figure+of+speech

  • 51figure — {{11}}figure (n.) early 13c., visible form or appearance of a person, from O.Fr. figure (10c.) shape, body, form, figure; symbol, allegory, from L. figura a shape, form, figure, from PIE *dheigh to form, build (see DOUGH (Cf. dough)); originally… …

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  • 52figure*/*/*/ — [ˈfɪgə] noun [C] I 1) a number that has been counted or calculated This year s sales figures were excellent.[/ex] 2) a price, cost, or other amount of money It s difficult to put an exact figure on the rebuilding work.[/ex] 3) a person A small… …

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  • 53figure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. form, shape, configuration, outline; body; representation, image, effigy; appearance; pattern, diagram; figure of speech (see figurative); emblem, symbol, number, digit; figurehead; cast, bust, statue …

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  • 54Speech perception — is the process by which the sounds of language are heard, interpreted and understood. The study of speech perception is closely linked to the fields of phonetics and phonology in linguistics and cognitive psychology and perception in psychology.… …

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  • 55Figure De Style — Cupidon est dans ce tableau l allégorie de la liaison entre Vénus et Mars. Une figure de style (du latin figura : « dessin d’un objet », par extension sa « forme ») est un procédé d expression qui s’écarte de l’usage… …

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  • 56Figure de styles — Figure de style Cupidon est dans ce tableau l allégorie de la liaison entre Vénus et Mars. Une figure de style (du latin figura : « dessin d’un objet », par extension sa « forme ») est un procédé d expression qui s’écarte …

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  • 57speech-writer — ˈspeech writer 7 [speech writer speech writers] noun a person whose job is to write speeches for a politician or public figure …

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  • 58Ellipse (figure of speech) — In rhetoric, an ellipse is the suppression of a word or phrase that is technically necessary, but either of such minor importance to the thought being conveyed, or so commonly understood, that it can be eliminated while maintaining… …

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  • 59Speech scroll — A speech scroll, also called a banderole in Western art history, is an illustrative device used to denote speech, song, or, in rarer cases, other types of sound. Developed independently on two continents, the device was in use by European… …

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  • 60speech, figure of — ▪ rhetoric       any intentional deviation from literal statement or common usage that emphasizes, clarifies, or embellishes both written and spoken language. Forming an integral part of language, figures of speech are found in primitive oral… …

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