Omissions of words or phrases
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ELLIPSESOmissions of words or phrases.
colloquialismsThe use of such words or phrases
colloquialismThe use of such words or phrases
choicest(of words, phrases, or language) Rude and abusive
verbigerationthe constant or obsessive repetition of meaningless words or phrases.
floweriest(of a style of speech or writing) Full of elaborate or literary words and phrases
flowerier(of a style of speech or writing) Full of elaborate or literary words and phrases
both(used before words or phrases joined by and to indicate that each of the joined elements is included)
bother(used before words or phrases joined by and to indicate that each of the joined elements is included)
incipitthe introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book
vocabularya list or collection of words or of words and phrases usually alphabetically arranged and explained or defined
incipitsthe introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book
vocabulariesVOCABULARY, a list or collection of words or of words and phrases usually alphabetically arranged and explained or defined
syntagmsA linguistic unit consisting of a set of linguistic forms (phonemes, words, or phrases) that are in a sequential relationship to one another
parataxesThe placing of clauses or phrases one after another, without words to indicate coordination or subordination, as in Tell me, how are you?
parataxisThe placing of clauses or phrases one after another, without words to indicate coordination or subordination, as in Tell me, how are you?
syntagmataA linguistic unit consisting of a set of linguistic forms (phonemes, words, or phrases) that are in a sequential relationship to one another
syntagmasA linguistic unit consisting of a set of linguistic forms (phonemes, words, or phrases) that are in a sequential relationship to one another
syntagmA linguistic unit consisting of a set of linguistic forms (phonemes, words, or phrases) that are in a sequential relationship to one another
rhythmsThe measured flow of words and phrases in verse or prose as determined by the relation of long and short or stressed and unstressed syllables
complementsOne or more words, phrases, or clauses governed by a verb (or by a nominalization or a predicative adjective) that complete the meaning of the predicate
complementOne or more words, phrases, or clauses governed by a verb (or by a nominalization or a predicative adjective) that complete the meaning of the predicate
orused as a function word to indicate an alternative coffee or tea sink or swim, the equivalent or substitutive character of two words or phrases lessen or abate, or approximation or uncertainty in five or six days
TERMSWords or phrases.
pruderyprudish actions, phrases, or words
alphabetizedArrange (words or phrases) in alphabetical order
neoteristone who introduces new words or phrases
alphabetizesArrange (words or phrases) in alphabetical order
alphabetizeArrange (words or phrases) in alphabetical order
alphabetizingArrange (words or phrases) in alphabetical order
conjunctionword that joins words, phrases, clauses, or sentences
neoteristsNEOTERIST, one who introduces new words or phrases
syntaxesthe way in which linguistic elements (as words) are put together to form constituents (as phrases or clauses)
appositionsA relationship between two or more words or phrases in which the two units are grammatically parallel and have the same referent (e.g., my friend Sue; the first U.S. President, George Washington
appositionA relationship between two or more words or phrases in which the two units are grammatically parallel and have the same referent (e.g., my friend Sue; the first U.S. President, George Washington