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Fingo

/ ˈfɪŋɡəʊ /

noun

  1. a member of a Xhosa-speaking people settled in southern Africa in the Ciskei and Transkei: originally refugees from the Zulu wars of conquest

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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It was this process of making up explanations that might or might not be true that Newton rejected when he insisted hypotheses non fingo.

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"Hypotheses non fingo" wrote Newton, who offered no explanation for his greatest discoveries, but instead restricted himself to stating observable facts and formulating laws that describe them.

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The Fingo pointed to the exact position among the hills where Macomo's kraal was.

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Ronald gave his consent, though reluctantly, but he felt it was right that the Fingo, who was risking his life for his sake, should carry out his plans in his own way.

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The Fingo thought for some little time, and then asked: "Is the white woman young and pretty?"

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