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cartouche n

An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield. An oval figure containing hieroglyphics that represent the names of royal or divine people

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malapropism n

The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word in place of a similar sounding one. An absurdly inappropriate word that has been improperly used in place of a similar sounding word

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apostrophe n

(rhetoric) An exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent (orthography) The text character ’, used to mark the possessive case or show the omission of characters

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negotiate v

To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement. To succeed in coping with, or getting over something

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