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Grammar :: Grammar (v. i.) To discourse according to the rules of grammar; to use grammar.

Aim :: Aim (v. i.) The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it..

Syllepsis :: Syllabus (n.) A compendium containing the heads of a discourse, and the like; an abstract..

Discourser :: Discourser (n.) The writer of a treatise or dissertation.

Purpose :: Purpose (n.) Proposal to another; discourse.

Amphiboly :: Amphiboly (n.) Ambiguous discourse; amphibology.

Loring :: Loring (n.) Instructive discourse.

Enlargement :: Enlargement (n.) Diffusiveness of speech or writing; expatiation; a wide range of discourse or argument.

Set :: Set (a.) Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle..

Paragraph :: Paragraph (n.) A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a particular point, whether consisting of one or many sentences. The division is sometimes noted by the mark /, but usually, by beginning the first sentence of the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual distance from the margin..

Address :: Address (v. t.) A formal communication, either written or spoken; a discourse; a speech; a formal application to any one; a petition; a formal statement on some subject or special occasion; as, an address of thanks, an address to the voters..

Prolegomenon :: Prolegomenon (n.) A preliminary remark or observation; an introductory discourse prefixed to a book or treatise.

Tidology :: Tidology (n.) A discourse or treatise upon the tides; that part of science which treats of tides.

Talk :: Talk (n.) Subject of discourse; as, his achievment is the talk of the town..

Discursist :: Discursist (n.) A discourser.

Decency :: Decency (n.) The quality or state of being decent, suitable, or becoming, in words or behavior; propriety of form in social intercourse, in actions, or in discourse; proper formality; becoming ceremony; seemliness; hence, freedom from obscenity or indecorum; modesty..

Oration :: Oration (n.) An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster's oration at Bunker Hill..

Member :: Member (n.) A part of a discourse or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a verse.

Anatomy :: Anatomy (n.) The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse..

Declamation :: Declamation (n.) A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.

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