(verse etc)

  • 31scansion — n. 1 the metrical scanning of verse. 2 the way a verse etc. scans. Etymology: L scansio (LL of metre) f. scandere scans climb …

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  • 32Phrase (music) — For other uses, see Phrase (disambiguation). In music and music theory, phrase and phrasing are concepts and practices related to grouping consecutive melodic notes, both in their composition and performance. A musical work is typically made up… …

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  • 33passage — passage1 /pas ij/, n., v., passaged, passaging. n. 1. a portion or section of a written work; a paragraph, verse, etc.: a passage of Scripture. 2. a phrase or other division of a musical work. 3. Fine Arts. an area, section, or detail of a work,… …

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  • 34passage — pas•sage [[t]ˈpæs ɪdʒ[/t]] n. v. saged, sag•ing 1) a portion or section of a written work; a paragraph, verse, etc.: a passage of Scripture[/ex] 2) a phrase or other division of a musical work 3) an act or instance of passing from one place,… …

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  • 35passage — I. /ˈpæsɪdʒ / (say pasij) noun 1. an indefinite portion of a writing, speech, or the like, usually one of no great length; a paragraph, verse, etc.: a passage of Scripture. 2. Music a. a scale or arpeggio like series of notes introduced as an… …

  • 36lame — adj. & v. adj. 1 disabled, esp. in the foot or leg; limping; unable to walk normally (lame in his right leg). 2 a (of an argument, story, excuse, etc.) unconvincing; unsatisfactory; weak. b (of verse etc.) halting. v.tr. 1 make lame; disable. 2… …

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  • 37Édition de la poésie en France — Sommaire 1 État des lieux 2 Notes et références 3 Voir aussi 3.1 Articles connexes 3.2 …

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  • 38Sq. — Sq., Abkürzung für sequens (der Folgende), bes. nach Citaten mit Zahlen, wo dann das unmittelbar darauf folgende Capitel, Vers, Seite etc. gemeint ist; sollen noch mehre Seiten, Verse etc. darnach gelesen werden, so bezeichnet man es mit sqq, d.i …

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  • 39expletive — ex•ple•tive [[t]ˈɛk splɪ tɪv[/t]] n. 1) an interjectory word or expression, frequently profane; an exclamatory oath 2) gram. a syllable, word, or phrase that serves to fill out a sentence, line of verse, etc., without conveying any meaning of its …

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  • 40Fowler, Ellen Thorneycroft (Mrs. Felkin) —    Novelist, etc. Concerning Isabel Carnaby (1898), A Double Thread (1899), The Farringdons (1900), Fuel of Fire (1902), and with A.L. Felkin, Kate of Kate Hall (1904), In Subjection (1906), also some books of verse, etc …

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