manner+of+expression
71bombast — bombast, rhapsody, rant, fustian, rodomontade all designate a style of speech or writing characterized by high flown pomposity or pretentiousness of language disproportionate to the thought or subject matter. All of them are derogatory in some… …
72idiom — id•i•om [[t]ˈɪd i əm[/t]] n. 1) ling. an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual grammatical rules of a language or from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket“to die.” 2) ling. a language, dialect,… …
73language — n. 1 the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in an agreed way. 2 the language of a particular community or country etc. (speaks several languages). 3 a the faculty of speech. b a style or the… …
74turn of phrase — noun a distinctive spoken or written expression John s succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea • Syn: ↑turn of expression • Hypernyms: ↑expressive style, ↑style • Hyponyms: ↑conceit …
75lo|cu|tion — «loh KYOO shuhn», noun. 1. style of speech; manner of expression: »to be accustomed to the rustic locution. 2. a form of expression or phraseology: »unfamiliar locutions, foreign locutions. SYNONYM(S): idiom. 3. Obsolete. speech as the expression …
76Laconism — Lac o*nism, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to imitate Laced[ae]monian manners, to speak laconically: cf. F. laconisme.] 1. A vigorous, brief manner of expression; laconic style. [1913 Webster] 2. An instance of laconic style or expression. [1913 Webster] …
77mode — I. noun Etymology: Middle English moede, from Latin modus measure, manner, musical mode more at mete Date: 14th century 1. a. an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their… …
78turn — I. verb Etymology: Middle English; partly from Old English tyrnan & turnian to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare, from Latin, to turn on a lathe, from tornus lathe, from Greek tornos; partly from Anglo French turner, tourner to turn, from… …
79Killing Time — The phrase killing time is primarily an idiomatic expression, meaning spending time in an inconsequential manner. This expression is over 100 years old.http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C0DE1D9163EEF33A2575BC0A96F9C94629ED7CF shows… …
80Marcus Furius Bibaculus — (103 ? BC), Roman poet, flourished during the last century of the republic. According to Jerome, he was born at Cremona, and probably lived to a great age. He wrote satirical poems after the manner of Catullus, whose bitterness he rivaled,… …
