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Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
the very words themselves "Strictly word for word" (cf. verbatim). Often used in Biblical Studies to describe the record of Jesus' teaching found in the New Testament (specifically, the four Gospels). ipsissima voce: in the very voice itself: To approximate the main thrust or message without using the exact words ipso facto: by the fact itself
This is a list of personal titles arranged in a sortable table. They can be sorted: Alphabetically; By language, nation, or tradition of origin; By function. See Separation of duties for a description of the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative functions as they are generally understood today.
Also pre-literary history. The period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominin apes (c. 3.3 million years ago) and the invention of the earliest forms of writing (c. 5,000 years ago), the latter of which marks the beginning of conventional history. The distinction between prehistory and history – i.e. between those ...
The only Modern English word that derives directly from it is the seldom-used Ember days, which is a Christian event. [1] The Germanic loanwords ombudsman and umlaut come from the same Germanic root. [1] It is also related more distantly to Latin words starting with ambi-and Greek words starting with amphi-. [1]
A narrative work beginning in medias res (Classical Latin: [ɪn ˈmɛdɪ.aːs ˈreːs], lit. "into the middle of things") opens in the chronological middle of the plot, rather than at the beginning (cf. ab ovo, ab initio). [1] Often, exposition is initially bypassed, instead filled in gradually through dialogue, flashbacks, or description of ...
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This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).