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A crow (pronounced / ˈ k r oʊ /) is a bird of the genus Corvus, or more broadly, a synonym for all of Corvus. The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species. The related term "raven" is not linked scientifically to any certain trait but is rather a general grouping for larger-sized species of Corvus.
More extreme than an accrescent calyx, calycophylls are found in Rubiaceae. Compare semaphyll and pterophyll. calyculate Having an epicalyx. calyculus 1. A cup-shaped structure formed from bract s resembling an outer calyx. 2. In some Asteraceae, a circle of bracts below the involucre. calyptra A hood or lid. See operculum. calyx. pl. calyces
The concept of metaphrase (word-for-word translation) is an imperfect concept, because a given word in a given language often carries more than one meaning, and because a similar given meaning may often be represented in a given language by more than one word. Nevertheless, metaphrase and paraphrase may be useful as ideal concepts that mark the ...
Sensu is a Latin word meaning "in the sense of". It is used in a number of fields including biology, geology, linguistics, semiotics, and law.Commonly it refers to how strictly or loosely an expression is used in describing any particular concept, but it also appears in expressions that indicate the convention or context of the usage.
Broken rhyme is a type of enjambement producing a rhyme by dividing a word at the line break of a poem to make a rhyme with the end word of another line. Cross rhyme matches a sound or sounds at the end of a line with the same sound or sounds in the middle of the following (or preceding) line. [8] A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyming lines ...
Also used more broadly to apply to anyone who uses their job description in a deliberately obstructive way. johnny (slang) a condom (US: rubber [DM], Jimmy-hat) John Thomas Better known as slang for penis or "dick" (US: cock, dick, or johnson) From the novel Lady Chatterley's Lover Joey
The term is derived from the Italian word stravaganza, meaning extravagance. It sometimes also has elements of music hall, cabaret, circus, revue, variety, vaudeville and mime. [1] Extravaganza came, in the 20th century, to more broadly refer to an elaborate, spectacular, and expensive theatrical production. [2]
A bilingual dictionary or translation dictionary is a specialized dictionary used to translate words or phrases from one language to another. Bilingual dictionaries can be unidirectional , meaning that they list the meanings of words of one language in another, or can be bidirectional , allowing translation to and from both languages.