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la |
Noun
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the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization |
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leading tone |
Noun
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(music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale |
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lah |
Noun
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the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization |
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lamedh |
Noun
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the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
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logogram |
Noun
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a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation |
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logograph |
Noun
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a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation |
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ledger line |
Noun
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a short line |
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leger line |
Noun
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a short line |
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lingua franca |
Noun
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a common language used by speakers of different languages |
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linguistic profiling |
Noun
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using speech characteristics or dialect to identify a speaker's race or religion or social class |
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list-processing language |
Noun
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a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists |
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learning curve |
Noun
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a graph showing the rate of learning (especially a graph showing the amount recalled as a function of the number of attempts to recall) |
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light opera |
Noun
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a short amusing opera |
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libretto |
Noun
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the words of an opera or musical play |
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line of gab |
Noun
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plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) |
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linguistic string |
Noun
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a linear sequence of words as spoken or written |
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lipogram |
Noun
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a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet |
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low comedy |
Noun
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a comedy characterized by slapstick and burlesque |
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legalese |
Noun
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a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law |
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lied |
Noun
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a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano |
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love song |
Noun
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a song about love or expressing love for another person |
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love-song |
Noun
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a song about love or expressing love for another person |
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love lyric |
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the lyric of a love song |
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leitmotiv |
Noun
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a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) |
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leitmotif |
Noun
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a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) |
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litotes |
Noun
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understatement for rhetorical effect, especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary |
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labial consonant |
Noun
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a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips |
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labiodental consonant |
Noun
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a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth |
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labiodental |
Noun
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a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth |
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literary genre |
Noun
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a style of expressing yourself in writing |
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labial stop |
Noun
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a stop consonant that is produced with the lips |
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laconism |
Noun
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terseness of expression |
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laconicism |
Noun
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terseness of expression |
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long-windedness |
Noun
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boring verbosity |
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locution |
Noun
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a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations |
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logomachy |
Noun
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argument about words or the meaning of words |
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lingo |
Noun
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a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
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lexical disambiguation |
Noun
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disambiguation of the sense of a polysemantic word |
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literal interpretation |
Noun
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an interpretation based on the exact wording |
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leading question |
Noun
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a question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer |
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litmus test |
Noun
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a test that relies on a single indicator |
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litmus test |
Noun
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a coloring material, which is obtained from lichens, that turns red in acidic solutions and blue in alkaline solutions |
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leak |
Noun
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unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information |
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leak |
Noun
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the discharge of a fluid from some container |
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leak |
Noun
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an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape |
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leak |
Noun
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an impolite euphemism for urination |
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leak |
Noun
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soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi |
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leak |
Verb
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have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out |
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leak |
Verb
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enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure |
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leak |
Verb
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to divulge or reveal |