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QUADRUPLET [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1991-10-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- quad
1, record 1, English, quad
noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- quadruplet 2, record 1, English, quadruplet
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In figure skating, the toe loop (jump) of four rotations. 2, record 1, English, - quad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The pioneer spirit comes through in Browning’s description of his famous quad, the toe loop of four rotations he was the first to land in competition during the 1988 world championships. 1, record 1, English, - quad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This is a neologism of meaning(de sens). A new meaning has been given to a word that already exists. However, the meaning of the word has been restricted to refer to a specific idea(restriction de sens). "Quad" is really short for "quadruplet" which means "a combination of four of a kind"(Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary). Therefore, the word "quadruplet" has been clipped(troncation) to the short form "quad" which has been given a new but restricted meaning in the field of figure skating. 2, record 1, English, - quad
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Néologie et emprunts
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- quadruple saut
1, record 1, French, quadruple%20saut
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- quadruple-saut 2, record 1, French, quadruple%2Dsaut
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Surya Bonaly, en réalisant le premier quadruple saut de l'histoire du patinage féminin, est entrée dans les annales et a fini cinquième sur les talons de Midori Ito. 1, record 1, French, - quadruple%20saut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Il a exécuté huit triples-sauts, et trois combinaisons triples-triples-sauts. Il n'a pas tenté le quadruple-saut qu'il avait planifié. 2, record 1, French, - quadruple%20saut
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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