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NOT WORTH THE CANDLE

Definition: NOT WORTH THE CANDLE

NOT WORTH THE CANDLE

1. Not worth the cost or trouble.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Expression: NOT WORTH THE CANDLE

Expression using "NOT WORTH THE CANDLE": the game is not worth the candle. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: NOT WORTH THE CANDLE

Language Translations for "NOT WORTH THE CANDLE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Hungarian

  

nem éri meg a költséget, nem éri meg a fáradságot (it isn't worth the trouble). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

otnay orthway ethay andlecay

   

Romanian

  

mai mare daraua decât ocaua (the game is not worth the candle). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: NOT WORTH THE CANDLE

Scrabble® YAWL-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-e-h-h-l-n-n-o-o-r-t-t-t-w"

-5 letters: weathercloth.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: NOT WORTH THE CANDLE


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4E 4F 54      57 4F 52 54 48      54 48 45      43 41 4E 44 4C 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

            

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001110 01001111 01010100 00100000 01010111 01001111 01010010 01010100 01001000 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01000011 01000001 01001110 01000100 01001100 01000101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#78 &#79 &#84 &#32 &#87 &#79 &#82 &#84 &#72 &#32 &#84 &#72 &#69 &#32 &#67 &#65 &#78 &#68 &#76 &#69

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004E 004F 0054      0057 004F 0052 0054 0048      0054 0048 0045      0043 0041 004E 0044 004C 0045

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4849542574952544225442392373548384639

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Expressions
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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