Tuesday, June 17, 2008

What is Nelson Nonsense?

Main Entry:
1non·sense
Pronunciation:
\ˈnän-ˌsen(t)s, ˈnän(t)-sən(t)s\
Function:
noun
Date:
1614
1 a: words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas b (1): language, conduct, or an idea that is absurd or contrary to good sense (2): an instance of absurd action2 a: things of no importance or value : trifles b: affected or impudent conduct 3: genetic information consisting of one or more codons that do not code for any amino acid and usually cause termination of the molecular chain in protein synthesis
— non·sen·si·cal \ˌnän-ˈsen(t)-si-kəl\ adjective
— non·sen·si·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— non·sen·si·cal·ness \-kəl-nəs\ noun