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31Sesotho parts of speech — NOTOC Notes: *The orthography used in this and related articles is that of South Africa, not Lesotho. For a discussion of the differences between the two see the notes on Sesotho orthography. *Hovering the mouse cursor over most H:title| [ɪ… …
32figure of speech — noun language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑trope, ↑figure, ↑image • Derivationally related forms: ↑tropical (for: ↑trope) …
33Honorific speech in Japanese — The Japanese language has many honorifics, parts of speech which show respect, and their use is mandatory in many social situations. Honorifics in Japanese may be used to emphasize social distance or disparity in rank, or to emphasize social… …
34Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech — The Scottish Corpus of Texts Speech (SCOTS) is an ongoing project to build a corpus of modern day (post 1940) written and spoken texts in Scottish English and varieties of Scots. SCOTS has been available online since November 2004, and can be… …
35Code word (figure of speech) — For other uses, see code word (disambiguation). A code word is a word or a phrase designed to convey a predetermined meaning to a receptive audience, while remaining inconspicuous to the uninitiated. Contents 1 Medical 2 Commercial 3 Fiction …
36Plained — Plain Plain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plaining}.] [Cf. {Plane}, v.] 1. To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface. [R.] [1913 Webster] We would rake Europe rather, plain the East. Wither. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …
37Plaining — Plain Plain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plaining}.] [Cf. {Plane}, v.] 1. To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface. [R.] [1913 Webster] We would rake Europe rather, plain the East. Wither. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …
38pai-hua — ˈbīˈhwä noun ( s) Etymology: Chinese pai2 hua4, literally, plain speech, from pai2 white, plain + hua4 speech : a form of written Chinese based on modern colloquial compare wen li, wen yen …
39El Chómpiras — was a comical character created and played by Roberto Gómez Bolaños for his Los Caquitos ( The Little Thiefs or The Little Hoodlums ) comedy sketch on the Chespirito TV show.OriginsOriniginally, Chómpiras was a pickpocket and cat burglar who… …
40canto fermo — Plain Plain, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F., level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf. {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.] 1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even.… …
