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prolixity |
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boring verbosity |
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prolixness |
Noun
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boring verbosity |
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periphrasis |
Noun
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a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things |
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plosive consonant |
Noun
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a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it |
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plosive speech sound |
Noun
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a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it |
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prattle |
Noun
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idle or foolish and irrelevant talk |
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prattle |
Verb
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speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly |
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profanity |
Noun
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vulgar or irreverent speech or action |
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pronunciation |
Noun
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the way a word or a language is customarily spoken |
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pronunciation |
Noun
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the manner in which someone utters a word |
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proverb |
Noun
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a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people |
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platitude |
Noun
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a trite or obvious remark |
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parley |
Noun
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a negotiation between enemies |
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parley |
Verb
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discuss, as between enemies |
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phrasal idiom |
Noun
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an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up |
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pillow talk |
Noun
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intimate conversation between lovers (typically occurring in bed) |
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patois |
Noun
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a regional dialect of a language |
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patois |
Noun
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a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
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phatic speech |
Noun
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conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information |
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panel discussion |
Noun
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discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience |
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phatic communication |
Noun
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conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information |
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public discussion |
Noun
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free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest |
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powwow |
Noun
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(informal) a quick private conference |
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powwow |
Noun
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a council of or with Native Americans |
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powwow |
Verb
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hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting |
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press conference |
Noun
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a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity |
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pretrial |
Noun
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in law, a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried |
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pretrial conference |
Noun
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(law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried |
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proposal |
Noun
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the act of making a proposal |
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proposal |
Noun
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an offer of marriage |
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proposal |
Noun
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something proposed, such as a plan or assumption |
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proposal of marriage |
Noun
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an offer of marriage |
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pious platitude |
Noun
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insincere talk about religion or morals |
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power politics |
Noun
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diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives |
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proffer |
Noun
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a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection |
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proffer |
Verb
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present for acceptance or rejection |
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prate |
Noun
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idle or foolish and irrelevant talk |
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prate |
Verb
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speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly |
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progress report |
Noun
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a report of work accomplished during a specified time period |
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purism |
Noun
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scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language) |
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pay claim |
Noun
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the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives |
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property settlement |
Noun
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(matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriage |
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premonition |
Noun
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an early warning about a future event |
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premonition |
Noun
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a feeling of evil to come |
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pet peeve |
Noun
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an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed |
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plaint |
Noun
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a cry of sorrow and grief |
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plaint |
Noun
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(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed |
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pink slip |
Noun
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official notice that you have been fired from your job |
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pop quiz |
Noun
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a quiz given without prior warning |
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preliminary examination |
Noun
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an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue |