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  2. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Capability - Wikipedia

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    A capability is the ability to execute a specified course of action or to achieve a desired outcome. Capability may also refer to: Business, economics, science and engineering

  4. Effectiveness - Wikipedia

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    Effectiveness or effectivity [1] is the capability of producing a desired result or the ability to produce desired output. When something is deemed effective, it means it has an intended or expected outcome, or produces a deep, vivid impression. [2]

  5. Negative capability - Wikipedia

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    "Negative capability" is the capacity of artists to pursue ideals of beauty, perfection and sublimity even when it leads them into intellectual confusion and uncertainty, as opposed to a preference for philosophical certainty over artistic beauty. The term, first used by John Keats in 1817, has been subsequently used by poets, philosophers and literary theorists to describe the ability to ...

  6. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.

  7. Clack to the future: Typewriters are pounding out new roles ...

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    In a digitized world, some are turning to a tactile, analog way of creating, whether it's art, creative writing or something entirely new.

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    The starling's gift for mimicry has been noted in literature including the medieval Welsh Mabinogion and the works of Pliny the Elder and William Shakespeare. This common starling was photographed at Bodega Head on the northern coast of the U.S. state of California.

  9. Jennifer Love Hewitt Wants to Be the 'Ghost of '90s Past' in ...

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    Jennifer Love Hewitt is eager for the reboot of I Know What You Did Last Summer.. The actress, who played Julie James in the original, shared an update on the reboot while on the Jennifer Hudson ...