AGGRADATIONS | • aggradations n. Plural of aggradation. • AGGRADATION n. the act of aggrading. |
AGGRAVATIONS | • aggravations n. Plural of aggravation. • AGGRAVATION n. an act or circumstance that intensifies or makes worse. |
ALGOLAGNIACS | • algolagniacs n. Plural of algolagniac. • ALGOLAGNIAC n. one who suffers from algolagnia. |
AMALGAMATING | • amalgamating v. Present participle of amalgamate. • AMALGAMATE v. to unite in or as if in an amalgam; esp. to merge into a single body. |
ANAGOGICALLY | • anagogically adv. In terms of, or by means of, anagoge. • ANAGOGICAL adv. relating to mystical interpretation, also ANAGOGIC. |
APAGOGICALLY | • apagogically adv. In an apagogic manner. • APAGOGICAL adv. proving indirectly, by showing the absurdity, or impossibility of the contrary, also APAGOGIC. |
APPOGGIATURA | • appoggiatura n. (Music) A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts… • APPOGGIATURA n. (Italian) a short note placed before a longer one. |
GALACTAGOGUE | • galactagogue n. A substance that induces lactation. • GALACTAGOGUE n. a medicine that promotes secretion of milk. |
LOGAGRAPHIAS | • LOGAGRAPHIA n. the inability to express ideas in writing. |
METALANGUAGE | • metalanguage n. (Linguistics, translation studies, critical theory) Any language or vocabulary of specialized terms… • metalanguage n. (Computing) Any similar language used to define a programming language. • METALANGUAGE n. a language used to talk about language. |
PARAGRAPHING | • paragraphing v. Present participle of paragraph. • paragraphing n. A division into paragraphs. • PARAGRAPH v. to split up into paragraphs. |
PARALANGUAGE | • paralanguage n. (Linguistics) The non-verbal elements of speech, and to a limited extent of writing, used to modify… • PARALANGUAGE n. nonverbal elements which affect meaning of speech, as intonation, etc. |
VAGABONDAGES | • VAGABONDAGE n. the state of being a vagabond. |