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Very dark, fertile Amazonian anthropogenic soil
Terra preta (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtɛʁɐ ˈpɾetɐ], literally "black earth" in Portuguese), also known as Amazonian dark earth or Indian black earth
Terra_preta
Species of virus
Agua Preta virus is an unaccepted species of virus, suggested to belong to the order Herpesvirales and family Orthoherpesviridae, as determined by thin-section
Agua_Preta_virus
Silphy delivering the final blow.[ch. 142, 143] Voiced by: Susumu Chiba (Japanese); Taliesin Jaffe (English) Preta Ghoul (プレタ=グール, Pureta Gūru) is a former
List_of_Black_Cat_characters
Soil type; fertile black-coloured soil
oxides chernozem shares many chemical and physical properties with the terra preta of the Amazon rainforest, also called Amazonian dark earths. Chernozem covers
Chernozem
Hindu goddess
hands. She is standing or sitting upon a 'shava' or corpse or sitting on a 'preta' or vanquished demon. She is often depicted in a terrifying manner: her
Chamunda
Land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops
nutrients from the wood ash, but these are exhausted within a few years. Terra preta, fertile tropical soils produced by adding charcoal. Land degradation is
Arable_land
Atmospheric ghost lights
caused by the oxidation of phosphine (PH 3), diphosphane (P 2H 4) and methane (CH 4), produced by organic decay. The term will-o'-the-wisp comes from wisp,
Will-o'-the-wisp
Country in South America
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Brazil
Violent behaviour by football spectators
killed. Fans of local rivals TJP – Torcida Jovem Ponte Preta (Associação Atlética Ponte Preta) and TFI -Torcida Fúria Independente (Guarani Futebol Clube)
Football_hooliganism
Lightweight black residue, made of carbon and ashes, after pyrolysis of biomass
219–220: "These so-called Terra Preta do Indio (Terra Preta) characterize the settlements of pre-Columbian Indios. In Terra Preta soils large amounts of black
Biochar
International auxiliary language
venas kun sia sankcio kaj helpo ordinare nur tiam, kiam ĉio estas jam tute preta." Archived February 26, 2021, at the Wayback Machine Silfer, Giorgio (1999)
Esperanto
Rita Marina Elali Natalia Damini Nívea Soares Patricia Marx Paula Lima Preta Gil Priscilla Alcantara Sandy Tássia Reis Thais Carla Tulipa Ruiz Wanessa
List of artists influenced by Michael Jackson
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Brazilian footballer and manager
settled in Switzerland and became a coach. Sinval began his career in Ponte Preta, but was scouted during a youth tournament in Qatar. He moved to Switzerland
José_Sinval
Supernatural beings in Arab culture and Islam
Human–animal hybrid § Theriocephaly studies Ifrit Daeva Marid Nāga Nasnas Preta Qareen Shadow person Shedim Superstitions in Muslim societies Three Thousand
Jinn
Major river in Northern South America
This created dark soil areas known as terra preta de índio ("Indian black earth"). Because of the terra preta, indigenous communities were able to make
Amazon_River
singer, dies at 86 – Jamaica Observer". July 20, 2025. "Brazilian Singer Preta Gil Dies After Battling Bowel Cancer Since 2023: Everything You Need to
List of 2025 deaths in popular music
List_of_2025_deaths_in_popular_music
Genus of snakes
Database. Accessed 29 December 2008. Ceríaco, L; et al. (2017). "The "Cobra-preta" of São Tomé Island, Gulf of Guinea, is a new species of Naja Laurenti,
Naja
Spanish tradition of fencing
Alvaro Guerra de la Vega (1681) Thomaz Luiz, Tratado das Liçoens de Espada Preta (1685) Francisco Lórenz de Rada (1695) Nicolás Tamariz, Cartilla y Luz en
Destreza
Brazilian educator (1921–1997)
(PDF). New York: Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 11–28. doi:10.5040/9781472553164.ch-001. ISBN 978-1-4411-1380-1. Retrieved 17 September 2020. Clare, Roberta (n
Paulo_Freire
Mythical creature from English folklore
sounds in the middle of the night. Many believed the cries came from a preta, or hungry ghost. In addition, one local claimed to have seen both a black
Black_dog_(folklore)
Legendary aquatic creature with an upper body in human female form
End of Vidga and Thidrek, according to the Swedish Chronicle of Thidrek", Ch. 439. Vidga takes up residence in Sjaland. The so-called Vilkinasaga ends
Mermaid
Mythic entity personifying one of the classical elements
Theologian and His Declamations. Brill. p. 44. De Occulta Philosophia Book 3, Ch. 16, English translation of 1651 Veenstra, Jan R. (2013). "Paracelsian Spirits
Elemental
Cape Verdean singer-songwriter (1941–2011)
2014. Retrieved 27 August 2019. "Timbres émis avec CV007.03". www.wnsstamps.ch (in French). Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 19 December
Cesária_Évora
Supernatural being originating in folklore
A hungry ghost (Tibetan: yidag, yi-dvags; Sanskrit: प्रेत, romanized: preta) has a tiny throat and huge stomach, and so can never be satisfied. Ghosts
Ghost
Overseas department of France
and contribute minerals and other nutrients to the soil. Sites of Terra preta (anthropogenic soils) have been discovered in French Guiana, particularly
French_Guiana
Thermal decomposition of materials
a key component of the terra preta soils associated with ancient indigenous communities of the Amazon basin. Terra preta is much sought by local farmers
Pyrolysis
East Asian manifestation of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara
Noble Guanyin (Chinese: 聖觀音; pinyin: Shèng Guānyīn), who corresponds to the preta realm. Guanyin as Great Compassion (Chinese: 大悲觀音; pinyin: Dàbēi Guānyīn)
Guanyin
Continent
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South_America
Buddhist term for aspirant to enlightenment
monstrous looking beings. A notable example is Guanyin's manifestation as a preta named "Flaming Face" (面燃大士). This trope is commonly employed among the Wisdom
Bodhisattva
Greatest American Dog in the 2008 CBS television show of the same name. Preta, a pregnant black dog tied to the bumper of a car and dragged through the
List_of_individual_dogs
Argentine sports club
international title, the Copa Sudamericana after beating Brazilian club Ponte Preta in the finals. In May 2016, Lanús won its second league title, the 2016
Club_Atlético_Lanús
Direct descendants of Vulgar Latin
(sometimes silent) u. Romanian does not use this letter in native words, using ch instead. S: Generally voiceless [s], but in some languages it can be voiced
Romance_languages
Mythical creature in English folklore
Studies in Nidderdale (Pateley Bridge, 1882) Henderson, William (1879). "Ch. 7". Notes on the folk-lore of the northern counties of England and the borders
Barghest
Agricultural methods that capture carbon
is done, using organic mulch or compost, working with biochar and terra preta, and changing the crop types. Methods used in forestry include reforestation
Carbon_farming
Psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant
Amorim EL (2008). "Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology – Jurema-Preta (Mimosa tenuiflora [Willd.] Poir.): a review of its traditional use, phytochemistry
Cannabis_(drug)
Latin Americans of European or West Asian descent
2022: Pela 1ª vez, Brasil se declara mais pardo que branco; populações preta e indígena também crescem". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). J., Lecrerc. "Costa
White_Latin_Americans
Family of DNA viruses
pancreatitis pityriasis rosea Type II Diabetes Acciptrid herpesvirus 1 Agua Preta virus, a potential herpesvirus Ryan KJ; Ray CG, eds. (2004). Sherris Medical
Herpesviridae
Concept of rebirth in different physical form
wheel of existence cycled. This included hells (niraya), hungry ghosts (pretas), animals (tiryaka), humans (manushya), and gods (devas, heavenly). In latter
Reincarnation
Divine beings
Virūḍhaka (P: Virūḷhaka) - Guardian of the South. Leader of the kumbhāṇḍas and pretas. Virūpākṣa (P: Virūpakkha) - Guardian of the West. Leader of the nāgas and
Buddhist_deities
Mythological creature
Grimm & Stallybrass tr. (1883), p. 502. Olaus Magnus (2017) [1998]. "Book 6, Ch. 10 On demons in the mines". Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus: Romæ
Gnome
Naturally occurring ring or arc of mushrooms
Complete Mushroom Book. Quadrille. p. 75. ISBN 1-84400-040-0. Dickinson, C.H. (1979). "Fairy rings in Norfolk". Bulletin of the British Mycological Society
Fairy_ring
Sprite stemming from Germanic mythology
Wien: W. Braumüller. p. 260. Thorpe citing Grimm (1844) Ch. XXXVII, 2: 1153 = Grimm (1877) Ch. XXXVII, 2: 1007. Arrowsmith, Nancy (2009) [1977]. Field
Kobold
Supernatural creature in German folklore
Điðriks konungs af Bern. Feilberg & Landmarks Forlag. p. 172.; Hayme's tr., ch. 169 Motz 1983, esp. 23–66. Weston, Jessie Laidlay (1903). The legends of
Alp_(folklore)
Infernal familiar and domestic sprite from German folklore
Schmidt-Dengler, Wendelin [in German] (ed.). Die Wiederkehr der Drachen. C.H.Beck. p. 33. ISBN 978-3-406-40408-5.; repr. of: Doderer, Heimito von (1959)
Drak_(mythology)
Swiss music festival
Kilbi Genre Experimental, Noise rock, Electronic Dates May Locations Düdingen, Switzerland Years active 1991–present Website http://kilbi.badbonn.ch/
Bad_Bonn_Kilbi
Cycle of repeated birth, mundane existence and dying again
consciousness. Hungry ghost realm: hungry ghosts and other restless spirits (preta) are rebirths caused by karma of excessive craving and attachments. They
Saṃsāra_(Buddhism)
Conversion of forest to non-forest for human use
amendment to the soil. Mixed with biomass it brings the creation of terra preta, one of the richest soils on the planet and the only one known to regenerate
Deforestation
Measure of ionizing radiation in the environment
recorded on the Earth's surface was 90 μGy/h on a Brazilian black beach (areia preta in Portuguese) composed of monazite. This rate would convert to 0.8 Gy/a
Background_radiation
Converting wet biomass into solid material
coal can also be used very effectively to improve soils (see also Terra preta). Artificial humus could be used for the re-greening of eroded surfaces
Hydrothermal_carbonization
Portuguese-based creole of Cape Verde
Ex.: ómi feiu / mudjer feia "ugly man / ugly woman" bódi prétu / kabra préta "black buck / black goat" The adjectives for unanimated nouns have the same
Cape_Verdean_Creole
Brazilian singer-songwriter (born 1997)
sertanejo and forró, and features artists like Dorgival Dantas, Calcinha Preta and Raí Saia Rodada. Mioto was one of those selected in the "Music" category
Gustavo_Mioto
Women's quarters in the traditional house of a Muslim family
Lord. Kessinger Publishing. p. 242. Joseph Glass; Ruth Kark. "Sarah La Preta: A Slave in Jerusalem". Jerusalem Quarterly. 34: 41–50. doi:10.70190/jq
Harem
Legendary aquatic man-like being
skuggsjá: Speculum regale, p. 115 Magnussen, Finn; Rafn, C. C., eds. (1845). "Ch. XXIX. §10. Udtog af Konúngs skuggsjó angaaende Grönlands Beliggenhed og physiske
Merman
Storing carbon in a carbon pool
is done, using organic mulch or compost, working with biochar and terra preta, and changing the crop types. Methods used in forestry include reforestation
Carbon_sequestration
Legendary creature from Manx folklore
Contemporary Review, 40: 204 Cregeen (1835), s.v. "Glashtin", p. 79. Train (1845), Ch. VIII, "Sea-Glashtin", p. 147 Moore (1891), p. 52 Roeder (1897), Contribb
Glashtyn
State of Brazil
of California Press, ch 1. C. R. Boxer, The Golden Age of Brazil: 1695-1750, University of California Press, Berkeley, 1962. Ch. V Stuart B Schwartz,
Pernambuco
Brazilian footballer
Longuine agreed to a one-year loan deal with Guarani's fierce rivals Ponte Preta. However, he struggled with injuries during his period at the club, and
Rafael_Longuine
Water kobold that assists fishermen and sailors
Alexander von (eds.). Die deutschen Vokssagen. Deutsches Sagenbuch 4. München: C.H. Beck. pp. 162–163.; e-text @Projeckt Gutenberg As explained in Müllenhoff
Klabautermann
Antunes rejoint Göztepe SK" [Alexis Antunes joins Göztepe SK]. www.servettefc.ch (in French). Servette FC. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026. "GUILHERME
List of Turkish football transfers winter 2025–26
List_of_Turkish_football_transfers_winter_2025–26
Component of fine particulate matter
fertility is the Terra preta soils of central Amazonia, presumably human-made by pre-Columbian native populations. Terra preta soils have, on average
Black_carbon
Aboriginal Australian practice of regular burning
cultivation Slash-and-burn Slash-and-char Terra preta Bird, R. Bliege; Bird, D.W.; Codding, B.F.; Parker, C.H.; Jones (30 September 2008). "The "fire stick
Fire-stick_farming
Ritual offering
libation of water, to share his merit with his ancestors who had become pretas. This ceremony is also practiced at the end of Thai and Laotian Buddhist
Libation
Fictional race appearing in many fantasy works
[citation needed] Tolkien, J. R. R. (1955) The Return of the King, book 5, ch. 1 "Minas Tirith" Simpson, John (December 2003). "Words of choice: a selection
Halfling
Species of snake
Retrieved 11 January 2014. Ceríaco, Luis M.P.; et al. (2017). "The "Cobra-preta" of São Tomé Island, Gulf of Guinea, is a new species of Naja Laurenti,
Forest_cobra
Branch of soil science
fertile ones, as in the use of charcoal in the formation of Amazonian terra preta. Biota and soil biota: Soil organisms interact with the soil and contribute
Agricultural_soil_science
www.asemana.publ.cv. "15 Novembro 1950. Carlos Alves, o primeiro luvas pretas". ionline. Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2021-09-27
List of European association football families
List_of_European_association_football_families
Nordic mythological creature
be competition to their entitlement to the tithe (Revelationes, book VI, ch. 78). There is not enough here to precisely narrow down the nature of the
Nisse_(folklore)
Water spirit in Scottish folklore
William Butler (1888). Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry. London: Walter Scott. p. 94. Gill, W. Walter (1929). A Manx Scrapbook Arrowsmith. Ch. 4.
Each-uisge
Comune in Abruzzo, Italy
town is in a 12th-century record. Pretoro's name may derive from the word "preta", an earlier form of the word "pietra" or stone. The town stands on a rocky
Pretoro
Undisturbed natural environment
least 11,000 years through practices such as forest gardening and terra preta. The percentage of land area designated wilderness does not necessarily
Wilderness
to the attention of large brands. With the agency Mynd8, associated with Preta Gil, Lucas began to work with large brands from various industries and,
Camilla_de_Lucas
Brazilian telephone company (1973–1998)
Paulo teams (Corinthians, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Santos, Guarani and Ponte Preta), with the creation of Peg & Fale Gol, with cellphone models in the teams'
Telesp
de España. Retrieved 6 May 2024. "Anitta (Charts)" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 May 2024. "Anitta é a primeira artista brasileira a ter 100 milhões
Anitta_discography
Removal of atmospheric carbon dioxide through human activity
is done, using organic mulch or compost, working with biochar and terra preta, and changing the crop types. Methods used in forestry include for example
Carbon_dioxide_removal
Episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion
legs while devouring an Angel, was inspired by the Buddhist figures of the preta, damned people who are punished for their earthly sins with eternal hunger
Introjection (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Introjection_(Neon_Genesis_Evangelion)
least 11,000 years through practices such as forest gardening and terra preta. Since the 1970s, numerous geoglyphs have been discovered on deforested
Applications_of_agroforestry
State district in Pernambuco, Brazil
Arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha, 2nd ed. 1991. Fernando de Noronha islands.unep.ch Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine, Islands of Brazil, UN System-wide
Fernando_de_Noronha
Brazilian airline
(2024-04-09). "TOTAL RECEBERÁ NOVO BOEING 737-400 CARGO NA PRÓXIMA SEMANA". Caixa Preta da Solange (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-12. Martins, Carlos
Total_Linhas_Aéreas
Natural resource management technique
grassland or savanna, or opening up the forest by removing undergrowth. Terra preta soils, created by slow burning, are found mainly in the Amazon basin, where
Native American use of fire in ecosystems
Native_American_use_of_fire_in_ecosystems
Group of Hindu mother goddesses
enlisted; the Matrikas are listed with rakshasas (demons), bhutas (ghosts), pretas, dakinis and other dangerous beings. In the same text, milkmaids offer a
Matrikas
Knotted hair ascribed to fairies
Edgar has done, simply put, is made a mess of his hair. See also Jane Eyre, Ch. XIX; Jane's description of Rochester disguised as a gypsy: "... elf-locks
Fairy-lock
Nature reserve in Pakistan
themselves or family members of, prominent political figures of the area including Ch Mehmood Anwar and Rana Muhammad Ishaq Khan belonging to the ruling party of
Changa_Manga
Malevolent spirits in Scottish Highland folklore
Banshee, or Vaugh, or Weird Woman of the Water", p. 228. Evans, John (2004). "Ch. 3 Salad Days 1761–1763". The Gentleman Usher: The Life & Times of George
Fuath
Figure in Scottish folklore
peasantry. p. 292. Sir Walter Scott, Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft (1831), ch, 4 A Glossary of North Country Words, with Their Etymology, and Affinity to
Nicnevin
Creature from Shetland and Orkney Island folklore
apud Lee (2015), pp. 139–140. Muir (1998) and Marwick, E. (2000) [1975], "Ch. 2: Folk of Hill and Mound", pp. 30– apud Lee (2015), pp. 139–140. Muir (2003)
Trow_(folklore)
gives the victory to Toluca which returns to the top of the table]. SwissInfo.ch (in Spanish). Swiss info. 15 August 2022. Archived from the original on 15
List of outfield association footballers who played in goal
List_of_outfield_association_footballers_who_played_in_goal
Supernatural entity in German mythology
communicating with the spirit. Similar artwork is the copperplate (title art to Ch. 18) in Feldmann (1704). German: dreyen Jahren. That he wound up in "Estrup
Hinzelmann
Brazilian footballer (born 1988)
he can also play as a right midfielder or winger. "Nerylon Career Facts & Statistics". Frontgroup.ch.[permanent dead link] Nerylon at Soccerway v t e
Nerylon
American biologist
1016/j.neuron.2019.04.035. PMC 6639135. PMID 31151773. Lindtner, S; Catta-Preta, R; Tian, H; Su-Feher, L; Price, JD; Dickel, DE; Greiner, V; Silberberg
Michael T. McManus (biologist)
Michael_T._McManus_(biologist)
Breton water-fairy
often spelled "groah", the final consonant being pronounced like the German ch. One of the possible plurals is groagez. According to Joseph Rio the assimilation
Groac'h
Sub-Saharan agricultural water management
Contour trenching Spreading ground Anthrosol Dark earth § West Africa Terra preta Fertilizer tree § Use in Africa Oasification Afforestation Water scarcity
Rainwater harvesting in the Sahel
Rainwater_harvesting_in_the_Sahel
Municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Kaingang origin. However, the municipality’s name is officially registered with "ch," as seen in all traffic signs, vehicle plates, and official documents. During
Erechim
Legendary creature in Danish, Frisian and German mythology
Leander Petzold: Kleines Lexikon der Dämonen und Elementargeister. Verlag C.H. Beck, Munich 1990. ISBN 3-406-34019-9. Eckstein: Brot. In: Hanns Bächtold-Stäubli
Nis_Puk
Brazilian footballer (born 1988)
Sul, before switching to Náutico. In 2007, Everton Luiz signed with Ponte Preta, eventually finishing his formation in the club's youth setup. He made his
Everton_Luiz
Retrieved 19 February 2022. "GC Signs Central Defender Tomás Ribeiro". www.gcz.ch. Grasshopper Club Zürich. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 3
List of Portuguese football transfers winter 2021–22
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Sprite of German folklore
belegenen Stadt Alfeld (in German). Hildesheim: Ludolph Schröder. pp. 36–.; cf. Ch. VII, p. 31, n (w). Keightley, Thomas (1828a). "Hödeken". The Fairy Mythology
Hödekin
Endangered language isolate of Brazil
100 people. Três Lagoas (with families from the former village of Terra Preta), in Parque Indígena do Xingu Boa Esperança, in Parque Indígena do Xingu
Trumai_language
1961 mobilization campaign in Brazil
2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-03-19. Mello Bastos, Paulo de (2006). A Caixa Preta do Golpe de 64 (PDF). Família Bastos. p. 313. ISBN 978-85-89853-04-0. Archived
Legality_Campaign
Absentee Ownership. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1943. Terra preta: http://www.nature.com/climate/2009/0906/full/climate.2009.48.html Wikimedia
New York State College of Forestry at Cornell University
New_York_State_College_of_Forestry_at_Cornell_University
bscyb.ch (in German). Young Boys. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021. "YB verpflichtet Alexandre Jankewitz" [YB signs Alexandre Jankewitz]. www.bscyb.ch (in
List of Swiss football transfers summer 2021
List_of_Swiss_football_transfers_summer_2021
CH PRETA
CH PRETA
Surname or Lastname
English
English : ethnic name for someone from Denmark, from Middle English den(s)ch ‘Danish’ (Old English denisc). There were many Danes in England in the Middle Ages, not only the long-established settlers in the Danelaw region, but also more recent immigrants.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a ruffian, earlier for a hairy person, from Middle High German rūch, rūhe, rouch ‘hairy’, ‘shaggy’, ‘rough’.English : from a medieval personal name, a variant of Ralph.Italian (Sicily) : from a local variant of the personal name Rao, an old form of Ra(o)ul, composed of the Germanic elements rad ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ + wolf ‘wolf’. Compare Ralph.Indian : variant of Rao.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name, a plural variant of Oak.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dubhdara ‘son of Dubhdara’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘dark’ + dara(ch), genitive of dair ‘oak’, by translation of the main element of the Gaelic name.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from the personal name (Greek Nikolaos, from nikÄn ‘to conquer’ + laos ‘people’). Forms with -ch- are due to hypercorrection (compare Anthony). The name in various vernacular forms was popular among Christians throughout Europe in the Middle Ages, largely as a result of the fame of a 4th-century Lycian bishop, about whom a large number of legends grew up, and who was venerated in the Orthodox Church as well as the Catholic. In English-speaking countries, this surname is also found as an Americanized form of various Greek surnames such as Papanikolaou ‘(son of) Nicholas the priest’ and patronymics such as Nikolopoulos.The colonial official and revolutionary patriot Robert Carter Nicholas was from a prominent VA family on both sides. His father was a British navy surgeon who emigrated in about 1700 from Lancashire, England, to Williamsburg, VA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Mears.Dutch : topographic name from meers(ch) denoting lush, alluvial land by a watercourse.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Thatch.Vietnamese (Th&adotu;ch) : unexplained.Cambodian : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : occupational name for a hawker or travelling salesman, Middle Dutch me(e)rseman.Dutch : habitational name for someone from any of numerous places named ter or de Meers(ch).German : unexplained; possibly a variant of Massmann.English : unexplained.
CH PRETA
CH PRETA
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Ganesh
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to unisex forename use, derived from Middle English pipere, PIPER means "pipe-player."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Nipun
Boy/Male
Tamil
Boudhayan | பௌதாயந
The name of a sage
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Alice, ALYSE means "noble sort."
Boy/Male
Sikh
The only victorious
Boy/Male
French Israeli
The circle.
Girl/Female
Christian, French, Gujarati, Indian
Fairy; Crown or Garland; Shining; Light; Glowing
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Love for Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Indian
Lord Shiva
CH PRETA
CH PRETA
CH PRETA
CH PRETA
CH PRETA
a.
The morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical hour, succeeding to lauds.
v. t.
To fetter; to shackle; to chain. H () the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among the consonants, and is formed with the mouth organs in the same position as that of the succeeding vowel. It is used with certain consonants to form digraphs representing sounds which are not found in the alphabet, as sh, th, /, as in shall, thing, /ine (for zh see /274); also, to modify the sounds of some other letters, as when placed after c and p, with the former of which it represents a compound sound like that of tsh, as in charm (written also tch as in catch), with the latter, the sound of f, as in phase, phantom. In some words, mostly derived or introduced from foreign languages, h following c and g indicates that those consonants have the hard sound before e, i, and y, as in chemistry, chiromancy, chyle, Ghent, Ghibelline, etc.; in some others, ch has the sound of sh, as in chicane. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 153, 179, 181-3, 237-8.
n.
The acceptance of articles, or other tests tending to promote uniformity; esp. (Ch. of Eng.), formal assent to the Thirty-nine Articles and the Book of Common Prayer, required before ordination.
n.
One of the sonant mutes /, /, / (b, d, g), in Greek, or of their equivalents in other languages, so named as intermediate between the tenues, /, /, / (p, t, k), and the aspiratae (aspirates) /, /, / (ph or f, th, ch). Also called middle mute, or medial, and sometimes soft mute.
n.
The union of the four attributes of the Evangelists in one figure, which is represented as winged, and standing on winged fiery wheels, the wings being covered with eyes. The representations of it are evidently suggested by the vision of Ezekiel (ch. i.)
n.
One who conforms to or inculcates Judaism; specifically, pl. (Ch. Hist.), those Jews who accepted Christianity but still adhered to the law of Moses and worshiped in the temple at Jerusalem.
n.
A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a missionary offering. Specif.: (Ch. of Eng.) Personal tithes payable according to custom, either at certain seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain occasions as marriages or christenings.
n.
A member of a vestry; especially (Prot. Epis. Ch.), a member other than a warden. See Vestry.
n.
A compound radical, C6H5.CH, of the aromatic series, related to benzyl and benzoyl; -- used adjectively or in combination.
n.
The unsymmetrical hypothetical hydrocarbon radical, CH3.CH2.CH, analogous to ethylidene, and regarded as the type of certain derivatives of propane; -- called also propylidene.
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An aquatic animal, described in the book of Job, ch. xli., and mentioned in other passages of Scripture.
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A nitro derivative of methane, analogous to chloroform, obtained as a colorless oily or crystalline substance, CH.(NO2)3, quite explosive, and having well-defined acid properties.
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The hypothetical hydrocarbon radical CH, regarded as an essential residue of certain organic compounds.
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A univalent hydrocarbon radical of the ethylene series, CH2:CH; -- called also vinyl. See Vinyl.
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An interval of time; specifically (R. C. Ch.), in the plural, the intervals which the canon law requires between the reception of the various degrees of orders.
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Any one of a series of compounds analogous to the ketones, and consisting of the sulphuryl group united with two hydrocarbon radicals; as, dimethyl sulphone, (CH/)/.SO/.
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A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese; also (Prot. Epis. Ch.), a letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish.
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See Ch/lopoda.
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A term used differently by different authorities; -- by some as equivalent to fricative, -- that is, as including all the continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the further exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the semivowels w, y; by others limited to f, v, th surd and sonant, and the sound of German ch, -- thus excluding the sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and semivowels. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-208.