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| deviating from normal rules or methods in order to achieve a certain effect |
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| substitution of a word for a word with a similar sound, in which the resulting phrase makes no sense but often creates a comic effect |
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something that is said, notable in one respect or another, to be "a pithy expression of wisdom or truth."
general truth or word of conduct expressed in a sentence |
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| verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker; temper; state of mind |
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| traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified |
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| a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it |
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| capacity to know everything infinitely, or at least everything that can be known about a character including thoughts, feelings, life and the universe, etc |
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| express the same message in different words |
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| A brief reference in parentheses at the end of a sentence referring the reader to a full citation in the bibliography of a research paper or clarification |
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| overly concerned with formalism and precision |
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| form of word play that deliberately exploits an ambiguity between similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect |
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| witty language used to convey insults or scorn |
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| someone who is punished for the errors of others |
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