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(sometimes attributive) A cryptic crossword clue that can be interpreted in its entirety as either a definition or wordplay; for example, "God incarnate, essentially" for "Odin", a Norse god whose name is hidden in "God incarnate".
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(chiefly medicine) The abnormal liking or tendency for the use of acronyms.
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One suffering from agrammatism.
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Relating to, or characterized by, alliteration.
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A creator or finder of anagrams.
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(literature) the study of a written work by analyzing the process of composition, including prior manuscripts, rough drafts, etc.
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(linguistics) a special restricted speech style in certain languages used to refer to taboo subjects, or as a sign of respect in the presence of certain people, while doing certain activities, following a death, etc., distinguished by a specialized lexicon.
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A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language.
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A language used jointly alongside another language or languages.
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(sociology, linguistics) An unofficial language spoken by a minority of people.
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(rare) a person who creates dictionaries
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(by extension) Any work that has a list of material organized alphabetically; e.g., biographical dictionary, encyclopedic dictionary.
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A double reading or interpretation of a text
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(textual criticism) The science or art of editing a literary witness.
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(linguistics, of a pidgin or creole) Having a word-stock primarily supplied by the English language.
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Alternative form of epigram [(obsolete) An inscription in stone.]
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Characteristic of a letter
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(countable) A glossary; a collection of such notes.
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In the form of a glossary or gloss.
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One who compiles a glossary.
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someone who writes a glossary
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A writer of glosses; a scholiast; a commentator.
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Alternative letter-case form of Glossic [A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values of English letters, but always using one symbol to represent one sound.]
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a writer of a glossary; a commentator
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The writing of glossaries or glosses
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The creation of constructed languages for artistic purposes; language so created.
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(rare) A particular language code.
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Alternative form of glossonym [The name of a language.]
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Resembling or characteristic of grammar.
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(theology) Alternative form of historico-grammatical [(hermeneutics, textual analysis) Pertaining to, using or based on the textual analysis technique of seeking to establish the meanings of words at the time the text was written.]
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The scientific study of writing systems or scripts.
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(lexicography) A dictionary on historical principles.
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The study of images and symbols as a form of communication.
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The use of ideograms; logography.
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The study of idioms and idiomatic language
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A dictionary of a specific dialect, or of the words and phrases peculiar to one part of a country; a glossary.
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(countable) A language characteristic of a particular group.
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Someone who overuses jargon; one who uses cant or slang.
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(humorous) A tendency to use jargon in speech or writing.
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(linguistics) An isogloss used in the linguistics of the langues d'oïl. Dialects north of the line have preserved Vulgar Latin /k/ and /ɡ/ before /a/; dialects south of the line have palatalized /k/ and /ɡ/ before /a/.
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The use of literal or simple expressions, as distinguished from the use of figurative or obscure ones.
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(informal, derogatory) Any person or group crusading for a particular usage or omission within a language; also called language cops, tongue troopers.
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Abbreviation of lexicography. [(uncountable) The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.]
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One who writes or compiles a dictionary
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(chiefly archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
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(uncountable) The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.
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A lover of dictionaries.
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A great enthusiasm for words or dictionaries.
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The love of dictionaries and other books of words.
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One who loves dictionaries and other books of words.
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A lover of words, especially in word games, puzzles, anagrams, palindromes, etc.
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(dialectal, obsolete) An interpreter; a person who understands more than one language.
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One who makes a lipogram.
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The quality of being literate.
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The quality of being literose.
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The analysis of literature, focusing on the words and grammar to the exclusion of context or literary merit.
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One skilled in logodaedaly, that is, the use of words or wordplay.
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A wordsmith; one who uses language with cleverness and skill.
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(rare) Skill or cleverness in the coining of new words
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(formal) A person who takes a keen interest in words.
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(obsolete) Scientific study of words.
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One who loves words; a word buff.
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A person who studies memetics
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The level of discourse that concerns an object itself.
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The study of how metaphor is used in language.
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(linguistics) A member of a 19th-century school of German linguists who first advanced the theory of regular sound change; or a follower of that school.
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A language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction, typically for government use.
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One who composes pangrams.
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The use of visual images in poetry.
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Of or pertaining to the history of literature and words.
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(humorous, slang, sometimes derogatory) An educator who champions the use of phonics instruction as a method of beginning or remedial reading instruction, often used as a self-referent.
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(philosophy) A language which expresses one's inner thoughts, feelings, or experiences but which cannot be used for communication, since it is known to and understandable by only one person—the existence of which was famously argued by Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) to be impossible.
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The state of written language being in its early stages.
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A unit of a cultural or linguistic repertoire.
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Being or relating to scriptocentrism; privileging writing over other forms of language such as speech.
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The practice of regarding writing as the central part of language, and giving less importance to speech etc.
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The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.
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A person adept at using slang.
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(somewhat informal) A particular vernacular or vocabulary of slang; the jargon or lingo of a particular group.
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A person with an above-average familiarity with slang; one who studies, or loves to use, slang.
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(computing, informal) The study of algorithms and data structures used for processing text strings.
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(linguistics) The study of literary style, and how it changes within different contexts.
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A terminological lexicographer.
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The linguistic analysis of a complete text.
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(archaic) A dictionary or encyclopedia.
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A person engaging in translatology.
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The study of the theory and practice of translating and interpreting, especially in an academic context, combining elements of social science and the humanities.
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(archaic) The representation of the world.
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(linguistics, rare) One who defines a language by usage rather than theory.
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The study of words or (sometimes, specifically) verbs.
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Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.
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One who cultivates a large vocabulary.
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The writer or maker of a vocabulary; a lexicographer.
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(uncommon) The science, study, or knowledge of words.
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A person who is highly interested in using and knowing the meanings of new words.
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(rare) The study of words.
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