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octosyllable/ˌɒktoʊˈsɪləbəl/ /ɑːkˈtɑːsɪləbəl/
Line of verse with eight syllables
renascence/ɹɪˈnas(ə)ns/
Renewal, revival.
non-fiction/ˌnɑn ˈfɪkʃən/ /ˌnɑnˈfɪkʃən/
Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.
sleep/sliːp/ /slip/
To be dead; to lie in the grave.
dittographies/ˌdɪtəˈɡræfiz/
The accidental, erroneous act of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.
cowrites/ˌkoʊˈraɪts/ /ˌkoʊˈrɪts/
To write in collaboration with another person
bluestocking/ˈbluːˌstɒkɪŋ/ /ˈbluːˌstɑːkɪŋ/
A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
sloughs of despond/ˈslaʊz əv dɪˈspɑnd/ /ˈslʌfs əv dɪˈspɑnd/
A dreary bog or marsh.
philology/fɪˈlɒlədʒɪ/
The humanistic study of historical linguistics.
tragedies/ˈtrædʒədiz/
A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.