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Definition of incomprehensibility in English:
incomprehensibility
NOUN
See incomprehensible
Definition of incomprehensible in English:
incomprehensible
ADJECTIVE
Not able to be understood; not intelligible.
Origin
Late Middle English (earlier than comprehensible): from Latin incomprehensibilis, from in- ‘not’ + comprehensibilis
Pronunciation
incomprehensible
/ˌinˌkämprəˈhensəb(ə)l/ /ˌɪnˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l/
Pronunciation
incomprehensibility
/ˌinˌkämprəˌhensəˈbilədē/ /ˌɪnˌkɑmprəˌhɛnsəˈbɪlədi/
incomprehensibility
NOUN
See incomprehensible
Definition of incomprehensible in English:
incomprehensible
ADJECTIVE
Not able to be understood; not intelligible.
Origin
Late Middle English (earlier than comprehensible): from Latin incomprehensibilis, from in- ‘not’ + comprehensibilis
Pronunciation
incomprehensible
/ˌinˌkämprəˈhensəb(ə)l/ /ˌɪnˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l/
Pronunciation
incomprehensibility
/ˌinˌkämprəˌhensəˈbilədē/ /ˌɪnˌkɑmprəˌhɛnsəˈbɪlədi/
Incomprehensibilitiy (ˌinˌkämprəˌhensəˈbilədē/ˌɪnˌkɑmprəˌhɛnsəˈbɪlədi)
‘It can't: it is crammed with lovers packed in tight, the details smashed flat, extraneous facts shorn away to save space, mangled and compressed to the point of incomprehensibility and all beyond counting or collating.’
‘This article gives some idea of the incomprehensibility of such an event in Japan, where the discovery of a live bullet in someone's luggage at the airport is national news.’
‘Marriage is the theme, in all its incomprehensibility, its difficulty and its infinite gentle understandings.’
‘The result turned out to be so hard to understand that the novel acquired an aura of profundity by virtue of its sheer incomprehensibility.’
Incomprehensible (ˌinˌkämprəˈhensəb(ə)l/ˌɪnˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l)
‘This story from the St Albans Observer is completely incomprehensible.’
‘Confusing films may be in vogue, but confusing does NOT equal incomprehensible.’
‘Spoken entirely in Latin and Aramaic, it is contrived, opaque and incomprehensible.’
‘What seems perfectly reasonable for one person is completely incomprehensible for another.’
Incomprehensibilitiy (ˌinˌkämprəˌhensəˈbilədē/ˌɪnˌkɑmprəˌhɛnsəˈbɪlədi) & Incomprehensible (ˌinˌkämprəˈhensəb(ə)l/ˌɪnˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l)
‘It can't: it is crammed with lovers packed in tight, the details smashed flat, extraneous facts shorn away to save space, mangled and compressed to the point of incomprehensibility and all beyond counting or collating.’
‘This article gives some idea of the incomprehensibility of such an event in Japan, where the discovery of a live bullet in someone's luggage at the airport is national news.’
‘Marriage is the theme, in all its incomprehensibility, its difficulty and its infinite gentle understandings.’
‘The result turned out to be so hard to understand that the novel acquired an aura of profundity by virtue of its sheer incomprehensibility.’
Incomprehensible (ˌinˌkämprəˈhensəb(ə)l/ˌɪnˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l)
‘This story from the St Albans Observer is completely incomprehensible.’
‘Confusing films may be in vogue, but confusing does NOT equal incomprehensible.’
‘Spoken entirely in Latin and Aramaic, it is contrived, opaque and incomprehensible.’
‘What seems perfectly reasonable for one person is completely incomprehensible for another.’
Incomprehensibilitiy (ˌinˌkämprəˌhensəˈbilədē/ˌɪnˌkɑmprəˌhɛnsəˈbɪlədi) & Incomprehensible (ˌinˌkämprəˈhensəb(ə)l/ˌɪnˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l)
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Urban-District-Council (ˈərbən-ˈdɪstrɪkt-ˈkaʊnsəl)
NOUN
historical
The local council of an Urban District; abbreviated U.D.C.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Leeds Mercury.
Urban-District-Council (ˈərbən-ˈdɪstrɪkt-ˈkaʊnsəl)
NOUN
historical
The local council of an Urban District; abbreviated U.D.C.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Leeds Mercury.
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Urban-District-Council (ˈərbən-ˈdɪstrɪkt-ˈkaʊnsəl)
Urban-District-Council (ˈərbən-ˈdɪstrɪkt-ˈkaʊnsəl)
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Chrysanthemum (kriˈsanTHəməm/krɪˈsænθəməm)
NOUNplural noun chrysanthemums
A plant of the daisy family with brightly colored ornamental flowers, existing in many cultivated varieties.
Genera Chrysanthemum or (most cultivated species) Dendranthema, family Compositae
Origin
Mid 16th century (originally denoting the corn marigold): from Latin, from Greek khrusanthemon, from khrusos ‘gold’ + anthemon ‘flower’.
Pronunciation
chrysanthemum
/kriˈsanTHəməm/ /krɪˈsænθəməm/
Chrysanthemum (kriˈsanTHəməm/krɪˈsænθəməm)
NOUNplural noun chrysanthemums
A plant of the daisy family with brightly colored ornamental flowers, existing in many cultivated varieties.
Genera Chrysanthemum or (most cultivated species) Dendranthema, family Compositae
Origin
Mid 16th century (originally denoting the corn marigold): from Latin, from Greek khrusanthemon, from khrusos ‘gold’ + anthemon ‘flower’.
Pronunciation
chrysanthemum
/kriˈsanTHəməm/ /krɪˈsænθəməm/
‘I went upstairs on the roof and sat among the potted plants, among the violets and chrysanthemums and marigolds and daisies.’
‘Vegetable harvest coincides with bright autumn foliage, chrysanthemums, asters and sedum.’
‘Those inspired by the Far East included stylized water lilies, chrysanthemums, peonies, prunus blossoms, wisteria, and wild roses, as well as birds and insects.’
‘Many flowers are edible, the most common culinary varieties being calendula, chrysanthemum, daylily, nasturtium, pansy, violet and zucchini.’
‘The main crops produced were roses, mimosas, carnations and chrysanthemums, as ornamental non-edible plants, and tomato, lettuce and basil, as edible ones.’
‘If you have a history of allergy to daisies, ragweed, marigolds, chrysanthemums, or related plants, you may be more at risk of having an allergic reaction to echinacea.’
‘Planted along with traditional peonies, irises and chrysanthemums, are lupines, veronicas and Canterbury bells, a contemporary feature rarely seen in Japanese gardens.’
‘You no doubt have heard of cloth houses being used to grow many plants commercially, in particular chrysanthemums, asters, snapdragons, and occasionally roses.’
Chrysanthemum (kriˈsanTHəməm/krɪˈsænθəməm)
‘Vegetable harvest coincides with bright autumn foliage, chrysanthemums, asters and sedum.’
‘Those inspired by the Far East included stylized water lilies, chrysanthemums, peonies, prunus blossoms, wisteria, and wild roses, as well as birds and insects.’
‘Many flowers are edible, the most common culinary varieties being calendula, chrysanthemum, daylily, nasturtium, pansy, violet and zucchini.’
‘The main crops produced were roses, mimosas, carnations and chrysanthemums, as ornamental non-edible plants, and tomato, lettuce and basil, as edible ones.’
‘If you have a history of allergy to daisies, ragweed, marigolds, chrysanthemums, or related plants, you may be more at risk of having an allergic reaction to echinacea.’
‘Planted along with traditional peonies, irises and chrysanthemums, are lupines, veronicas and Canterbury bells, a contemporary feature rarely seen in Japanese gardens.’
‘You no doubt have heard of cloth houses being used to grow many plants commercially, in particular chrysanthemums, asters, snapdragons, and occasionally roses.’
Chrysanthemum (kriˈsanTHəməm/krɪˈsænθəməm)
by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 20, 2022
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Pissaladière (ˌpēsälädˈyer/ˌpisɑlɑdˈjɛr)
NOUN
A Provençal open tart resembling pizza, typically made with onions, anchovies, and black olives.
Origin
French, from Provençal pissaladiero, from pissala ‘salt fish’.
Pronunciation
pissaladière
/ˌpēsälädˈyer/ /ˌpisɑlɑdˈjɛr/
Pissaladière (ˌpēsälädˈyer/ˌpisɑlɑdˈjɛr)
NOUN
A Provençal open tart resembling pizza, typically made with onions, anchovies, and black olives.
Origin
French, from Provençal pissaladiero, from pissala ‘salt fish’.
Pronunciation
pissaladière
/ˌpēsälädˈyer/ /ˌpisɑlɑdˈjɛr/
‘The pissaladière of Provence, topped with an onion-and-tomato mixture, a latticework of salt anchovy fillets, and olives, is sometimes made with pastry, but properly has a bread base.’
‘And then, alas, the pissaladière was on plasticky pastry and all but free of anchovies, the salade de gésiers was greasy, the pig's head was fine but uninteresting with a good, tangy gribiche.’
‘Pissaladière is a specialty from Nice, in the South of France.’
‘Just over the border from Italy, in the south of France, they have their own version of pizza Pissaladière.’
Pissaladière (ˌpēsälädˈyer/ˌpisɑlɑdˈjɛr)
‘And then, alas, the pissaladière was on plasticky pastry and all but free of anchovies, the salade de gésiers was greasy, the pig's head was fine but uninteresting with a good, tangy gribiche.’
‘Pissaladière is a specialty from Nice, in the South of France.’
‘Just over the border from Italy, in the south of France, they have their own version of pizza Pissaladière.’
Pissaladière (ˌpēsälädˈyer/ˌpisɑlɑdˈjɛr)
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