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Tang

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

tang1 / tang/ • n. 1. [in sing.] a strong taste, flavor, or smell: the clean salty tang of the sea. ∎  a characteristic quality: the tang of finality hovers throughout Tolstoy's story. 2. the projection on the blade of a tool such as a knife, by which the blade is held firmly in the handle. tang2 • v. [intr.] make a loud ringing or clanging sound: the bronze bell tangs. • n. a tanging sound. tang3 • n. a surgeonfish (genus Acanthurus) that occurs around reefs and rocky areas, where it browses on algae. Its several species include the blue tang (A. coeruleus) of the western Atlantic.

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T'ang

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

T'ang (618–907) Chinese imperial dynasty (618–907). The early period was a golden age of China, when it was the largest, richest and culturally most accomplished society in the world. T'ang armies carried Chinese authority to Afghanistan, Tibet, and Korea. Towns grew as trade expanded, new ideas and foreign influences were freely admitted, and the arts flourished. During the 8th century, the dynasty was submerged in civil conflicts.
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tang

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

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A. (dial.) serpent's tongue, insect's sting XIV; point or spike, spec. of a metal tool XV;

B. penetrating taste XV; slight smack XVI. of Scand. orig. (cf. ON. tangi. Da. tange point, spit).
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Tang

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

Tang / tang/ a dynasty ruling China 618–c.906, a period noted for territorial conquest and great wealth and regarded as the golden age of Chinese poetry and art.

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Tang

A Dictionary of World History | 2000 | Copyright

Tang The dynasty that ruled in China from 618 to c.906, a period noted for territorial conquest and great wealth; it is often regarded as the golden age of Chinese poetry and art.
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Tang

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Tang a dynasty ruling China 618–c.906, a period noted for territorial conquest and great wealth and regarded as the golden age of Chinese poetry and art.
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Tang

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition | 2005 | | Copyright

Tang Trade name; orange flavoured synthetic breakfast drink, introduced by General Foods in 1965.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "Tang." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

tang3 large coarse seaweed. XVIII. of Scand. orig. (Norw., Da. tang, Icel. b̟ang).
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Tang

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Tang (An Teanga) Westmeath. ‘The tongue’.
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tang

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

tang2 sharp ringing note. XVII. perh. imit.
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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

tang •bang, Battambang, bhang, clang, Da Nang, dang, fang, gang, hang, harangue, kiang, Kuomintang, Kweiyang, Laing, Luang Prabang, meringue, Nanchang, Pahang, pang, parang, Penang, prang, Pyongyang, rang, sang, satang, Shang, shebang, Shenyang, slambang, slang, spang, sprang, Sturm und Drang, tang, thang, trepang, twang, vang, whang, Xizang, yang, Zaozhuang •Xinjiang, Zhanjiang, Zhenjiang •Palembang • whiz-bang • charabanc •pressgang • chaingang • Wolfgang •strap-hang • ylang-ylang • boomslang •Semarang • boomerang • linsang •Sittang • mustang

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