DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RIGHT WORD AND THE ALMOST RIGHT WORD IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIGHTNING AND THE LIGHTNING BUG

Англо-русский перевод DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RIGHT WORD AND THE ALMOST RIGHT WORD IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIGHTNING AND THE LIGHTNING BUG

Разница между правдивыми и почти правдивыми словами такая же, как между светом молнии и жуком-светлячком. Twain (Твен).

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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LIGHTNING — Visible discharge of electricity when part of the atmosphere acquires enough electrical charge to overcome the resistance of the air. …
Английский словарь Британика
WORD — I. ˈwərd, ˈwə̄d, ˈwəid noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIGHT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — I. ˈlītniŋ, -nēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lightning, lightening, from gerund of lihtenen, lightenen to lighten — …
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DIFFERENCE — I. ˈdifərn(t)s, -f(ə)rən-, -R sometimes -fən- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin differentia, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETWEEN — I. bə̇.ˈtwēn, bē.- preposition Etymology: Middle English betwene, preposition & adverb, from Old English betwēonum, from be- + -twēonum (dative …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETWEEN — (prep.) With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent or subject; …
Английский словарь Webster
BETWEEN — ( prep. ) With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WORD — /werrd/ , n. 1. a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RIGHT — — rightable , adj. /ruyt/ , adj., righter, rightest , n., adv., v. adj. 1. in accordance with what is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — /luyt"ning/ , n. , v. , lightninged, lightning , adj. n. 1. a brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, …
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DIFFERENCE — /dif"euhr euhns, dif"reuhns/ , n. , v. , differenced, differencing . n. 1. the state or relation of being different; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETWEEN — — betweenness , n. /bi tween"/ , prep. 1. in the space separating (two points, objects, etc.): between New York …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORD — I. ˈwərd noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German wort word, Latin verbum, Greek eirein …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RIGHT — I. ˈrīt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English riht; akin to Old High German reht right, Latin rectus straight, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIGHTNING — I. ˈlīt-niŋ noun Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of lightenen to lighten Date: 13th century 1. : the flashing of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIFFERENCE — I. ˈdi-fərn(t)s, ˈdi-f(ə-)rən(t)s noun Date: 14th century 1. a. : the quality or state of being different the difference between …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BETWEEN — I. bi-ˈtwēn, bē- preposition Etymology: Middle English betwene, preposition & adverb, from Old English betwēonum, from be- + -twēonum (dative …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORD — noun verbal contention; dispute. 2. word ·noun signal; order; command; direction. 3. word ·noun talk; discourse; speech; language. 4. word …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
DIFFERENCE — noun choice; preference. 2. difference ·vt to cause to differ; to make different; to mark as different; to distinguish. 3. …
Webster English vocab
BETWEEN — noun intermediate time or space; interval. 2. between ·prep belonging in common to two; shared by both. 3. between ·prep …
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LIGHTNING — [light.ning] n [ME, fr. gerund of lightenen to lighten] (13c) 1: the flashing of light produced by a discharge of …
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BETWEEN — [be.tween] prep [ME betwene, prep. & adv., fr. OE betweonum, fr. be- + -tweonum (dat. pl.) (akin to Goth tweihnai …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIGHTNING — the visible discharge of atmospheric electricity that occurs when a region of the atmosphere acquires an electrical charge, or potential …
Britannica English vocabulary
LIGHTNING — lightning BrE AmE ˈlaɪt nɪŋ ▶ ˈ lightning bug BrE AmE ▶ ˈ lightning con ˌ ductor BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WORD — / wɜːd; NAmE wɜːrd/ noun , verb , exclamation ■ noun UNIT OF LANGUAGE 1. [ C ] a single …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIGHT — / raɪt; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb , exclamation ■ adjective MORALLY GOOD 1. [ not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — / ˈlaɪtnɪŋ; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun [ U ] a flash, or several flashes, of very bright …
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DIFFERENCE — / ˈdɪfrəns; NAmE / noun 1. [ C , U ] difference (between A and B) | difference (in sth) …
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BETWEEN — / bɪˈtwiːn; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. in or into the space separating two or more points, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORD — I. word 1 S1 W1 /wɜːd $ wɜːrd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ worded , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIGHTNING — I. light ‧ ning 1 /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: lighten 'to become less dark' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIFFERENCE
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BETWEEN — be ‧ tween S1 W1 /bɪˈtwiːn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betweonum ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORD — n. & v. --n. 1 a sound or combination of sounds forming a meaningful element of speech, usu. shown with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHTNING — n. & adj. --n. a flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BETWEEN — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 a at or to a point in the area or interval bounded by two or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORD — n. & v. n. 1 a sound or combination of sounds forming a meaningful element of speech, usu. shown with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — n. & adj. n. a flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BETWEEN — prep. & adv. prep. 1 a at or to a point in the area or interval bounded by two or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORD — n. & v. --n. 1. a sound or combination of sounds forming a meaningful element of speech, usu. shown with …
Oxford English vocab
RIGHT
Oxford English vocab
LIGHTNING — n. & adj. --n. a flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and …
Oxford English vocab
BETWEEN — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. a at or to a point in the area or interval bounded by two or …
Oxford English vocab
RIGHT — I. CORRECT, APPROPRIATE, OR ACCEPTABLE /raɪt/ ( rights, righting, righted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORD — ( words, wording, worded) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A word …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — 1. Lightning is the very bright flashes of light in the sky that happen during thunderstorms. One man died when …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIFFERENCE — ( differences) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The difference between two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETWEEN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETWEEN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIGHTNING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at/with lightning speed (= very quickly ) ▪ He moved with his usual lightning …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIFFERENCE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crucial difference ▪ There is a crucial difference between the British and American attitudes. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BETWEEN — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a correlation exists between sth and sth ▪ A strong correlation exists between social class …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIGHTNING — [noun] [U] - a flash of bright light in the sky which is produced by electricity moving between clouds or …
Cambridge English vocab
DIFFERENCE — [noun](A) difference is the way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not the same.The difference …
Cambridge English vocab
BETWEEN — (CONNECTING) [preposition] - connecting two or more places, things or peopleThere is a regular train service between Glasgow and Edinburgh.There …
Cambridge English vocab
LIGHTNING — n. Visible discharge of electricity when part of the atmosphere acquires enough electrical charge to overcome the resistance of the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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