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diction collapse

wording collapse: the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton

wordage collapse

parlance collapse: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

argot collapse

phrasing collapse: the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line

lingo collapse

scatology collapse: (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes); a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)

vulgar language collapse

terminology collapse: a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"

lexicon collapse

verbiage collapse: overabundance of words

thesaurus collapse: a book containing a classified list of synonyms

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

vocabulary collapse: a language user's knowledge of words; the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"; a listing of the words used in some enterprise

slang collapse: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"; informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang expressions"; abuse with coarse language; use slang or vulgar language

formulation collapse: the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"; a substance prepared according to a formula

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"

grammar collapse: the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics or morphology)

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"

locution collapse

gobbledygook collapse: incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists

gibberish collapse: unintelligible talking

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

jargon collapse: specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

vernacular collapse: the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)

usage collapse

rhetoric collapse: study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking); using language effectively to please or persuade

mumbo jumbo collapse: language that is unnecessarily difficult to understand

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