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Paragraph

Originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, e. g., a change of subject; now, the character /, commonly used in the text as a reference mark to a footnote, or to indicate the place of a division into sections.

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Compose 76% connected

To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dissever 76% connected

To part in two; to sever thoroughly; to sunder; to disunite; to separate; to disperse.

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Divide 76% connected

To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.

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Indite 76% connected

To compose; to write; to be author of; to dictate; to prompt.

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Pen 76% connected

A feather.

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Separate 76% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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Split 76% connected

of Split

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Write 76% connected

To set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable instrument; as, to write the charact…

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Writing 76% connected

of Write

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Paragrapher 74% connected

A writer of paragraphs; a paragraphist.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Paragrapher 74% connected

A writer of paragraphs; a paragraphist.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Containing whole 1

Text 70% connected

A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, o…

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Abstract adjective · 78% connection

existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like ‘truth’ and ‘justice’"

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Accusative adjective · 78% connection

serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accus…

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Appendix noun · 78% connection

a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

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Background noun · 78% connection

extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly he…

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Background signal noun · 78% connection

extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly he…

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Cecal appendage noun · 78% connection

a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

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Chapter noun · 78% connection

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"

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Conclusion noun · 78% connection

the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"

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Creation noun · 78% connection

the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the…

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Decision noun · 78% connection

the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"

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Deduction noun · 78% connection

reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

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Deductive reasoning noun · 78% connection

reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

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Discourse noun · 78% connection

an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal…

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Examine verb · 78% connection

put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"

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Findings noun · 78% connection

a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes

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Function noun · 78% connection

what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

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Implication noun · 78% connection

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation…

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Method acting noun · 78% connection

an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them…

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Accent noun · 78% connection

A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of t…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originally, marginal, mark, note, margin.
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Allegory noun · 78% connection

A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originally, marginal, mark, note, margin.
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Apostille noun · 78% connection

A marginal note on a letter or other paper; an annotation.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originally, marginal, mark, note, margin.
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Appoggiatura noun · 78% connection

A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note one degree a…

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Asterisk noun · 78% connection

The figure of a star, thus, /, used in printing and writing as a reference to a passage or note in the margin, to supply the omission…

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Call verb · 78% connection

To utter in a loud or distinct voice; -- often with off; as, to call, or call off, the items of an account; to call the roll of a mili…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originally, marginal, mark, note, margin.
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Cilia n. pl. · 78% connection

Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash.

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Cohesion noun · 78% connection

(linguistics) the grammatical and lexical linking within a text or sentence that holds a text together and gives it meaning.; "While l…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originally, marginal, mark, note, margin.
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Contemplation noun · 78% connection

The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study.

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Conversion noun · 78% connection

A spiritual and moral change attending a change of belief with conviction; a change of heart; a change from the service of the world t…

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Countermark noun · 78% connection

A mark or token added to those already existing, in order to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special mark put upon a pa…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originally, marginal, mark, note, margin.
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Dialogism noun · 78% connection

the use in a text of different tones or viewpoints, whose interaction or contradiction is important to the text's interpretation.; "Wh…

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