That's right, remember when I talked about doing this? Well, I might as well start it anyways...Just for me own kicks if nothing else...
So, I shall dub ye the...
Compendium Dictionary of Commonly Used Terms, the Companion Web-Book of the Compendium Encyclopedia (i.e. the n00b guide to those big and/or confusing words Compendium Scholars & the like oft use)-a-
anomoly - n. pl. -lies 1. Deviation from rule, type, or form; irregularity. 2. Anything anomalous. -anomalism -anomalistic -anomalistical
arbiter - n. One who has matters under his sole control; an absolute and final judge.
axiom - n. 1. A self-evident or universally recognized truth. 2. An established principle or rule. 3.
Logic & Math. A self-evident proposition accepted as true without proof.
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Astron. A theoretical entity formed by the death and contraction of a large star, having a small, dense mass and gravity so powerful that no light can escape.
brake1 - n. 1. A device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or wheel, esp. by friction. 2. An instrument for separating the fiber of flax, hemp, etc., by bruising or crushing.
brake2 - n. An area covered with brushwood, briers, cane, etc.; thicket
break v.t. 1. To seperate into pieces or fragments, as by a blow; shatter. 2. To crack. 3. To part the surface of; pierce: to
break ground. 4. To burst or cause to discharge, as an abscess. 5. To disable; render useless. 6. To destroy the order, continuity, or completeness of: to
break ranks. 7. To diminish the force or effect of: to
break a fall. 8. To overcome by opposing; end: to
break a strike. 9. To interrupt the course of, as a journey. 10. To violate: to
break one's promise. 11. To reduce in spirit or health, as by toil. 12. To tame, as a horse. 13. To demote. 14. To give or obtain smallers units for: to
break a dollar. 15. To make bankrupt or short of money. 16. To force (a way), as through a barrier. 17. To escape from. 18. To surpass; excel: to
break a record. 19. To make known; tell, as news. 20. To cause to discontinue a habit. 21.
Law To invalidate (a will) by court action.
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canon - n.
fiction The novels, stories, films, etc. that are considered to be genuine, and those events, characters, settings, etc. that are considered to have inarguable existence within a fictional universe. Usually items that are considered come from the original source of the fictional universe and excluded adaptations or unofficial items. Generally, Expanded Universes are not considered canon, though there are exceptions which are considered near-canon.
chrono- - combining form Time:
chronometer. Also, before vowels, chron-.
compendium - n. pl. -diums or -dia A brief, comprehensive summary; an abridgment.
continuity - n. An uninterrupted succession or flow; a coherent whole.
corollary - n. pl. -laries 1. A proposition of following so obvoiusly from another that it requires little or no proof. 2. An inference or deduction. 3. A natural consequence; result -adj. Like a corollary; consequent.
cryptic - adj. 1. secret or hidden: occult 2. Puzling: mystifying.
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deus ex machina - n. 1. In Greek and Roman drama, a god lowered by stage machinery to resolve a plot or extricate the protagonist from a difficult situation. 2. An unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot. 3. A person or event that provides a sudden and unexpected solution to a difficulty.
Latin translation is roughly God from the machine.dimension - n. 1. A measure of spatial extent, especially width, height, or length. 2. Extent or magnitude; scope. Often used in the plural: a problem of alarming dimensions. 3. Aspect; element: “
He's a good newsman, and he has that extra dimension” (William S. Paley). 4.
mathematics a. The least number of independent coordinates required to specify uniquely the points in a space. b. The range of such a coordinate. 5.
physics A physical property, such as mass, length, time, or a combination thereof, regarded as a fundamental measure or as one of a set of fundamental measures of a physical quantity:
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enigma - n. 1. An obscure or ambiguous saying. 2. Anything that puzzles or baffles.
entity - n. pl. -ties 1. Something existing objectively or in the mind; an actual or conceivable being. 2. Existence as opposed to nonexistence. 3. Essence; substance.
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guru - n. In the East, a spiritual teacher or guide.
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keystone - n. The fundamental element, as of a science.
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Ockham's razor also
Occam's razor - n. A rule in science and philosophy stating that entities should not be multiplied needlessly. This rule is interpreted to mean that the simplest of two or more competing theories is preferable and that an explanation for unknown phenomena should first be attempted in terms of what is already known. Also called
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plot hole - n. A gap in a storyline that goes against the flow of logic set-up by the plot.
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temporal - adj. Pertaining or related to time
theory - n. pl. -ries 1. A plan or scheme existing in the mind only; a speculative or conjectural view of something 2. An integrated group of the fundamental principles underlying a science or its practical applications: the atomic
theory 3. Abstract knowledge of any art as opposed to the practice of it 4. A closely reasoned set of propositions, derived from and supported by established evidence and intended to serve and an explanation for a group of phenomena: the quantum
theorytimeline - n. 1. A schedule of activities or events; a timetable. 2. a. A chronology. b. A representation or exhibit of key events within a particular historical period, often consisting of illustrative visual material accompanied by written commentary, arranged chronologically.
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vortex - n. pl. -texes or -tices 1. A mass of whirling gas or liquid, esp. when sucked spirally toward a central axis; a whirlwind or whirlpool. 2. Any action or state of affairs that is similar to a vortex in violence, force, etc.
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Basically I just wanted people to get the idea of what I'm trying to do here, obviously it's not done...I'll go through some articles and the like...I'm talking on a fairly basic level here, definitionally (definition can be an adverb, right?). Oh, and I'm using a Funk & Wagnalls Standard Desk Dictionary btw...For anything it doesn't have or is too old to have, I'll use the web somehow and credit w/e site later as well...For the sake of confusion, I'll try and mainly include those definitions which the words in the Compendium are normally being used...
edit: Ockam's razor found using
answers.comedit 2: canon found using
answers.comedit 3: dimension found using
answers.comedit 4: plot hole, deus ex machina, timeline, and continuity found using
answers.comedit 5: added brake & break...I totally decided not to do the intransitive versions of break because that would have upped it to 31 definitions...not to mention if I used the various forms of break in common terms like to break bread & to break down & to break in...etc...Maybe I shouldn't have put so many of the transitive ones...but since we don't (and probably never will) know which version Chrono Break had in mind, I decided to leave them all in...
