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emisi
(finance) Any financial instrument issued by a company.
emoji
A digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a concept, object, person, animal or place, originally used in Japanese text messaging but since adopted internationally in other contexts such as social media. Or, by extension, any non-standard emoji-like image inserted inline in text, i.e. an image emoticon.
emosi
(psychology) A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs. [from 19th c.]
empang
A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.
empat
(countable) The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
empat belas
The cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIV and in Arabic numerals as 14.
empat puluh
The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40.
empati
The ability to share the feelings of another.
empedu
A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
empeng
(North America) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. [from 20th c.]
emper
(transitive) To hang over (something).
emperan
(transitive) To hang over (something).
empiris
Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory.
empu jari
The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
empulur
The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.
empunya
One who owns something.
emu
A large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae. [from 18th c.]
emulsi
A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.
enak
(colloquial, figurative) Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.
enam
A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This number of dots: (••••••).
enam belas
The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.
enam puluh
The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.
endoskeleton
(anatomy) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage.
enema
To administer an enema.
energi
The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
energi kinetik
(physics) The energy possessed by an object because of its motion, equal (nonrelativistically) to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed.
energi potensial
The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).
eng-
(added to verbs) A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
enggak
(informal, commonly, emphatic) No.
engkau
(object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) [from 13th c.]
engsel
A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
enjin
A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects. [from 16th c.]
enklave
A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.
ensambel
(music) A piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists.
ensiklopedia
A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.
ental
(botany) The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
entalpi
(thermodynamics, physical chemistry) A measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.
enten
(horticulture) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
entente
(politics) An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
epidemi
A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
epidural
(anatomy, relational) Situated on or outside the dura mater.
epik
An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
epilepsi
(pathology) A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.
epinefrin
(hormone, neurotransmitter, organic compound, medicine) A catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine. It is also used as a medication.
epitaf
An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.
epitrachelion
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
epos
An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
er
The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.
er-
Used to form possessional adjectives from nouns, in the sense of having the object represented by the noun.
ereksi
(uncountable, physiology, of a penis or clitoris) The state or quality of being erect from engorgement with blood.
ergonomi
The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury. [from c. 1950.]
ergonomis
Of or relating to the science of ergonomics.
erotis
Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.
es
The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.
es kering
(physics, astronomy) Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
es krim
A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.
es krim neapolitan
(dated) Describing a variety of ice cream made with eggs as well as cream.
esai
The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.
esensi
The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
eskalator
A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.
esofagus
(anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
esok
On the day after the present day.
espresso
A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.
ester
(organic compound) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.
estetik
Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.
estetis
Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.
Estonia
A country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Official name: Republic of Estonia.
estuari
A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
etanol
(organic compound) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.
Ethiopia
A country in East Africa.
etika kerja
The value that one ought to work hard at one's job or duties.
etimologi
(countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like.
Etiopia
A country in East Africa.
etnik
Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
etnis
Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
etnologi
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes different human cultures and the relationships between them.
etos
(art) The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character, as influenced by the ethos (character or fundamental values) of a people, rather than emotional situations or individual character traits in a narrow sense; opposed to pathos.
etos kerja
The value that one ought to work hard at one's job or duties.
eugenetika
(sociology, biology) A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with superior genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with inferior genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by technological means.
eugenika
(sociology, biology) A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with superior genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with inferior genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by technological means.
eukaliptus
Any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.
euro
(currencies) The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €
eutanasia
The practice of intentionally killing a human being or animal in a humane way, especially in order to end suffering.
evaluasi
An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.
faal
(biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
fabel
A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.
fadilat
(countable) An attribute of a personality (a "personality trait") which predisposes a person to behaviors resulting in human goodness; an admirable quality.
faedah
(dated, literary) Benefit, positive result obtained.
fagot
A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.
fail
(computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
fajar
(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
fajar menyingsing
The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
fakir
(Hinduism, more, _, loosely) An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.
faks
A document sent, or received and printed, by a fax machine.
faksi
(countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
faktorial
(mathematics, combinatorics) The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 120.
faktual
Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.
faktur
A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has already provided the buyer with. An invoice indicates that, unless paid in advance, payment is due by the buyer to the seller, according to the agreed terms.
fakultas
A division of a university.
fakultatif
Not obligate; optional, discretionary or elective.
falsafah
(uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.
falseto
(singing, uncountable) The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by using the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the head voice register.
familier
Intimate or friendly.
fandango
(music, dance) A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina). [from mid 18th c.]
fanfare
(countable) A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.
fantasi
(literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.
farmasetis
(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.
farmasi
(uncountable) The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.
farmasis
(uncountable) The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.
fasad
(programming) An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.
fase
(physics) Any one point or portion in a recurring series of changes, as in the changes of motion of one of the particles constituting a wave or vibration; one portion of a series of such changes, in distinction from a contrasted portion, as the portion on one side of a position of equilibrium, in contrast with that on the opposite side.
fasih
Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently.
fasilitator
A person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument, especially in order to reach a consensus.
fasis
A proponent of fascism.
fasisme
Any right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist ideology characterized by centralized, totalitarian governance, strong regimentation of the economy and society, and repression of criticism or opposition. [1922]
fatamorgana
A form of mirage seen just above the horizon, caused by a temperature inversion in the atmosphere, in which multiple upright and inverted images of a distant object appear to be stacked on top of each other in a highly distorted fashion; especially one seen at sea, and particularly in the Strait of Messina.
favorit
A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
FBI
(US, police) Initialism of Federal Bureau of Investigation.
februari
The short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, used in all three calendars for intercalation or addition of leap days.
federalisme
A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority.
federasi
Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.
fedora
A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.
felspar
(mineral) Any of a large group of rock-forming aluminosilicate minerals containing potassium, sodium, or calcium that, together, make up about 60% of the Earth's outer crust.
feminis
An advocate of feminism; a person who believes in bringing about the equality of the sexes (of women and men) in all aspects of public and private life.
feminisme
A social theory or political movement which argues that legal and social restrictions on women must be removed in order to bring about equality of the sexes in all aspects of public and private life.
femme fatale
An attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman.
femur
(skeleton) The bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee in humans; the femur.
feniks
(Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.
fenomena
A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
fenomenal
(colloquial) Very remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing.
fenotipe
(genetics, evolutionary theory) The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
feodal
Of, or relating to feudalism.
feodalisme
A social system based on personal ownership of resources and personal fealty between a suzerain (lord) and a vassal (subject). Defining characteristics are direct ownership of resources, personal loyalty, and a hierarchical social structure reinforced by religion.
feri
(watercraft) A boat or ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.
fermentasi
(biochemistry) Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide
fertilisasi
The act or process of rendering fertile.
festival
An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.
fesyen
(uncountable) Popular trends, especially in clothing; the industry that designs clothing and sometimes other related items.
Fez
A city in Morocco.
fiat
An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
fidusier
(legal) Relating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.
Fiji
A country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania. Capital and largest city: Suva.
fikir
(intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
fiksi
(literature) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
filantropi
(chiefly, _, uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.
Filipina
A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Philippines. Capital: Manila.
film
(chiefly, North America, AU, NZ) A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film.
film dokumenter
A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.
filologi
(philosophy, rare) Love and study of learning and literature, broadly speaking.
filsafat
(uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.

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