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(textual criticism) A protograph (“original manuscript of a text from which all further copies derive”).
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The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.
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(obsolete) A mark or sign.
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Obsolete form of character. [(countable) A being involved in the action of a story.]
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(jewelry, informal) (preceded by the number of carats) Something that is a given number of carats.
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(obsolete) A character or personality.
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(countable) A being involved in the action of a story.
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One who writes or performs a character.
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One who, or that which, characterizes.
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(obsolete) That which is charactered; the meaning.
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Pronunciation spelling of character. [(countable) A being involved in the action of a story.]
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A collection of choice passages from an author or authors.
adj
briefly describing a body of knowledge
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Subject matter; semantic information (or a portion or body thereof); that which is contained in writing, speech, video, etc.
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(uncommon) A body, a collection.
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describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus
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A brief but witty saying.
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(semiotics) Any of the non-signifying constituents of signifiers.
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following or relating to a formula; formulaic
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A prewriting technique in which the writer writes continuously for a set period of time without regard to spelling, grammar, or topic.
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The main seal of a nation or state that symbolizes its authority, and with which official documents are stamped.
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A report containing a patient's medical history and the results of his/her physical exam.
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Written with a hyphen.
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(by extension) Relating to the earliest stages of any form of publishing or media.
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Resembling or characteristic of an index (ordered listing of items).
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The first letter of a word or a name.
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A symbol or sign of something.
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A translated text having alternate lines in different languages.
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(literary theory) A psychological conflict that is internal to a character.
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(translation studies) A person who orally or gesturally translates what someone is saying or signing, for the benefit of one or more others who do not understand the language being used. (Contrasted with translator: one who produces a written equivalent in another language.)
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The main theme of a speech, a written work, or a conference.
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(by extension) A recurring theme.
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In a manner befitting or denoting letters; to the letter; precisely.
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Obsolete form of letter. [A symbol in an alphabet.]
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(of the copying of text) Letter by letter.
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A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
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Text written for a specific purpose.
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(linguistics, education) Talk, especially involving academic analysis, about speaking or talking; verbal metadiscourse.
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(statistics) Relating to the statistical mode.
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A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
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(music) A motif; a theme or subject, especially one that is central to the work or often repeated.
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Alternative form of multilogue [A conversation that is many-to-many. The term is commonly used to describe the nature of conversations and interactions using social media and collaborative tools, such as social networking, online video, widgets for syndication, wikis, message boards, forums, etc.]
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A basic unit of narrative structure.
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(computational linguistics) The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
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An assistant who specializes in providing timely and spatially relevant reminders of the names of persons and other socially important information.
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(uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.
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A pattern, a way of doing something, especially (now often derogatory) a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
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Character represented; external appearance; persona.
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Character; totality of related characteristics; signature; status (especially in scientific, technical, or military uses).
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To represent (a phrase or word) as a rebus.
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(Peircean semiotics) A sign that represents its object in respect of quality and so, in its signified interpretant, is represented as a character or mark; sumisign.
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A complex literary character with fully developed and dynamic traits.
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The s character, as distinct from the long s — the ſ character.
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A literary technique wherein characters are mainly identified by the linguistic specificities of their speech.
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A recurring topic or character.
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(obsolete) That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.
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A person who uses synonyms.
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A treatise on terms, especially those used in a specialised fied.
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Obsolete spelling of theme [A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.]
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Relating to, or having a theme (“subject”) or a topic.
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A concept with multiple instantiations.
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A continued theme or idea.
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A fictional character whose name or a short description is present in the title of the work where the character appears.
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A caption, title or other inscription, especially an Ancient Roman type.
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Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
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Arranged according to topic or theme; thematic.
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Obsolete form of topic. [Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.]
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Those aspects of communication that rely on visual elements, such as illustrations, formatting, gesture, and so on.
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A word game in which players come up with words that begin with the letter or letters that the previous word ended with.
adj
Of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).
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