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English Idioms :: random
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randrop.html - See: AT RANDOM. |
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Traditional English :: rand(1)
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randrop.html - n. 1 the chief monetary unit of South Africa and some neighbouring countries. 2 S.Afr. a ridge of high ground on either side of a river. [Afrik., = edge, rel. to RAND(2): sense 1 f. the Rand, gold-field district near Johannesburg] |
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Traditional English :: rand(2)
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randrop.html - n.
a levelling-strip of leather between the heel and sides of a shoe or boot. [OE f. Gmc] |
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Traditional English :: random
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randrop.html - adj. 1 made, done, etc., without method or conscious choice (random selection). 2 Statistics a with equal chances for each item. b given by a random process. 3 (of masonry) with stones of irregular size and shape. at random without aim or purpose or principle. random-access Computing (of a memory or file) having all parts directly accessible, so that it need not read sequentially. random error Statistics an error in measurement caused by factors which vary from one measurement to another. randomize v.tr. (also -ise). randomization n. randomly adv. randomness n. [ME f. OF randon great speed f. randir gallop] |
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Traditional English :: randy
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randrop.html - adj. (randier, randiest) 1 lustful; eager for sexual gratification. 2 Sc. loud-tongued, boisterous, lusty. randily adv. randiness n. [perh. f. obs. rand f. obs. Du. randen, ranten RANT] |
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English Idioms :: random
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