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• a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word
Example sentence • Many people struggle to remember the meanings of various acronyms .
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Example sentence • She published several books under allonyms to keep her identity a secret.
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• a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
Example sentence • Synonyms are words with the same meanings, while antonyms are words with opposite meanings.
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Example sentence • Spanish and español are autonyms for the Spanish language.
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• the person for whom something is named
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Example sentence • Many exonyms are the result of historical, cultural, or linguistic differences between regions.
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• two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings
Example sentence • I often get confused by homonyms like 'bear' and 'bare'.
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• a word that is more specific than a given word
Example sentence • Dogs and cats are hyponyms of animals.
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• a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
Example sentence • Famous authors often use pseudonyms to write under different names.
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• a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate
Example sentence • Examples of retronyms include 'analog watch' and 'film camera'.
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• a word that names a part of a larger whole
Example sentence • The meronyms of 'car' include 'engine', 'wheel', 'door', and 'bumper'.
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• someone who journeys in foreign lands
Example sentence • The pilgrims traveled to the holy site to seek blessings.
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• two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
Example sentence • The thesaurus is a helpful tool when you need to find synonyms for a word.
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• a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
Example sentence • Internet trolls often use anonyms to hide their true identity.
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Example sentence • The use of ethnonyms can help in identifying and categorizing different cultures.
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• a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
Example sentence • Shakespeare's plays are often associated with the metonyms 'The Bard' or 'The Immortal Bard.'
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• A word derived from the same root or stem as another word.
Example sentence • There are many paronyms in the English language.
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• A binomial name consisting of the same word twice, such as Bison bison.
Example sentence • In botanical nomenclature, tautonyms are less common than in zoology.
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• written matter preceding the main text of a book
Example sentence • I have to study for my prelims tomorrow.
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• (used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
Example sentence • She wore a pair of denims to the party.
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• two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
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• money collected under a tariff
Example sentence • We had to go through customs at the airport.
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• situated at the bottom or lowest position
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• the lower side of anything
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• provide with a bottom or a seat
Example sentence • She put her keys in the pocket of her bottoms .
7 2 noun n Example sentence • She woke up with a terrible case of the megrims .
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• 100 santimi equal 1 lats in Latvia
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Example sentence • The museum displayed a beautiful collection of analcimes .
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• a short pithy instructive saying
Example sentence • He is known for his collection of apophthegms .
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• a short pithy instructive saying
Example sentence • He often quoted apothegms from famous philosophers in his speeches.
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• the use of an archaic expression
Example sentence • Some scholars argue that archaisms can create a sense of nostalgia in literature.
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• make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
Example sentence • The heavy fog bedims the entire city, making it difficult to see.
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Example sentence • She begrims her hands by gardening without gloves.
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• the top edge of a vessel or other container
Example sentence • The champagne glass brims with bubbles.
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• a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
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Example sentence • The mist dislimns the shapes of the buildings.
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• a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)
Example sentence • Frequent system updates can lead to occasional downtimes .
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• the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing)
Example sentence • The horse uses its forelimbs to gallop.
5 1 noun n Example sentence • The glims of sunlight danced on the water's surface.
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• athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
Example sentence • I go to the gyms every day to work out.
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• a Muslim ruler or governor or judge
Example sentence • The hakims diagnosed him with an ear infection.
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• living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
Example sentence • In some cultures, harems were common practice.
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• a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
Example sentence • We sang hymns at the church service.
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• the time between one event, process, or period and another
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• serving during an intermediate interval of time
Example sentence • The company appointed a new CEO to lead during the interims .
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Example sentence • The children played on the junglegyms at the park.
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• A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug.
Example sentence • I saw a beautiful collection of kelims at the local rug store.
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• A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug.
Example sentence • She decorated her living room with colorful kilims .
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Example sentence • Let's raise our glasses and say lehayims to a successful evening!
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• a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'
Example sentence • The linguist studied the lexemes in the ancient text.
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• one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
Example sentence • He lost both his limbs in a tragic accident.
5 1 verb v Example sentence • The artist's brush limns the contours of the landscape.
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