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  • 21rhyme — [rīm] n. [ME rime < OFr < rimer, to rhyme, prob. < Frank * rim, row, series, akin to OE, OHG rim, series, number < IE * rei (> OIr rim, number) < base * are , to join, fit (> ART1, RATIO, RITE): form infl. by assoc. with L… …

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  • 22chime — I. n. 1. Consonance, harmony, correspondence of sound. 2. Set of chimed bells, chime of bells. 3. Ringing of the chimes or of a chime. II. v. n. Harmonize, accord, sound in harmony …

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  • 23At the countretaille — Countretaille Coun tre*taille (koun t?r t?l ), n. [F. contretaille; contre (L. contra) + taille cut. See {Tally}.] A counter tally; correspondence (in sound). [Obs.] [1913 Webster] {At the countretaille}, in return. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 24Countretaille — Coun tre*taille (koun t?r t?l ), n. [F. contretaille; contre (L. contra) + taille cut. See {Tally}.] A counter tally; correspondence (in sound). [Obs.] [1913 Webster] {At the countretaille}, in return. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 25phoneticize — phoneticization, n. /feuh net euh suyz , foh /, v.t., phoneticized, phoneticizing. 1. to represent (speech) in writing by means of a system in which individual symbols correspond regularly with speech sounds. 2. to increase the regularity of… …

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  • 26phoneticize — pho•net•i•cize [[t]fəˈnɛt əˌsaɪz, foʊ [/t]] v. t. cized, ciz•ing 1) ling. to represent (speech) in writing using symbols that correspond regularly with speech sounds 2) ling. to increase the regularity of correspondence between sound and symbol… …

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  • 27phoneticize — fōˈned.əˌsīz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) : to make phonetic : spell phonetically * * * phoneticization, n. /feuh net euh suyz , foh /, v.t., phoneticized, phoneticizing. 1. to represent (speech) in writing by means of a system in which… …

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  • 28Consonant harmony — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …

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  • 29Comparative method — This article is about the comparative method in linguistics. For other kinds of comparative methods, see Comparative (disambiguation). Linguistic map representing a Tree model of the Romance languages based on the comparative method. Here the… …

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  • 30literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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