7850737545 | colloquial | conversational | 0 | |
7850749407 | dialect | regional language-diction and syntax | 1 | |
7850755082 | jargon | technical word hard to understand for others | 2 | |
7850818471 | pedantic | overly formal language | 3 | |
7850824090 | cliche | overused or commonplace; stereotypical | 4 | |
7850826856 | denotative | direct, specific meaning | 5 | |
7850830178 | connotative | suggested meaning; reminds you or makes you think of something you've learned, seen, or heard | 6 | |
7850832180 | Literal | concerning primarily with facts | 7 | |
7850841970 | figurative | Departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical | 8 | |
7850849271 | allegory | story or visual with a hidden or underlying meaning | 9 | |
7850916348 | analogy | comparison | 10 | |
7850918476 | pun | a humorous play on words | 11 | |
7850922837 | onomatopoeia | words that sound like the definition | 12 | |
7850927584 | understatement | to present with restraint; making something less than it actually is | 13 | |
7850931993 | irony | words that express something different or opposite to the literal meaning | 14 | |
7850949026 | oxymoron | figure of speech in which 2 contradictory terms appear together for emphasis | 15 | |
7850955955 | paradox | statement that appears contradictory or absurd yet in fact may be true | 16 |
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