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Viable

Definitions: Viable

Viable

Adjective

1. Capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are.

2. Capable of life or normal growth and development; "viable seeds"; "a viable fetus".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "viable" was first used: 1828. (references)

Etymology: Viable \Vi"a*ble\, adjective. [French expression, from vie life, from Latin expression vita. See Vital.]. (Websters 1913)



Synonyms: Viable

Synonyms: feasible (adj), practicable (adj), workable (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Viable

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Life

Vital, vitalic; vivifying, vivified,. Verb: viable, zoetic; Promethean.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Viable

English words defined with "viable": cacogenesisparousquadripara, quintipara. (references)
Specialty definitions using "viable": Bacterial Translocation, Blood Preservationedit script, Emerging Markets ProgramFarm income, feasibility studyLabor, PrematureMice, Inbred mdx, Minimum viable population, most probable numbernulliparousOrange Book, Organ PreservationPopulation viability analysisreconstructed embryo, ReperfusionSemen Preservation, Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic, Stratospheric Aerosol & Gas Experimenttwo-phase commitviable animal cell. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Viable" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (viable), Spanish (viable).

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Modern Usage: Viable

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I coalesce the vapors of human existence into a viable and meaningful comprehension. (History of the World: Part I; writing credit: Mel Brooks)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Viable

DomainTitle

Books

  • A Method and Software for Designing Viable Social Systems (reference)

  • Latin American eBusiness Investments - Leveraging The Viable Internet [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

  • Towards Viable Theological Education: Ecumenical Imperative, Catalyst of Renewal (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Viable

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

The patient is a 53 year old woman with metastatic melanoma to multiple subcutaneous sites and retroperitoneum. She was treated with tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) transduced with the gene for tumor necrosis factor (TNF). Pretreatment biopsy shows multiple live melanoma cells with little lymphoid infiltrate. Following treatment with TNF gene modified TILs plus interleukin-2, a biopsy of another lesion showed massive coagulative necrosis of the tumor with no viable tumor seen. This is a typical picture seen in experimental animals treated with tumor necrosis factor. This patient has had a substantial objective response that is currently ongoing at nine months following initiation of treatment.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

During feeding, the flea draws viable Y. pestis organisms into its esophagus, which multiply and block the proventriculus just in front of the stomach, later forcing the flea to regurgitate infected blood unto the host when it tries to swallow.Credit: CDC.

Reggie Liddell, DC in Stokes County works with a landowner in Forsyth County. Stables remain one of the few viable farming options in urban areas.Credit: Bob Nichols.

Herb Webb, NRCS Resource Conservationist, Flathead Indian Reservation Tribal Complex, Pablo, MT, checks a field of canola on a client's farm. Canola has emerged as a viable alternative oil crop, not only for its products, but also for the potential to div.Credit: Bob Nichols.

Maintaining a viable farming enterprise is difficult in urban areas like Wake County can be difficult. Rick Bailey, Wake SWCD Administrator discusses soil conservation options with a local tobacco farmer.Credit: Bob Nichols.

Herb Webb, NRCS, Resource Conservationist, Flathead Indian Reservation Tribal Complex, Pablo, Montana checks of field of canola on a clients farm. Canola has emerged as a viable alternative oil crop, not only for its products, but also for the potential to diversify cropping systems. The principle use for canola is vegetable oil.Credit: USDA.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Use in Literature: Viable

TitleAuthorQuote

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Tom Stoppard

...the single assumption that makes our existence viable - that somebody is watching....

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Viable

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Transplantation is a life-saving procedure for many patients and is often the only viable treatment available. (references)

Indeed, behavioral therapies are often the only available, effective treatment approaches to many drug problems, including cocaine addiction, for which there is, as yet, no viable medication. (references)

While anoxic and necrotic brain cells are doing damage to still viable brain tissue the immune system of the body is injuring the brain through an inflammatory reaction mediated by the vascular system. (references)

Business

Others have ratios that appear implausible for a normal or viable company. (references)

The creditors have twice rejected the KAI business plan as not being viable. (references)

For this reason, companies are forging commercial relations to offer viable packages. (references)

Civil Liberties

Georgia

The press frequently criticizes senior government officials; however, few newspapers editorially are independent and commercially viable. (references)

Ghana

The EC evaluates whether the party has shown evidence of a viable national support base before granting accreditation and can annul the registration of a party that fails to meet the criteria for being a viable party. (references)

Nigeria

While private television and radio broadcasters remained economically viable on advertising revenues alone, despite the restrictions that the Government imposed on them, government-sponsored broadcasters complained that government funding and advertising were inadequate for their needs. (references)

Economic History

Lebanon

In the past, the system worked to produce a viable democracy. (references)

Oman

Marble, limestone, and gypsum may prove commercially viable in the future. (references)

Tanzania

As such, the tourism sector remains an open and viable option for serious investors. (references)

Political Economy

JAMAICA

Litigation is a viable option in protecting intellectual property. (references)

Burkina Faso

In spite of the existence of dozens of political parties, there is little viable opposition to the President and his Government. (references)

Zimbabwe

In 1999 the country's first viable opposition party emerged, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), which won 57 out of 120 seats in the June 2000 parliamentary elections. (references)

Political Rights

Zimbabwe

The legislature, which traditionally has been subordinate to the executive branch, has a viable opposition that called on the Government to be accountable and transparent. (references)

Comoros

Although the OAU initially had maintained the position that the OAU-brokered Antananarivo Accord was the only viable option to reunify the islands, in December 2000, the OAU stated that it would accept an agreement that maintained the territorial integrity of the country and that provided for a democratic constitutional government. (references)

Trade

Romania

Viable private sector projects may also be supported on a priority basis. (references)

Travel

Kenya

Local assembly of complete knock down (ckd) kits, especially for electrical and electronic goods, is recommended; this has proven viable in the Kenyan market, and has an import duty advantage. (references)

Worker Rights

Tunisia

The UGTT's historic strength has frustrated efforts over the years by dissidents to form a viable, rival confederation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Viable

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Walter Cronkite

I know they were. But look what happened, we turned Europe into a viable organization and indeed, by so doing, fostered the European Union even now. Elimination, almost, of a danger war in that area. But we've got to do this now in the Middle East.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Viable

"Viable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Viable" is used about 969 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)100%9697,524

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Viable

Expressions using "viable": viable animal cell viable proposal. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "viable": club-viable, commercially-viable, economically-viable, financially-viable, non-viable.

Containing "viable": death-as-a-viable-alternative-to-life.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Viable

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

model system viable

20

viable

9

herbal solution viable

4

fetus viable

4

herbal.com viable

4

cell measurement quantitative viable

3

pregnancy viable

3

broad but career diverse e learning path professional set viable

2

define viable

2

definition viable

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Viable

Language Translations for "viable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

me shanse për sukses, i zbatueshëm (applicable, feasible, practicable, realizable, workable), i shëndetshëm (bonny, fit, flourishing, Hale, healthful, healthy, hearty, lush, lusty, salubrious, sleek, sound, upstanding, well fed, wholesome). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏قابل للنمو (fertile), ‏قابل للحياة, ‏قابل للتطبيق (applicable). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

осъществим (achievable, feasible, practicable, realizable, thinkable), жизнеспособен, приложим (adaptable, applicable, enforceable, practicable, relevant, workable), изпълним (accomplishable, achievable, doable, enforceable, feasible, possible, practicable, workable). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

可实行 (feasible, Practicable). (various references)

   

Czech

  

uskuteènitelný, rentabilní (cost-effective), proveditelný (doable, feasible, operable, practicable), životaschopný. (various references)

   

Danish

  

nettoomkostninger ved at betjene uøkonomiske kunder (net cost of serving non viable customers), levedygtigt landbrugssamfund (viable agricultural community), levedygtig of oekonomisk produktion (viable and economic line of production), levedygtig embryo (viable embryo), levedygtig bakterie (viable bacterium), genoprettelse af en funktionsdygtig politistyrke (reestablishment of a viable police force), brugbart dæmningssted (viable site), bæredygtig udvikling (sustainable development, viable development), bæredygtig landbrugsbedrift (economically viable farm), at goere afspaendingen til en baade vedvarende og i stigende grad levedygtig og omfattende proces,universel i omfang (to make détente both a continuing and an increasingly viable and comprehensive process, universal in scope), økonomisk rentabel projekt (commercially viable project). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

rendabele bouwlocatie (viable site), opnieuw opzetten van een levensvatbare politiedienst (reestablishment of a viable police force), nettokosten van dienstverlening aan abonnees (net cost of serving non viable customers), levensvatbare plant (viable plant), levensvatbare en economisch verantwoorde produktie (viable and economic line of production), levensvatbare bacterie (viable bacterium), levensvatbaar kind (infant capable of living, viable infant), levensvatbaar embryo (viable embryo), leefbare landbouwgemeenschap (viable agricultural community), leefbare agrarische gemeenschap (viable agricultural community), leefbaar landbouwbedrijf (economically viable farm), ernaar streven dat de ontspanning zowel een voortschrijdend als een in toenemende mate levensvatbaar, en allesomvattend proces wordt, van wereldwijde strekking (to make détente both a continuing and an increasingly viable and comprehensive process, universal in scope), duurzame ontwikkeling (sustainable development, viable development), commercieel levensvatbaar project (commercially viable project). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

مناسب رشدوترقی , ماندنی (Permanent), قابل دوام , زیست پذیر, زنده ماندنی . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

elinkykyinen. (various references)

   

French

  

viable. (various references)

   

German

  

funktionsfähig (executable, operative). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

βιώσιμοσ (livable, liveable). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

בר קימא (durable, imperishable, lasting), בר חיים. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

járható (amenable, negotiable, passable), életképes (capable of living). (various references)

   

Italian

  

vitale (vital), praticabile (passable, practicable), autosufficiente (self contained, self sufficient), attuabile. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

실행 가능한. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

iablevay

   

Portuguese

  

viável (practicable), que pode ser percorrido, em boas condições (taut). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

viabil. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

жизнеспособный (of great vitality, vital). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

sposoban za život. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

viable. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

livskraftig (lusty). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

yaşayabilir, yaşar, geçerli (acceptable, admissible, available, current, effective, effectual, eligible, far out, in force, in use, operative, passable, prevailing, received, regnant, ruling, sound, valid). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

житт"здатний (healthy). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Viable

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

vita. (various references)

French1500-Modern

viable. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Viable

Derivations

Words ending with "viable": enviable, inviable, leviable, nonviable, obviable, previable, repleviable, unenviable, unviable. (additional references)

Words containing "viable": enviableness, enviablenesses. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Viable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: avaible, aviable, biable, diable, niable, vaib, vaible, veale, Velbe, viabl, viabler, viabley, vibel, vible, Vidale, visable, vitable, vitalba, vobla, voble. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Viable"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "viable" (pronounced vī"ubul)
5-ī" u b u lliable, pliable, reliable, undeniable, unjustifiable, unreliable, unverifiable.
4-u b u labominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable.
3-b u lable, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Viable

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-e-i-l-v"

-1 letter: alive.

-2 letters: able, bail, bale, bile, blae, evil, ilea, lave, leva, live, vail, vale, veal, veil, vela, vial, vibe, vile.

-3 letters: ail, alb, ale, ave, bal, bel, lab, lav, lea, lei, lev, lib, lie, via, vie.

-4 letters: ab, ae, ai, al, ba, be, bi, el, la, li.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-e-i-l-v"
 

+1 letter: bivalve, livable.

 

+2 letters: ablative, bivalent, bivalved, bivalves, bloviate, drivable, enviable, enviably, evadible, evitable, giveable, inviable, leviable, liveable, obviable, unviable, variable, viewable, violable, vitiable, voidable.

 

+3 letters: ablatives, abusively, adverbial, advisable, available, avoidable, bivalents, bloviated, bloviates, bolivares, derivable, devisable, dividable, driveable, immovable, navigable, nonviable, pivotable, previable, revisable, revivable, unlivable, variables, verbalism, verbalist, verbalize, veritable, veritably, vibratile, visitable.

 

+4 letters: ablatively, abortively, abrasively, absolutive, achievable, adverbials, ambivalent, behavioral, believable, believably, cultivable, deceivable, forgivable, immovables, improvable, inevitable, inevitably, insolvable, invaluable, invariable, investable, inviolable, labiovelar, proverbial, receivable, relievable, reviewable, silverback, survivable, unenviable, verbalisms, verbalists, verbalized, verbalizer, verbalizes, verifiable, vestibular, vindicable.

 

+5 letters: adverbially, ambivalence, combatively, conceivable, conceivably, deliverable, disavowable, disprovable, dissolvable, elaborative, inadvisable, invariables, irremovable, irremovably, irrevocable, irrevocably, labiovelars, livableness, liveability, lubricative, perceivable, perceivably, receivables, repleviable, retrievable, serviceable, serviceably, silverbacks, subinterval, subvocalize, unavailable, unavoidable, vaporizable, verbalistic, verbalizers, verbalizing, viabilities, vibratoless, vinblastine, vitrifiable.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Viable


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

56 69 61 62 6C 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

...-    ..    .-    -...    .-..    .

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010110 01101001 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#86 &#105 &#97 &#98 &#108 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0056 0069 0061 0062 006C 0065

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

567567687871

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Fiction
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Quotations: Spoken
10. Usage Frequency
11. Expressions
12. Expressions: Internet
13. Translations: Modern
14. Translations: Ancient
15. Derivations
16. Rhymes
17. Anagrams
18. Orthography
19. Bibliography


  

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