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   nonsense

   /ˈnɒns(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense: "he was talking absolute nonsense" Similar balderdashgibberishclaptrapblarneyguffblatherbletherrubbishinformal:hogwashbaloneytripedrivelgobbledygookbilgeboshbullbunkhot aireyewashpifflepoppycockphooeyhooeymalarkeytwaddledribblerotcobblerscodswallopcockstuff and nonsensetoshdouble Dutchflannelwafflehaversgarbageflapdoodleblatherswackbushwaapplesaucebellywashinformal, dated:bunkumtommyrotcodgammontoffeevulgar slang:shitbullshitcrapbollocksballscrapolabulldustOpposite sense
   • ▪ used to show strong disagreement: "‘Nonsense! No one can do that.’"
   • ▪ denoting verse or other writing intended to be amusing by virtue of its absurd or whimsical language: "nonsense poetry"
   • 2. foolish or unacceptable behaviour: "she's a strong woman who stands no nonsense" Similar mischiefmischievousnessnaughtinessbadnessbad behaviourmisbehaviourmisconductmisdemeanourperversityprankstrickslarkscapersjokingjestingclowningbuffooneryroguerydevilryfunny businessdiablerieinformal:tomfoolerymonkey businessshenanigansgoings-onhanky-pankycarry-oncarryings-onjiggery-pokerymonkey tricksarchaic:deviltry
   • ▪ something ridiculously impractical or ill-advised: "the law is a nonsense"

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   What is a nonsense mutation?

   • A nonsense mutation, or its synonym, a stop mutation, is a change in DNA that causes a protein to terminate or end its translation earlier than expected. This is a common form of mutation in humans and in other animals that causes a shortened or nonfunctional protein to be expressed.

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   Where does the word 'nonce' come from?

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   Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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   What is common sense?

   • Worse still, it gives no clear idea of what common sense is. Surely, we can do better. Superficially, common sense seems easy to define: it is generally seen as knowledge or beliefs that are obvious – or should be obvious – to everyone. Yet it is strangely difficult to pin down. Often portrayed as universal, it is also often claimed not to exist.

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   2 days ago · He rejected metaphysical claims and questions as nonsense on the grounds that they are either empirically unverifiable (undecidable) or not well-formed. In what follows I will not refer at all to Berkeley's, Hume's or Carnap's conceptions of unintelligibility and nonsense, and will only very briefly refer to Wittgenstein's account.

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   2 days ago · Pseudoscience is differentiated from science because – although it usually claims to be science – pseudoscience does not adhere to scientific standards, such as the scientific method, falsifiability of claims, and Mertonian norms.

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   2 days ago · A nonsense mutation, or its synonym, a stop mutation, is a change in DNA that causes a protein to terminate or end its translation earlier than expected. This is a common form of mutation in humans and in other animals that causes a shortened or nonfunctional protein to be expressed.

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   Sep 30, 2024 · (slang) faeces (feces); nonsense or rubbish: "what a load of cack" could equally be used to describe someone talking nonsense or as a criticism of something of poor quality. Also spelt "kak" as used in Afrikaans and Dutch.

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    2 days ago · Semantics - Wikipedia. A central topic in semantics concerns the relation between language, world, and mental concepts. Semantics is the study of linguistic meaning. It examines what meaning is, how words get their meaning, and how the meaning of a complex expression depends on its parts.