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| A.D. |
A.D. is an abbreviation of the Latin words "anno domini." The abbreviation A.D. is used in dates when people are talking about things in history that happened after Jesus Christ was born. The year that Jesus Christ was born is called "1 A.D." The year after that is called "2 A.D." Jesus Christ is considered both God and man in the religion of Christianity, and he is an important figure in the history of the world. The calendar that most people use nowadays was created by Christians. That's why the year of Christ's birth was chosen as a way to divide older times from newer times. This calendar is not the first or only calendar that people in the world have created, but most people nowadays use this particular calendar. Instead of "A.D.," though, people often use "C.E." nowadays, which stands for "Common Era" or "Christian Era." |
| an |
another word for a. It is used before words that start with a, e, i, o, or u, or before words that begin with vowel sounds. |
| B.C.E. |
B.C.E. is an abbreviation of the words "before the Common Era." This abbreviation is often used for dates in history. The abbreviation B.C.E. (or "BCE") is used in dates when people are talking about things in history that happened before Jesus Christ was born. The year before Jesus Christ was born is called "1 B.C.E." The year before that is called "2 B.C.E." Jesus Christ is considered both God and man in the religion of Christianity, and Jesus Christ is an important figure in the history of the world. The calendar that most people use nowadays was shaped by believers of Christianity. That's why the year of Christ's birth was chosen as a way to divide older times from newer times. This calendar is not the first or only calendar that people in the world have created, but most people nowadays use this calendar that uses the year of Christ's birth in this way. "B.C.E." replaces an older abbreviation, which is "B.C." |
| C.E. |
"C.E." is an abbreviation of the words "Common Era "or "Christian Era." It is used in dates when people are talking about things in history that happened after Jesus Christ was born. The year that Jesus Christ was born is called "1 C.E." The year after that is called "2 C.E." Jesus Christ is considered both God and man in the religion of Christianity, and he is an important figure in the history of the world. The calendar that most people use nowadays was created by Christians. That's why the year of Christ's birth was chosen as a way to divide older times from newer times. This calendar is not the first or only calendar that people in the world have created, but most people nowadays use this particular calendar. "A.D." is an older abbreviation" that gives the same meaning as "C.E." |
| consonant |
When you speak, you make different kinds of sounds. Some of these sounds are called consonants and some are called vowels. These two kinds of sounds are made in different ways in your mouth. The letters D, K, B, S and M stand for some of the consonant sounds that we make in English. The letters A, E, and O stand for some of the vowel sounds. [1/2 definitions] |
| electronic mail |
a written message sent between people from a computer in one location to a computer in another location; e-mail. |
| email |
An email is a message that someone writes on a computer and sends to someone at another computer. Email can also mean more than one message like this. Sometimes "email" is spelled "e-mail." |
| emoticon |
(from "emotion icon") a small icon made of punctuation characters and letters that is placed in an e-mail or text. An emoticon shows the mood of the writer. |
| gym |
"Gym" also means "physical education," or "P.E." A class in P.E. teaches students how to exercise and play sports. [1/3 definitions] |
| homograph |
a word that has the same spelling as another but a different meaning and history. Homographs are often pronounced differently from each other. In the sentence, "She shed a tear over the tear in her dress," the two words spelled "t-e-a-r" are homographs. |
| mark1 |
When a teacher tells you how well you are doing in school or how well you did on some test or homework, sometimes they give you a mark. A mark is often a letter of the alphabet that has a meaning. G is a mark that means "good." E is a mark that means "excellent." Another word for mark is "grade." [1/9 definitions] |
| P.E.1 |
"P.E." is an abbreviation for "physical education." Physical education is instruction in sports, exercise, and keeping the body clean and in good condition. Physical education is taught in a school. |
| physical education |
Physical education is instruction in sports, exercise, and the care of the human body. Physical education is taught in a school. Sometimes people just call it "P.E." |
| Spam |
(lower case) junk mail received by e-mail. Spam is usually advertising sent to a large group of people. [1/3 definitions] |
| spell1 |
If N-O-S-E spells "nose", it means that N, O, S, and E are the letters that make up the word "nose." [1/3 definitions] |
| vowel |
in the English alphabet, any of the letters "a," "e," "i," "o," "u," and sometimes "y." [2 definitions] |
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