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count 2, noun (oh) and Seurat, Georges (oh)


count 2, noun (oh)



2 W3S2 n [C]
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1 ?total?
2 ?measurement?
3 lose count
4 keep count
5 on all/several/both etc counts
6 at the last count
7 be out for the count
8 ?law?
9 ?rank/title?
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[Sense: 1-8; Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: conte, from conter; COUNT1]
[Sense: 9; Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: conte, from Latin comes 'person you are with, member of the emperor's court', from com- ( COM-) + ire 'to go']
?TOTAL?
the process of counting, or the total that you get when you count things
::Hold your breath for a count of 10.
?MEASUREMENT?
a measurement that shows how much of a substance is present in a place, area etc that is being examined
::The pollen count is high today.
lose count
to forget a number you were calculating or a total you were trying to count
lose count of
::There have been so many accidents here, the police have lost count.
keep count
to keep a record of the changing total of something over a period of time
keep count of
::I never manage to keep count of what I spend on my credit card.
on all/several/both etc counts
in every way, in several ways etc
::It was important that they secure a large and widespread audience. They failed on both counts.
at the last count
according to the latest information about a particular situation
::At the last count, I had 15 responses to my letter.
be out for the count
a) to be in a deep sleep
b) if a boxer is out for the count, he has been knocked down for ten seconds or more
?LAW?
technical one of the crimes that someone is charged with
::Davis was found not guilty on all counts .
count of theft/burglary/murder etc
::He was charged with two counts of theft.
?RANK/TITLE?
a European nobleman with a high rank

Seurat, Georges (oh)



(1859-91) a French artist who developed the method of painting known as pointillism (=using many small spots of pure colour, rather than longer lines made with the brush)