Concepts:
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# | Terms | Definitions |
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1 | Acronym | Word formed from successive initials or groups of letters, as NATO. |
2 | Analogy | Comparison between like features of two things that are otherwise dissimilar. |
3 | Antonym | Word of opposite meaning. |
4 | Colloquial | Appropriate to casual rather than formal speech or writing. |
5 | Dialect | Pronunciation or words peculiar to an area. |
6 | Dictionary | Resource that lists the words of a language with their meanings. |
7 | Idiom | Expression peculiar to a language. |
8 | Jargon | Vocabulary meaningful only to a particular profession or group. |
9 | Semantics | The study of meaning in language. |
10 | Synonym | Word meaning the same as another. |
11 | Syntax | The arrangement of words into sentences and phrases. |
12 | Theme | Short essay; subject of discussion or art. |
13 | Vernacular | Language used locally or in everyday speech. |