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- palisade



[palisade 词源字典] - palisade: see pale
[palisade etymology, palisade origin, 英语词源] - civilisation (n.)




- chiefly British English spelling of civilization. Also see -ize.
- conceptualisation (n.)




- chiefly British English spelling of conceptualization; for spelling, see -ize.
- crystallisation (n.)




- chiefly British English spelling of crystallization; for spelling, see -ize.
- fertilisation (n.)




- chiefly British English spelling of fertilization. For spelling, see -ize.
- generalisation (n.)




- chiefly British English spelling of generalization. For spelling, see -ize.
- globalisation (n.)




- chiefly British English spelling of globalization; for spelling, see -ize.
- industrialisation (n.)




- chiefly British English spelling of industrialization (q.v.); for spelling, see -ize.
- internationalisation (n.)




- chiefly British English spelling of internalization (q.v.). For spelling, see -ize.
- liberalisation (n.)




- chiefly British English spelling of liberalization; for spelling, see -ize.
- mobilisation (n.)




- chiefly British English spelling of mobilization. For spelling, see -ize.
- Mona Lisa




- by 1827 as the name of Leonardo's painting or its subject, Lisa, wife of Francesco del Giocondo (see Gioconda). Mona is said to be a contraction of madonna as a polite form of address to a woman, so, "Madam Lisa." The name is by 1923 (D.H. Lawrence) in reference to her enigmatic smile or expression.
- palisade (n.)




- "a fence of stakes," c. 1600, from Middle French palissade (15c.), from Provençal palissada, from palissa "a stake or paling," from Gallo-Roman *palicea, from Latin palus "stake" (see pale (n.)). Military sense is attested from 1690s. The Palisades, along the Hudson River opposite New York City, so called by 1823.
- socialisation (n.)




- chiefly British English spelling of socialization; for spelling, see -ize.
- specialisation (n.)




- chiefly British English spelling of specialization. For spelling, see -ize.
- utilisation (n.)




- chiefly British English spelling of utilization (q.v.). For spelling, see -ize.