven and earth.

Also means
  1. One who or which does or makes something; doer, maker, performer, perpetrator, agent, player.
  2. player, batsman
  3. maker

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
interior[ɪnˈtɛ.ri.ɔr]Appears in an example
adj
A term used to describe something located on the inside or more inward relative to something else.

“nam dis feminis feminas, mares maribus hostias immolare abstrusa et interior ratio est”

for in sacrificing female victims to female gods and male victims to male gods, the reason is hidden and unknown

Also means
  1. comparative degree of inter
  2. inner

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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