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For instance, for a large portion of names ending in -s, the oblique stem and therefore the English adjective changes the -s to a -d, -t, or -r, as in Mars–Martian, Pallas–Palladian and Ceres–Cererian; [note 1] occasionally an -n has been lost historically from the nominative form, and reappears in the oblique and therefore in the English ...
An eponymous adjective is an adjective which has been derived from the name of a person, real or fictional. Persons from whose name the adjectives have been derived are called eponyms. [1] Following is a list of eponymous adjectives in English.
An extraterrestrial or alien is a lifeform that did not originate on Earth. The word extraterrestrial means 'outside Earth'. Extraterrestrials are a common theme in modern science-fiction, and also appeared in much earlier works such as the second-century parody True History [1] by Lucian of Samosata.
An alien from the planet Ork who befriends a woman named Mindy on earth after being sent by his own kind to study humanity. The Alien Girl Super Deluxe: One of the lead characters, Gaaji, falls for The Alien Girl, played by Mirnalini Ravi, while he was stealing money with the help of his friends in her house. She reveals that she doesn't know ...
Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials received a mixed review from Wendy Bousfield in Library Journal.Bousfield commented that the book's drawings were "colorful", but also "somewhat static and artificial-looking, with less vitality than the preparatory sketches from the artist's notebook included at the end."
The Host by Stephenie Meyer (2008): Wanderer, a female parasitic alien implanted into the body of a human woman; Faery Rebels series by R. J. Anderson (2009–11): Knife, Linden and Rhosmari (among others), faeries; Fire by Kristin Cashore (2009): Lady Fire, a 'human monster' Soul Screamer series by Rachel Vincent (2009–13): Kaylee and Nash ...
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 ...
The Titanian Threadworm of Stanley Weinbaum's Flight on Titan, a type of BEM, cover, Avon Fantasy Reader, 1951. The bug-eyed monster (BEM) is an early convention of the science fiction genre. [1]