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octosyllable
/ˌɒktoʊˈsɪləbəl/ /ɑːkˈtɑːsɪləbəl/

Line of verse with eight syllables

""Roses are red, violets are blue" is a classic example of an octosyllable. "

coordination
/koʊˌɔɹdɪˈneɪʃən/

(grammar) An equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses, for example, using and, or, or but.

dittographies
/ˌdɪtəˈɡræfiz/

The accidental, erroneous act of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.

neutral
neutraladjective
/ˈnjuːtɹəl/ /ˈnuːtɹəl/

(grammar) Neither positive nor negative.

"The teacher's feedback on my essay was neutral; she didn't praise or criticize it. "

except
exceptverb
/ɪkˈsɛpt/ /ɛkˈsɛpt/

To exclude; to specify as being an exception.

ultimate
ultimateadjective
/ˈʌltɪmɪt/ /ˈʌltəmɪt/

(of a syllable) Last in a word or other utterance.

"The ultimate syllable in the word "basketball" is "ball". "

theirs
theirspronoun
/ðɛəz/ /ðɛɚz/

That which belongs to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.

v
vadverb
/viː/

Very.

"The test was v easy. "

tag question
/ˈtæɡ ˈkwɛst͡ʃən/

(grammar) A question inviting the listener to indicate agreement, formed by adding a “tag” word or expression to a statement. For example “You love me, don’t you?”.

apposite
appositeadjective
/ˈa.pə.zɪt/ /əˈpɒzɪt/

Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.

declaratives
/dɪˈklærətɪvz/ /dɪˈklɛrətɪvz/

The act or process of declaring.

suiting
/ˈsuːtɪŋ/ /ˈsjuːtɪŋ/

To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with)

"The new schedule is suiting our needs much better than the old one. "

verbal
verbalnoun
/ˈvɜː.bəl/ /ˈvɝ.bəl/

(grammar) A verb form which does not function as a predicate, or a word derived from a verb. In English, infinitives, participles and gerunds are verbals.

bc
bcconjunction
/biːˈsiː/

So that, in order that.

breathings
/ˈbɹiːðɪŋz/

A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.

rocker
rockernoun
/ˈɹɒkə(ɹ)/

The breve below as in ḫ.

increment
/ˈɪŋkɹɪmn̩t/

(grammar) A syllable in excess of the number of the nominative singular or the second-person singular present indicative.

"In the Latin verb "amabam," the syllable "-bam" is an increment because it's not present in the nominative singular form "amo." "

past tense
/ˈpæst tɛns/ /ˈpɑːst tɛns/

(grammar) A grammatical form (often a verb form) that refers to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that happened (or had happened), or existed, at some time before now (the applicable reference time).

"The past tense of the verb "eat" is "ate." "

capital letter
/ˈkæpɪtl̩ ˈlɛtər/ /ˈkæpətl̩ ˈlɛtər/

An upper-case letter (A, B, C, ... as opposed to a, b, c, ...), used for emphasis, for starting sentences and proper names, etc.