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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | work of art, music, writing |
| Synonyms: | arrangement, article, bit, composition, creation, discourse, dissertation, engraving, exposition, icon, item, lines, painting, paper, part, photograph, print, production, sketch, song, statue, study, theme, thesis, treatise, treatment, vignette, work |
| Notes: | a part is any of the components of a whole; a portion is a part allotted to or regarded as belonging to someone; a piece is a part separated from the whole; a division is a part formed by classifying, cutting, partitioning - and so is a section, though it is generally smaller; a segment is a part separated along natural lines of division; a fragment is a small part, usually broken off |
| Main Entry: | prose |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written, nonrhythmic literature |
| Synonyms: | book, composition, essay, exposition, fiction, nonfiction, speech, story, talk, text, tongue*, writing |
| Antonyms: | poem, poetry |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rationale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | logic for belief, action |
| Synonyms: | account, excuse, explanation, exposition, grounds, hypothesis, justification, motivation, motive, philosophy, principle, raison d'être, rationalization, reason, reasons, song and dance, sour grapes, story*, the big idea, the whole idea, theory, whatfor, why and wherefore, whyfor |
| Notes: | a rationale is given for a future course of action, whereas a rationalization is offered for a past action |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reason |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | explanation for an action |
| Synonyms: | account, apologia, apology, argument, case, cover, defense, excuse, exposition, ground, idea, justification, notion, proof, rationale, rationalization, song and dance, sour grapes, the whole idea, vindication, whatfor, wherefore, why and wherefore, why*, whyfor |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reasoning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | logic, interpretation |
| Synonyms: | acumen, analysis, apriority, argument, case, cogitation, concluding, corollary, deduction, dialectics, exposition, generalization, hypothesis, illation, induction, inference, interpretation, logistics, premise, proof, proposition, ratiocination, rationale, rationalizing, reason, syllogism, syllogization, thinking, thought, train of thought |
| Antonyms: | irrationality, nonsense |
| Main Entry: | remark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | comment, observation |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, annotation, assertion, attention, back talk, bon mot, cognizance, comeback, commentary, conclusion, consideration, crack*, declaration, elucidation, exegesis, explanation, explication, exposition, expression, gloss, heed, illustration, interpretation, mention, mind, note, notice, obiter dictum, observance, opinion, point, recognition, reflection, regard, saying, statement, talk, thought, two cents' worth, utterance, wisecrack, witticism, word |
| Antonyms: | silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | resolution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | answer, judgment |
| Synonyms: | analysis, assertion, breakdown, call, conclusion, decision, declaration, determination, dissection, elucidation, end, exposition, finding, interpretation, motion, nod, outcome, pay dirt, presentation, proposal, proposition, quick fix, recitation, recommendation, resolve, settlement, solution, solving, sorting out, ticket, unravelling, upshot, verdict, working out |
| Antonyms: | problem, question, trouble |
| Main Entry: | revelation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disclosure, telling |
| Synonyms: | adumbration, announcement, apocalypse, betrayal, blow by blow, break, broadcasting, clue, communication, cue, discovery, display, divination, divulgement, earful, epiphany, exhibition, expose, exposition, exposure, eye-opener, flash, foreshadowing, inspiration, leak, lightning bolt, manifestation, news, oracle, proclamation, prophecy, publication, scoop*, showing, sign, the latest, tip, uncovering, unearthing, unveiling, vision |
| Antonyms: | secret |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | review |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | critique; summary |
| Synonyms: | abstract, analysis, appraisal, article, assessment, blurb, book review, canvass, column, comment, commentary, criticism, discourse, discussion, dissertation, essay, evaluation, exposition, inspection, investigation, journal, judgment, magazine, mention, monograph, notice, organ, outline, pan, periodical, recapitulation, redraft, reviewal, revision, study, synopsis, theme, thesis, treatise, write-up |
| Notes: | a criticism is an evaluation or judgment of something, while critique is a somewhat elevated term for the same thing; review is used as a synonym for these but may also imply a more comprehensive study |
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