(Greek: "singing again"): A poem, song, or section In which Pamperis writes 416 palindromic verses celebratingĬatherine the Great's military campaigns (See Cuddon 673-74). Use of palindromes is the 1802 collection by Ambrose Pamperis, Will be consumed in fire." Probably the most excessive Which means "We fly in circles by night and we In Constantinople that translates as " Wash Inscribed on a vial of holy water in Saint Sophia's church Cuddon notes several, including a Greek palindrome I'dĪssign it a name: "Gnat dirt upset on drab pot toilet."Ī long ways. No, too stupid a fad I put soot on warts!ĭesserts," demanded Nemesis-emended, named, stressed,Įliot, top bard, notes putrid tang emanating, is sad. In historical fact he apparently spoke no English!) Cuddon's Dictionary of LiteraryĪpocryphally to Napoleon, who was exiled on Elba, though Here are some longer English examplesĬulled from J. A. Seek to combine several words at once, the result becomesĪ sort of perverse art. Palindromes: for instance, civic, rotor, raceĬar, radar, level and so on. Certain words in English naturally function as Often, modern codicologists can rediscover the original writing by using UV light filters or chemicals to make the erased text visible again.Ī word, sentence, or verse that reads the same way backward It was a very common practice in medieval times since paper was so expensive. This process would remove or fade the original writing sufficiently for the later scribe to write over the older material. PALIMPSEST (Grk, "rubbed away): A surface such as a piece of parchment or vellum in which one text had been written, but then later became partially or completely "erased" when a subsequent scribe or bookmarker recycled the page and used a knife or edged tool to scrape away the original surface. It is very rare in English prosody, though Gerard Manley Hopkins and Ezra Pound make occasional use of it. PALIMBACCHIUS: Also called an anti-bacchius, this is a three-syllable foot in which the first two syllables are stressed and the third syllable unstressed. In linguistics, a sound that is either palatal Moving the blade of the tongue closer to the hard palate. In linguistics, the process of making a sound more palatal-i.e., Thus, palatal dipthongization is usefulįor philologists who wish to date a borrowed word in Old English. Scholars can tell the word in Old English must have been adoptedĪfter the time of palatal diphthongization-otherwise it would Words became a diphthong when preceded by palatal consonants. The tongue touching or moving toward the hard palate. In linguistics, any sound involving the hard palate-especially
With a specific rhythm which is endued with an absolving and In biblical scholarship, the common editorial abbreviation for the PriestlyĪmong the earliest Greeks, the word paean signifies Use it as a touchstone for important conceptsĪnd vocabulary that we will cover during the term. There's nothing more infuriating.Not intimidate. and waiting, and waiting, and checking our phones, and waiting, and waiting, and checking to make sure our phones are actually functioning, and waiting, and waiting. We women are used to waiting for his call. Note: I have the same reaction to pulling out chairs and lifting heavy objects. In actuality, I wanted to shake his hand or give him a bear hug or something for being so darn chivalrous (don't worry, I didn't). I slowed down, looked him in the eye, and thanked him. I don't see this much anymore, living in a liberal area with a younger populace.Īnd yeah, I swooned. He waited for me to catch up, then held the door open and stepped aside, allowing me to head in first. The other day, I was headed inside a building when a dark-haired guy with glasses noticed me a few steps away from the door. (And to all those chivalrous, good-hearted guys, keep doing what you're doing. And here are 10 examples of chivalrous things men do that make us swoon and prove they're a true gentleman.