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What is called when you use the 1st letter of each word in a list or phrase to create a sentence that helps you remember the original list or phrase?
That is called an acronym. It is a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name or phrase.
What is the real meaning of a cliche?
A cliche is a phrase or opinion that is overused and can betray a lack of original thought. For example, using the term Abandon Ship. Many use this phrase outside its original meaning. Its original form was a command to leave a ship which was sinking or in a state of destress which could effect human life. Now however, the phrase is used in any situation to mean people leaving a situation or event. An instance of this would be a number of people leaving their jobs because the company is in trouble or even to leave a party which is dead or boring and people would say "no fun here, I'm going to abandon ship" meaning they are leaving the party.
What is curiosor and curiosor?
"Curiosor and curiosor" is a wordplay on a phrase from Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." The original phrase is "Curiouser and curiouser," which Alice exclaims as she encounters strange things in Wonderland. The phrase has come to represent increasing curiosity or interest in something odd or unusual.
What is an antecedent phrase?
An antecedent phrase is an opening phrase in a piece of music - followed by a consequent phrase, which "answers" the opening phrase.
What is phrase called in French?
"Phrase" is called "phrase" in French.
What is the origin of the phrase full circle?
The phrase 'come full circle' refers to getting back to the original position or the original state of affairs. The origin of the phrase is unknown, but is used in the Western world.
How do you say they are original in French?
ils sont d'origine is the translation. This is the translation of the phrase they are original.
What was the original phrase for Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?
Bah, Humbug
What is the definition of cliche in poetry terms?
An overused phrase, not original.
what-Choose the word/phrase that describes the second statement in terms of the original conditional.Choose the word/phrase that describes the second statement in terms of the original conditional.original conditional:I will appoint her if I am elected.?
same statement
Is 'blinking in between' a phrase or an idiom?
It is a phrase that means just what it says -- someone was blinking their eyes between whatever else was in the original sentence.
What does the phrase 'amor a primera vista' mean when translated into English?
The phrase "amor a primera vista" means "love at first site" when translated into the English language. The original phrase is from the Spanish language.
What is the phrase used to describe the pain of childbirth as a result of Eve's sin?
original sin
What is the English spelling of h'orderves?
The English spelling of the phrase's plural is hors d'oeuvres, which removes the Å“ ligature from the original French phrase hors d'Å“uvres.
Where does okidoki come from?
"Okidoki" is a playful and informal variant of "okay", often used as a light-hearted way of agreeing or expressing understanding. Its origins are unclear, but it likely evolved from a combination of the words "okay" and "doki-doki," a Japanese term mimicking a heart beating in excitement or anticipation.
What is the difference between a cliche and original figurative expression?
A cliche used to be an original figurative expression, but it is so overused that it is no longer creative. An original figurative expression is a unique phrase that is like a simile or metaphor.
Is the phrase of the illuminated side an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase?
It is an adjective phrase, because it must apply to a noun (specifying what the noun applies to), e.g. the shadows of the illuminated side, the size of the illuminated side, the view of the illuminated side. *The original version of this question is now an alternate.
