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1. CHARACTERISTIC OF A MUCH EARLIER PERIOD 2. OUT-OF-DATE |
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(TUPOS -MOLD, MODEL) AN ORIGINAL MODEL FROM WHICH COPIES ARE MADE, A PROTOTYPAL CHARACTER OR IDEA THAT BECOMES UNIVERSAL, SUCH AS THE ALL-CONQUERING HERO OR THE DAMSEL IN DISTRESS. |
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1. ABSENCE OF ANY FORM OF GOVT. OR POLITICAL AUTHOUTIY; LAWLESSNESS 2. DISORDER OR CONFUSION |
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1. A BODY OF PERSONS HAVING AUTHORITY 2. AN ARRANGEMENT OF PERSONS IN A RANKED SERIES |
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(MATER- MOTHER) A SOCIAL SYSTEM IN WHICH THE MOTHER IS THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY, CLAN OR TRIBE |
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| A SOCIAL SYSTEM IN WHICH THE FATHER IS THE OF THE FAMILY, CLAN OR TRIBE |
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ANTI- AGAINT AND OPPSOITE AN EXACT OPPOSITE; A COMPLETE CONTRAST |
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EPI- ON AND TOWARD A WORD OR PHRASE USED POSITIVELY OR NEGATIVELY THAT CHARACTERIZES OR DESCRIBES A PERSON OR THING |
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| A CENTRAL RECURRING IDEA IN A WORK OF LITERATURE |
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ANA- UP A PERSON OR THING DETESTED AND SHUNNED A CURSE |
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| DIVISION INTO TWO USUALLY CONTRADICTORY PARTS OR CATEGORIES |
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| EPIC OR EXTENDED SIMILE (NOUN) |
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AN EXTENDED SIMILE IN SOME CASES RUNNING TO FIFTEEN OR TWENTY LINES, IN WHICH THE COMPARISONS MADE ARE ELABORATED IN CONSIDERABLE DETAIL IT IS A COMMON FEATURE OF EPIC POETRY BUT IS FOUND IN OTHER KINDS AS WELL |
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