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project (
n.)
c.1400, "
a plan, draft, scheme," from
L. projectum "
something thrown forth," noun use of neuter of
projectus,
pp. of
projicere "
stretch out, throw forth," from
pro- "
forward" (see
PRO- (
Cf. pro-)) + combining form of
iacere (
pp. iactus) "
to throw" (see
JET (
Cf. jet) (
v.)). Meaning "
scheme, proposal, mental plan" is from
c.1600. Meaning "
group of low-rent apartment buildings" first recorded
c.1958, from
housing project (1932).
{{12}}project (v.) late 15c., "to plan," from L. projectus (see PROJECT (Cf. project) (n.)). Sense of "to stick out" is from 1718. Meaning "to cast an image on a screen" is recorded from 1865. Psychoanalytical sense, "to convey to others," is first recorded 1895 (implied in projective).
Etymology dictionary.
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Project 28 — is the name given to a U.S. border protection program that runs along a convert|28|mi|km|sing=on stretch of the US/Mexican border in southern Arizona.Randal C. Archibold, [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/26/us/26fence.html 28 Mile Virtual Fence Is … Wikipedia
Project 4.1 — was the designation for a medical study conducted by the United States of those residents of the Marshall Islands exposed to radioactive fallout from the March 1, 1954 Castle Bravo nuclear test at Bikini Atoll, which had an unexpectedly large… … Wikipedia
Project A-Ko — プロジェクトA子 (Пуродзэкуто A Ко) Жанр комедия, пародия, меха … Википедия
Project 25 — (P25 or APCO 25) is a suite of standards for digital radio communications for use by federal, state/province and local public safety agencies in North America to enable them to communicate with other agencies and mutual aid response teams in… … Wikipedia
Project IC — is the name used in Malaysia to describe the allegation of systematic granting of citizenship to immigrants (whether illegal or legal immigrants) by giving them identity documents known as IC (identity card), and subsequently, MyKad . The alleged … Wikipedia
Project 21 — is a conservative public policy group that provides broadcasters and the print media with prominent African American conservative commentators as columnists and guests. The organization refers to itself as The National Leadership Network of Black … Wikipedia
Project Q — is the youth program of the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and straight allied young adults ages 24 and under. Established in 1999, Project Q (PQ) has grown to one of the largest… … Wikipedia
Project-X — Project X … Википедия
Project — Proj ect (?; 277), n. [OF. project, F. projet, fr. L. projectus, p. p. of projicere to project; pro forward + jacere to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth, and cf. {Projet}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Project G.e.e.K.e.R. — Project G.eeK.eR. is an animated television series that premiered on CBS on September 14, 1996. It was created by Douglas TenNapel, creator of Earthworm Jim , with original music by Shawn Patterson (main title theme by Terry Scott Taylor).… … Wikipedia
Project-x — Éditeur Team17 Développeur Team17 Concepteur Martin Brown (chef de projet) Date de sortie 1992 Genre Shoot them up Mode de jeu … Wikipédia en Français
