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GRAMMATICAL TERMS.

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'"either," "or;" " both,"
"and;" when," "then."
Dative [L. dativ,1 " that
which has arisen from giving"]. The Latin name for
the Indirect Objective case
used after Verbs of giving
&c. (126).
Declension. The bending or
declension ofthe Oblique (see
Oblique below) cases from
the Subjective form, which
was regarded as " erect."
Hence applied to the statenent of the cases of a Noun.
Definite (Article). A name
given to the Adjective "the"
from the fact that "the"
defines its Noun. See
Article.
Definition [L. de, "from:"
Jinit-, " marked out,"
" bounded "]. That which
marks out the boundaries of
anything so as to distinguish
it from all other things.
N.f. Not a mere " description."
Degree (of comparison) [L.
f/radus, Fr. degyr, " step "].
The forms expressing the
steps or degrees in which a
quality can be expressed by
an Adjective.
Dentals [L. dent-, "tooth "].
Consonants pronounced with
the aid of the teeth; d, n, t.
Dependent( Sentence ).Sometimes used for Subordinate.
But generally applied to
Subordinate sentences that

are the Subjects or Objects
of Verbs.
Diaeresis [Gr. diairesis,
"separation "]. The mark
placed over one of two
vowels to show that each is
to be pronounced separately
e.g. in "aerial."
Diphthong [Gr. di," twice;"
phthongos, "sound"]. Two
vowel sounds pronounced as
one.
Direct (Object). The Noun
that denotes what is rer
garded as the direct object of
the action of a Verb.2
Ellipsis [Gr. elleipsis,
"omission "]. The omission
of words (said to be " understood" i.e. implied) in a
Sentence.
Emphasis [Gr. emphaino,
"I make clear"]. Stress
of the voice laid on particular words or syllables in
order to make the meaning
clear.
Epigram [Gr. epi, "on;"
gramma, "writing"]. A
writing on a monutment.
Hence a shortpoem. flence
a short pointed poem or
saying.3
Epithet [Gr. epithetos,
" placed to "]. An Adjective
placed to a Noun to describe
some quality of the person
or thing denoted by the
Noun.
Etymology [Gr. etymon,
" true meaning; " logia,

1 Termination -ivus in Latin, when added to Participles, denotes
that which has arisen from, e.g. "captivus," that which has arisen
front "capture "
2 See Par. 14,
3 The point will generally be.at the end. Intentional "h bathos "
sometimes borders on "epigram." See How to Write Clearly,
Par. 42.