Monthly Archive for July, 2006

#define denouement

Published on July 2, 2006 in #define. Closed

Main Entry: de·noue·ment
Variant(s): also dé·noue·ment
Prounciation: /"dA-"nü-'män, dA-'nü-"/
Function: noun
Etymology: French dénouement, literally, untying, from Middle French desnouement, from desnouer to untie, from Old French desnoer, from des- de- + noer to tie, from Latin nodare, from nodus knot
1 : the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
2 : the outcome of a complex sequence of events

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#define juxtaposition

Published on July 2, 2006 in #define. Closed

Main Entry: jux·ta·po·si·tion
Pronunciation: "j&k-st&-p&-'zi-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin juxta near + English position — more at joust
1 : the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side

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#define purgation

Published on July 2, 2006 in #define. Closed

Main Entry: pur·ga·tion
Pronunciation: "p&r-'gA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or result of purging

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#define vilification

Published on July 2, 2006 in #define. Closed

Main Entry: vil·i·fi·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "vi-l&-f&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act of vilifying : abuse
2 : an instance of vilifying : a defamatory utterance

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