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Verner's law — Ver′ner s law′ n. ling. a statement of the regularity behind some apparent exceptions in the Germanic languages to Grimm s law, namely, that Proto Germanic voiceless fricatives became voiced when occurring between voiced sounds if the immediately … From formal English to slang
Verner's law — Ver ner s law (Philol.) A statement, propounded by the Danish philologist Karl Verner in 1875, which explains certain apparent exceptions to Grimm s law by the original position of the accent. Primitive Indo European k, t, p, became first in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Verner'sLaw — Ver·ner s Law (vûrʹnərz, vĕrʹ ) n. A law stating essentially that Proto Germanic noninitial voiceless fricatives in voiced environments became voiced when the previous syllable was unstressed in Proto Indo European. For example, both the th and… … Universalium
reversion — re·ver·sion /ri vər zhən/ n [Anglo French, from Middle French, from Latin reversio act of turning back, from revertere to turn back] 1: the returning of an estate upon its termination to the former owner or to his or her successor in interest 2 a … Law dictionary
diversion — di·ver·sion /də vər zhən, dī / n: the act or an instance of diverting: as a: an unauthorized rerouting or appropriation diversion of funds b: suspension of the prosecution of a charge for a period of time during which the defendant participates… … Law dictionary
subversion — sub·ver·sion /səb vər zhən/ n: a systematic attempt to overthrow or undermine a government or political system by persons working from within; also: the crime of committing acts in furtherance of such an attempt sub·ver·sion·ary / zhə ˌner ē/ adj … Law dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… … English syllables
