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[M - O] - [P - R] - [S - U] - [V - Z]

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​PALABRA - a word; speech, talk, palaver. From 1594

PALILALIA - disorder characterized by rapid repetition of words

PALIMPSEST - An old document in which the original writing is scraped off so that new words can be written over it

PALINODIST - a writer of palinodes; a poem in which the poet retracts a view or sentiment expressed in a former poem.

PAMPHLETEER - a writer of pamphlets or other short works taking a partisan stand on an issue.

PANEGYRIC - a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing

PARACOSOM - a detailed, prolonged imaginary world created by a child

PARAGRAPHIA - writing of different letters and words than intended

PARAMNESIA - abnormality of memory; inability to remember meaning of word

PARAPHASIA - disorder in which one word substituted for another

PARAPROSDOKIANS - sentences that catch you off guard and cause you to have to look again at the first part of the sentence. From the Greek ‘para’ meaning ‘against’ and ‘prosdokia’ meaning ‘expectation’, a paraprosdokian leaves the reader somewhat baffled by the conclusion of the sentence. They are most often used for comedic effect (and can sometimes result in an anti-climax). These sentences, in essence, end with something that resembles a punchline.

PARISOLOGY - the deliberate use of equivocal or ambiguous words.

PARNASSIAN - 1. relating to poetry; poetic. 2.relating to a group of French poets of the late 19th century who emphasized strictness of form through the Parnassian movement.

PARNASSUS - fancy name for a collection of poetry.

PARRHESIA - in Greek, the word “parrhesia” is a combination of the words “everything” and “speech.” Therefore, the noun “parrhesia” effectively means the act of speaking about everything, without any limitation. One might think of it as freedom of speech, but in fact it is something more complex.

PASQUINUDADE - a satire

PATAVINITY - the use of local or provincial words.

PATER - chatter, talk; a word. From 1838

PAUCILOQUENT. If you are a person of few words, then this is the term for you. It refers to someone who doesn’t say much or who, when giving a speech, gives a very short one. This is a great way for you to tell people you are a person of few words, without having to say that whole long statement. Give this a try next time and see what happens.

PEEP - a word. From 1945 slang

PEN DRIVER - a writer

PENSIVE - comes from the French verb ‘penser’, meaning “to think.” The literal meaning of ‘pensive’ is “thoughtful.” Samuel Johnson defined the word as such in 1755. It can have a more creative meaning like “musingly or dreamily thoughtful,” or a suggestive or melancholy one like in “sad or reflective thoughtfulness.”

PERICOPE - a selection or extract from a book.

PERISSOLOGY - Redundancy of speech. From Greek word meaning "speaking too much."

PHANTASMAGORIC - characterized by incredible, intricate imagination

PHILIOLOGY - the study of a language's grammar, history, and literary tradition.

PHONETICS - the study of speech and non-speech sounds, and their acoustics.

PHONOLOGY - the study of speech sounds in their cognitive aspects.

PIERIAN - poetic inspiration

PIGEONHOLE - an excessively wide space between words. From late 17th century slang.

PILKUNNUSSIJA - A person whose only purpose in life is to make sure you understand how bad your grammar skills are. That is pilkunnussija, literally translated as “comma fucker”. (Finnish)

PLEONASM - the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense. The use of a superfluity of words, often deliberately for emphasis.
It stems from Late Latin from the Greek verb ‘pleonazein’ meaning “to be excessive" and is a fancy word for "redundancy." It's related to the words "plus" and "plenty," and ultimately it goes back to the Greek word for ‘more’ which is "pleōn."

POECILONYM - the word ‘synonym’ has its own synonym: it is a ‘poecilonym’.

POESY - The art or composition of poetry. Late Middle English from Old French poesie, via Latin from Greek poēsis, variant of poiēsis ‘making, poetry’, from poiein ‘create’.

POET - person who creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be a writer of poetry, or may perform their art to an audience. The work of a poet is essentially one of communication, either expressing ideas in a literal sense, such as writing about a specific event or place, or metaphorically.

POETEEZE - to write poetry.

POETICULE - an inferior poet. Also called a POETASTER.

POETIC LICENSE - A poet’s departure from the rules of grammar, syntax, and vocabulary in order to maintain a metrical or rhyme scheme. It can also mean the manipulation of facts to suit the needs of a poem.

POLEMIC - text that disputes something is a polemic. They are often written specifically to dispute or refute a position or theory that is widely viewed to be beyond reproach. Its opposite would be an apologia.

POLYGLOT - speaking or writing in several languages. Multilingual and containing matter in several languages or composed of elements from different languages. The prefix ‘poly’ means "many" or "multi-." Glot comes from the Greek term ‘glōtta’ meaning "language" or "tongue." Glōtta is also the source of ‘glottis’ meaning the space between the vocal cords. Polyglot entered English in the 17th century, meaning "one who can write or speak several languages."

POLYMATHY - encyclopedic knowledge

PRINCEPS - is a term for first editions or first printings.

PROEM - an introduction, preface or preamble.

PROSAIST - a writer of prose.
noun A prosaic or commonplace person; one destitute of poetic thought or feeling.

PROSODY - the study of the structure of poetry.

PSEUDOHOMOPHONE - pseudoword, which when pronounced, sounds like a real, familiar word. For example, the pseudohomophone BRANE sounds like the real word BRAIN.

PSEUDOWORD - pronounceable string of letters which has no meaning; also called invented words, nonsense words, or made-up words. For example, MIVIT, HEASE, and MIVE are all pronounceable, but don't mean anything.

PSITTACISM - parrot-like repetition in speech

PUFFER - this word was coined in the 1600s as a word for a bloviator who tended to “blow empty smoke” about something. Eventually, the word was attributed to a ‘malarkey-spewer’ or specifically the advertising writer. In this 1998 Chicago Tribune article it was said, “were we journalists then and we're just puffers of stories now to get numbers?”

PUNDIGRION - play on words; pun

QUATCH - a word, a sound From 1635

QUILL - to use a quill or writing pen; to write. From 1890

QUILL-DRIVER - this term has been around since at least 1700, and it can refer to a clerk or secretary, but it’s also a dismissive term for a writer. Quill-driver is a synonym for pencil-pusher. Joseph Conrad’s novel Lord Jim shows how little respect the term carried: “He wouldn't be terrified with a pack of lies by a cocky half-bred little quill-driver.”

RABELAISIAN - a piece of writing that is marked by gross robust humor, extravagance of caricature, or bold naturalism.

RACO​RACONTEUR - a gifted storyteller. The history of the word began in 1828 with the definition of a "storyteller, person skilled in relating anecdotes. The word derived from the French ‘raconteur’, from ‘raconter’ meaning "to recount, tell, narrate.”

RASTROPHILIOPUSTROCITY - a barrage of creative random thoughts and ideas that spontaneously overwhelms the right brain - a creative spark - which is followed up by action by the left brain to create a eureka moment.

READGRET - the feeling of sadness that you read a book too fast. It also means feeling sad or sorry for reading a book you should have read years ago.

RECTO - the term for the right-hand page. The left side is VERSO.

RESCRIBE - to write over, either repeating or re-writing.

RHEMATIC - forming a word or words

RHETORIC - a technique or language used to convey an idea or convince an audience.

RUBRICATE - add elaborate, typically red, capital letters or other decorations to a manuscript

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