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General language
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'A' language
Language; General language
The language or languages into which an interpreter is competent to interpret professionally. The term 'A' language is also used in meetings to mean the target languages into which interpreting is ...
'B' language
Language; General language
Language other than the interpreter's dominant language, in which he or she has native language competence and into which he or she is competent to interpret professionally. An interpreter may have ...
hocus pocus
Language; General language
Commonly used by magicians or to refer to magic-related phenomenon. There are several possible origins for the term. According to the Oxford English Dictioanry, hocus pocus originates from "hax pax ...
newspeak
Language; General language
A fictional language created by George Orwell in his book, Nineteen Eighty-Four. It is a reduced language used by the totalitarian government as a tool to limit free thought and any concept that ...
acro
Language; General language
extremity, height, promontory, extreme, intense in general medical terminology.
aversive case
Language; General language
A case used by some Australian aboriginal languages to express the meaning for fear of, e.g. Yidiny bamayida, for fear of the people (where bama means "people").
