LANGUAGE ORIGINS / ETYMOLOGY Flashcards
1
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ALLEGORY
A
greek to latin to old french to late middle english
2
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ALLITERATION
A
latin to medieval latin to early 17th century
3
Q
ALLUSION
A
late latin to mid 16th century
4
Q
AMBIGUITY
A
latin to middle english
5
Q
ANALOGY
A
greek to latin to late middle english
6
Q
ANTITHESIS
A
greek to late latin to late middle english
7
Q
COLLOQUIALISM
A
latin
8
Q
CONNOTATION
A
medieval latin to mid 16th century
9
Q
DENOTATION
A
late latin
10
Q
DICTION
A
latin to mid 16th century
11
Q
EXTENDED METAPHOR
A
greek to altin to french to late 15th century
12
Q
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
A
late latin to middle english
13
Q
FIGURE OF SPEECH
A
latin to old french to middle english
14
Q
GENRE
A
french/english; early 19th century
15
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IMAGERY
A
old french to midde english
