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Of of pertaining to any method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, whether united in a system specific to a country or region.

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lexical item

Language; Terminology

A lexical item is a unit of language representing a particular area of meaning which has a unique pattern of co-occurrence with other lexical items.

lemmata

Language; Terminology

Pl. lem·mas or lem·ma·ta (lm-t) 1. A subsidiary proposition assumed to be valid and used to demonstrate a principal proposition. 2. A theme, argument, or subject indicated in a ...

smiley

Language; Terminology

A circular; smiling yellow face. All computer smileys and their variants.

drawing straws

Language; Terminology

Drawing straws is the act of designating a person within a group at random. It is done by pulling out pieces of hay out of an individual's fist with all the pieces appearing the ...

winner winner chicken dinner

Language; Terminology

An idiom that is used when an individual wins a competition probabilities based. It most commonly used for a hand that adds up to 21 in the card game blackjack. The reason for ...

KINETIC

Language; Terminology

The definition of the noun "kinetic" can be: Relating to, caused by, or producing movement.

Recursive steps

Language; Terminology

The phenomenon of a function calling itself is called Recursion. The function involved in the process is referred to as a Recursive Function. There are a number of problems, the ...