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lateral
/ˈlætərəl/
noun
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(also lateral consonant) (phonetics) a consonant sound that is produced by placing a part of the tongue against the palate so that air flows around it on both sides, for example /l/ in lie
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(specialist) a side part of something, especially a shoot or branch that grows out from the side of a plant or tree
- In winter, prune back laterals.
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(also lateral consonant) (phonetics) a consonant sound that is produced by placing a part of the tongue against the palate so that air flows around it on both sides, for example /l/ in lie
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phonology
/fəˈnɑːlədʒi/
noun
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Phonology is the study of distinctive sound structures of a language. A speaker of a language may not know the rules of phonology explicitly but definitely knows what can/cannot be a part of that language. For example, any speaker of Turkish knows that /n/ sound in the word “sing”does not exist in Turkish. This is the phonological knowledge of a language. In phonology, sounds are shown in slashes “/ /”.
- But this doesn't necessarily mean that the locus of thought is natural language representations (words, syntax, phonology).
Cambridge English Corpus
- But this doesn't necessarily mean that the locus of thought is natural language representations (words, syntax, phonology).
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the speech sounds of a particular language; the study of these sounds
- The use of nonstandard phonology by the two groups was assessed using the word reading, nonword reading, and oral picture-naming tests.
Cambridge English Corpus
- The use of nonstandard phonology by the two groups was assessed using the word reading, nonword reading, and oral picture-naming tests.
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Phonology is the study of distinctive sound structures of a language. A speaker of a language may not know the rules of phonology explicitly but definitely knows what can/cannot be a part of that language. For example, any speaker of Turkish knows that /n/ sound in the word “sing”does not exist in Turkish. This is the phonological knowledge of a language. In phonology, sounds are shown in slashes “/ /”.
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reprimand
/ˈreprɪmænd/
verb
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to tell somebody officially that you do not approve of them or their actions
reprimand somebody for something The officers were severely reprimanded for their unprofessional behaviour.reprimand somebody for doing something The judge reprimanded him for using such language in court.
Origin: mid 17th cent.: from French réprimande, via Spanish from Latin reprimenda, ‘things to be held in check’, neuter plural gerundive of reprimere, from re- ‘back’ + premere ‘to press’. -
to tell somebody officially that you do not approve of them or their actions
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simile
/ˈsɪməli/
noun
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a word or phrase that compares something to something else, using the words like or as, for example a face like a mask or as white as snow; the use of such words and phrases
- Stopping her from going was like trying to catch a bullet with a pair of tweasers, impossible.
William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice - Learning to drive was like a deer learning how to walk for the first time. Stumbling until you get it right.
William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
- Stopping her from going was like trying to catch a bullet with a pair of tweasers, impossible.
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A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. Similes differ from metaphors by highlighting the similarities between two things using comparison words such as "like", "as", "so", or "than", while metaphors create an implicit comparison (i.e. saying something "is" something else). This distinction is evident in the etymology of the words: simile derives from the Latin word similis ("similar, like"), while metaphor derives from the Greek word metapherein ("to transfer"). As in the case of metaphors, the thing that is being compared is called the tenor, and the thing it is being compared to is called the vehicle.
Baldrick I have a plan, sir.Blackadder Really, Baldrick? A cunning and subtle one?Baldrick Yes, sir.Blackadder As cunning as a fox who's just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University?Edmund Blackadder - The sitcom "Blackadder" 2016
Origin: late 15th cent.: from French axiome or Latin axioma, from Greek axiōma what is thought fitting, from axios worthy. -
a word or phrase that compares something to something else, using the words like or as, for example a face like a mask or as white as snow; the use of such words and phrases