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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Mayhem Parva en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmeɪˌ(h)ɛm ˈpɑɹvə/ (General-American)
- /ˌmeɪhɛm ˈpɑːvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From mayhem (noun) + Latin parva (the feminine singular form of parvus (“little”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little; smallness”)), referring to village names in England such as Ashby Parva and Glen Parva. The term was coined by the British writer of detective fiction Colin Watson (1920–1983), referring to the works of the English author Agatha Christie (1890–1976).
Meanings
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(uncountable) The genre of detective fiction in which violent crimes occur in sleepy English villages.
wikipedia: Agatha Christie
Mayhem Parva en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmeɪˌ(h)ɛm ˈpɑɹvə/ (General-American)
- /ˌmeɪhɛm ˈpɑːvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From mayhem (noun) + Latin parva (the feminine singular form of parvus (“little”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little; smallness”)), referring to village names in England such as Ashby Parva and Glen Parva. The term was coined by the British writer of detective fiction Colin Watson (1920–1983), referring to the works of the English author Agatha Christie (1890–1976).
Meanings
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(attributive, often) The archetypical sleepy English village that is the setting for a violent crime, as depicted in many works of detective fiction.
wikipedia: Agatha Christie