define: truism
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Truism A truism is a claim that is so obvious or self-evident as to be hardly worth mentioning, except as a reminder or as a rhetorical or literary device, and is the opposite of falsism. In philosophy, a sentence which asserts incomplete truth conditions for a proposition may be regarded as a truism. An example of such a sentence would be Under appropriate conditions, the sun rises..
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semantics 1. (Linguistics) the branch of linguistics that deals with the study of meaning, changes in meaning, and the principles that govern the relationship between sentences or words and their meanings. 2. (Logic) the study of the relationships between signs and symbols and what they represent. 3. (Logic) logic.
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tenor 1. sense, import, content, substance, gist. 1  the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift. 2  continuous course, progress, or movement. 3  Rhetoric[Rhet.]the subject of a metaphor, as she'' in She is a rose.'' Cf.vehicle (def.
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Semantics Semantics contrasts with syntax, the study of the combinatorics of units of a language (without reference to their meaning), and pragmatics, the study of the relationships between the symbols of a language, their meaning, and the users of the language.
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Pragmatics In pragmatics, there are two different types of meaning to consider: semantico-referential meaning and indexical meaning. Semantico-referential meaning refers to the aspect of meaning, which describes events in the world that are independent of the circumstance they are uttered in.he meaning of the sentence depends on an understanding of the context and the speaker's intent. As defined in linguistics, a sentence is an abstract entity — a string of words divorced from non-linguistic context — as opposed to an utterance, which is a concrete example of a speech act in a specific context.
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Semantics Semantics is, more narrowly defined, the study of the meaning of linguistic expressions apart from consideration of the effect that pragmatic factors, such as the following, have on the meaning of language in use:1  Features of the context.2  Conventions of language use.3  The goals of the speaker.emantics is, more narrowly defined, the study of the meaning of linguistic expressions apart from consideration of the effect that pragmatic factors, such as the following, have on the meaning of language in use:
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The Complete Broisms Dictionary acbronym—when bros make acronym’s for broish things. Example: “Dude, I say we go to Beacon’s for some SITT—super irie tube time. albrotross—a bro who surfs with his arms spread out. Example: “When Sage flies down the line with his arms out, he flies like an albrotross.
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Glossary of Fiction Terms A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words. Examples include hyperbole or exaggeration, litotes or understatement, simile and metaphor, which employ comparison, and synecdoche and metonymy, in which a part of a thing stands for the whole.
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Definition of 'truism' Definition of 'truism'. truism (truːɪzəm ) A truism is a statement that is generally accepted as obviously true and is repeated so often that it has become boring. Orpington seems an example of the truism that nothing succeeds like success. Whilst this might sound like a truism, it is nevertheless a crucial problem to address.
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pragmatics noun, (used with a singular verb) 1. Logic, Philosophy. the branch of semiotics dealing with the causal and other relations between words, expressions, or symbols and their users.
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- (sɪˈmɛtrɪk) adj. 1. (Logic) logic maths (of a relation) holding between a pair of arguments x and y when and only when it holds between y and x, as … is a sibling of … but not … is a brother of …. Compare asymmetric5, antisymmetric, nonsymmetric.
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Semantics Semantics (from Ancient Greek: σημαντικός sēmantikos, significant) is primarily the linguistic, and also philosophical, study of meaning—in language, programming languages, formal logics, and semiotics. It focuses on the relationship between signifiers—like words, phrases, signs, and symbols—and what they stand for, their denotation.
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- Kinetic friction is often an unbalanced force acting on moving objects. Thus, kinetic friction often changes the velocity of a moving object by slowing down the object. Static Friction Often, a force is applied to an object but does not cause the object to move. The object does not move because the force of static friction is balancing the force applied. Static friction can be overcome by applying a large enough force. As soon as an object starts moving, static friction has gone and has been replaced by kinetic friction. Look at Figure 4 to understand when static friction affects an object.
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- Full Definition of NONSENSE. 1. a: words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas b (1) : language, conduct, or an idea that is absurd or contrary to good sense (2) : an instance of absurd action. 2. a: things of no importance or value: trifles. 3.ull Definition of NONSENSE. 1. a: words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas b (1) : language, conduct, or an idea that is absurd or contrary to good sense (2) : an instance of absurd action. 2. a: things of no importance or value: trifles. 3.
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Ambiguity E.g. Set is a good example of a polysemic word. The term you're looking for is  polysemic .. polysemic (also polysemous): having more than one meaning; having multiple meanings. E.g.  Set is a good example of a polysemic word.
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trope Definition of trope. 1  1a : a word or expression used in a figurative sense : figure of speechb : a common or overused theme or device : cliché the usual horror movie tropes. 2  2 : a phrase or verse added as an embellishment or interpolation to the sung parts of the Mass in the Middle Ages.
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semantics semantics. n (functioning as singular). 1. (Linguistics) the branch of linguistics that deals with the study of meaning, changes in meaning, and the principles that govern the relationship between sentences or words and their meanings.
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- When the sun is at the highest point in its daily path, the true time is exactly noon. Compare → mean time. English Collins Dictionary-English Definition & Thesaurus &nbsp. See also: true bill, true level, true north, true rib. kettle. kettle. v. [subj: poiicemen] to herd [demonstrators] into a compact group in order to control their movements. wingman.
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languish The definition of languish is to fail to advance or move forward, or to grow weak. 1  An example of languish is a project that just sits on the shelf and never gets finished. 2  An example of languish is a plant that is never watered and that gets sicker and sicker.
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metaphor metaphor. n. 1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action that it does not literally denote in order to imply a resemblance, for example he is a lion in battle. Compare simile.
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Metaphor Definition and Examples Definition. A metaphor is a trope or figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something in common. Adjective: metaphorical.A metaphor is said to express the unfamiliar (the tenor) in terms of the familiar (the vehicle). metaphor is a trope or figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something in common.
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meant calculate an arithemtical mean, 1882, from mean (n.). adj.2 occupying a middle or intermediate place, mid-14c., from Anglo-French meines (plural), Old French meien, variant of moiien mid-, medium, common, middle-class (12c., Modern French moyen), from Late Latin medianus of the middle, from Latin medius in the middle (see medial (adj.)).
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- languish. 1  Persian: ذله شدن‏‎ (zelle šodan) 2  Polish: dogorywać (pl) impf, pokutować (pl) impf. 3  Russian: томи́ться (ru) impf (tomítʹsja), прозяба́ть (ru) impf (prozjabátʹ), влачи́ть жа́лкое существова́ние impf (vlačítʹ žálkoje suščestvovánije) 4  Spanish: sufrir (es), desperecer (es), ir tirando. 5  Turkish: sürünmek (tr)
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semantics Semantics. the branch of linguistics that studies the meanings of linguistic units. Semantics can also be defined as an aspect of the study of signs in semiotics or as the meaning of linguistic units.n linguistics, semantics has its beginnings in France and Germany in the 1820s when the meanings of words as significant features in the growth of language was recognized.
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argumentation casuistry - argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading. policy - a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation.
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semantics se•man•tics. 1. a branch of linguistics dealing with the study of meaning, including the ways meaning is structured in language and changes in meaning and form over time. 2. the branch of semiotics or logic dealing with the relationship between signs or symbols and what they denote.. Linguistics. a. The study or science of meaning in language. b. The competence of a speaker with regard to the interpretation of the meaning of linguistic structures. c. The study of relationships between signs and symbols and what they represent. Also called semasiology.