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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  T.H.E
       
           The operating system in which
          semaphores were first used.
       
          [Details?]
       
          (1999-10-12)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  The \The\ ([th][=e]), v. i.
     See Thee. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  The \The\ ([th][=e], when emphatic or alone; [th][-e], obscure
     before a vowel; [th]e, obscure before a consonant; 37),
     definite article. [AS. [eth][=e], a later form for earlier
     nom. sing. masc. s[=e], formed under the influence of the
     oblique cases. See That, pron.]
     A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their
     meaning.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The was originally a demonstrative pronoun, being a
           weakened form of that. When placed before adjectives
           and participles, it converts them into abstract nouns;
           as, the sublime and the beautiful. --Burke. The is used
           regularly before many proper names, as of rivers,
           oceans, ships, etc.; as, the Nile, the Atlantic, the
           Great Eastern, the West Indies, The Hague. The with an
           epithet or ordinal number often follows a proper name;
           as, Alexander the Great; Napoleon the Third. The may be
           employed to individualize a particular kind or species;
           as, the grasshopper shall be a burden. --Eccl. xii. 5.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  The \The\, adv. [AS. [eth][=e], [eth][=y], instrumental case of
     s[=e], se['o], [eth][ae]t, the definite article. See 2d
     The.]
     By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used
     before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the
     more difficult it is to reform. ``Yet not the more cease I.''
     --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           So much the rather thou, Celestial Light,
           Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers
           Irradiate.                               --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  THE
       The Hessling Editor

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  THE
       Technische Hoogeschool Eindhoven (OS), "T.H.E."

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  The \The\, adv. [AS. [eth][=e], [eth][=y], instrumental case of
     s[=e], se['o], [eth][ae]t, the definite article. See 2d
     The.]
     By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used
     before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the
     more difficult it is to reform. ``Yet not the more cease I.''
     --Milton.
  
           So much the rather thou, Celestial Light, Shine inward,
           and the mind through all her powers Irradiate.
                                                    --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  The \The\, v. i.
     See Thee. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  The \The\ ([th][=e], when emphatic or alone; [th][-e], obscure
     before a vowel; [th]e, obscure before a consonant; 37),
     definite article. [AS. [eth]e, a later form for earlier nom.
     sing. masc. s[=e], formed under the influence of the oblique
     cases. See That, pron.]
     A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their
     meaning.
  
     Note: The was originally a demonstrative pronoun, being a
           weakened form of that. When placed before adjectives
           and participles, it converts them into abstract nouns;
           as, the sublime and the beautiful. --Burke. The is used
           regularly before many proper names, as of rivers,
           oceans, ships, etc.; as, the Nile, the Atlantic, the
           Great Eastern, the West Indies, The Hague. The with an
           epithet or ordinal number often follows a proper name;
           as, Alexander the Great; Napoleon the Third. The may be
           employed to individualize a particular kind or species;
           as, the grasshopper shall be a burden. --Eccl. xii. 5.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  English \Eng"lish\, n.
     1. Collectively, the people of England; English people or
        persons.
  
     2. The language of England or of the English nation, and of
        their descendants in America, India, and other countries.
  
     Note: The English language has been variously divided into
           periods by different writers. In the division most
           commonly recognized, the first period dates from about
           450 to 1150. This is the period of full inflection, and
           is called Anglo-Saxon, or, by many recent writers, Old
           English. The second period dates from about 1150 to
           1550 (or, if four periods be recognized, from about
           1150 to 1350), and is called Early English, Middle
           English, or more commonly (as in the usage of this
           book), Old English. During this period most of the
           inflections were dropped, and there was a great
           addition of French words to the language. The third
           period extends from about 1350 to 1550, and is Middle
           English. During this period orthography became
           comparatively fixed. The last period, from about 1550,
           is called Modern English.
  
     3. A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great
        Primer. See Type.
  
     Note: The type called English.
  
     4. (Billiards) A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in
        striking it that influences the direction it will take
        after touching a cushion or another ball.
  
     The King's, or Queen's, English. See under King.

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  the
     Αγγλικά adv.
     όσο…τόσο
     Αγγλικά article
     το οριστικός άρθρο:

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  -the
     Middle English alt.
     (lb enm rarely productive) (non-gloss definition: Forms abstract
  nouns denoting a state or attribute, usually from adjectives but
  occasionally from verbs); (l en -th), (l en -ness)
     Middle English suf.
     (lb enm rarely productive) (non-gloss definition: Forms abstract
  nouns denoting a state or attribute, usually from adjectives but
  occasionally from verbs); (l en -th), (l en -ness)
     Middle English alt.
     (non-gloss definition: Forms ordinal numerals, except for) (l enm
  first), (l enm seconde), (l enm thridde); (l en -th).
     Middle English suf.
     (non-gloss definition: Forms ordinal numerals, except for) (l enm
  first), (l enm seconde), (l enm thridde); (l en -th).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  the
     Crimean Gothic article
     #English
     Danish n.
     (alternative spelling of da te  tea)
     Hadza pron.
     you (thou)
     Irish a.
     (ga-lenition of: te)
     Middle English article
     (alt form enm þe t=the id=the)
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm þe t=thee id=thee)
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm þei t=they)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm theen)
     Old High German alt.
     that, who, which
     Old High German part.
     that, who, which
     Phalura postp.
     1 to
     2 for
     3 at
     Serbo-Croatian conj.
     (lb sh Internet slang) (alternative spelling of sh da)
     Swedish n.
     n (alternative spelling of sv te) (tea)
     Welsh n.
     (aspirate mutation of cy te)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  the-
     pre.
     (lb en religion) god or deity

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  the
     alt.
     (l en da) ((l en d')), (l en teh) (qualifier: informal or dialectal)
     article
     1 (non-gloss definition definite Definite grammatical article that
  implies necessarily that an entity it hints at is presupposed; something
  already mentioned, or completely specify specified later in that same
  sentence, or assumed already completely specified.) (from 10th c.)
     2 (non-gloss definition: Used before a noun modified by a restrictive
  relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent
  defined by the relative clause.)
     3 (non-gloss definition: Used before an object considered to be
  unique, or of which there is only one at a time.) (from 10th c.)
     4 (non-gloss definition: Used before a superlative or an ordinal
  number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single
  item.)
     5 (non-gloss definition: Added to a superlative or an ordinal number
  to make it into a substantive.) (from 9th c.)
     6 (non-gloss definition: Introducing a singular term to be taken
  generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.)
  (from 9th c.)
     7 (non-gloss definition: Used before an adjective, indicating all
  things (especially persons) described by that adjective.) (from 9th c.)
     8 (non-gloss definition: Used to indicate a certain example of (a
  noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.)
  (from 12th c.)
     9 (non-gloss definition: Used before a body part (especially of
  someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive
  pronoun.) (from 12th c.)
     10 (non-gloss definition: When stressed, indicates that it describes
  an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of
  attention.) (from 18th c.)
     adv.
     1 {non-gloss definition|1=With a comparative or with (m en more) and
  a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such
  comparatives.}
     2 {non-gloss definition|1=With a comparative, and often with (m en
  for it), indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be
  negated with (m en none).}
     prep.
     For each; per.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  the-
     pre.
     (lb en religion) god or deity

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  -the
     Middle English alt.
     (lb enm rarely productive) (non-gloss definition: Forms abstract
  nouns denoting a state or attribute, usually from adjectives but
  occasionally from verbs); (l en -th), (l en -ness)
     Middle English suf.
     (lb enm rarely productive) (non-gloss definition: Forms abstract
  nouns denoting a state or attribute, usually from adjectives but
  occasionally from verbs); (l en -th), (l en -ness)
     Middle English alt.
     (non-gloss definition: Forms ordinal numerals, except for) (l enm
  first), (l enm seconde), (l enm thridde); (l en -th).
     Middle English suf.
     (non-gloss definition: Forms ordinal numerals, except for) (l enm
  first), (l enm seconde), (l enm thridde); (l en -th).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  the
     Danish n.
     (alternative spelling of da te  tea)
     Irish a.
     (ga-lenition of: te)
     Middle English article
     (alt form enm þe t=the id=the)
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm þe t=thee id=thee)
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm þei t=they)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm theen)
     Old Saxon det.
     that, that one
     Old Saxon part.
     that, who, which
     Swedish n.
     n (alternative spelling of sv te) (tea)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  the-
     pre.
     (lb en religion) god or deity

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  -the
     Middle English alt.
     (lb enm rarely productive) (non-gloss definition: Forms abstract
  nouns denoting a state or attribute, usually from adjectives but
  occasionally from verbs); (l en -th), (l en -ness)
     Middle English suf.
     (lb enm rarely productive) (non-gloss definition: Forms abstract
  nouns denoting a state or attribute, usually from adjectives but
  occasionally from verbs); (l en -th), (l en -ness)
     Middle English alt.
     (non-gloss definition: Forms ordinal numerals, except for) (l enm
  first), (l enm seconde), (l enm thridde); (l en -th).
     Middle English suf.
     (non-gloss definition: Forms ordinal numerals, except for) (l enm
  first), (l enm seconde), (l enm thridde); (l en -th).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  the
     Danish n.
     (alternative spelling of da te  tea)
     Interlingua n.
     tea
     Italian n.
     (misspelling of it tè)
     Old High German alt.
     that, who, which
     Old High German part.
     that, who, which
     Swedish n.
     n (alternative spelling of sv te) (tea)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  the-
     pre.
     (lb en religion) god or deity

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  the
     Kymri n.
     ''spiranttimutaatio sanasta'' '''te'''

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  the
     n.
     (gammalstavning sv - te)
     pron.
     (gammalstavning sv - de)

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  the
     n.
     (gammalstavning sv - te)
     pron.
     (gammalstavning sv - de)