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alinea
Language; General language
This is purportedly another name for the ¶ symbol, which is usually called pilcrow.
allative case
Language; General language
A case used in some languages, such as Finnish, to express motion toward the marked referent.
alliteration
Language; General language
Repeating the same sound — usually a consonant — either at the beginning of consecutive words or in words that are in close succession.Note: Some feel that the term should only apply to consonants ...
allograph
Language; General language
Two or more Glyphs that are members of the same set of glyphs representing a particular grapheme.
allomorph
Language; General language
A variant of a morpheme that sounds different than the morpheme, but not sufficiently different for it to be considered a different morpheme.
alphabet
Language; General language
A standardized set of letters or symbols that is used for visual communication.
alphabetic principle
Language; General language
The basis of a writing system in which the written symbols correspond to the spoken sounds, e.g. the Roman alphabet.
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