1.(Linguistics) a newly coined word, or a phrase or familiar word used in a new sense 2.(Linguistics) the practice of using or introducing neologisms 3.rarea tendency towards adopting new views, esp rationalist views, in matters of religion ...
(especially Americanfolks) people.The folk in this town are very friendly.gente adjective (of the traditions) of the common people of a country.folk customs;folk dance;folk music.popular,folclórico folksnoun plural one's family.My folks all live nearby.familia ...
a diacritic (¨) placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate separate pronunciation, as in one spelling of the older forms naïve and coöperate: no longer widely used in English. Prosody. the division made in a line or verse by coincidence of the end of a foot and the...
Latta and Wall [5], in particular, argued for the relevance of their formalism to linguistics. However, the use of conjunction and negation in these grammars was heavily restricted, and one still could not use them as freely as the disjunction. An extension of the definition of context-free...
"[R]ecently I had cause to check the thesaurus for synonyms for 'unchaste, wanton.' Is it a coincidence that so many of these words began with 'l' -- licentious, lascivious, loose, lubricous, lecherous, libidinous, lustful, lickerish and lewd, to name a few? Somehow this luscious, ...
noun uncountable, law A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law. noun uncountable, linguistics Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts. noun obsolete, chiefly in plural...
coincidence - the quality of occupying the same position or area in space; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs" dead center, dead centre - the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque centrality - the property of...
For I have observed this remarkable coincidence, that the select natures who pant after the ideal, and find nothing in pantaloons or petticoats great enough to command their reverence and love, are curiously in unison with the narrowest and pettiest. View in context More results ► Dictionary...
conjunction,co-occurrence,coincidence,concurrence- the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable" Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. ...
9.anything which resembles a tongue in shape or function:a tongue of flame;a tongue of the sea. 10.(Physical Geography) a promontory or spit of land 11.(Clothing & Fashion) a flap of leather on a shoe, either for decoration or under the laces or buckles to protect the instep ...