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PRONUNCIATION OF PERIODIC SENTENCE

periodic sentence  [ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERIODIC SENTENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Periodic sentence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PERIODIC SENTENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Periodic sentence

A periodic sentence is a stylistic device employed at the sentence level, described as one that is not complete grammatically or semantically before the final clause or phrase.

Definition of periodic sentence in the English dictionary

The definition of periodic sentence in the dictionary is a sentence in which the completion of the main clause is left to the end, thus creating an effect of suspense.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERIODIC SENTENCE


anodic
əˈnɒdɪk
antiperiodic
ˌæntɪˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk
antispasmodic
ˌæntɪspæzˈmɒdɪk
aperiodic
ˌeɪpɪərɪˈɒdɪk
cathodic
kæˈθɒdɪk
episodic
ˌɛpɪˈsɒdɪk
geodic
dʒɪˈɒdɪk
Hesiodic
ˌhesɪˈɒdɪk
iodic
aɪˈɒdɪk
melodic
mɪˈlɒdɪk
metaperiodic
ˌmɛtəˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk
methodic
mɪˈθɒdɪk
periodic
ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk
photoperiodic
ˌfəʊtəʊˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk
prosodic
prəˈsɒdɪk
quasiperiodic
ˌkweɪzaɪˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk
rhapsodic
ræpˈsɒdɪk
Roddick
ˈrɒdɪk
spasmodic
spæzˈmɒdɪk
thermoperiodic
ˌθɜːməʊˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERIODIC SENTENCE

period of rotation
period pain
period pains
period piece
periodate
periodic
periodic acid
periodic function
periodic law
periodic system
periodic table
periodic tenancy
periodical
periodical cicada
periodicalist
periodically
periodicity
periodide
periodisation
periodization

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERIODIC SENTENCE

at your convenience
coexistence
competence
custodial sentence
death sentence
existence
impotence
incompetence
inexistence
insistence
jail sentence
life sentence
persistence
potence
pretence
prison sentence
sentence
simple sentence
struggle for existence
subsistence
topic sentence

Synonyms and antonyms of periodic sentence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «periodic sentence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERIODIC SENTENCE

Find out the translation of periodic sentence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of periodic sentence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «periodic sentence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

定期一句
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

frase periódica
570 millions of speakers

English

periodic sentence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आवधिक वाक्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجملة دورية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

периодическая приговор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sentença periódica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পর্যায়ক্রমিক বাক্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

phrase périodique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hukuman berkala
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

periodische Satz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

掉尾文
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주기적인 문장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ukara périodik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

câu kỳ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கால அவகாசம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नियतकालिक वाक्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Periyodik cümle
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

frase periodico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zdanie okresowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

періодична вирок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

propoziție periodic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιοδική φράση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

periodieke sin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

periodisk meningen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

periodisk setning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of periodic sentence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERIODIC SENTENCE»

The term «periodic sentence» is used very little and occupies the 180.315 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERIODIC SENTENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «periodic sentence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «periodic sentence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about periodic sentence

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERIODIC SENTENCE»

Discover the use of periodic sentence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to periodic sentence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Critical Passages: Teaching the Transition to College ...
After showing students how cumulative and periodic sentence structures can generate thinking, we invite them to create these kinds of sentences as a way of teasing out the complications of the images they have chosen to analyze in their  ...
Kristin Dombek, Scott Herndon, 2004
2
Laura and Jim and What They Taught Me About the Gap Between ...
[No response] [She displays another transparency: THE USE OF THE PERIODIC SENTENCE FOR EMPHASIS A periodic sentence withholds its main idea until the end: a loose sentence begins with the main idea and ends with subordinate ...
James R. Chesnut, 1993
3
Periodic and loose sentences in Schiller's historical works
As there are different views of the periodic sentence among modern writers, it is necessary to explain the sense in which the term " periodic " is used here. The modern views go back to Aristotle. He gave his definition of the periodic sentence in ...
Willis Arden Chamberlin, 1910
4
English Rhetoric
A periodic sentence is unusually impressive, well-balanced, and stately. Its numerous opening clauses or phrases are often parallel and balancing to each other. Its overall effect is of a slow sentence building to a climax. As Leech & Short ...
Xiuguo Zhang, 2005
5
Analyzing Prose: Second Edition
A 'periodic sentence' must then have something to do with such a meaning. It doesn't. By Aristotle's time, it seems to have meant what we mean by 'sentence,' a unit, with a beginning, middle and end, small enough to be read as a single unit ...
Richard Lanham, 2003
6
Influencing Through Argument
A periodic sentence does not give up its meaning until the very end. The loose sentence conveys its meaning almost immediately and would be complete were it to have been ended before it was. In other words, in such sentences the period  ...
Robert B. Huber, Alfred C. Snider, 2006
7
The Fine Art of Copyediting
Now featuring solid advice on computer editing and a new chapter on style, as well as more information on references, bibliographies, indexing, and bias-free writing, The Fine Art of Copyediting, Second Edition offers the same wealth of ...
Elsie Myers Stainton, 2013
8
The Soliloquies in Hamlet: The Structural Design
In the full dramatic design of Hamlet the significance of this periodic sentence as an expression of will arises from its relation to the Player King's affirmation of providential governance in his observation that "wills and fates . . . contrary run" and ...
Alex Newell, 1991
9
Webster's New Essential Writer's Companion
Periodic sentences In a periodic sentence, the main clause or its predicate is at the end of the sentence and is preceded by two or more clauses or phrases that are often parallel in construction. The periodic sentence can have a ...
Webster's New World Dictionary
10
SAT Subject Test: Literature, 4th Ed.
The periodic or climactic sentence In contrast to the loose sentence in which the subject often appears early in the sentence, in the periodic sentence the subject and its verb come much later and serve as a climactic statement to a series of ...
Christina Myers-Shaffer, 2008

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERIODIC SENTENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term periodic sentence is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Simile When You Say That, Partner
The Samuel Johnson-esque periodic sentence is one, as is the spot-on use of a word that isn't expected, either because it's unfamiliar or ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Jun 15»
2
Murderer apologises to victim's family
Under the procedure prescribed by the Children's Act, juvenile offenders are granted periodic sentence reviews, in which the progress of their ... «Trinidad Guardian, May 15»
3
Book review: The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
Observe also the elegant periodic sentence structure, the use of the arcane adjective ''untrammelled''. The Silkworm thus brings to mind the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 14»
4
Fighting over champagne
Dr. Rosario started them off and he was so eloquent in the periodic sentence in which he bewailed the lack of diligence of some in their studies ... «Inquirer.net, May 13»
5
Letter from Birmingham Jail: Constructing the Optimal Argument
The majority of the paragraph is a drawn-out periodic sentence ... This periodic sentence translates a brief version of this cycle into writing. «OpEdNews, Jul 11»
6
A lesson in Advanced mis-Placement
... Grace interrupted my explanation of a periodic sentence with the question, ''What is a clause?'' and when all the other students admitted they ... «Boston Globe, Apr 11»

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