Wednesday, May 13, 2009

you know

unit |ˈyoōnit|
noun
1 an individual thing or person regarded as single and complete, esp. for purposes of calculation
2 a quantity chosen as a standard in terms of which other quantities may be expressed
3 the number one.

ORIGIN late 16th cent.(as a mathematical term): from Latin unus, probably suggested by digit .

know |nō|
verb ( past knew |n(y)oō|; past part. known |nōn|)
1 [with clause ] be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
2 [ trans. ] have developed a relationship with (someone) through meeting and spending time with them; be familiar or friendly with
3 [ trans. ] archaic have sexual intercourse with (someone). [ORIGIN: a Hebraism that has passed into modern languages; compare with German erkennen, French connaître.]

ORIGIN Old English cnāwan (earlier gecnāwan) [recognize, identify,] of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin (g)noscere, Greek gignōskein, also by can 1 and ken .

gnosis |ˈnōsis|
noun
knowledge of spiritual mysteries.
ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Greek gnōsis 'knowledge' (related to gignōskein 'know' ).

no |nō|
adjective
1 not any
2 used to indicate that something is quite the opposite of what is being specified
4 used in notices or slogans forbidding or rejecting something specified

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