| A | B |
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| annotation | a critical or explanatory note |
| appellation | a name, title, or designation |
| eponym | a person whose name is or is thought to be, the source of the name of something |
| linguistics | the study of the nature, structure, and variation of language |
| malapropism | ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by confusing it with one of similar sound |
| neologism | a new word, expression, or usage |
| parlance | a particular manner of speaking |
| patois | a regional dialect, especially a nonstandard one that has no written tradition |
| polygot | adj. using several languages n. a person who speaks many languages |
| vulgar | language of common people; crude, indecent; offensively excessive in the display of one's self or one's wealth |
