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  2. Defamiliarization - Wikipedia

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    Defamiliarization of that which is or has become familiar or taken for granted, hence automatically perceived, is the basic function of all devices. And with defamiliarization come both the slowing down and the increased difficulty (impeding) of the process of reading and comprehending and an awareness of the artistic procedures (devices ...

  3. Opposite - Wikipedia

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    The term antonym (and the related antonymy) is commonly taken to be synonymous with opposite, but antonym also has other more restricted meanings. Graded (or gradable) antonyms are word pairs whose meanings are opposite and which lie on a continuous spectrum (hot, cold).

  4. Taken for Granted - Wikipedia

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    "Taken for Granted" is a song by Australian singer Sia. Written by Sia and produced by Nigel Corsbie, it was released as Sia's debut single and as the lead single from her second studio album, Healing Is Difficult (2001), in May 2000.

  5. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    To arrogate is to attempt to take on a right or responsibility to which one is not entitled. Standard: Edward VIII abdicated the throne of the United Kingdom. Standard: Henry VIII abrogated Welsh customary law. Non-standard: You should not abrogate to yourself the whole honour of the President's visit (should be "arrogate"). accept and except.

  6. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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    Generally, a statement from a court that a writ is allowed (i.e. granted); most commonly, a grant of leave to appeal by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in reference to which the word is used equivalently to certiorari (q.v.) elsewhere. / ˌ æ l l oʊ k eɪ t ʊr / alter ego: another I A second identity living within a person. / ˌ ɒ l t ...

  7. Context (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    In the theory of sign phenomena, adapted from that of Charles Sanders Peirce, which forms the basis for much contemporary work in linguistic anthropology, the concept of context is integral to the definition of the index, one of the three classes of signs comprising Peirce's second trichotomy.

  8. Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    Although the fifteenth amendment is "self-executing" the court early emphasized that the right granted to be free from racial discrimination should be kept free and pure by congressional enactment whenever necessary. [2] In the twentieth century, the Court began to interpret the amendment more broadly, striking down grandfather clauses in Guinn v.

  9. Self-censorship - Wikipedia

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    Self-censorship is the act of censoring or classifying one's own discourse, typically out of fear or deference to the perceived preferences, sensibilities, or infallibility of others, and often without overt external pressure.