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English

Alternative forms

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Etymology

From Template:Inh, from Template:Inh, (Mercian) Template:M, from Template:Inh (compare Template:Cog, Template:Cog and Template:M, Template:Cog, Template:Cog and Template:Cog, from pre-Germanic *drewh₂yos, from Template:Der (compare Template:Cog, Template:Cog, Template:Cog), extension of Template:M (possibly also Template:Cog from the same root). More at Template:M. For the semantic development, compare Template:Cog from Template:M.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

1. Template:Lb Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.

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2. Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.

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3. Template:Lb Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.

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4. Loyal, faithful.

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5. Template:Senseid Genuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto.

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6. Template:Lb Accurate; following a path toward the target.
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7. Template:Lb Correctly aligned or calibrated, without deviation.

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8. Template:Lb Fair, unbiased, not loaded.
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9. Template:Lb based on actual historical events.

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Antonyms

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Related terms

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Translations

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• Acehnese: Template:T
• Albanian: Template:T+
• Amharic: Template:T
• Arabic: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+

  Egyptian Arabic: Template:T

• Aramaic:

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  Syriac: Template:T, Template:T

• Armenian: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Assamese: Template:T, Template:T
• Asturian: Template:T
• Azerbaijani: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• Bashkir: Template:T
• Basque: Template:T
• Belarusian: Template:T, Template:T+, Template:T
• Bhojpuri: Template:T
• Breton: Template:T+
• Bulgarian: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• Burmese: Template:T+
• Catalan: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Chamicuro: Template:T
• Cherokee: Template:T
• Chinese:

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• Chuukese: Template:T
• Cornish: Template:T
• Czech: Template:T+
• Danish: Template:T+
• Dutch: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Esperanto: Template:T+
• Estonian: Template:T, Template:T+
• Fijian: Template:T
• Finnish: Template:T+, Template:T, Template:T+
• French: Template:T+
• Friulian: Template:T
• Galician: Template:T+
• Georgian: Template:T, Template:T, Template:T
• German: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• Gothic: Template:T
• Greek: Template:T+

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• Haitian Creole: Template:T
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• Lombard: Template:T+
• Malay: Template:T
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• Maranao: Template:T, Template:T, Template:T
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• Old English: Template:T
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• Persian: Template:T+, Template:T+
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• Serbo-Croatian: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
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• Armenian: Template:T+
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• Armenian: Template:T+
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• Hungarian: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• Japanese: Template:T+, Template:T+
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• Latin: Template:T, Template:T+
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• Romani: Template:T-check
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Adverb

1. Template:Lb Accurately.

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2. Template:Lb Truthfully.
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Translations

• Albanian: Template:T+
• Bulgarian: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Czech: Template:T+
• Finnish: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Georgian: Template:T
• German: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T
• Hungarian: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• Japanese: Template:T+
• White Hmong: Template:T

Noun

1. Template:Lb The state of being in alignment.
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2. Template:Lb Truth.
3. Template:Lb A pledge or truce.

Derived terms

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Translations

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• Italian: Template:T-check
• Korean: Template:T+
• Telugu: Template:T-check

Verb

1. To straighten (of something that is supposed to be straight).

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2. To make even, level, symmetrical, or accurate, align; adjust.

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Usage notes

• Often followed by up.

Derived terms

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Translations

• Albanian: Template:T+
• Bulgarian: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Dutch: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Finnish: Template:T+
• German: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• Greek: Template:T
• Hungarian: Template:T+, Template:T
• Japanese: Template:LTemplate:L, Template:LTemplate:L
• Portuguese: Template:T+
• Swedish: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Telugu: Template:T+
• Tibetan: Template:T, Template:T

Anagrams

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Danish

Etymology

From Template:Inh, Template:Inh, cognate with Template:Cog. The verb is related to Template:Cog and Template:Cog (= Template:M), but apparently not to Template:Cog (= Template:M) or Template:Cog (= Template:M).

Verb

1. to threaten

Further reading

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Middle English

Adjective

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Template:Inh.

Verb

1. to threaten

Derived terms

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Related terms

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References

• Template:R:The Bokmål Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

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Etymology

From Template:Inh.

Verb

1. to threaten

Related terms

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References

• Template:R:The Nynorsk Dictionary