prosopopoeia: a figure of speech in which an absent or imaginary person is represented as speaking.
Day: January 4, 2008
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kenning – replacement of a common noun by a colorful compound. “Information superhighway” instead of “Internet.”
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glossogenetics: the theory that humans are genetically predisposed to learn languages.
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adnoun – the use of an adjective as a noun. Blessed are the merciful.