Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The upper layers of a soil profile in which topsoil formation occurs.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Scots law, ground; a piece of ground.
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- noun Within a
soil profile , a set of related soil horizons that share the same cycle of pedogenic processes.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Now, it is a peculiarity of our German language, whenever a statement is made regarding two things, one of which is affirmed while the other is negatived, to add the word solum, 'alone,' to the word 'not' or 'none.'
Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation 1904
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"I knew full well," he says, "that in the Latin and Greek texts of Rom. 3, 28 the word solum
Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation 1904
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Cuius est solum, eius est usque ad caelum et ad inferos.
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Non solum sed etiam, the term “pirate” is simply puerile when real pirates are operating out of the coast of somalia, for how can the designation be shared between two entirely unrelated activities?
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Homo potest simul multa intendere, quia est intentio non solum finis ultimi, sed etiam finis medii: simul autem intendit aliquis et finem proximum, et ulti...
Yet another study tells us what we already know Suzanne 2010
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Homo potest simul multa intendere, quia est intentio non solum finis ultimi, sed etiam finis medii: simul autem intendit aliquis et finem proximum, et ulti...
Evangelicals and the Contraceptive Mentality Suzanne 2010
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Homo potest simul multa intendere, quia est intentio non solum finis ultimi, sed etiam finis medii: simul autem intendit aliquis et finem proximum, et ulti...
Who says IVF is not the commodification of babies? Suzanne 2010
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Homo potest simul multa intendere, quia est intentio non solum finis ultimi, sed etiam finis medii: simul autem intendit aliquis et finem proximum, et ulti...
The callousness of the pro-abort side Suzanne 2010
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Homo potest simul multa intendere, quia est intentio non solum finis ultimi, sed etiam finis medii: simul autem intendit aliquis et finem proximum, et ulti...
Story of My Life Suzanne 2010
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Homo potest simul multa intendere, quia est intentio non solum finis ultimi, sed etiam finis medii: simul autem intendit aliquis et finem proximum, et ulti...
ACTION ALERT! Government of Canada's pre-budget financial consultation Suzanne 2010
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