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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
hal-
variant of halo- before a vowel: halite.
ɪs, ˈwɔ
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| halo-, (before a vowel) hali- or (before a vowel) hal- | |
| —combining form | |
| 1. | indicating salt or the sea: halophyte |
| 2. | relating to or containing a halogen: halothane |
| [from Greek hals,hal- sea, salt] | |
| hali-, (before a vowel) hali- or (before a vowel) hal- | |
| —combining form | |
| [from Greek hals,hal- sea, salt] | |
| hal-, (before a vowel) hali- or (before a vowel) hal- | |
| —combining form | |
| [from Greek hals,hal- sea, salt] | |
prince (prɪns) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (in Britain) a son of the sovereign or of one of the sovereign's sons |
| 2. | a nonreigning male member of a sovereign family |
| 3. | the monarch of a small territory, such as Monaco, usually called a principality, that was at some time subordinate to an emperor or king |
| 4. | any sovereign; monarch |
| 5. | a nobleman in various countries, such as Italy and Germany |
| 6. | an outstanding member of a specified group: a merchant prince |
| 7. | informal (US), (Canadian) a generous and charming man |
| [C13: via Old French from Latin princeps first man, ruler, chief] | |
| 'princelike | |
| —adj | |
| Prince (prɪns) | |
| —n | |
| full name Prince Rogers Nelson. born 1958, US rock singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. His albums include Dirty Mind (1981), Purple Rain (1984), Parade (1986), and Emancipation (1996); in 2007 he released his latest album Planet Earth as a free gift with a British newspaper | |
| Wallis1 (ˈvalɪs) | |
| —n | |
| the German name for Valais | |
| Wallis2 (ˈwɒlɪs) | |
| —n | |
| Sir Barnes (Neville). 1887--1979, English aeronautical engineer. He designed the airship R100, the Wellesley and Wellington bombers, and the bouncing bomb (1943), which was used to destroy the Ruhr dams during World War II | |
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Word Origin & History
prince
earlly 13c., from O.Fr. prince (12c.), from L. princeps (gen. principis) "first, chief, prince," lit. "that takes first" (adj.), from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)) + root of capere "to take" (see capable). Ger. cognate fürst, from O.H.G.
furist "first," is apparently an imitation of the Latin form. Colloquial meaning "admirable or generous person" is from 1911, Amer.Eng.
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Medical Dictionary
hal- pref.
Variant of halo-.
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Computing Dictionary
HAL definition
1.
"HAL" is "IBM" with each letter changed to the one before and there is an unconfirmed rumour that 9000 is the sum of the various IBM computer numbers that were in service at the time. However, in the sequel "2010", Clarke emphatically denies that HAL's name is supposed to be "one step ahead of IBM". It is, rather, short for "heuristic algorithm".
2.
(1995-11-09)
American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| HAL hardware abstraction layer |
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Prince definition
the title generally applied to the chief men of the state. The "princes of the provinces" (1 Kings 20:14) were the governors or lord-lieutenants of the provinces. So also the "princes" mentioned in Dan. 6:1, 3, 4, 6, 7 were the officers who administered the affairs of the provinces; the "satraps" (as rendered in R.V.). These are also called "lieutenants" (Esther 3:12; 8:9; R.V., "satraps"). The promised Saviour is called by Daniel (9:25) "Messiah the Prince" (Heb. nagid); compare Acts 3:15; 5:31. The angel Micheal is called (Dan. 12:1) a "prince" (Heb. sar, whence "Sarah," the "princes").
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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