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(linguistics) A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience.
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Containing annotations.
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(countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
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(derogatory) A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon, used more to impress others than to convey meaning.
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A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
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Alternative spelling of catchphrase [A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.]
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A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.
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(theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
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(obsolete) One who makes a citation; a citer or citor
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(countable) Clipping of communication (clipping used here in the linguistic, not technical, sense). [The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.]
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(rare, transitive) To place a comma or commas within text; to follow, precede, or surround a portion of text with commas.
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A shorthand symbol indicating an omission for the purpose of brevity.
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The critical and primary source material that accompanies an edition of a text.
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A detailed text in which the writer employs critical thinking to analyze the subject and considers it from several angles.
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signification, meaning, for example of a word or phrase.
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A particular way of phrasing an idea.
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A watchword; a word or phrase that serves as one's guide.
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An established phrasal expression whose meaning may not be deducible from the literal meanings of its component words.
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The act of adding one's initials to a document rather than signing
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mutual reference between two or more things
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A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.
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(textual criticism) The more difficult reading, held to be the more likely when faced with two manuscripts that disagree on a particular reading, according to the principle of lectio difficilior potior.
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Loquitur; Used to identify the character who is speaking in a quotation
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(writing) Spelling and punctuation.
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An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.
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A criterion used to choose between other criteria.
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A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.
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Synonym of name-dropping
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(authorship) A very exciting opening to a book intended to grab a reader's interest.
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The key word in a sentence.
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(rhetoric) A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.
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(intransitive) To use circumlocution.
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A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic representation; an assumed character.
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A short written or spoken expression.
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(lexicography) The respelling of a word to show pronunciation, especially as used in dictionaries not employing a phonetic alphabet for phonetic transcription.
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A measure of the communicative utility of a human language, computed as the product of the language's centrality and its prevalence.
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Of or relating to reference or allusion.
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The act or practice of citing one's previous publications in new works; autocitation.
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A phrase that is a close paraphrase that uses some of the authors original words. For instance: "A fanatic is someone who will not change his mind or the subject of discussion," according to Winston Churchill.
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A word, especially seen as a test, to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular nation, class, profession, etc.
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(countable or uncountable) Communication through gestures as a substitute for language, for example, between monks under a vow of silence or during trade amongst different linguistic groups.
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(idiomatic) Something that is symbolic of an era.
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A phrase that signals a particular meaning or stance.
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(linguistics, structuralism) The concept or idea evoked by a sign.
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Something or someone that signifies, makes something more significant or important.
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The hypothesis that reality is in fact a simulation (such as a computer program) of which we, the simulants, are unaware.
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(literature) The first appearance of a genre in print.
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(idiomatic) A phrase frequently or habitually used by a person or group, and thus associated with them.
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The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
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A word or phrase used to address or refer to someone or something without using his, her, or its name.
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Synonym of textbook case
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(authorship) A sentence in the introduction of an essay, thesis or academic paper that clarifies the main point of the text.
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The subject of a writing; a short phrase that summarizes the entire topic.
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(obsolete) An argument or reason.
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A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.
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(now rare outside certain phrases) Something that someone said; a comment, utterance; speech.
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A generic placeholder representing a specific name or thing.
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