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jakso — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • age noun The length of time someone or something has existed, usually counted in years.
  • bout noun A short period of an activity, especially something difficult like an illness or a fight.
  • compartment noun A separate section or space within a larger structure, especially a vehicle.
  • episode noun A single installment of a TV or radio series.
  • extent noun The area, range, or degree to which something covers or applies.
  • installment noun One part of something released or paid in a series over time.
  • passage noun A short section of a text, speech, or piece of music.
  • period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
  • section noun A distinct part of something larger, such as a document, area, or object.
  • snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
  • spell noun Words believed to have magical power, or the magical effect they produce.
  • stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
  • stint noun A period of time spent doing a particular job or activity.
  • window noun An opening in a wall, usually fitted with glass, that lets in light and air.

Senses

jakso is used for these senses in English:

  • age (astrology) One of the twelve divisions of a Great Year, equal to roughly 2000 years and governed by one of the zodiacal signs; a Platonic month.
  • age (countable, poker) The entitlement of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.
  • bout A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.
  • compartment (biochemistry) The part of a protein that serves a specific function.
  • episode An installment of a drama told in parts, as in a TV series.
  • extent (computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.
  • installment One of a series of parts, whether equal or unequal to the other parts of the series, of a given entity or a given process, which part presents or is presented at a particular scheduled interval.
  • period The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet. [from 17th c.]

age — full definition

  1. noun The length of time someone or something has existed, usually counted in years.
  2. noun A particular period in history, especially one with distinct characteristics.
  3. noun A long, often exaggerated, period of time.
  4. verb To grow older, or to show signs of growing older.

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