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1eu|pho|ny — «YOO fuh nee», noun, plural nies. 1. pleasing effect to the ear; agreeableness of sound, especially agreeableness of speech sounds as uttered or combined in utterance. SYNONYM(S): consonance. 2. a tendency to change sounds so as to favor ease of… …
2euphony — n. Agreeable sound (in language), smoothness, ease of utterance …
3language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… …
4linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… …
5Chinua Achebe — Achebe redirects here. For the fictional character, see Achebe (comics). Chinua redirects here. It is not to be confused with Chin hua. Chinua Achebe Chinua Achebe (2008) Born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe 16 …
6gift — n 1 Gift, present, gratuity, favor, boon, largess are comparable when they denote something, often of value but not necessarily material, given freely to another for his benefit or pleasure. Gift is the most inclusive term, but it is not… …
7English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
8History of American newspapers — The history of American newspapers goes back to the 17th century with the publication of the first colonial newspapers.Colonial period(This section is based on [http://www.bartleby.com/225/index.html#7 The Cambridge History of English and… …
9sound — sound1 soundable, adj. /sownd/, n. 1. the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium. 2. mechanical vibrations transmitted through an elastic medium, traveling in air at a… …
10Ode: Intimations of Immortality — For the musical work by Gerald Finzi, see Intimations of Immortality. Poem s title page from 1815 collection of Poems Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood (also known as Ode, Immortality Ode or Great Ode) is a… …
