potrzebie

English

Etymology

From Polish potrzeba, adopted as a catchphrase by Mad magazine in the 1950s, and applied to a system of measurement by American computer scientist Donald Knuth (then a high-schooler).

Noun

potrzebie (plural potrzebies)

(humorous) A fictional unit of length defined as the thickness of issue #26 (November 1955) of Mad Magazine, or approximately 2.26 millimetres.

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔtˈʂɛ.bjɛ/
Rhymes: -ɛbjɛ
Syllabification: pot‧rze‧bie

Noun

potrzebie

dative singular of potrzeba
locative singular of potrzeba

单词	potrzebie
释义	potrzebie English Etymology From Polish potrzeba, adopted as a catchphrase by Mad magazine in the 1950s, and applied to a system of measurement by American computer scientist Donald Knuth (then a high-schooler). Noun potrzebie (plural potrzebies) (humorous) A fictional unit of length defined as the thickness of issue #26 (November 1955) of Mad Magazine, or approximately 2.26 millimetres. Polish Pronunciation IPA^(key): /pɔtˈʂɛ.bjɛ/ Rhymes: -ɛbjɛ Syllabification: pot‧rze‧bie Noun potrzebie dative singular of potrzeba locative singular of potrzeba
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