Category: Definitions

The Greek term apókryphos derived in a Latin word that, in turn, came to Spanish as apocryphal. The first meaning mentioned in the dictionary developed by the DigoPaul refers to an adjective that qualifies the simulated, the nonexistent or the feigned. For example: "An apocryphal nobleman appeared in the newspaper office denouncing that he had been swindled by the mayor", "In the town they have the habit of worshiping an apocryphal saint", "The young man tried to enter the country with an apocryphal document, but was arrested by the police. " The most common use of apocryphal is linked to the authenticity of a work with respect to its authorship. For various reasons, a creation is often incorrectly attributed to a certain person. In those cases, the work is said…

The term apocope comes from the Latin word apocŏpe, although its most distant etymological roots are found in the Greek language. The concept is used in phonetics with reference to the elimination of certain sounds at the end of a word. It is important to note that, according to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), apocope is a feminine noun: therefore it should be said “the apocope” or “an apocope”. The apocope, on the other hand, is part of the figure known as metaplasm, which implies an alteration of the pronunciation or the writing of the terms without changing their meaning. In the specific case of this metaplasm, there is a cut at the end of the word. If the change takes place at the beginning, it is…

The Greek term apokalypsis derived into apocalypsis, a late Latin word, and then came to Spanish as an apocalypse. According to DigoPaul, the concept is often used with reference to the end or collapse of the world. For example: "If the human being continues to act in this way, the apocalypse awaits us", "When the apocalypse arrives, I want to be at peace with myself and with my neighbors", "I do not believe in the apocalypse: somehow, everything this will always continue to work. ” The final section of the New Testament is known as Revelation or Book of Revelations. It is a book of the Bible that has a prophetic style, since it anticipates a series of events that will take place in the future. Due to its large…

Establishing the etymological origin of the term apnea leads us to move to Greek, since it comes from that language. This is made up of the sum of two perfectly delimited parts: the prefix - a which is equivalent to "negation" and the verb pnein that can be translated as "breathe". It is called apnea to a disease of the respiratory tract whose symptom is the cessation of breathing for at the least ten seconds. According to its characteristics, this difficulty can be divided into three types: obstructive (determined by a respiratory effort generated by the absence of respiration), central (produced by both lack of effort and the respiratory signal) and mixed (generated from the combination of central apnea with obstructive apnea). According to DigoPaul, this syndrome has also been…

The notion of poise comes from aplomar: achieve, in a symbolic sense, that something has a great weight or other characteristic of the lead (heavy metal with atomic number 82). According to DigoPaul, the term of aplomb is often used as a synonym for tranquility or calm. For example: "Despite the difficulty of the situation, the hospital director explained to her, with aplomb, what her husband's surgery would be like", "We should not despair: it is time to act with aplomb", "The team lost poise and allowed his rival to turn the result. Poise, in this sense, refers to acting calmly, without haste. It is also linked to reasoning each step: poise, therefore, is the opposite of making decisions without thinking or doing something desperately. Take the case of the…

Apartheid is a term that belongs to the Afrikaans language, a variety of the Dutch language. The concept can be translated as "separation". Specifically, the idea of ​​apartheid is used with reference to racial segregation, especially that which existed in South Africa between 1948 and 1992 and was imposed by the white minority of that nation. According to DigoPaul, South African apartheid, established by law, established different places for whites and blacks. It also banned interracial marriages and granted voting rights only to white citizens. In the framework of apartheid, therefore, in South Africa there were schools, hospitals and different means of transport according to the race of citizens. The racism legally imposed by the white population in power made blacks have to settle for lower-level services: white hospitals, for…

Before entering to define the concept of aorta, it is necessary that we determine its etymological origin. Specifically, this is found in the Greek and more exactly in the word άορΤή, which in turn comes from the term άείρειν which could be translated as “to raise”. It is defined as an aorta to the artery that originates in the ventricle located in the left region of the heart muscle and that forms an arch and extends towards the abdomen area. There, at the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra, it has a bifurcation that extends into two smaller arteries, which are called primitive iliacs. And that without forgetting that it is also necessary to emphasize that said artery is the largest of all those that exist in the human body.…

The annular concept has several meanings. When it comes from the null term (invalid or non-existent), it is a verb that refers to making something lose its effect or remain suspended. For example: "The government is considering canceling the dam construction project due to protests by environmental groups, " "Are they really going to cancel the show's presentation?" , "We would have to cancel the delivery of merchandise until they pay us the debt. " According to DigoPaul, The action of annulling a vote or a marriage, in this context, implies invalidating the suffrage or the marriage union, respectively. Annulling can also be linked to disavowing, relegating or incapacitating a person: "Claudio will always try to annul Juan because he does not like him", "I am sick of Andrés wanting…

Announcement is the act and consequence of announcing. This verb (announce), on the other hand, refers to making known some type of data or information. For example: "The president surprised with his announcement about the tax reform", "The hiring of the new reinforcement is already confirmed: the club will make the official announcement tomorrow", "Without any previous announcement, the company closed its central branch". The various state agencies, civil associations, commercial companies and other entities frequently make announcements to spread their news. In this way, when you want to inform the community of any event, announcements are made publicly. The mayor of a city, to cite a case, can call a press conference to announce the name of the new secretary of Tourism for the town. In a similar sense,…