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parol collapse

grammarian collapse: a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax

phonetician collapse: a specialist in phonetics

locution collapse

linguist collapse: a person who speaks more than one language; a specialist in linguistics

regional accent collapse

Cockney collapse: the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London; a native of the east end of London; relating to or resembling a cockney; "Cockney street urchins"; characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect; "cockney vowels"

pose as collapse

vocable collapse: a word that is spoken aloud

patois collapse: a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard

speaking collapse: the utterance of intelligible speech

pass for collapse

linguistics collapse: the humanistic study of language and literature; the scientific study of language

philology collapse

act as collapse: function as or act like; "This heap of stones will act as a barrier"

utterance collapse: the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

act out collapse: represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety"

semantics collapse: the study of language meaning

lexicology collapse: the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language

etymology collapse: the study of the sources and development of words; a history of a word

localism collapse: a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality

dialect collapse: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

commerce collapse: transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services); social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.

personate collapse

lexicographer collapse: a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language

curtain call collapse

shtick collapse

parole collapse: (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with; a promise; "he gave his word"; release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

philologist collapse: a humanist specializing in classical scholarship

provincialism collapse: a lack of sophistication

behave collapse: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"; behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"

Yankee collapse: an American (especially to non-Americans); an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War); used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)

striptease collapse

impersonate collapse: represent another person with comic intentions; assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

glossematics collapse

good deed collapse

good turn collapse

idiom collapse: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

phonetics collapse: the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis

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