Correption — Cor*rep tion (k?r r?p sh?n), n. [L. correptio, fr. corripere to seize.] Chiding; reproof; reproach. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Angry, passionate correption being rather apt to provoke, than to amend. Hammond. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Correption — Correption, lat., die Ergreifung; Kürzung der Aussprache in der latein. Prosodie; Verweis … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
correption — /kə repˈshən/ (obsolete) noun 1. Shortening in pronunciation 2. A reproof ORIGIN: L correptiō, ōnis, from cor , intens, and rapere to seize … Useful english dictionary
Correption — In Latin and Greek poetry, correption is the shortening of a long vowel at the end of one word before a short vowel at the beginning of the next. Vowels next to each other in neighboring words are in hiatus. Homer uses correption in dactylic… … Wikipedia
correption — n. shortening in pronunciation … Dictionary of difficult words
Scansion — La scansion est proprement l action de scander un vers, c est à dire d en analyser la métrique ou plus précisément, d en déterminer le schéma métrique ou modèle. Par extension, la déclamation du vers pour faire ressortir ce schéma métrique est… … Wikipédia en Français
Hiatus (linguistics) — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis … Wikipedia
Meter (poetry) — In poetry, meter (metre in British English) is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse meter, or a certain set of meters alternating in a particular order. The study of… … Wikipedia
History of linguistics — Linguistics as a study endeavors to describe and explain the human faculty of language.Historically, linguistic study was motivated by the correct description of a liturgical language, notably that of Sanskrit grammar by IAST|Pāṇini (fl. 4th… … Wikipedia
Constant amplitude zero autocorrelation waveform — A Constant Amplitude Zero AutoCorrelation waveform (abbreviated CAZAC) is a periodic complex valued signal with modulus one and out of phase periodic (cyclic) autocorrelation equal to zero. CAZAC sequences find application in wireless… … Wikipedia