Of or based on kinship with the mother or the female line
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matrilinealOf or based on kinship with the mother or the female line
patrilinealOf, relating to, or based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line
hypercorrectionThe erroneous use of a word form or pronunciation based on a false analogy with a correct or prestigious form, such as between you and I for the standard between you and me
scanningAnalyze the meter of (a line of verse) by reading with the emphasis on its rhythm or by examining the pattern of feet or syllables
wordwritten or printed character or combination of characters representing a spoken word the number of words to a line sometimes used with the first letter of a real or pretended taboo word prefixed as an often humorous euphemism the first man to utter the f word on British TV Time we were not afraid to use the d word and talk about death Erma Bombeck
rondeaua fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas
rondeauxa fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas