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has gloss(noun) a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"
style, expressive style
lexicalizationeng: expressive style
lexicalizationeng: style
subclass of(noun) something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
communication
has subclass(noun) an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
allegory
has subclass(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
analysis
has subclass(noun) triteness or triviality of style
bathos
has subclass(noun) the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect
black humour, black humor
has subclass(noun) something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
device
has subclass(noun) powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"
eloquence, smoothness, fluency
has subclass(noun) any artificially elegant style of language
euphuism
has subclass(noun) a want of animation or brilliance; "the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's style"
flatness
has subclass(noun) the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
formulation, expression
has subclass(noun) high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"
magniloquence, grandiloquence, grandiosity, rhetoric, ornateness
has subclass(noun) using the abbreviated style of headline writers
headlinese
has subclass(noun) specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
jargon
has subclass(noun) the style in which newspapers are written
journalese
has subclass(noun) a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law
legalese
has subclass(noun) 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"
delivery, manner of speaking, speech
has subclass(noun) an expressive style of music
genre, musical style, musical genre, music genre
has subclass(noun) the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure
officialese
has subclass(noun) a style that has the power to evoke feelings
pathos
has subclass(noun) matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression
prose
has subclass(noun) using language effectively to please or persuade
rhetoric
has subclass(noun) language or humor that is down-to-earth; "the saltiness of their language was inappropriate"; "self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre"
saltiness, coarseness
has subclass(noun) the expression of one's individuality (usually through creative activities)
self-expression
has subclass(noun) using long words
sesquipedality
has subclass(noun) a neatly short and concise expressive style
terseness
has subclass(noun) a distinctive spoken or written expression; "John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea"
turn of expression, turn of phrase
has subclass(noun) a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes"
vein
has subclass(noun) an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
verboseness, verbosity
has subclass(noun) a style of expressing yourself in writing
writing style, genre, literary genre
has subclass(noun) any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling
poetry
Meaning
Bavarian
lexicalizationbar: Zunge
Bulgarian
lexicalizationbul: език
lexicalizationbul: стил
lexicalizationbul: Реч
lexicalizationbul: реч
Catalan
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Czech
lexicalizationces: řeč
lexicalizationces: hlas
Danish
lexicalizationdan: tale
lexicalizationdan: stemme
German
lexicalizationdeu: Sprache
lexicalizationdeu: Zunge
lexicalizationdeu: Rede
lexicalizationdeu: Ansprache
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Modern Greek (1453-)
lexicalizationell: λόγος/ομιλία
Esperanto
lexicalizationepo: parolkapablo
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Estonian
lexicalizationest: kõne
Basque
lexicalizationeus: hitzaldi
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Finnish
lexicalizationfin: puhe
French
lexicalizationfra: langue
lexicalizationfra: style
lexicalizationfra: discours
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Hebrew
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Hungarian
lexicalizationhun: beszéd
Ido
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Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association)
lexicalizationina: lingua
Indonesian
lexicalizationind: pidato
lexicalizationind: gaya
Italian
lexicalizationita: lingua
lexicalizationita: discorso
lexicalizationita: Discorso
Japanese
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Georgian
lexicalizationkat: ენა
lexicalizationkat: სიტყვა
Maltese
lexicalizationmlt: stil
Mirandese
lexicalizationmwl: lhéngua
Neapolitan
lexicalizationnap: lengua
Norwegian
lexicalizationnor: tale
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Polish
lexicalizationpol: wystąpienie
Portuguese
lexicalizationpor: estilo
lexicalizationpor: língua
lexicalizationpor: linguagem
lexicalizationpor: discurso
Russian
lexicalizationrus: речь
Slovak
lexicalizationslk: reč
Castilian
lexicalizationspa: habla
lexicalizationspa: lenguaje
lexicalizationspa: discurso
Swedish
lexicalizationswe: tal; talförmåga
lexicalizationswe: tal
lexicalizationswe: mål
Chinese
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has category(noun) a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"
language, linguistic communication
has category(noun) an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
music
has category(noun) the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
artistic production, artistic creation, art

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