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An order that originated in Asia Minor in the mid-sixth century B.C.
Una orden que se originó en Asia menor en el mediados del siglo VI A.C.
A process by which the pupil is enlarged. Allows more light to the interior of the eye.
Un proceso por el cual la pupila se agranda. Permite que más luz al interior del ojo.
A type of elision in which a word is contracted by removing one or more letters or syllables from the middle, as ne'er for never, or fo'c'sle for forecastle.
Un tipo de elisión en el que una palabra es contratada por no quitar uno o más letras o sílabas del centro, como nunca para nunca, o proa a proa.
A window that is in the background of other windows. Although some of its controls can be activated (click-through) and it can be a drag-and-drop target, an inactive window is not the focus of the user’s attention.
Una ventana que está en el fondo de otras ventanas. Aunque algunos de sus controles pueden ser activado (click-through) y puede ser un objetivo de drag-and-drop, una ventana inactiva no es el foco de la atención del usuario.
to emit a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
para emitir un tono elevado corto producido como una señal o aviso
A statement that initially appears to be contradictory but then, on closer inspection, turns out to make sense. For example, John Donne ends his sonnet "Death, Be Not Proud" with the paradoxical statement "Death, thou shalt die." To solve the paradox, it is ...
A statement that initially appears to be contradictory but then, on closer inspection, turns out to make sense. For example, John Donne ends his sonnet "Death, Be Not Proud" with the paradoxical statement "Death, thou shalt die." To solve the paradox, it is ...
The repetition of internal vowel sounds in nearby words that do not end the same, for example, "asleep under a tree," or "each evening." Similar endings result in rhyme, as in "asleep in the deep." Assonance is a strong means of emphasizing important words in ...
The repetition of internal vowel sounds in nearby words that do not end the same, for example, "asleep under a tree," or "each evening." Similar endings result in rhyme, as in "asleep in the deep." Assonance is a strong means of emphasizing important words in ...
respiratory organ of many aquatic animals; a filamentous outgrowth well supplied with blood vessels at which gas exchange between water and blood occurs.
respiratory organ of many aquatic animals; a filamentous outgrowth well supplied with blood vessels at which gas exchange between water and blood occurs.
A literary device that uses contradictory statements or situations to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true. It is ironic for a firehouse to burn down, or for a police station to be burglarized. Verbal irony is a figure of speech that occurs ...
A literary device that uses contradictory statements or situations to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true. It is ironic for a firehouse to burn down, or for a police station to be burglarized. Verbal irony is a figure of speech that occurs ...