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accent |
Noun
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distinctive manner of oral expression |
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accent |
Noun
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the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people |
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accent |
Noun
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special importance or significance |
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accent |
Verb
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to put stress on |
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accent |
Verb
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to stress, single out as important |
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accent mark |
Noun
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a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
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animal communication |
Noun
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communication between animals (of the same species) |
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acute accent |
Noun
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a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation |
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ague |
Noun
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a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation |
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ague |
Noun
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a fit of shivering or shaking |
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ague |
Noun
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successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria |
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ascender |
Noun
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(printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters |
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ascender |
Noun
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a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters |
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ascender |
Noun
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someone who ascends |
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antilogarithm |
Noun
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the number of which a given number is the logarithm |
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antilog |
Noun
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the number of which a given number is the logarithm |
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assay-mark |
Noun
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a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity |
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ASL |
Noun
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the sign language used in the United States |
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aleph |
Noun
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the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
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ayin |
Noun
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the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
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arpeggio |
Noun
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a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously |
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ampersand |
Noun
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a typographic mark used to represent 'and' |
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apostrophe |
Noun
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the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word |
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apostrophe |
Noun
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address to an absent or imaginary person |
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appoggiatura |
Noun
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an embellishing note usually written in smaller size |
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alto clef |
Noun
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a clef that puts middle C on the third line of a staff |
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acciaccatura |
Noun
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an embellishing note usually written in smaller size |
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atonality |
Noun
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the absence of a key |
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atonalism |
Noun
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the absence of a key |
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alla breve |
Noun
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a musical time signature indicating two or four half notes to a measure |
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artificial language |
Noun
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a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose |
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algebraic language |
Noun
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an algorithmic language having statements that resemble algebraic expressions |
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algorithmic language |
Noun
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an artificial language designed to express algorithms |
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application-oriented language |
Noun
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a language whose statements resemble terminology of the user |
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assembly language |
Noun
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a low-level programing language |
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acting out |
Noun
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(psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words) |
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acting out |
Noun
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a usually irritating impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult |
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Aboriginal Australian |
Noun
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the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines |
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Abor |
Noun
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little known Kamarupan languages |
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African American Vernacular English |
Noun
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a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States |
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afterpiece |
Noun
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a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play |
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actor's line |
Noun
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words making up the dialogue of a play |
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artwork |
Noun
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photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication |
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amen cadence |
Noun
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a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic |
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archaism |
Noun
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the use of an archaic expression |
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archaicism |
Noun
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the use of an archaic expression |
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anthem |
Noun
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a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) |
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anthem |
Noun
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a song of devotion or loyalty, usually to a nation or school |
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aria |
Noun
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an elaborate song for solo voice |
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arietta |
Noun
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a short aria |