CONJUGATION
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
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CONJUGATION. A
PARADIGM, class, or table of
VERB forms in such inflected languages as
LATIN and
FRENCH, where elements are distinguished from each other by patterns of
INFLECTION, relating to tense, person, number. French has four regular conjugations, exemplified by
parler to speak,
finir to finish,
recevoir to receive,
vendre to sell. These verb classes conjugate differently, so that for example the perfect tense (for the first person singular) is respectively
j'ai parlé,
j'ai fini,
j'ai reçu,
j'ai vendu. The term is relevant to the grammar of Old English, in which there were seven conjugations of strong verbs, but not to Modern English, although irregular verbs can be divided into a number of pattern groups.
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Locust Legacy
Newspaper article from: The Jerusalem Report; 12/27/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...the latest info about locust migrations worldwide...org/news/global/locusts/LOCFAQ.htm). The...of the kashrut of the locust I was able to find comes...historicist.com/article52/locusts.htm, where the author mentions the locust as an early Muslim symbol...
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LOCUSTS THREATEN IMPOVERISHED MAURITANIA
News Wire article from: United Press International; 8/9/2004; 700+ words
; ...Giant clouds of desert locusts have invaded a huge chunk...estimate this year's locust infestation is the worst...At the country's locust fighting center in Nouakchott...country needs at least 30 locust-fighting teams and...four teams to treat the locusts by air. So far, it...
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Locusts swarm into Egypt as authorities battle to limit damage to agriculture
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/17/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...is the first time locusts in such numbers have...in Egypt during a locust plague that struck...coast, an annual locust breeding ground between...March. To break the locusts' life cycle, Pantenius...map the movement of locusts and deal with potential...agricultural industry. Huge ...
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'Locusts': CBS Puts Viewers in Swarms' Way
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/23/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...dealing with giant locusts here, as poor...the mere word "locust" summons images...hard to imagine "Locusts" providing any...immortal movie locust plagues as those...might do than of locust high jinks anyway. Locusts (two hours) airs...
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Locusts swarm into south of country
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 11/22/2004; ; 685 words
; ...Jerusalem Post 11-22-2004 Headline: Locusts swarm into south of country Byline: STUART...Monday, November 22, 2004 -- A cloud of locusts smothered Eilat on Sunday as millions...swarm across the border from Egypt. The locusts came in two waves, first in the morning...
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 "The Moscow Times (Russia)")
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Locusts Blacken Skies in Volgograd, THE MOSCOW TIMES
Newspaper article from: The Moscow Times (Russia); 8/8/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...08-08-2000 A locust invasion in the Pallasovka...said the invasion of locusts from Kazakhstan over...optimistic reports on the locusts, Reuters reported...been a source of locust invasions for many years. Last year locusts infested about 10...
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QLD: Locust plague threatening central Queensland crops
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 1/8/1999; 622 words
; ...finger-sized migratory locusts had now reached densities...metre. "When you get a locust plague, a cloud like...but Mr Jones said the locust fighting fund had been...Queensland winter, allowing locusts to continue their feeding...last out-of-control locust plague in Queensland...
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Locust crisis to hit North-west Africa again, situation deteriorating in the Sahel; Summer harvest in the Sahel at risk, control operations expanded, donor response slow.
M2 Presswire; 9/20/2004; 700+ words
; ...on crop losses. A locust swarm moves with...day. One ton of locusts (a very small portion...2,500 people. Locusts live between three...tenfold increase in locust numbers from one...some resources to locust control campaigns...the battle against locusts. The agency has...
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Locust Situation Worsens in Mauritania and Mali; FAO and African Union Heads Inspect Devastation First Hand.
PR Newswire; 8/18/2004; 700+ words
; ...hand look at the locust swarms and the damage...Mauritania, swarms of locusts moving from the north...the first adult locusts of the summer generation...the end of August. Locust control operations...ecological conditions for locust development in the...four generations of locusts to ...
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Vic: Locusts swarm crosses border into Victoria
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 12/23/2004; 700+ words
; ...Australian Plague Locust Commission Malcolm...said he had seen locusts do amazing things...generations of locusts and one adult locust at the beginning...anything like the locust swarm in his life...millions of bloody locusts flying around everywhere...
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locust
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...nonmigratory form. Locust migration is an occasional...enormous buildup of a locust population. The young locusts, called nymphs, only...destroy the eggs. Locusts are most common in...The Rocky Mountain locust, Melanopolus spretus...
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honey locust
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
honey locust leguminous deciduous tree ( Gleditsia triacanthos...substituted for soap. Wood of the honey locust is durable and has been used chiefly for...States as a street tree. Other trees called locust belong to the same family. The honey locust...
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locust bean
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
locust bean 1. Carob seed. 2. African locust bean, Parkia spp.
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migratory locust
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
migratory locust ( Locusta migratoria ) See LOCUST .
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red locust
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
red locust ( Nomadacris septemfasciata ) See LOCUST .
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