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Entanglement vs Wo - What's the difference?

entanglement | wo |

As nouns the difference between entanglement and wo

is that entanglement is the state of being entangled; intricate and confused involution while wo is .

As an interjection wo is

a falconer's call to a hawk.

entanglement

English

Noun

(wikipedia entanglement) (en noun)
  • The state of being entangled; intricate and confused involution.
  • That which entangles; intricacy; perplexity.
  • Specifically, in fortification, an obstruction placed in front or on the flank of a fortification, to impede an enemy's approach.

    • Related terms

    * entangler * entangling

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    wo

    English

    (wikipedia wo)

    Alternative forms

    * whoa

    Etymology 1

    Variant of who .

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • A falconer's call to a hawk.
  • A call to cause a horse to slow down or stop; whoa.

    • Etymology 2

    Variant of woe .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1815 , Philip Freneau, A collection of poems, on American affairs and a variety of other subjects , page 82[http://books.google.com/books?id=BAkUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA82]:
    • Such feeble arms, to work internal wo !
  • * (Hannah More)
    • But if there was a competition between a sick family and a new broach, the broach was sure to carry the day. This would not have been the case, had they been habituated to visit themselves the abodes of penury and wo .

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