PIDGIN-ENGLISH
\pˈɪd͡ʒɪnˈɪŋɡlɪʃ], \pˈɪdʒɪnˈɪŋɡlɪʃ], \p_ˈɪ_dʒ_ɪ_n_ˈɪ_ŋ_ɡ_l_ɪ_ʃ]\
Definitions of PIDGIN-ENGLISH
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pij'in-ing'glish, n. a mixture of corrupted English with Chinese and other words, a sort of lingua franca which grew up between Chinese on the sea-board and foreigners, as a medium of intercommunication in business transactions. [Pidgin, a Chinese corruption of business.]
By Thomas Davidson
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).
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