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And, not to be forgotten, a « flatbottom boat used chiefly in the Baltic Sea as a barge». In Swedish, the corresponding term is «pråm» (just to save you the trouble of asking). The SAOB entry from 1954 provides a somewhat more detailed etymologi than the above, to wit :
Henri[fsv. pram, praam, prom; jfr fd. o. dan. pram, fnor. pråmr, nor. pram; av mlt. pram; liksom mnl. praem, prame, holl. praam, ffris. prm, fris. prame, mht. prm, t. prahm(e), eng. pram, fr. prame, ytterst av fslav. pramu, båt (varav tjeck. pram, pol. prom, ry. poróm), etymologiskt motsv. fsv. farmber, last, fsax. farm, resa, fht. farm, båt, isl. farmr, last; av samma ieur. rot som ingår i FARA, v.[sup]2[/sup]; formen prom kan möjl. ha inlånats från en dock icke bestyrkt mlt. biform prom]
曾记否,到中流击水,浪遏飞舟?
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supersession
Supersession ~~ Can be subsitution, commutation, makeshift, interchange, transfer.
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I'm a Steel Magnolia
Tough but gentle
Like a lady
I'm a Steel Magnolia
Tough but gentle
Like a lady
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Re: supersession
Supersession ~~ Can be subsitution, commutation, makeshift, interchange, transfer.
It's probably just my age showing, but here's what I think of when I think of Super Session . . .
[Stargzer flashes back to 1968 for another nostalgia rush . . . ]
Regards//Larry
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