a suffix regularly used in forming the comparative degree of adverbs:faster. [Middle English-er(e),-re,Old English-or;c. Old High German-or] -er6 , a formative appearing in verbs having frequentative meaning:flicker; flutter; shiver; shudder. ...
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6.to ascertain the sex of, esp. of newly hatched chicks. 7.to arouse sexually (often fol. byup). Idioms: have sex,to engage in sexual relations, esp. sexual intercourse. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latinsexus] sex- a combining form meaning “six”:sexdecillion. ...
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The lad sprang to his feet and gesturing to the old fellow to come and sit with him, saying, “Hello, Mr. Smithfield, Sir. Fancy bumping in to you. It’s a small world. Actually, I’ve been meaning to come and see you. You were right, I do need some more discipline, perhaps ...
2. All the processions wound towards the north side of the city, where on the great water-meadow called the Green Fields boys and girls, naked in the bright air, with mud-stained feet and ankles and long, lithe arms, exercised their restive horses before the race. (Para. 1)...
Conduplicatio (con-du-pli-ca’-ti-o): The repetition of a word or words. A general term for repetition sometimes carrying the more specific meaning of repetition of words in adjacent phrases or clauses. Sometimes used to name either ploce or epizeuxis. “Dive! Dive! Dive!” I was yell...
I didn’t pay much attention to the meaning of those words, as I bent submissively over the back of a chair as instructed. The whippy cane lashed down on my thin Adidas shell suit trousers. They offered little protection from the burning sting of the stick. A second stroke followed. It...
Google Share on Facebook Erechtheus Encyclopedia Wikipedia (ɛˈrɛkθjuːs; -θɪəs) n (Classical Myth & Legend)Greek mytha king of Athens who sacrificed one of his daughters because the oracle at Delphi said this was the only way to win the war against the Eleusinians ...