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verbicide

Language; General language

The destroying or perverting of a word's meaning.

verbigeration

Language; General language

Obsessively repeating meaningless words and phrases.

verbless clause

Language; General language

A clause that implies a verb but doesn't contain one.

verb phrase ellipsis

Language; General language

A type of ellipsis in which a non-finite verb phrase is left out.

vocative case

Language; General language

The case of direct address. You use it when you speak directly to another person or invoke them directly by name.

vowel quantity

Language; General language

The duration of the vowel sound in a syllable, e.g. the difference between a long and a short vowel is a difference in vowel quantity.

vowel gradation

Language; General language

The changing of a vowel-sound within a word to show a changed grammatical function.

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