hourglass | By itself, as a noun, it means exactly what is pictured. | |||
to wait (v.) |
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The hourglass is the standard symbol for time, but when we see it all alone on a computer screen, it means "wait". By itself, as a using verb, we'll translate it this way, but we'll still use it in combos as a radical for time. | ||
a wait (n.) |
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clock | By itself, as a noun, it means exactly what is pictured. | |||
to schedule, to plan, to set an alarm |
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When you see this clock by itself on a computer screen, it probably means that you have an alarm set. | ||
time |
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The two attributes of Father Time. | ||
now |
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"This time" | ||
then |
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"That time" | ||
when |
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"What time" | ||
always |
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"All time" | ||
sometimes |
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"Some time" | ||
year | From alchemy, according to Liungman. | |||
month | Alchemy. Liungman | |||
week | Alchemy, Liungman | |||
day | Alchemy. Liungman | |||
hour | Alchemy. Liungman. In hasty writing, this might tend to look like [hourglass] or [ten] so we'll have to monitor this. | |||
winter | From almanacs. Liungman. | |||
spring | From almanacs. Liungman. | |||
summer | From almanacs. Liungman. | |||
fall | From almanacs. Liungman. | |||
sunrise, dawn | ||||
morning |
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noon | ||||
afternoon |
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sunset, twilight | ||||
evening |
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night |
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Last updated January 2004
Copyright © 2004 Matthew White