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| An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. |
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| A punctual mark (') used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers. |
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a very typical example of a certain person or thing.
"the book is a perfect archetype of the genre"
an original that has been imitated.
"the archetype of faith is Abraham"
a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology.
"mythological archetypes of good and evil" |
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| or characterisation is the concept of creating characters for a narrative. It is a literary element and may be employed in dramatic works of art or everyday conversation. Characters may be presented by means of description, through their actions, speech, or thoughts. |
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an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
"the word “discipline” has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression"
the abstract meaning or intension of a term, which forms a principle determining which objects or concepts it applies to. |
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the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
"Wordsworth campaigned against exaggerated poetic diction"
the style of enunciation in speaking or singing.
"she began imitating his careful diction" |
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the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
"“Don't go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy irony"
a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.
plural noun: ironies
"the irony is that I thought he could help me"
a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character. |
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| a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. |
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| a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations. |
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| Non-literal or figurative language refers to words, and groups of words, that exaggerate or alter the usual meanings of the component words. |
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| prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding. |
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| exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. |
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visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
"Tennyson uses imagery to create a lyrical emotion"
visual images collectively.
"the impact of computer-generated imagery on contemporary art"
visual symbolism.
"the film's religious imagery" |
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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, especially something abstract. |
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a temporary state of mind or feeling.
(especially of music) inducing or suggestive of a particular feeling or state of mind. |
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the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ).
the use of onomatopoeia for rhetorical effect |
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| a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory. |
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the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way.
the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.
plural noun: parallelisms
the use of parallel processing in computer systems. |
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the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
a figure intended to represent an abstract quality.
a person, animal, or object regarded as representing or embodying a quality, concept, or thing. |
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the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
"her comments are worthy of repetition"
synonyms: reiteration, repeating, restatement, retelling More
repeating, echoing, parroting
the recurrence of an action or event.
"there was to be no repetition of the interwar years"
synonyms: recurrence, reoccurrence, rerun, repeat; More
a thing repeated.
"the geometric repetitions of Islamic art" |
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the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
synonyms: mockery, ridicule, derision, scorn, caricature; More
a play, novel, film, or other work that uses satire.
plural noun: satires
"a stinging satire on American politics"
synonyms: parody, burlesque, caricature, lampoon, skit; More
a genre of literature characterized by the use of satire. |
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the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.
"cozy waterfront cottage in a peaceful country setting"
synonyms: surroundings, position, situation, environment, background, backdrop, milieu, environs, habitat; More
the place and time at which a play, novel, or film is represented as happening.
"short stories with a contemporary setting"
a piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
synonyms: mount, fixture, surround More
a piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words.
"a setting of Yevtushenko's bleak poem"
short for place setting.
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a speed, height, or temperature at which a machine or device can be adjusted to operate.
"if you find the room getting too hot, check the thermostat setting" |
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a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).
the use of simile. |
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| a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. |
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the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
"the syntax of English"
a set of rules for or an analysis of this.
plural noun: syntaxes
"generative syntax"
the branch of linguistics that deals with this. |
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a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.
"the piano tone appears monochrome or lacking in warmth"
synonyms: timbre, sound, sound quality, voice, voice quality, color, tonality More
a modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood.
"a firm tone of voice"
a musical note, warble, or other sound used as a particular signal on a telephone or answering machine.
synonyms: note, signal, beep, bleep More
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the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
"trust her to lower the tone of the conversation"
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an atmosphere of respectability or class.
"they don't feel he gives the place tone"
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PHONETICS
(in some languages, such as Chinese) a particular pitch pattern on a syllable used to make semantic distinctions.
PHONETICS
(in some languages, such as English) intonation on a word or phrase used to add functional meaning.
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a basic interval in classical Western music, equal to two semitones and separating, for example, the first and second notes of an ordinary scale (such as C and D, or E and F sharp); a major second or whole step.
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the particular quality of brightness, deepness, or hue of a tint or shade of a color.
"an attractive color that is even in tone and texture"
synonyms: shade, color, hue, tint, tinge More
the general effect of color or of light and shade in a picture.
a slight degree of difference in the intensity of a color.
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the normal level of firmness or slight contraction in a resting muscle.
PHYSIOLOGY
the normal level of activity in a nerve fiber.
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verb: tone; 3rd person present: tones; past tense: toned; past participle: toned; gerund or present participle: toning
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give greater strength or firmness to (the body or a part of it).
"exercise tones up the muscles"
(of a muscle or bodily part) became stronger or firmer.
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harmonize with (something) in terms of color. |
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