allotment
part of speech
noun (an allotment, allotments)
meaning for a pupil
1) (UK, Ireland, Australia) An allotment is a small piece of land people rent to grow vegetables, fruit and flowers. tree →
2) (formal) An allotment is a share or amount of something given out. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means the assigning of letters to planets or to signs of the zodiac. Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah gives the seven double letters to the seven planets and the twelve simple letters to the twelve constellations or months. In the primary lessons: In UK everyday life many families keep an allotment to grow food. In nature and science lessons classes may visit an allotment. In formal and maths language, an allotment is a share: «an allotment of 5 hours».
examples
- This Hebrew version omits the allotment of the remaining six. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- Note.—This is a modern illustration of the allotment of the Seven Letters; it is not found in the ancient copies of the "Sepher Yetzirah." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- Note.—This is a modern illustration of the allotment of the Twelve Letters; it is not found in the ancient copies of the "Sepher Yetzirah." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- Grandad grows potatoes on his allotment. tree →
- We picked strawberries at the allotment. tree →
- There is a waiting list for allotments in our town. tree →
- Each class got an allotment of time in the hall. tree →
- The allotment has a little shed. tree →
- Her allotment of tickets was four. tree →
note
Plural: allotments. Verb: allot. In the USA a similar plot is often called a «community garden plot».
Trees and pragmatics
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