Dictionary

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art rock Noun a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s
acid rock Noun a musical style that emerged in the 1960s
antiphon Noun a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
antiphony Noun a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
antiphony Noun alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts
affrication Noun the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate
aspirate Noun a consonant pronounced with aspiration
aspirate Verb to suck in air
aspirate Verb to pronounce with aspiration
aspirate Verb to remove as if by suction
apocope Noun abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds
acronym Noun a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name
affricate Noun a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
affricate consonant Noun a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
affricative Noun a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
anapest Noun a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
anapaest Noun a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
amphibrach Noun a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember')
auditory communication Noun communication that relies on hearing
alliteration Noun use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
assonance Noun the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
allophone Noun (linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme
ablaut Noun a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)
accentual system Noun the system of accentuation used in a particular language
arioso Noun (music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria
anacoluthia Noun an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another
anacoluthon Noun an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another
asyndeton Noun the omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used
anadiplosis Noun repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
anaphora Noun repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
anaphora Noun using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlier
anastrophe Noun the reversal of the normal order of words
antiphrasis Noun the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)
antithesis Noun the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
antithesis Noun exact opposite
antinomasia Noun substitution of a title for a name
apophasis Noun mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned
aposiopesis Noun breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)
alveolar consonant Noun a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
ambage Noun a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
anatomical reference Noun an expression that relates to anatomy
assibilation Noun pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
assibilation Noun the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant
aphorism Noun a short pithy instructive saying
apothegm Noun a short pithy instructive saying
apophthegm Noun a short pithy instructive saying
adage Noun a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
agrapha Noun sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels
audience Noun a conference (usually with someone important)
audience Noun a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance