10 BÜCHER, DIE MIT «STREPITOUS» IM ZUSAMMENHANG STEHEN
Entdecke den Gebrauch von
strepitous in der folgenden bibliographischen Auswahl. Bücher, die mit
strepitous im Zusammenhang stehen und kurze Auszüge derselben, um seinen Gebrauch in der Literatur kontextbezogen darzustellen.
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The Gilded Tongue: Overly Eloquent Words for Everyday Things
STILLATITIOUS (STIL-uh-TISH-uhs): adj. from Latin stlllaticlus , from stillatus, past
participle of stillare (to drip, trickle): falling in drops. The stillatitious liquid we felt
on our heads was rain. STREPITOUS (STREP-uh-duhs): adj. from Latin ...
Not satisfied with this, they seize and torture beyond recognition respectable
native citizens of the language. Borrowing a word from one of their own number,
we may call them the “strepitous” school. Adapting a well-known epigram, we
might ...
Borrowing a word from one of their own number, we may call them the “strepitous
” school. Adapting a well-known epigram, we might briefly define them and their
work as the Unintelligent in full pursuit of the Unintelligible. _ The other day I ...
Strepitous. A FIRST visit to the Akropolis was vain. A more responsible custodian,
no doubt observing an odd want of oddity in my dress, asked if I was a scholar. I
replied that I was not : but my interests were not unscholarly. He was good ...
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Painless Savior: Immortals in New York
She walked into the bar and took in the strepitous atmosphere, the music whaled
as the laughter and conversation consumed all corners of the room. She spotted
him sitting in the corner; midnight black hair blanketed his face as he looked ...
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The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of ...
L strepere: make a noise, roar. strepitous; obstreperous. It, sterpitoso. (s)trid, strig:
squeak, buzz; grind, rasp. Imitative. Gk, trismus: lockjaw. strident; stridulation.
From stridence, through stridor, to stridulousness, OED defines 1 5 relevant
words.
Joseph Twadell Shipley,
2009
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Philosophical Transactions to the Year ____ Abridged and ...
... suffering ' more Pressure than they are patient of, from the coagulated and
contiguous ' aqueous Parts then congealed, we may be induced to suppose
these strepitous Eruptions to proceed from thence. But whether Mr. Hobbs's
Hypothesis ...
Royal Society (Great Britain),
1731
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The History of the Famous Preacher, Friar Gerund de ...
But what strepitous sounds, what harmonious tumult diverts my attention-its
another part P What perceives the auditory power P gWhat visual species are
represented before the vistve? More clearly and more adapted to thqvulgar, What
do I ...
José Francisco de Isla,
1772
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Philosophical Transactions, Giving Some Accompt of the ...
cavities oi the air vessel, suffering more pressure than they are patient of, from
the coagulated and contiguous aqueous parts then congealed, may be induced
to suppose thele strepitous eruptions to proceed from thence. Bnt whether Mr.
John Martyn ((Londres)), James Allestry ((Londres)), Henry Oldenburg,
1684
... the power of pardoning Criminals con- demned, is of such use to the Lives and
Estates ot the People, that without it many would be exposed to die unjustly j As
lately a poor* Gentleman, who by means of the Harangue of a Strepitous Lawyer
...
James Harrington, John Toland, John Hall,
1737
3 NACHRICHTEN, IN DENEN DER BEGRIFF «STREPITOUS» VORKOMMT
Erfahre, worüber man in den einheimischen und internationalen Medien spricht und wie der Begriff
strepitous im Kontext der folgenden Nachrichten gebraucht wird.
Rosamund Urwin: I'm all in favour of London's most foxy inhabitants
It must be hard on the sexually-frustrated to be woken at 3am to hear the fox and vixen engaged in yet another strepitous sex session — seriously, they're like ... «Evening Standard, Mai 15»
A weighty issue
Many of us are ignoring the alarm bells despite their strepitous calls for attention. The Federal government is among those most concerned. An analysis ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 13»
Historical Thesaurus: On Sounds and Sense
Noises can be loud (fervent, perstreperous, clamant, strepitous, dinsome) or soft (murmurous, whistering, susurrant). They can be resonant or ringing (sonorous, ... «OUPblog, Nov 09»