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Rhyme :: Rhyme (n.) Correspondence of sound in the terminating words or syllables of two or more verses, one succeeding another immediately or at no great distance. The words or syllables so used must not begin with the same consonant, or if one begins with a vowel the other must begin with a consonant. The vowel sounds and accents must be the same, as also the sounds of the final consonants if there be any..

Hiatus :: Hiatus (n.) The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables.

More :: More (superl.) Additional; other; as, he wept because there were no more words to conquer..

Roll :: Roll (n.) To utter copiously, esp. with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; -- often with forth, or out; as, to roll forth some one's praises; to roll out sentences..

Termination :: Termination (n.) A word; a term.

Spondulics :: Spondee (n.) A poetic foot of two long syllables, as in the Latin word leges..

Linguistics :: Linguistics (n.) The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology..

Abbe :: Abbe (n.) The French word answering to the English abbot, the head of an abbey; but commonly a title of respect given in France to every one vested with the ecclesiastical habit or dress..

Epistrophe :: Epistrophe (n.) A figure in which successive clauses end with the same word or affirmation; e. g., Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I..

Ad- :: Ad- () As a prefix ad- assumes the forms ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-, assimilating the d with the first letter of the word to which ad- is prefixed. It remains unchanged before vowels, and before d, h, j, m, v. Examples: adduce, adhere, adjacent, admit, advent, accord, affect, aggregate, allude, annex, appear, etc. It becomes ac- before qu, as in acquiesce..

Negative :: Negative (n.) A word used in denial or refusal; as, not, no..

Antanaclasis :: Antanaclasis (n.) A figure which consists in repeating the same word in a different sense; as, Learn some craft when young, that when old you may live without craft..

Interlineation :: Interlineation (n.) That which is interlined; a passage, word, or line inserted between lines already written or printed..

Plat :: Plat (n.) The flat or broad side of a sword.

Tropologize :: Tropologize (v. t.) To use in a tropological sense, as a word; to make a trope of..

Anti :: Anti () A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often shortened to ant-; as, antacid, antarctic..

Assail :: Assail (v. t.) To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages, institutions; to attack by words, hostile influence, etc.; as, to assail one with appeals, arguments, abuse, ridicule, and the like..

Contraction :: Contraction (n.) The shortening of a word, or of two words, by the omission of a letter or letters, or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one; as, ne'er for never; can't for can not; don't for do not; it's for it is..

Rusty :: Rusty (superl.) Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat..

Inscribe :: Inscribe (v. t.) To mark with letters, charakters, or words..

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