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31idioglossia — ˌidēəˈgläsēə, lȯs noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from idio + glossia : a condition in which the affected person pronounces his words so badly as to seem to speak a language of his own * * * idioglottic /id ee euh glot ik/, adj. /id ee euh glos… …
32Daniel Patrick Moynihan — This article is about the United States Senator from New York. For the U.S. Representative from Illinois, see P. H. Moynihan. Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Senator from New York In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2001 …
33Threshing-board — A threshing board is an obsolete farm implement used to separate cereals from their straw; that is, to thresh. It is a thick board, made with a variety of slats, with a shape between rectangular and trapezoidal, with the frontal part somewhat… …
34Patois — Pa tois (p[.a] tw[aum] ), n. [F.] A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial form of speech. [1913 Webster] The jargon and patois of several provinces. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …
35Roy Wagner — is a cultural anthropologist who specializes in symbolic anthropology. He received a B.A. in Medieval History from Harvard University (1961), and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago (1966), where he studied under David M.… …
36mannerism — Synonyms and related words: Gongorism, affectation, affectedness, airs, airs and graces, aroma, artfulness, artifice, artificiality, attribute, badge, brand, cachet, cast, character, characteristic, command of language, configuration, cut,… …
37peculiarity — Synonyms and related words: aberration, abnormality, absurdity, affectation, affection, anomaly, anticness, aroma, attribute, automatism, bad habit, badge, banner, bizarreness, bizarrerie, brand, cachet, caprice, cast, character, characteristic,… …
38trick — Synonyms and related words: ability, accomplishment, ace, action, ad hoc measure, affectation, airy nothing, alibi, anchor watch, answer, antic, apology, aroma, art, artful dodge, artifice, attribute, autism, automatism, bad habit, badge, bag of… …
39dialect — n. 1 a form of speech peculiar to a particular region. 2 a subordinate variety of a language with non standard vocabulary, pronunciation, or grammar. Derivatives: dialectal adj. dialectology n. dialectologist n. Etymology: F dialecte or L… …
40biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
