The traditional interpretation of the 道 character, dating back to the ( 121 CE ) Shuowen Jiezi dictionary, was a rare huiyi 會意 " compound ideogram " or " ideogrammic compound ".

It is not known when the game of Liubo originated, although according to legend it was invented by Wu Cao ( 烏曹, called Wu Zhou 烏胄 in the early 2nd century CE Shuowen Jiezi dictionary ), a minister to King Jie, the last king of the Xia Dynasty, who according to traditional chronology reigned 1728 BCE – 1675 BCE.

* Wikipedia: United States dictionary transcription — another secondary key, more familiar to users of traditional US dictionaries

Since the 18th century, the word " gazetteer " has been used interchangeably to define either its traditional meaning ( i. e. a geographical dictionary or directory ) or a daily newspaper, such as the London Gazetteer.

Publications include a translation of the Qur ' an, a variety of textbooks on subjects such as physics and geography, poetic and philosophical works, descriptions of traditional medicine, a dictionary, and several local newspapers.

N ' Ko publications include a translation of the Qur ' an, a variety of textbooks on subjects such as physics and geography, poetic and philosophical works, descriptions of traditional medicine, a dictionary, and several local newspapers.

In his paper " Changes in dictionary subject matter " from 2003, Sandro Nielsen suggested a lexicographic approach to defining a dictionary in contrast to the traditional linguistic approach.

The traditional law dictionary with definitions of legal terms serves to help users understand the legal texts they read ( a communicative function ) or to help users acquire knowledge about legal matters independent of any text ( a cognitive function ) – such law dictionaries are usually monolongual.

The traditional law dictionary with definitions of legal terms serves to help users understand the legal texts they read ( a communicative function ) or to help users acquire knowledge about legal matters independent of any text ( a cognitive function ) – such law dictionaries are usually monolingual.

In addition to all of the contents of the traditional paper dictionary, the electronic versions include:

Unlike a traditional dictionary or thesaurus the content is enlivened by often pungent or politically incorrect observations and asides intended to provide further comic effect.

For Dai Kan-Wa Jiten users unfamiliar with this traditional system of dictionary collation, the final index volume is an essential tool.

If Bultmann's own definition of myth is strictly adhered to ( and it is interesting that this is almost never done by those who make such pronouncements ), the evidence is overwhelming that he does not at all exaggerate the extent to which the mythological concepts of traditional theology have become incredible and irrelevant.

The traditional definition of Anatolia within modern Turkey

This traditional geographical definition is used, for example, in the latest edition of Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, as well as the archeological community.

Using the traditional definition, the anode switches ends between charge and discharge cycles.

The traditional definition of the role of the conservator involves the examination, conservation, and preservation of cultural heritage using " any methods that prove effective in keeping that property in as close to its original condition as possible for as long as possible.

CECA's notoriety immortalized the name Capoeira Angola as definition of the traditional Capoeira style.

Social conservatives ( in the first meaning of the word ) in many countries generally favor the pro-life position in the abortion controversy and oppose human embryonic stem cell research ( particularly if publicly funded ); oppose both eugenics and human enhancement ( transhumanism ) while supporting bioconservatism ; support a traditional definition of marriage as being one man and one woman ; view the nuclear family model as society's foundational unit ; oppose expansion of civil marriage and child adoption rights to couples in same-sex relationships ; promote public morality and traditional family values ; oppose atheism, especially militant atheism, secularism and the separation of church and state ; support the prohibition of drugs, prostitution, and euthanasia ; and support the censorship of pornography and what they consider to be obscenity or indecency.

One centers on the definition of " traditional society.

( Form of Content, that Louis Hjelmslev distinguished from Form of Expression ) than how the word " house " may be tied to a certain image of a traditional house ( i. e. the relationship between signifier and signified ) with each term being established in reciprocal determination with the other terms than by an ostensive description or definition: when can we talk about a " house " or a " mansion " or a " shed "?

A consistent definition of traditional folk music is elusive.

This is the traditional definition of " prime ".

The definition also covers activities which would fall within the traditional definition of money laundering as a process by which proceeds of crime are concealed or disguised so that they may be made to appear to be of legitimate origin.

The traditional definition of climate is pushed in to larger timescales with the further understanding of how the global oscillations cause both climate and weather disturbances in the synoptic and mesoscale timescales.

Modesto and Anderson reviewed the many previous definitions, and proposed a modified definition which they intended to retain most traditional content of the group while keeping it stable and monophyletic.

By Robert Graves's definition, a religion's traditional stories are " myths " if and only if one does not belong to the religion in question.

While not soaps in the traditional sense, these shows managed to appeal to wide audiences with their high drama mixed with humor, and are soap operas by definition.

The 2009 regulations changed the formal definition of blended Scotch whisky to achieve this result, but in a way that reflected traditional and current practice: before the 2009 SWR, any combination of Scotch whiskies qualified as a blended Scotch whisky, including for example a blend of single malt Scotch whiskies.

In traditional statements, the law provides an empirical definition of temperature and justification for the construction of practical thermometers.

Similarly, UNESCO includes both " oral tradition " and " traditional manifestations " in its definition of a country's cultural properties and heritage.

The second traditional definition comes from the 10th century Tantric scholar Rāmakaṇṭha, who belonged to the dualist school called the Śaiva Siddhānta: A tantra is a divinely revealed body of teachings, explaining what is necessary and what is a hindrance in the practice of the worship of God ; and also describing the specialized initiation and purification ceremonies that are the necessary prerequisites of Tantric practice.

It is one thing to give the traditional sort of definition of " God ," but it is quite another really to understand the terms used in the definition.

In common usage, it refers to the simpler properties when using the traditional operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with smaller values of numbers.

It refers to both orally-transmitted traditional music and recorded music and the styles vary considerably to include everything from " trad " ( traditional ) music to a wide range of hybrids.

The traditional name of Alpha Cygni means " tail " and refers to its position in the constellation.

Its traditional name means " breast " and refers to its position in the constellation.

In the study of mythology the term " myth " refers to a traditional story, often regarded as sacred, which explains how the world and its inhabitants came to have their present form.

Its traditional name, Alnair, means " the bright one " and refers to its status as the brightest star in Grus.

The Han Dynasty ( simplified Chinese: 汉朝 ; traditional Chinese: 漢朝 ; pinyin: Hàn Cháo ; 206 BCE – 220 CE ) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms ( 220 – 265 CE ). Spanning over four centuries, the period of the Han Dynasty is considered a golden age in Chinese history. To this day, China's majority ethnic group refers to itself as the " Han people ".

A heroic couplet is a traditional form for English poetry, commonly used for epic and narrative poetry ; it refers to poems constructed from a sequence of rhyming pairs of iambic pentameter lines.

In current usage, the word monarchy generally refers to a traditional system of hereditary rule, as elective monarchies are rare in the modern period ( though they do still exist in Vatican City, Andorra and Malaysia ).

The Encyclopaedia Britannica comments that " the consensus of the great majority of scholars today is that the most obvious and traditional understanding should be construed, namely, that rock refers to the person of Peter ".

There is a wide range of views among traditional sources about which tribe the stone refers to.

The " Red Army " refers to the traditional colour of the Communist movement.

Faced with the difficulty of defining RP, many writers have tried to distinguish between different sub-varieties: A. C. Gimson in earlier editions of his book proposed Conservative, General, and Advanced ; Conservative RP refers to a traditional accent associated with older speakers with certain social backgrounds ; General RP is often considered neutral regarding age, occupation, or lifestyle of the speaker ; and Advanced RP refers to speech of a younger generation of speakers.

Semantic HTML refers to the traditional HTML practice of markup following intention, rather than specifying layout details directly.

However, this view presupposes a rigid chronological sequence of 10: 5 and 11: 1, whereas the traditional Judeo-Christian interpretation is that 10: 5 refers to the same later scattering as mentioned more fully in 11: 9.

In modern usage, Uyghur refers to settled Turkic urban dwellers and farmers of Kashgaria or Uyghurstan who follow traditional Central Asian sedentary practices, as distinguished from nomadic Turkic populations in Central Asia.

In current usage, Uyghur refers to settled Turkic urban dwellers and farmers of the Tarim Basin and Ili who follow traditional Central Asian sedentary practices, as distinguished from nomadic Turkic populations in Central Asia.

In most competitions, including all those that subscribe to the BJCP style guidelines, as well as the International Mead Fest, the term " traditional mead " refers to this variety ( because mead is historically a variable product, these guidelines are a recent expedient, designed to provide a common language for competition judging ; style guidelines per se do not apply to commercial or historical examples of this or any other type of mead.

Digital prints refers to images printed using a digital printer instead of a traditional printing press.

Sushi refers to any dish made with vinegared rice ; and, while raw fish is one traditional sushi ingredient, many sushi dishes contain seafood that has been cooked, and others have no seafood at all.

A traditional method of preparation is baking, sometimes in a pie or pastry, though at present " possum pie " most often refers to a sweet confection containing no meat of any kind.

Classical analysis would normally be understood as any work not using functional analysis techniques, and is sometimes also called hard analysis ; it also naturally refers to the more traditional topics.