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david | ala |

As proper nouns the difference between david and ala

is that david is while ala is .

david

English

(wikipedia David)

Proper noun

  • .
  • * 1994 , The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays , Counterpoint Press 2004, ISBN 1582433135, page 169:
    • David' Copperfield. Dwight '''David''' Eisenhower. Michelangelo's '''David'''. None of these '''Davids''' would seem the same if their names were Dave. ' David , with its final "d", sounds finished and complete, whereas Dave just kind of hangs there in the air, indefinitely.
  • * 2000 , Merrick , Ballantine Books (2001), ISBN 0-345-44395-0, page 157:
    • Well, don't think I'll settle for so little, Mr. Talbot. Or should I call you David'? I think you look like a ' David , you know, righteous and clean living and all of that.
  • The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of Saul in the Old Testament.
  • * :
    • David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
  • common in Wales.

    • Derived terms

    * Son of David * Star of David * Davidian * davidi

    Related terms

    * (pet forms) Dave, Davey, Davie, Davy; Davo (Australian ) (surnames) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    ala

    English

    Etymology 1

    Originated 1730–40 from (etyl) .

    Noun

  • (zoology) A wing or winglike structure.
  • (anatomy) A winglike anatomical process or part, especially of bone.
  • (botany) The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family.
  • (architecture) In ancient Rome, a small room opening into a larger room or courtyard.

    • References

    * (wikipedia "ala") * *

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , by way of its English derivation a la.

    Preposition

    (ala)
  • (colloquial)
  • * 2006 , WorstPreviews.com , Film review:
    • The film is told in reverse ala Memento.
  • * 2008 , (Film Threat) , Film review:
    • [...] interactive plasma screens with flashing digits and what not, ala “Minority Report,” [...]
  • * 2011 , (The Washington Post)''’s blog ''The Fix , Politics article:
    • [...] we might be getting to the point where Palin is a bona fide liability - ala Pelosi - for the GOP.
  • * 2011 , (The Huffington Post) , Business article:
    • [...] the NYSE didn't implode ala Merrill [...]

    References

    * “ala” examples at Wordnik

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