Dictionary

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partita Noun one of the variations contained in a partita
pop music Noun music of general appeal to teenagers
parlance Noun a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
phraseology Noun the manner in which something is expressed in words
piece of music Noun a musical work that has been created
paralanguage Noun the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings
prelude Noun music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
prelude Noun something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
prelude Verb play as a prelude
prelude Verb serve as a prelude or opening to
paralinguistic communication Noun the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings
postlude Noun a voluntary played at the end of a religious service
partsong Noun a song with two or more voice parts
prothalamion Noun a song in celebration of a marriage
progressive rock Noun a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s
prothalamium Noun a song in celebration of a marriage
part music Noun vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment)
psychedelic rock Noun a musical style that emerged in the 1960s
punk rock Noun rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation
pastorale Noun a musical composition that evokes rural life
piano sonata Noun a sonata for piano
prosodion Noun religious music used in a procession
plosive Noun a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
plosion Noun the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
pleonasm Noun using more words than necessary
paralepsis Noun suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
paraleipsis Noun suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
poetry Noun literature in metrical form
poetry Noun any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling
paralipsis Noun suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
preterition Noun suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
poesy Noun literature in metrical form
paregmenon Noun juxtaposing words having a common derivation (as in `sense and sensibility')
polysyndeton Noun using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')
prolepsis Noun anticipating and answering objections in advance
poetic rhythm Noun (prosody) a system of versification
prosopopoeia Noun representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
pharyngeal consonant Noun a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
pitch contour Noun rise and fall of the voice pitch
pentameter Noun a verse line having five metrical feet
phonation Noun the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
pitch accent Noun emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness
phoneme Noun (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language
prosodic system Noun the system of accentuation used in a particular language
phonemic system Noun the system of phonemes recognized in a language
phonological system Noun the system of phones used in a particular language
phonologic system Noun the system of phones used in a particular language
ploce Noun (rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning
polyptoton Noun repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence
pithiness Noun terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words