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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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name
An independent town in the Upper Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A rural district of the Upper Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany, surrounding but not including the town of Hof, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat.
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name
Initialism of Hero of Ferelden; the player character in Dragon Age: Origins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Qualifier: Dragon Age fandom slang
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noun
An enclosure, court, dwelling, building, or house.
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noun
A temple, sanctuary, a shrine, or hall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Germanic
Topics: lifestyle, paganism, religion
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noun
A Korean-style bar or pub.
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noun
Initialism of hall of fame.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Initialism of hall-of-famer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Initialism of higher-order function.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Qualifier: functional programming
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History
Borrowed from German Hof. Doublet of howff.
Borrowed from Old Norse hof or Old English hof, reinforced in modern (post-1990, chiefly neopagan) use by Icelandic hof (“shrine, temple”).
Borrowed from Korean 호프 (hopeu), in turn from German Hofbräuhaus. In English, the spelling has been re-aligned with the Korean term's etymon.
