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| a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. |
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| a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned. |
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the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in I like it and so do they.
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the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
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a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author.
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