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Indonesian Malay:
gunting , payong , anak , halo halo , lima , salamat
American :
Kontraktwal , empleyado , burger , barbeque , cake
June 26, 2015 , forty – one Filipino words >> Oxford English
Dictinonary :
Americanized :
Carabao ( kalabaw )
Machin ( matsing )
Calamondin ( kalamunding , a citrus tree )
boondocks ( bundok )
Techniques and Uses of Definition:
1.To clarify meanings of words , or to correct
misinterpretations , or misuse of a term.
2. To stipulate the meaning of a term by limiting ,
extending , or redirecting the sense in which a term is
usually understood : to use a term , borrowed from
another field of knowledge , in a special way.
4.By Illustration-
e.g : Known for their shedding their leaves in the fall , deciduous
trees include oaks ,
maples , and beeches.
5. By function –
e. g : A thermometer measures temperature change.
7. By likeness or similarity –
e.g : Brighter than 100million suns , quasars , stands like beacons on
the shore of the universe.
8. By analogy or metaphor
e.g : The germs and bacteria or antigens are like a gang of villains
invading our body , attcking our unseen defenders and lymphocytes.
9. By contrast – uses opposites
e.g : Unlike those of gas , the particles of
plasma are electrically charged.