Wednesday, November 23, 2005
The Question of the Day.
Can a single word ACT in many different ways, depending on its context?
and if so, does the ACT of placing the word in different context change the meaning of the word ACT?
or is the word ACT itself the process of becoming the meaning of the word ACT?
is there a single tangible word act that soildifies the meaning of the word act, such as the placing of the word in the context of a dictionary?
does the act of looking up the word act constitute a pointless action?
acta: f minutes; (cerificado.) certificate.
activar: vt activate; (acelerar) speed up. ~ idad activity ~ o a active. m, assets
oh shit. wrong dictionary. what does that act mean? what is the meaning of my action? is it all just an act?
OED
acid rock: n a style of rock music popular in the lat 1960s, associated with hallucinogenic drugs.
acid test: a conclusive test of success or value ~origin figuratively, from the original use denoting a test for gold using nitric acid.
acidulate: v. make slightly acidic. ~derivatives acidulated adj. acidulation. n.
~origin C18: L. lit. 'a kernel'
acid drop: a boiled sweet with a sharp taste.
acid house: n. a kind of synthesized dance music with a fast repetitive beat, associated with the taking of drugs.
acidemitry: n. measurement of the stregnths of acids.
acid jazz: n. a kind of dance music incorporating elements of jazz, smfunck, soul and hip hop
acidophillic: adj. biology 1. relating to or denoting cells readily stained with acid dyes. 2. growing best in acid conditions.
acidophilus: n. a bacterium used to make yogurt. ~origin: 1920s, mod. L., lit. acid-loving.
ACID: n. 1. a substance (typically a corrosive or sour tasting liquid) with particular chemical properties including turning litmus red, neutralizing alkalis, and dissolving some metals. >chemistry any moelcule able to donate a proton or accept electrons in reactions. 2. informal. the drug LSD adj. 1. containing or having the properites of an acid; having a pH of less than 7. >geology & metallurgy rich in silica. 2. sharp-tasting (DZING!) or sour. 3. (of remarks) bitter or cutting. ~ derivatives: acidic adj. acidification n. acidify v. acidity n. acidly adv. acidy adj. ~origin C17: from L. acidus, from acere 'be sour.'
ACT: abbrev. 1. advance corporation tax. 2. Australian Capital Territory
act: v. 1. take action: do something > act up. informal. behave badly. 2. act for/on behalf of. represent on a contractual or legal basis. > as adj. acting. temporarily doing the duties of another. 3. take effect or have a particular effect. 4. perform a fictional role in a play or film behave so as to appear to be: I acted dumb. >act something out. perform a narrative as if it were a play. n. 1. a thing done. 2. a simulation or pretence >a particular type of behaviour or routine: he did his Sir Galahad Act 3. law. a written ordinance of parliament, congress, etc. 4. dated. a record of the decisions or proceedings of a commitee or an academic body. 5. a main division of a play, ballet, or opera. 6. a set performance.
PHRASES
act of God an instance of uncontrollable natural forces in operation. act of grace. a priveliege or concession that cannot be claimed as a right. that cannot be claimed as a right. get (or be) in on the act. informal. become (or be) involved in a particular activity, in order to gain an advantage.
~derivatives actabilitiy n. actable. adj. acting n.
~origin ME: from L. actus 'event, thing done' from actagere 'do, act' reinforced by fr. acte.
actant: n. grammar. 1. a noun or noun phrase involved in the action expressed by a verb. 2. (in literary theory) a person, creature, or object playing a role in a narrative.
actinian: n. zoology. a sea anemony
ACTOR, ACTANT: Actant is a term from semiotics covering both humans and nonhumans: an actor is an entity that modifies another entity in a trial; of actors it can only be said that they act; their competence is deduced from their performances; the action, in turn, is always recorded in the course of a trail and by an experimental protocol, elementary or not. (b. latour. the politics of nature.)
and if so, does the ACT of placing the word in different context change the meaning of the word ACT?
or is the word ACT itself the process of becoming the meaning of the word ACT?
is there a single tangible word act that soildifies the meaning of the word act, such as the placing of the word in the context of a dictionary?
does the act of looking up the word act constitute a pointless action?
acta: f minutes; (cerificado.) certificate.
activar: vt activate; (acelerar) speed up. ~ idad activity ~ o a active. m, assets
oh shit. wrong dictionary. what does that act mean? what is the meaning of my action? is it all just an act?
OED
acid rock: n a style of rock music popular in the lat 1960s, associated with hallucinogenic drugs.
acid test: a conclusive test of success or value ~origin figuratively, from the original use denoting a test for gold using nitric acid.
acidulate: v. make slightly acidic. ~derivatives acidulated adj. acidulation. n.
~origin C18: L. lit. 'a kernel'
acid drop: a boiled sweet with a sharp taste.
acid house: n. a kind of synthesized dance music with a fast repetitive beat, associated with the taking of drugs.
acidemitry: n. measurement of the stregnths of acids.
acid jazz: n. a kind of dance music incorporating elements of jazz, smfunck, soul and hip hop
acidophillic: adj. biology 1. relating to or denoting cells readily stained with acid dyes. 2. growing best in acid conditions.
acidophilus: n. a bacterium used to make yogurt. ~origin: 1920s, mod. L., lit. acid-loving.
ACID: n. 1. a substance (typically a corrosive or sour tasting liquid) with particular chemical properties including turning litmus red, neutralizing alkalis, and dissolving some metals. >chemistry any moelcule able to donate a proton or accept electrons in reactions. 2. informal. the drug LSD adj. 1. containing or having the properites of an acid; having a pH of less than 7. >geology & metallurgy rich in silica. 2. sharp-tasting (DZING!) or sour. 3. (of remarks) bitter or cutting. ~ derivatives: acidic adj. acidification n. acidify v. acidity n. acidly adv. acidy adj. ~origin C17: from L. acidus, from acere 'be sour.'
ACT: abbrev. 1. advance corporation tax. 2. Australian Capital Territory
act: v. 1. take action: do something > act up. informal. behave badly. 2. act for/on behalf of. represent on a contractual or legal basis. > as adj. acting. temporarily doing the duties of another. 3. take effect or have a particular effect. 4. perform a fictional role in a play or film behave so as to appear to be: I acted dumb. >act something out. perform a narrative as if it were a play. n. 1. a thing done. 2. a simulation or pretence >a particular type of behaviour or routine: he did his Sir Galahad Act 3. law. a written ordinance of parliament, congress, etc. 4. dated. a record of the decisions or proceedings of a commitee or an academic body. 5. a main division of a play, ballet, or opera. 6. a set performance.
PHRASES
act of God an instance of uncontrollable natural forces in operation. act of grace. a priveliege or concession that cannot be claimed as a right. that cannot be claimed as a right. get (or be) in on the act. informal. become (or be) involved in a particular activity, in order to gain an advantage.
~derivatives actabilitiy n. actable. adj. acting n.
~origin ME: from L. actus 'event, thing done' from actagere 'do, act' reinforced by fr. acte.
actant: n. grammar. 1. a noun or noun phrase involved in the action expressed by a verb. 2. (in literary theory) a person, creature, or object playing a role in a narrative.
actinian: n. zoology. a sea anemony
ACTOR, ACTANT: Actant is a term from semiotics covering both humans and nonhumans: an actor is an entity that modifies another entity in a trial; of actors it can only be said that they act; their competence is deduced from their performances; the action, in turn, is always recorded in the course of a trail and by an experimental protocol, elementary or not. (b. latour. the politics of nature.)
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