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layman — noun plural laymen, (C) 1 someone who is not trained in a particular subject or type of work, especially when they are being compared with someone who is: the layman (=laymen in general): technical terms not easily understood by the layman | in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
layman — UK [ˈleɪmən] / US noun [countable] Word forms layman : singular layman plural laymen UK [ˈleɪmən] / US 1) someone who is not trained to a high or professional standard in a particular subject the layman (= all laymen as a group): a medical… … English dictionary
layman — lay|man [ leımən ] (plural lay|men [ leımən ] ) noun count 1. ) someone who is not trained to a high or professional standard in a particular subject: the layman (=all laymen as a group): a medical dictionary for the layman in layman s terms (=in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
layman — [[t]le͟ɪmən[/t]] laymen 1) N COUNT A layman is a person who is not trained, qualified, or experienced in a particular subject or activity. The mere mention of the words heart failure , can conjure up, to the layman, the prospect of imminent death … English dictionary
Layman — The term layman originated from the use of the term laity, but over the centuries, changed definition to mean a person who is a non expert in a given field of knowledge .The concept of describing something has come into wide use in the English… … Wikipedia
layman — lay|man [ˈleımən] n plural laymen [ mən] 1.) someone who is not trained in a particular subject or type of work, especially when they are being compared with someone who is ≠ ↑expert ▪ To the layman (=laymen in general) all these plants look… … Dictionary of contemporary English
layman — noun a) layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy Carmen is not a professional anthropologist, but strictly a layman. b) by analogy, someone who is not a professional in a given field Let me explain it to you in… … Wiktionary
Iqbal terms — Here is a description of different terms used by Allama Iqbal, the poet philosopher of Islam. Terms Death Faith Faqr Life Love Nationalism Selfhood Time Life :Much above the fear of profit and loss is life!:Now the soul now the surrender of soul… … Wikipedia
Louisa Mariah Layman Woosley — clergy and served in a variety of church offices for over 50 years.Woosley, a Cumberland Presbyterian from Kentucky, was ordained by Nolin Presbytery (Kentucky Synod) in that denomination on Tuesday, November 5, 1889. Although the constitution of … Wikipedia
Availability — For the thermodynamic function availability , in the sense of available useful work, see exergy. For availability as a form of cognitive bias, see availability heuristic. In telecommunications and reliability theory, the term availability has the … Wikipedia
