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| no longer in use; ancient |
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| informal, specialized vocabulary or expressions of a particular group |
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| ideas or meanings suggested by a word; associations that go beyond literal meaning |
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| the most direct or specific meaning of a wor |
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| an expression w/ a special meaning that cannot be understood from the meanings of the individual words; a nonliteral expression |
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1 a specialized vocabulary of a profession
2 nonsensical or meaningless communication |
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| a simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages |
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1 the study of meaning and word interpretation
2 the exact meaning of a word |
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1 (adj)conforming to the established language used by educated speakers
2 (n) something established as a measure of quality |
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1 (N) everyday language, rather than literary language
2 (N) the native language or dialext of a country, place, or group
3 (adj)commonly spoken by a region or group |
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