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Following is a list of eponymous adjectives in English. A–C. Aaronic – Aaron (as in Aaronic Priesthood) Abbasid – Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (as in Abbasid dynasty)
This is a set category.It should only contain pages that are Pejorative terms for people or lists of Pejorative terms for people, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories).
This article features a list of islands sorted by their name beginning with the letter C. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter C. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome , pronounced to rhyme with cars
This is a list of personal titles arranged in a sortable table. They can be sorted: Alphabetically; By language, nation, or tradition of origin; By function. See Separation of duties for a description of the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative functions as they are generally understood today.
This is a list of small arms whose manufacturer or name (in the case of no known or multiple manufacturers) starts with the letter C—including pistols, shotguns, sniper rifles, submachine guns, personal defense weapons, assault rifles, battle rifles, designated marksman rifles, carbines, machine guns, flamethrowers, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, anti-tank rifles, and any other ...
Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
An adjective (abbreviated adj.) is a word that describes or defines a noun or noun phrase.Its semantic role is to change information given by the noun. Traditionally, adjectives are considered one of the main parts of speech of the English language, although historically they were classed together with nouns. [1]