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Expression 76% connected

The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expr…

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Formulation 76% connected

The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.

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Verbalization 76% connected

The act of verbalizing, or the state of being verbalized.

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Diction 92% connected

Choice of words for the expression of ideas; the construction, disposition, and application of words in discourse, with regard to clearness, accuracy…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Phraseology 92% connected

Manner of expression; peculiarity of diction; style.

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Phrasing 92% connected

of Phrase

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Verbiage 92% connected

The use of many words without necessity, or with little sense; a superabundance of words; verbosity; wordiness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Imagery noun · 78% connection

the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"

Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.
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Imagination noun · 78% connection

the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"

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Imaging noun · 78% connection

the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"

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Mental imagery noun · 78% connection

the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"

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Ambiguity noun · 78% connection

unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

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Characterisation noun · 78% connection

a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing…

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Characterization noun · 78% connection

a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing…

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Choice of words noun · 78% connection

the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage" - G.S.Patton

Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.
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Climate noun · 78% connection

the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"

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Construction noun · 78% connection

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair i…

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Delineation noun · 78% connection

a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing…

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Depiction noun · 78% connection

a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing…

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Equivocalness noun · 78% connection

unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.
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Focalisation noun · 78% connection

the act of bringing into focus

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Focalization noun · 78% connection

the act of bringing into focus

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Focusing noun · 78% connection

the act of bringing into focus

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Irony noun · 78% connection

incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"

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Mood noun · 78% connection

the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"

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