Daffodil International University
Faculty of Humanities and Social Science => English => Topic started by: shamshoque on May 02, 2017, 12:35:10 PM
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Can any one out there help one of my students finding the meaning of the word, " Saviter" please?
Shams Hoque
Associate Professor in English
DIU
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Savitar -an important Hindu god; the sun in its life-giving aspect.
Saviter? No idea :-\
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Thank you madam but a student came across the word in a film called "The Flash" I haven't sen the film. Has anyone? Perhaps, it would give a clue.
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It's an acronym.
S-is for success, in all you will do.
A-is for accomplished, in all that you do.
V-is for valor, your strength.
I-is for intense, your zest of living.
T-is for tried, tried and true you.
E-is for expressive, not one to hold within.
R-is for rock star, let it out!
Let's teach our students how to use google ;)
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Google, that's where you found it Rafi? Good!
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Can you help finding the meaning of "aa", please?
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The definition of AA is "Alcoholics Anonymous" or "African-American" or "Automobile Association :)
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Thanks Rafi for your interesting responses but I was looking foe a real word meaning for "aa" and its first entry into a dictionary. I hope you would come up with the right response now. Thank you
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aa: Basaltic lava forming very rough, jagged masses with a light frothy texture.
Origin:
Mid 19th century: from Hawaiian 'a-'a.
Source: Oxford Dictionary.
If you are happy now :)
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Yes, Rafi. Thank you. I am happy about its first appearance which was in the Oxford Dictionary but I'm still looking for the meaning of the word.
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Anybody home????
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OK, then. Here it is:
"aa: A kind of volcanic lava that forms jagged masses with a light frothy texture; in an unrelated sense ('a stream') "aa" is the first entry in the Oxford English Dictionary."
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Good to know!
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Thank you madam.