the use of needless words
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pleonasmthe use of needless words
pleonasmsPLEONASM, the use of needless words
incantationsThe use of such words
incantationThe use of such words
wordsmithexpert in the use of words
NEOLOGICPertaining to the use of new words.
equivocationthe use of equivocal or doubtful words
logodaedalicskilled in the manipulative use of words
dentalityuse of the teeth in pronouncing words
colloquialismsThe use of such words or phrases
colloquialismThe use of such words or phrases
neologismsThe coining or use of new words
logodaedalusone skilled in the manipulative use of words
dentalitiesDENTALITY, use of the teeth in pronouncing words
equivocationsEQUIVOCATION, the use of equivocal or doubtful words
logodaedalusesLOGODAEDALUS, one skilled in the manipulative use of words
lexicologyThe study of the form, meaning, and use of words
homoeoteleutonthe use of words with similar endings in close proximity
deixisuse of words relating to the utterer's time and place
deixesDEIXIS, use of words relating to the utterer's time and place
laconicusing or marked by the use of a minimum of words.
homoeoteleutonsHOMOEOTELEUTON, the use of words with similar endings in close proximity
pleonasmthe use of more words than are necessary to express an idea.
pleonasmthe use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
neologisma new word or expression; the use or creation of new words or expressions.
ironiesthe use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning
ironythe use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning
analysisThe use of separate, short words and word order rather than inflection or agglutination to express grammatical structure
zeugmathe use of a word to modify two or more words when it is appropriate to only one.
circumlocutionThe use of many words where fewer would do, esp. in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive
cataphora(Greek) the use of an expression which refers to or stands for a later word or group of words
circumlocutionsThe use of many words where fewer would do, esp. in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive
cataphorasCATAPHORA, (Greek) the use of an expression which refers to or stands for a later word or group of words
languagesThe method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way
redundancyThe use of words or data that could be omitted without loss of meaning or function; repetition or superfluity of information
redundanciesThe use of words or data that could be omitted without loss of meaning or function; repetition or superfluity of information
pleonasmThe use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g., see with one's eyes), either as a fault of style or for emphasis
analytic(of a language) Tending not to alter the form of its words and to use word order rather than inflection or agglutination to express grammatical structure
tropesa. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense b. instance of this
tropea. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense b. instance of this