Definition of say

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Say (n.) Essay; trial; attempt.

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-ana :: -ana () A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc..
Soothsayer :: Soothsayer (n.) One who foretells events by the art of soothsaying; a prognosticator.
Offer :: Offer (v. t.) Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball..
Stung :: Sting (v. t.) The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
Paraleipsis :: Paraleipsis (n.) A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for example, if an orator should say, I do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice..
Diogenes :: Diogenes (n.) A Greek Cynic philosopher (412?-323 B. C.) who lived much in Athens and was distinguished for contempt of the common aims and conditions of life, and for sharp, caustic sayings..
Saymaster :: Saymaster (n.) A master of assay; one who tries or proves.
Saying :: Saying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sa.
Critique :: Critique (n.) A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature or art; a critical dissertation or essay; a careful and through analysis of any subject; a criticism; as, Kant's Critique of Pure Reason..
Essay :: Essay (n.) A composition treating of any particular subject; -- usually shorter and less methodical than a formal, finished treatise; as, an essay on the life and writings of Homer; an essay on fossils, or on commerce..
Witticism :: Witticism (n.) A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit.
Assay :: Assay (n.) Trial; attempt; essay.
Austromancy :: Austromancy (n.) Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds..
Paper :: Paper (n.) A printed or written instrument; a document, essay, or the like; a writing; as, a paper read before a scientific society..
Chasuble :: Chasuble (n.) The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass, consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a narrower front piece, the two connected over the shoulders only. The back has usually a large cross, the front an upright bar or pillar, designed to be emblematical of Christ's sufferings. In the Greek Church the chasuble is a large round mantle..
Besayle :: Besayle (n.) A great-grandfather.
Tentative :: Tentative (a.) Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
Touch :: Touch (v.) A slight and brief essay.
Soothsay :: Soothsay (n.) Omen; portent. Havin.
So :: So (adv.) Is it thus? do you mean what you say? -- with an upward tone; as, do you say he refuses? So?.
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