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Meaning of "chimere" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHIMERE

Perhaps from Medieval Latin chimēra (see chimera) and related to Spanish zamarra sheepskin coat.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHIMERE

chimere  [tʃɪˈmɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHIMERE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chimere is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHIMERE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chimere

Chimere

A chimere is a garment worn by Anglican bishops in choir dress, and, formally as part of academic dress. A descendant of a riding cloak, the chimere resembles an academic gown but without sleeves, and is usually made of scarlet or black cloth. In modern English use the garment is worn as part of the ceremonial dress of Anglican bishops. It is a long sleeveless gown of silk or satin, open down the front, gathered in at the back between the shoulders, and with slits for the arms. It is worn over the rochet, colored either black or scarlet.

Definition of chimere in the English dictionary

The definition of chimere in the dictionary is a sleeveless red or black gown, part of a bishop's formal dress though not a vestment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHIMERE


academia
ˌækəˈdiːmɪə
Ajmer
ʌdʒˈmɪə
ameer
əˈmɪə
amia
ˈæmɪə
amir
əˈmɪə
anemia
əˈniːmɪə
Bohemia
bəʊˈhiːmɪə
cashmere
ˈkæʃmɪə
Crimea
kraɪˈmɪə
emir
ɛˈmɪə
ipomoea
ˌɪpəˈmɪə
Izmir
ˈɪzmɪə
kashmir
ˈkæʃmɪə
macadamia
ˌmækəˈdeɪmɪə
mere
mɪə
Pamir
pəˈmɪə
Shamir
ʃæˈmɪə
smear
smɪə
Vermeer
vɛəˈmɪə
Windermere
ˈwɪndəˌmɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHIMERE

chimaeric
chimaerism
chimar
chimb
Chimborazo
Chimbote
chime
chime in
chimer
chimera
chimeric
chimerical
chimerically
chimericalness
chimerid
chimerism
chimichanga
Chimkent
chimney
chimney board

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHIMERE

actinomere
antimere
arthromere
blastomere
Buttermere
Calimere
casimere
cassimere
centromere
chromomere
ectomere
epimere
Grasmere
kerseymere
Point Calimere
Rothermere
sarcomere
telomere
Thirlmere
uromere

Synonyms and antonyms of chimere in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chimere» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHIMERE

Find out the translation of chimere to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chimere from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chimere» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

chimere
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chimere
570 millions of speakers

English

chimere
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Chimere
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

chimere
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Chimere
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chimere
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

chimere
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chimere
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chimere
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chimere
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

chimere
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

chimere
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggoleki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Chimere
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாயமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिमेरे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

chimere
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Chimere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Chimere
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Chimere
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chimere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Chimere
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

CHIMERE
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Chimere
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Chimere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chimere

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIMERE»

The term «chimere» is normally little used and occupies the 121.508 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIMERE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chimere

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHIMERE»

Discover the use of chimere in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chimere and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Church Vestments: Their Origin and Development
22. THE. CHIMERE. This garment was much used on the Continent since the early Middle Ages. It was a short sleeveless cloak or coat of sheepskin of Spanish origin, so it is said, called the 'zamarra.' This is the origin of the garment known as ...
Herbert Norris, 2002
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The New Altar Guild Book
Bishop's Regalia Rochet, Chimere, and Scarf A rochet is a derivative of the alb. It is an enveloping long white garment worn under a chimere, ungirded, with or without a cassock. A rochet has two styles. One form is quite similar to the alb, long ...
Barbara Gent, Betty Sturges, 2003
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Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application XX
In general CHIMERE/MM5 and CHIMERE/WRF underestimate the PM10 concentrations for January. The difference in PM10 concentrations for January between CHIMERE/MM5 and CHIMERE/WRF is around a factor 1.6 (PM10 higher for ...
Douw G. Steyn, S. T. Rao, 2010
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Computational Science and Its Applications –- ICCSA 2009: ...
MM5 WRF -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 35 38 41 44 47 50 53 56 EUR (0.5o X 0.5o) CHIMERE MODEL 44 41 38 SP (0.2o X 0.2o) 35 -10 -5 0 5 Fig. 2. Domain simulated with the CHIMERE model O3 - 20040630 14:00 h (microgr/m3) WRF + CHIMERE ...
David Hutchison, Osvaldo Gervasi, Marina L. Gavrilova, 2009
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Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XVII
Questioner: P. Builtjes Question: You are using Chimere down to 6×6 km ? And then use TAPON down to 1×1 km? Why do you not use Chimere down to 1× 1 km ? Goingfrom one model to another model often creates problems. Answer: We ...
Carlos Borrego, Ann-Lise Norman, 2007
6
Air Pollution Modelling and Simulation
This study presents an application of a continental scale chemistry transport model (CHIMERE, Schmidt et al., 2001) for the calculation of seasonal model results: AOT40 values calculated for locations near three different agglomerations in ...
Bruno Sportisse, 2002
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Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application XIX
We propose in this study to evaluate the capacity of the MM5-CHIMERE modelling system to reproduce the O3 and PM10 ground level concentration over the north region of France during the 2006 summer June–July period with a zooming ...
C. Borrego, Ana Isabel Miranda, 2008
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Vestments for All Seasons
The rochet and chimere. Figure 2-18. The mozetta. Chimere A sleeveless, open- faced black or red academic gown worn over the rochet and of the same length as the rochet. Of Spanish origin, the chimere developed during the Middle Ages ...
Barbara Dee Baumgarten, 2002
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Notes From the Last Testament: The Struggle for Haiti
Earlier that day, one of Dread Wilmé's gunmen, descending from Wilmé's Isuzu trooper, was killed when the chimere fired on a group of PNH officers around Delmas 62. The officers returned fire, killing the man and wounding three others.
Michael Deibert, 2011
10
Development and Use of Compact Instruments for Tropospheric ...
CINDI 2009 2010 2011 Total Date range 07/01-08/06 04/03—10/21 02/17—07/ 01 — Number of days 13 64 63 140 Distance (km) 2353 8920 7498 18771 Time ( h) 47 199 217 463 7.6 Comparison with Chimere Model CHIMERE (Vautard et al.
Alexis Merlaud, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHIMERE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chimere is used in the context of the following news items.
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Facebook Argument Leads to Stabbing
Chimere Suttles, 26, tells police that while the two men, the other woman pulled out a knife and stabbed her. Suttles ran away and was driven to ... «WOWT, Jul 15»
2
Three Teams Win Awards In Boat Regatta
In the sixth round, the Courthouse Pub team of Adam Gaffney and Chimere Sepulveda finished in 1:29, while the Castaways team of Billie and ... «thejournal-news.net, Jul 15»
3
NSCDC Nabs Seven Over Crude Oil Theft in Delta
... the suspects listed as Ifeanyi Agbu, Monday Abokari, Austin Asemota, Endurance Mordi, Julius Sunday, Ifeanyi Iloh and Chimere Ikechukwu. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
Is Stonebwoy set for Ne-Yo collaboration?
Ne-Yo, the stage name for Shaffer Chimere Smith and popular for his break-through song 'Let Me Love You' could just be what Stonebwoy ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
5
Act of Aggression Pre-Order Offer, Launch Date and Trailer Revealed
Against this looming threat stands the Chimere, a UNO funded, classified military organization specialized in fast strikes, which attempts to ... «Gamers Hell, Jul 15»
6
TD Re-Strategizes for More Market Share
Our main focus this year is to position the business more strategically as the market leader in the field," said Mrs. Chioma Chimere, Managing ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
7
JNSBL challenge winner plans to mount a downtown-uptown …
Brown, who operates from Chimere's First Class Hair and Nails Salon at the Hughenden Pharmacy Plaza in St Andrew, placed first in the ... «Jamaica Observer, Jun 15»
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Sauti Sol And Ne-yo! Check Out The Special Connection Between …
Their trip will be seeing them mingle with music heavyweights from all over the world including Shaffer Chimere Smith, better known by his ... «Ghafla!Kenya, Jun 15»
9
New Britain police blotter
Chimere Hewitt-Shopshire, 30, of 59 Lewis Ave., Meriden, was charged June 23 with violation of a protective order. Jonathan Fontanez, 30, of ... «Newbritainherald, Jun 15»
10
Neyo to perform at 2015 MAMA
Neyo, whose real name is Shaffer Chimere Smith, is a three time Grammy award winner who is widely respected on the global music scene. «Nigerian Entertainment Today, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Chimere [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/chimere>. Apr 2024 ».
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