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

Greek collapse: the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages; a native or inhabitant of Greece; of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks; "Greek mythology"; "a Grecian robe"

manner of speaking collapse: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"

gesture collapse: motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling; something done as an indication of intention; "a political gesture"; "a gesture of defiance"; the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

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

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

cant collapse: insincere talk about religion or morals; heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"

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

versification collapse: the art or practice of writing verse; the form or metrical composition of a poem; a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text)

motion collapse: the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"; a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"; a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"; a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"

politeness collapse: the act of showing regard for others; a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage

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

good form collapse: behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time; "it is not good form to brag about winning"

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

elocution collapse: an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

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