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CHEAPNESS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-12-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mullioned and transomed window
1, record 1, English, mullioned%20and%20transomed%20window
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The desire for light and air increased continuously with the growing cheapness of glass, but the necessity for small sashes remained; the inevitable result was the development of the mullioned and transomed window, generally rectangular in shape, in which the entire opening is subdivided into convenient sizes by vertical bars known as mullions and horizontal bars known as transom bars. 1, record 1, English, - mullioned%20and%20transomed%20window
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- croisée
1, record 1, French, crois%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fenêtre divisée par un ou plusieurs meneaux ou montants et un ou plusieurs croisillons. 1, record 1, French, - crois%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-09-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- original
1, record 2, English, original
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The main advantage of office offset methods is their cheapness and high output when large numbers of copies are required from one original. 1, record 2, English, - original
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- phototype original
1, record 2, French, phototype%20original
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] phototype résultant directement d'une prise de vues. 1, record 2, French, - phototype%20original
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cost of Living
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cheapness 1, record 3, English, cheapness
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
customers will always pick the route that offers even a few pennies of extra cheapness 1, record 3, English, - cheapness
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Coût de la vie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- économie minime
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9conomie%20minime
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
l'usage choisira toujours la solution la moins coûteuse, même s'il ne doit réaliser ainsi qu'une économie minime 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A9conomie%20minime
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Pricing Theory
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- artificial cheapness 1, record 4, English, artificial%20cheapness
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Théorie des prix
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- abaissement artificiel des prix
1, record 4, French, abaissement%20artificiel%20des%20prix
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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