Mwu

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of multi-word unit. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "In a contrastive study we conducted recently (Silva 2006), we found that applying a simple n-gram tool such as the one used in the Corpógrafo to a bilingual corpus of comparable texts in Portuguese and in English allows the identification of significant MWUs or lexical bundles."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Maccabi World Union. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Regional Maccabiah Games, organized by the MWU, are also held throughout the world."

  2. 2
    Initialism of Merriam-Webster Unabridged, edition of Webster's Dictionary. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Merriam-Webster will need to incorporate some changes in MWU to take full advantage of its new online environment."

  3. 3
    Initialism of Midwestern University. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "VT was supported by MWU’s start-up funds."

  4. 4
    Initialism of Mine Workers’ Union, predecessor of Solidarity (South African trade union). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "After the suspension in 1940 of MWU elections for the duration of the Second World War (1939–1945), the Hervormingsorganisasie concentrated on strengthening itself internally."

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"In a contrastive study we conducted recently (Silva 2006), we found that applying a simple n-gram tool such as the one used in the Corpógrafo to a bilingual corpus of comparable texts in Portuguese and in English allows the identification of significant MWUs or lexical bundles."

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