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–noun, plural -gies.
1. a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
2. a poem written in elegiac meter.
3. a sad or mournful musical composition. |
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1. any expressive use of language, as a metaphor, simile, personification, or antithesis, in which words are used in other than their literal sense, or in other than their ordinary locutions, in order to suggest a picture or image or for other special effect. |
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–noun, plural -ses
1. opposition; contrast:
2. the direct opposite (usually followed by of or to ) |
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1. the sacred text of islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of god, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics. |
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1. a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
2. any serious speech, discourse, or exhortation, especially on a moral issue.
3. a long, tedious speech. |
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1. a secondary story or stories embedded in the main story.
2. a narrative providing the framework for connecting a series of otherwise unrelated stories.
3. a literary device that uses such a narrative structure. |
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical
2. expressing or conveying truths or counsel as to right conduct, as a speaker or a literary work
3. founded on the fundamental principles of right conduct rather than on legalities, enactment, or custom |
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1. to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for
2. to call on (a deity, Muse, etc.), as in prayer or supplication.
3. to declare to be binding or in effect |
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1. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.
2. wonderful or marvelous
3. abnormal; monstrous. |
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1. to turn upside down.
2. to reverse in position, order, direction, or relationship.
3. to turn or change to the opposite or contrary, as in nature, bearing, or effect |
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1. to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty.
2. to entreat or request earnestly or solemnly. |
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1. firmly settled or determined; set in purpose or opinion.
2. characterized by firmness and determination, as the temper, spirit, actions, etc. |
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–adjective
1. deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful |
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1. to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate |
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1. a Muslim temple or place of public worship. |
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1. the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah. |
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1. Arab one who surrenders (himself to God), one who has embraced Islam, a follower of Muhammad. |
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1. a town in central Mali, W Africa, near the Niger River. 19,500. French, Tombouctou.
2. any faraway place. |
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1. the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world. |
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1. something deriving in appearance, function, or general character from an earlier form. |
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1. a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor. |
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1. the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
2. any text not printed.
3. a book or document written before the invention of printing.
4. writing, as distinguished from print. |
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1. the doctrine that knowledge is wholly or chiefly derived from pure reason.
2. the belief that reason is the final principle of reality. |
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1. a center around which other things revolve or from which they radiate; a focus of activity, authority, commerce, transportation |
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1. to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.
2. to cause to assemble; convoke. |
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1. a city in W Saudi Arabia, joint capital(with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Mohammed; the holiest city of Islam, containing the Kaaba. |
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1. a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression. |
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1. gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted |
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1. having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful |
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1. standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable |
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1. to feel or express sorrow or regret for
2. to mourn for or over |
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1. any person or object that moves, progresses, becomes famous, etc., with spectacular speed |
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1. producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful |
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1. to invent or begin to apply |
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