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| stylistic scheme in which words derived from the same root are repeated (e.g. "strong" and "strength"). |
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| The theory of anamnesis says that there are certain concepts or beliefs in the mind from before birth, which explain aspects of the learning process undergone by normal human beings; so, anamnesis is essentially a theory of learning, and may be summed up in a single phrase: learning (mathesis) is anamnesis (recollection). |
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| An expression of good wishes. |
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| a figure of speech in which parallelism is reinforced by members that are of the same length. A well-known example of this is Julius Caesar's "Veni, vidi, vici" ("I came; I saw; I conquered), |
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| provocation of adversary by vehement accusation or confident offer of proof |
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| The listing of many qualities or descriptions of someone or something, without providing an explicit definition |
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| "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers …" |
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| Bang. Boom. Babamama hmph |
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1. An exclamation or oath, especially one that is profane, vulgar, or obscene.
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a. A word or phrase that does not contribute any meaning but is added only to fill out a sentence or a metrical line.
b. Linguistics A word or other grammatical element that has no meaning but is needed to fill a syntactic position, such as the words it and there in the sentences It's raining and There are many books on the table. |
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| Mrs. Hastings, my advisor, told me that it was not an option. |
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