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1. an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.
2. the state of being close together or side by side. |
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1. the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
2. the stage setting or scenery of a play.
3. surroundings; environment. |
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1. having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix -ling in princeling.
–noun 2. a pejorative form or word, as poetaster. |
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1. obvious and intentional exaggeration.
2. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.” |
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1. the act, process, or manner of constructing anything.
2. the act of providing with a frame.
3. a frame or a system of frames; framework. |
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1. a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.
2. the adversary of the hero or protagonist of a drama or other literary work: Iago is the antagonist of Othello.
3. Physiology. a muscle that acts in opposition to another. Compare agonist (def. 3).
4. Dentistry. a tooth in one jaw that articulates during mastication or occlusion with a tooth in the opposing jaw.
5. Pharmacology. a drug that counteracts the effects of another drug.
6.the bad guy |
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1. the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
2. a proponent for or advocate of a political cause, social program, etc.
3. the leader or principal person in a movement, cause, etc.
4. the first actor in ancient Greek drama, who played not only the main role, but also other roles when the main character was offstage. |
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1. a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.” Compare metaphor.
2. an instance of such a figure of speech or a use of words exemplifying it. |
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1. a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.” Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def. 1).
2. something used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else; emblem; symbol. |
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1. an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions [syn: flag waving]
2. fanatical patriotism [syn: chauvinism] |
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| pseudo-antidisestablishmentarianism |
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| the false oppisitopposition of withdrawal of state support from a church |
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