Definition of say

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Say (v. i.) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.

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Antonomasia :: Antonomasia (n.) The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero..
Soliloquy :: Soliloquy (n.) A written composition, reciting what it is supposed a person says to himself..
Soothsaying :: Soothsaying (n.) A true saying; truth.
Literature :: Literature (n.) The class of writings distinguished for beauty of style or expression, as poetry, essays, or history, in distinction from scientific treatises and works which contain positive knowledge; belles-lettres..
On :: On (prep.) In continuance; without interruption or ceasing; as, sleep on, take your ease; say on; sing on..
Missay :: Missay (v. t.) To speak evil of; to slander.
Attempt :: Attempt (n.) A essay, trial, or endeavor; an undertaking; an attack, or an effort to gain a point; esp. an unsuccessful, as contrasted with a successful, effort..
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..
Monument :: Monument (n.) A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record..
Aporia :: Aporia (n.) A figure in which the speaker professes to be at a loss what course to pursue, where to begin to end, what to say, etc..
Southsayer :: Southsayer (n.) See Soothsayer.
What :: What (pron., a., & adv.) As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking questions regarding either persons or things; as, what is this? what did you say? what poem is this? what child is lost?.
Gainsayer :: Gainsayer (n.) One who gainsays, contradicts, or denies..
Remark :: Remark (n.) To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause; as, he remarked that it was time to go..
Forequoted :: Forequoted (a.) Cited before; quoted in a foregoing part of the treatise or essay.
Assay :: Assay (v.) To subject, as an ore, alloy, or other metallic compound, to chemical or metallurgical examination, in order to determine the amount of a particular metal contained in it, or to ascertain its composition..
Self-repetition :: Self-repetition (n.) Repetition of one's self or of one's acts; the saying or doing what one has already said or done.
Say :: Say (v. t.) To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to say a lesson..
Postcomminion :: Postcomminion (n.) A prayer or prayers which the priest says at Mass, after the ablutions..
Soothsay :: Soothsay (v. i.) To foretell; to predict.
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