adj
Styled or called apart from given name and surname.
n
One who relates anecdotes.
adj
(poetic) Recorded in annals; documented.
n
(narratology) A narrative (as of a play or novel) that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the narrative, such as a coherent plot and resolution.
n
A humorous adaptation of one or more existing proverbs.
adj
(literary) Pertaining to a narrator who is also the protagonist.
n
Concise speech; laconism.
n
Alternative form of byspeech [An incidental or casual speech not directly relating to the point.]
n
(rhetoric) A stylistic affectation of diction, such as throwing in foreign words to appear learned.
adj
Relating to colloquy; conversational.
n
(rhetoric) A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you".
n
(countable, rhetoric, literature) An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.
adj
In the style of a conversationalist.
n
(narratology) A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).
n
(rhetoric) A document consisting of rules to live by for one's audience or for posterity.
n
(narratology) A narration or recitation.
adj
of or pertaining to discourse or reasoning
adj
Relating to documentation.
adj
(fandom slang, narratology) From a real-world perspective; of or relating to an explanation outside the text; external to the narrative.
n
(countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.
n
One who uses euphemisms.
adj
Relating to evocation.
n
A colloquialism or idiom.
n
(narratology) An introductory or main narrative that provides a framework for a more emphasized second narrative or for a set of shorter stories.
n
(critical theory) A metanarrative; a narrative that provides legitimation of some, given set of narratives and that is itself self-legitimising.
n
A narrative inquiry, or narrative research, that uses grounded theory methods for analysis.
adj
(literature, film) Of or relating to a narrator that does not take part in the plot.
adj
(grammar) Various grammatical tenses and moods specially used in retelling past events.
adj
(grammar) One of various tenses or moods used to tell about past events, historic (tense).
adj
(literature, film) Of or relating to the narrator of a dramatic work who is also the protagonist or other character in the work.
adj
(narratology) Pertaining to a secondary narrative embedded within the primary narrative (a story within a story).
adj
Pertaining or conforming to idiom, the natural mode of expression of a language.
adj
Part of the narrative.
n
The use of pretentious words or language.
n
The intersection in a game of ludic elements and narrative elements.
n
(uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.
n
Obsolete form of malapropism. [(uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.]
v
(art, transitive, intransitive, rare) To prepare a maquette (of).
n
Alternative letter-case form of mentalese [(philosophy, psychology) A hypothetical non-verbal language in which concepts are represented in the mind.]
adj
(narratology) Pertaining to a secondary narrative embedded within the primary narrative (a story within a story).
n
A branch of metacognition concerned with learning about one's own learning and learning processes.
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(critical theory) A narrative which concerns narratives of historical meaning, experience or knowledge and offers legitimation of such through the anticipated completion of some master idea; a grand story that is self-legitimizing.
n
A parable about parables.
n
A theory about a theory.
n
(figuratively) A trait, activity, or action closely associated with or aptly describing a person.
n
(rhetoric) The imitation of another's gestures, pronunciation, or utterance.
n
(education) A type of mnemonic in the form of a picture.
adj
Of, or relating to a mode or modus.
n
Any of the senses (such as sight or taste)
n
(law) A qualification involving the idea of variation or departure from some general rule or form, in the way of either restriction or enlargement, according to the circumstances of the case, as in the will of a donor, an agreement between parties, etc.
n
A basic unit of a story or narrative.
n
(rhetoric) That part of an oration in which the speaker makes his or her statement of facts.
adj
Of or relating to narration.
n
(narratology) The structural framework that underlies the order and manner in which a narrative is presented to a reader, listener, or viewer.
adj
Based on or using a narrative.
n
The presentation (and subsequent interpretation) of a dramatic narrative.
n
The study of narrative structure.
n
(narratology) The person or the "voice" whose viewpoint is used in telling a story.
adj
Pertaining to a narrator.
adj
In the style of a narrator.
adj
Relating to a narrator and/or narration.
n
Supplementary literary material.
n
(logic) A person who uses paralogy
n
One addicted to word play or puns.
n
(linguistics, uncommon) A word in a language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in another language, and at least one meaning in common, but not all.
adj
(obsolete, rare) Proverbial.
adj
(philosophy, linguistics) Being enacted as it is said.
n
(discourse analysis) The assignment of a particular perspective to a narrative through the use of language.
n
A statement humorously constructed by merging together two proverbs.
n
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
n
(derogatory) One who uses overelaborate or wordy phrases.
n
(literary theory) The perspective from which a narrative is related.
n
(narratology) A fictional narrative that explains why something is the way it is.
adj
(sociolinguistics, of a linguistic form) Regarded as relatively prestigious; often, considered the standard language or language variety, or a part of such a variety.
n
(euphemistic) Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase.
n
Alternative form of pseudo-anglicism [A word in a language other than English that has an English appearance but is not current in English itself. This may be, for example, because the word was borrowed from a neologism that never entered English common use, or because it was independently derived from an English word, or because it was deliberately coined to resemble English.]
n
(linguistics) Lexical borrowings from English that do not correspond directly to English word usage.
n
A term which appears to be (and may be thought of by speakers as) a loanword from another language, even being formed from elements found in that language, but which does not exist as a word in that language with the same meaning.
n
Alternative form of pseudo-anglicism. [A word in a language other than English that has an English appearance but is not current in English itself. This may be, for example, because the word was borrowed from a neologism that never entered English common use, or because it was independently derived from an English word, or because it was deliberately coined to resemble English.]
n
Something written or spoken that resembles language but is not a true language.
adj
pertaining to pseudo-linguistics. Deprecating of scholarship thought to purport to be linguistic but falling short of the necessary standards
n
Alternative form of pseudo-loan [A term which appears to be (and may be thought of by speakers as) a loanword from another language, even being formed from elements found in that language, but which does not exist as a word in that language with the same meaning.]
adj
(of a name) Fictitious.
n
Alternative form of pseudo-problem [(philosophy) A problem that arises solely as a result of a misuse of language]
n
A nonsense word substituted for a verb in a sentence
adj
(linguistics) Appearing to have speaking skills that are not in fact present.
n
Mechanical, repetitive words used without understanding or consideration.
n
The art or practice of punning; paronomasia.
n
The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
adj
(specifically) In a literary work: referring to the author or the author's other works.
adj
Of or relating to a soliloquy.
n
(rhetoric) The awkward or humorous use of different languages mixed together, often using a foreign term incorrectly or in an inappropriate situation.
adj
Befitting a speaker or orator.
n
(derogatory or humorous) The act of speechifying.
n
A metaphor about metaphors.
n
(narratology) The way in which the story is told throughout a book or film; an employment of narrative.
n
(literary theory) A narrating character or storyteller in a literary or other artistic work—such as a novel, play, song, or film—who provides inaccurate, misleading, conflicting, or otherwise questionable information to the reader or audience.
adj
Eloquent and able with regards to speech.
n
The quality of being a word.
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