Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of ‘hysteria’ or nervous disturbance common among the people of Java and other parts of Malaysia, in which they echo or imitate in a silly manner the words or actions of other persons and chatter absurdly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A convulsive tic or hysteric neurosis prevalent among Malays, similar to or identical with miryachit and jumping disease, the person affected performing various involuntary actions and making rapid inarticulate ejaculations in imitation of the actions and words of another person.
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Examples
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I made a pedigree-culture of lata during eight successive generations, pollinating them in different ways, and always obtained cultures which were partly constituted of _lata_ and partly of
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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Divine law, and taking into account only the nature of things, the supernatural faith which is called lata would be sufficient for justification, that faith, namely, which comes by the contemplation of created things, though assent is not produced with - out grace.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Although different traditions count slightly different numbers, these centers are known as lata’if, which means subtle layers.
Kurt Barstow - The extended you: body, mind, and spirit William Harryman 2009
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My first day I managed to pick about ¾ of a lata which actually means tin in Spanish but in this context a four gallon container.
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My first day I managed to pick about ¾ of a lata which actually means tin in Spanish but in this context a four gallon container.
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Długie lata zarabiał na chleb tym, że zapalał znicze nad grobami różnych osób.
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Acção da marca de tintas Coral, que distribuiu nos pontos de venda lâmpadas coloridas em embalagem que reproduz a lata de tinta, para que as pessoas pudessem "pintar" com luz cómodos de suas casas e experimentar novas cores.
Tintas Coral Red 2009
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For my hard days work or ¾ lata of coffee I would have earned a whopping .75 cents instead I just used mine to top of others who were short of a full lata (I am sure they wished I had picked more).
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Acção da marca de tintas Coral, que distribuiu nos pontos de venda lâmpadas coloridas em embalagem que reproduz a lata de tinta, para que as pessoas pudessem "pintar" com luz cómodos de suas casas e experimentar novas cores.
Archive 2009-09-01 Red 2009
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Wielką miłością obdarzył Stany Zjednoczone, to właśnie tam chciałby osiąść na stare lata.
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