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metonym
a word that is used metonymically; a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
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monosyllable
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a word or utterance of one syllable
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antonym
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articulation
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expression
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free form
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homograph
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homonym
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homophone
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lexeme
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locution
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logos
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syllable
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synonym
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vocable
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polysyllable
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a word of more than three syllables
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antonym
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articulation
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expression
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free form
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grandiloquence
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hard word
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homograph
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homonym
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homophone
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jawbreaker
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lexeme
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lexiphanicism
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linguistic form
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locution
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logos
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long word
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metonym
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minimum free form
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monosyllable
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sesquipedalian
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syllable
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synonym
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term
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usage
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utterance
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verbum
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vocable
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word
lexeme
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a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'
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antonym
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articulation
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expression
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free form
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glosseme
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homograph
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homonym
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homophone
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icon
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lexical form
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linguistic form
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locution
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logos
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metonym
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minimum free form
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monosyllable
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morpheme
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phrase
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polysyllable
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semasiological unit
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sememe
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sign
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signifiant
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significant
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syllable
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symbol
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synonym
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term
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token
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type
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usage
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utterance
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verbalism
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verbum
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vocable
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word
antonym
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a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"
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antipode
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antipodes
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antipole
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antithesis
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articulation
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contra
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converse
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counter
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counterbalance
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countercheck
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counterpoint
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counterpoise
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counterpole
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counterterm
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expression
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foil
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free form
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homograph
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homonym
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homophone
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inverse
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lexeme
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linguistic form
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locution
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logos
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metonym
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minimum free form
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monosyllable
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obverse
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offset
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opposite
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opposite number
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polysyllable
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reverse
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setoff
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syllable
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synonym
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term
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the contrary
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the other side
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usage
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utterance
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verbalism
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verbum
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vis-a-vis
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vocable
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word
homonym
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two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
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Doppelganger
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actual thing
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antonym
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articulation
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carbon copy
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copy
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dead ringer
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ditto
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double
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duplicate
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equivalent
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exact counterpart
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expression
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facsimile
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free form
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homograph
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homophone
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idem
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identical same
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lexeme
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linguistic form
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locution
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logos
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metonym
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minimum free form
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monosyllable
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no other
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none other
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polysyllable
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replica
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selfsame
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spit and image
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spitting image
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syllable
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synonym
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term
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the same
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the same difference
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twin
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usage
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utterance
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verbalism
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verbum
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very image
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very same
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vocable
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word
synonym
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two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
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Doppelganger
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actual thing
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antonym
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articulation
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carbon copy
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copy
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dead ringer
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ditto
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double
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duplicate
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equivalent
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exact counterpart
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expression
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facsimile
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free form
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homograph
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homonym
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homophone
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idem
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identical same
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lexeme
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linguistic form
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locution
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logos
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metonym
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minimum free form
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monosyllable
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no other
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none other
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polysyllable
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replica
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selfsame
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spit and image
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spitting image
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syllable
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term
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the same
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the same difference
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twin
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usage
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utterance
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verbalism
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verbum
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very image
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very same
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vocable
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word
locution
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adjectival phrase
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antonym
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articulation
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choice of words
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clause
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composition
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construction
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dialect
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diction
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expression
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formulation
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free form
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grammar
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headed group
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homograph
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idiom
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language
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logos
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string
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the spoken word
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use of words
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voice
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a word that is spoken aloud
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allophone
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antonym
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logos
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minimum free form
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modification
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monophthong
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speaking
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speech sound
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the spoken word
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voice
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voiced sound
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voiceless sound
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voicing
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vowel
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word
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word of mouth
utterance
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the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
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Parthian shot
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address
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adjectival phrase
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affirmance
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affirmation
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allegation
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announcement
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annunciation
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answer
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apostrophe
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articulation
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assertion
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enunciation
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exclamation
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expression
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free form
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greeting
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headed group
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homograph
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homonym
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homophone
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idiom
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idiotism
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interjection
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ipse dixit
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lexeme
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locution
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logos
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manifesto
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mention
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metonym
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minimum free form
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monosyllable
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note
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noun phrase
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observation
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parol
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parole
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period
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phonation
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phrasal idiom
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phrase
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position
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position paper
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positive declaration
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predicate
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predication
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proclamation
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profession
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pronouncement
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pronunciation
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proposition
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protest
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protestation
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question
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reflection
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remark
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say
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say-so
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saying
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sentence
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sequence of phonemes
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set phrase
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speaking
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speech act
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stance
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stand
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standard phrase
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statement
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string
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subjoinder
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syllable
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synonym
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syntactic structure
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term
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the spoken word
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thought
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tongue
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turn of expression
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turn of phrase
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usage
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utterance string
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verb complex
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verb phrase
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verbalism
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verbum
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vocable
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vocalization
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voice
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voicing
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vouch
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way of speaking
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word
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word of mouth
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word-group
syllable
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a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket' has two syllables"
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Spenserian stanza
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allophone
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alveolar
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antistrophe
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antonym
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apico-alveolar
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apico-dental
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articulation
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aspiration
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assimilation
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atom
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bilabial
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bit
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book
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burden
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cacuminal
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canto
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cerebral
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check
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chorus
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consonant
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continuant
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couplet
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crumb
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dental
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diphthong
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dissimilation
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distich
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envoi
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epenthetic vowel
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epode
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explosive
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expression
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free form
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glide
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glottal
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glottalization
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guttural
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heptastich
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hexastich
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homograph
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homonym
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homophone
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jot
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labial
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labialization
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labiodental
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labiovelar
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laryngeal
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lateral
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lexeme
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line
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lingual
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linguistic form
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liquid
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locution
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logos
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lota
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manner of articulation
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measure
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metonym
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minimum free form
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modicum
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modification
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monophthong
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monostich
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monosyllable
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morphophoneme
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mute
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nasal
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occlusive
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octastich
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octave
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octet
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orthographize
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ottava rima
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ounce
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outspell
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palatal
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parasitic vowel
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peak
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pentastich
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pharyngeal
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pharyngealization
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phone
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phoneme
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plosive
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polysyllable
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prothetic vowel
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quatrain
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refrain
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retroflex
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rhyme royal
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segmental phoneme
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semivowel
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septet
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sestet
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sextet
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shred
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sonant
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sonority
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speech sound
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spell
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spell backward
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spell out
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stanza
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stave
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stop
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strain
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strophe
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surd
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syllabic nucleus
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syllabic peak
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syllabize
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synonym
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tercet
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term
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terza rima
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tetrastich
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trace out
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transition sound
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triphthong
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triplet
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tristich
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usage
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utterance
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velar
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verbalism
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verbum
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verse
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vocable
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vocalic
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vocoid
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voice
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voiced sound
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voiceless sound
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voicing
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vowel
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whit
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word
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write out
usage
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acceptance
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acceptation
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acception
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active use
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adjectival phrase
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antonym
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appliance
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application
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articulation
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automatism
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bad habit
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bon ton
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care
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ceremony
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characteristic
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choice
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choice of words
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clause
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composition
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conformity
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construction
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consuetude
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consumption
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convenance
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convention
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creature of habit
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custodianship
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custom
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dialect
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diction
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employ
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employment
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established way
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etiquette
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exercise
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exertion
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expression
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fashion
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folkway
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force of habit
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form
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formality
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formulation
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free form
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good use
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grammar
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guidance
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guiding
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habit
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habit pattern
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habitude
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handling
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hard usage
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hard use
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headed group
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homograph
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homonym
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homophone
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idiom
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idiotism
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ill use
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language
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langue
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lead
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lexeme
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lingo
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lingua
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linguistic form
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locution
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logos
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management
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manipulation
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manner
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manner of speaking
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manners
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means of dealing
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metonym
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minimum free form
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misuse
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monosyllable
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mores
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noun phrase
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observance
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operation
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paragraph
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parlance
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parole
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pattern
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peculiar expression
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peculiarity
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period
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personal usage
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phrasal idiom
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phrase
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phraseology
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phrasing
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polysyllable
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practice
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praxis
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preference
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prescription
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procedure
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proceeding
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process
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proper thing
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received meaning
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rhetoric
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ritual
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rough usage
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routine
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second nature
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sentence
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set phrase
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social convention
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speech
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standard behavior
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standard phrase
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standard usage
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standing custom
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stereotype
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stereotyped behavior
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stewardship
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syllable
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synonym
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syntactic structure
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talk
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term
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time-honored practice
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tongue
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tradition
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treatment
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trick
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turn of expression
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turn of phrase
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use
,
use of words
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using up
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usus loquendi
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utterance
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verb complex
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verb phrase
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verbalism
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verbiage
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verbum
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vocable
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way
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way of speaking
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what is done
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wont
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wonting
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word
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word-group
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wordage
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wording
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wrong use
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