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Definition: IKI

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A breath.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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"Iki" is a common misspelling or typo for: iii.

Date "Iki" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1701. (references)

Specialty Definition: IKI

Domain Definition
Aerospace 1: As the leading organization of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the field of investigations of Outer Space, Solar System planets and other objects of the Universe, Space Research Institute (IKI) is primary in charge of long-range planning and elaboration of space research programs of which a considerable part is performed within the framework of international space research cooperation. (references)
  2: The Space Research Institute in Russia. It is the equivalent of NASA in the U.S. (references)
Physics Space Research Institute (Russia). (references)
Wikipedic IKI is a loosely organized group of early Finnish internet activists. (references)

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Common Expressions: IKI

Expressions Definition
Goro Goro Iki A long running popular Japanese cartoon, Goro Goro Iki became a television phenomenon in the early nineties. The episodes starred the main protagonist, Hiragama Iki, who was on a constant quest to find the killer of his parents. Other characters include Samuel B. Prime, the cybernetic penguin, and Yamada Shokiri, the robust body guard of Iki. Throughout their hilarious and campy adventures Iki encounters various groups of travelers who both help and hinder his progress. Aided by his longtime companion, Satoshi Naga, he is able to get ever closer to finding what truly happened to his parents. (references)
Iki (aesthetic ideal) Iki (「いき」, often 粋) is one of traditional aesthetic ideals in Japan. The basis of iki is thought to have been formed among commoners in Edo, pre-modern Tokyo. (references)
Iki (album) Iki is Värttinä's 11th album (9th studio album), released in 2003. It continues Värttinä's trend of having more original compositions, while retaining a folk influence in the songs and their style. (references)
Iki Island Iki Island (壱岐島) an island lying between the island of Kyushu and Tsushima islands in the Tsushima Strait, the eastern channel of the Korea Strait. It is currently part of Nagasaki Prefecture. The city of Iki is the centre of the local government. The island has three ports. (references)
Iki Province Iki (壱岐国;, Iki no-kuni) was a province of Japan which occupied the entire area of Iki Island. (references)
Iki ryo An Iki Ryo is one possible interpretation of the Tibetan tulpa. It is a murderous and bodiless entity produced specifically by rage, hate and other negative emotions. (references)
Ko e Iki he Lagi Ko e Iki he Lagi (The Lord in Heaven) is the national anthem of Niue. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: IKI

Expressions Domain Definition
Kali iki Slang Phrase. Source: Linguistic 101 students at the University of Oregon. Definition: Wait a little bit. Context: A response to a question in reference to time. Social Source: Hawaiian people. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)

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Extended Definition: IKI

Iki

"IKI" can stand for:

  • The Internationales Kulturinstitut in Vienna.
  • A loosely organized group of early Finnish internet activists, Internet-käyttäjät ikuisesti (The Internet Users Forever).
  • The chemical compound, Iodine potassium-iodide.
  • The Russian Space Research Institute originally known as IKI RAN.
  • iKi, a Belgian beer[1]

The term "iki" can refer to:

  • Iki Island
  • Iki Province, a former province of Japan, now part of Nagasaki Prefecture
  • Iki, Nagasaki — in Iki province
  • Iki (aesthetic ideal)
  • iki, an album by Värttinä
  • iki, number "two (2) in Turkish
  • The revised title of The Knights Who Say "Ni!" in the film Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail.


Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Iki". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: IKI

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Iki 32     Goro Goro Iki 7
Iki Province 12     Iki 32
Iki (album) 10     Iki (aesthetic ideal) 8
Iki (aesthetic ideal) 8     Iki (album) 10
Kilauea Iki 8     Iki Airport 6
Japanese battleship Iki 7     Iki Island 5
Ko e Iki he Lagi 7     Iki jime 4
Goro Goro Iki 7     Iki Province 12
Iki Airport 6     Japanese battleship Iki 7
Iki Island 5     Kilauea Iki 8
Iki jime 4     Ko e Iki he Lagi 7

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"Iki" is a common misspelling or typo for: iii.


Computed Synonyms: Iki

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 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.0096   Iki     chic     stylish, elegant, smart, dressy, neat   
 2   1.0095   Iki     limen     threshold, sill, doorstep, base level, rise   
 3   1.0094   Iki     swank     swagger, brag, boast, fundamental ingredient, stock   
 4   1.0093   Iki     breath     breathing, respiration, wind, puff, air   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: IKI

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Japanese 壱岐国 (Iki Province), 壱岐島 (Iki Island). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Iki. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). Top