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  2. Folie à deux - Wikipedia

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    Folie à deux (French for 'madness of two'), [1] also called shared psychosis [3] or shared delusional disorder (SDD), is a rare psychiatric syndrome in which symptoms of a delusional belief [4] are "transmitted" from one individual to another.

  3. Malapropism - Wikipedia

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    A malapropism (/ ˈ m æ l ə p r ɒ p ɪ z əm /; also called a malaprop, acyrologia or Dogberryism) is the incorrect use of a word in place of a word with a similar sound, either unintentionally or for comedic effect, resulting in a nonsensical, often humorous utterance.

  4. Adieu - Wikipedia

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    "Adieu" (Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan song), the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 "Adieu" (Cowboy Bebop), a song composed by Yoko Kanno for the anime Cowboy Bebop "Adieu", a song by British band Enter Shikari from Take to the Skies, 2007 "Adieu" (Cœur de pirate song), 2011 "Adieu", by Eleni Karaindrou from Dust of Time, 2009

  5. Fossil word - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] An example for a word sense is 'ado' in 'much ado'. An example for a phrase is ' in point ' (relevant), which is retained in the larger phrases ' case in point ' (also 'case on point' in the legal context) and ' in point of fact ', but is rarely used outside of a legal context.

  6. Dogberry - Wikipedia

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    Dogberry is a character created by William Shakespeare for his play Much Ado About Nothing. The Nuttall Encyclopædia describes him as a "self-satisfied night constable" with an inflated view of his own importance as the leader of a group of comically bumbling watchmen. [1]

  7. Much Ado About Nothing - Wikipedia

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    Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. [1] The play was included in the First Folio , published in 1623. The play is set in Messina and revolves around two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrive in the town.

  8. Glossary of association football terms - Wikipedia

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    A player doing a keepie-uppie Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture. The evolution of the sport has been mirrored by changes in ...

  9. Don Pedro (Much Ado About Nothing) - Wikipedia

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    Don Pedro is the only male character in Much Ado About Nothing to encourage a female character to speak. [15] He tells Beatrice "Your silence most offends me." [16] In Janice Hayes's reading of Much Ado About Nothing, Claudio regards Don Pedro as a father figure; Claudio is thus afraid of engaging in "oedipal competition" with him over Hero. [17]