tall

  • 31tall — adjective /tɔːl,tɔl,tɑl/ a) fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent; being of more than average height b) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be… …

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  • 32tall — See tall, lofty, high …

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  • 33tall — I Jamaican Slang Glossary Long. Har hair tall, ee? (Her hair is long, huh?) II Rasta Dictionary long …

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  • 34tall — [14] The ancestral meaning of tall is ‘quick’. It is a descendant of Old English getæl ‘quick, ready’, whose relatives included Old Frisian tel and Old High German gizal ‘quick’, and which may go back ultimately to the prehistoric Germanic base… …

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  • 35tall —   Loa, loloa (as a person); ki eki e (as a hill, tree).   Also: lō ihi, lōkihi, kilakila, āewa, makikoe, ku i, kolihana, le o, le olani, leioa, lolopaioea, paioa, mōkila, molola, oeoe, hi i;     and slender, ōeoeo, mā ohe ohe, pīlahi;     and… …

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  • 36tall — [14] The ancestral meaning of tall is ‘quick’. It is a descendant of Old English getæl ‘quick, ready’, whose relatives included Old Frisian tel and Old High German gizal ‘quick’, and which may go back ultimately to the prehistoric Germanic base… …

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  • 37Tall poppy syndrome — (TPS) is a pejorative term used in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to describe what is seen as a leveling social attitude. Someone is said to be a target of tall poppy syndrome when his or her assumption of a higher economic …

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  • 38tall´ness — tall «tl», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. a) higher than the average; having great height; high: »New York has many tall buildings. SYNONYM(S): lofty, towering. See syn. under high. (Cf. ↑high) b) …

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  • 39Tall Poppies Records — is an Australian record label founded in September 1991 to present Australian music and musicians by musician and recording producer Belinda Webster. It records art music, both classical or jazz, and focusses on Australian music. Since… …

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  • 40Tall Timbers Plantation (Florida) — Tall Timbers Plantation was a quail hunting plantation located in northern Leon County, Florida, United States established by Edward Beadle in 1895.HistoryIn 1826, John Phinzy of Georgia purchased Lot 4 of Section 22, Township 3 North, Range 1… …

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