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scheme
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin sch?ma (“figure, form”), from Ancient Greek ????? (skhêma, “form, shape”), from ??? (ékh?, “I hold”). Doublet of schema. Compare sketch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ski?m/
- Rhymes: -i?m
Noun
scheme (plural schemes)
- A systematic plan of future action.
- c. 1713, Jonathan Swift, Thoughts on Various Subjects
- The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.
- c. 1713, Jonathan Swift, Thoughts on Various Subjects
- A plot or secret, devious plan.
- An orderly combination of related parts.
- the appearance and outward scheme of things
- 1706, Francis Atterbury, A Sermon Preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul; at the Funeral of My. Tho. Bennett
- such a scheme of things as shall at once take in time and eternity
- 1754, Jonathan Edwards, The Freedom of the Will
- arguments […] sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme of moral philosophy
- A chart or diagram of a system or object.
- April 29, 1694, Robert South, A Sermon Preached at Westminster Abbey
- to draw an exact scheme of Constantinople, or a map of France
- April 29, 1694, Robert South, A Sermon Preached at Westminster Abbey
- (mathematics) A type of geometric object.
- (Britain, chiefly Scotland) A council housing estate.
- 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin 2009, p. 101:
- It was all too dear. They all just put their prices up because it was out in the scheme.
- 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin 2009, p. 101:
- (rhetoric) An artful deviation from the ordinary arrangement of words.
- (astrology) A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event.
- (Internet) Part of a uniform resource identifier indicating the protocol or other purpose, such as
http:
ornews:
. - (Britain, pensions) A portfolio of pension plans with related benefits comprising multiple independent members.
Usage notes
In the US, generally has devious connotations, while in the UK, frequently used as a neutral term for projects: “The road is closed due to a pavement-widening scheme.”
Synonyms
- (a systematic plan of future action): blueprint
Derived terms
- colour scheme
- pilot scheme
Descendants
- ? Malay: skim
Translations
Verb
scheme (third-person singular simple present schemes, present participle scheming, simple past and past participle schemed)
- (intransitive) To plot, or contrive a plan.
- (transitive) To plan; to contrive.
- 1908, Bohemian Magazine (volume 15, page 381)
- He schemed a plot. He made use of the hotel's stationery to write a letter.
- 1908, Bohemian Magazine (volume 15, page 381)
Translations
References
- Silva Rhetoricae
Anagrams
- Meches
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??e?m?/
Verb
scheme
- (reflexive) to be ashamed
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon skimo (“shadow”). Originally masculine.
Pronunciation
- Stem vowel: ?¹
- (originally) IPA(key): /sk??m?/
Noun
scheme m or f
- A shadow, a shade; a darkness created by an object obstructing light
- A shadow, a shade; something which is barely perceptible or not physical
- ...lose se van der walt der dusternisse unde van deme scheme des dodes. (" ...free them from the power of darkness and the shadow of death." )
- A shimmer; a soft or weak occurrence of light
- twilight; the lighting conditions at dusk and dawn
- A face mask
- aureola
Alternative forms
- sceme
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motif
English
Etymology
From French motif (1848), with the meaning of "main idea or theme". Doublet of motive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo??ti?f/
- Rhymes: -i?f
Noun
motif (plural motifs)
- A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
- See how the artist repeats the scroll motif throughout the work?
- (music) A short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.
- A decorative figure that is repeated in a design or pattern.
- (dressmaking) A decorative appliqué design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming.
- (crystallography) The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a lattice. Usually atoms or molecules.
- (chess) A basic element of a move in terms of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfilment of a stipulation.
- (biochemistry) In a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.
Related terms
- motive
- phosphomotif
- leitmotif
- motify
Translations
French
Etymology
From Late Latin m?tivus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?.tif/
Noun
motif m (plural motifs)
- motive
- motif
- pattern, design
Derived terms
- au motif que
Descendants
Further reading
- “motif” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch motief, from Middle Dutch motijf, from Old French motif (Modern French motif), from Late Latin m?tivus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?mot?f]
- Hyphenation: mo?tif
Noun
motif (first-person possessive motifku, second-person possessive motifmu, third-person possessive motifnya)
- motif:
- a recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
- Synonyms: corak, pola
- (music, literature) a short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.
- a recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
- motive:
- (law) something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “motif” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
motif From the web:
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