Definition: A word used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are similar or related in some way.

Example: I want to go to the park and play soccer.

Definition: A word used to connect words, phrases, or clauses, indicating that both are included or true.

Example: I would like apples and oranges for my snack.

Definition: To make a critical remark or comment, often expressing disapproval.

Example: The professor animadverts on the lack of research in the student's paper.

Definition: Connected to the act of adding notes or comments to a text to explain or clarify it.

Example: The annotative features of the software help users understand complex texts better.

Definition: To come before something in time or order.

Example: The invention of the telephone anteceded the rise of the internet.

Definition: Describing something that comes before or earlier in time or order.

Example: The antecedent events led to the final decision.

Definition: Something that comes before another thing, often used to refer to an event or situation that influences what happens next. In grammar, it refers to the word or phrase that a pronoun replaces or refers to.

Example: In the sentence 'The teacher asked the children where they were going', 'the children' is the antecedent of 'they'.

Definition: In a way that refers to something that came before; previously.

Example: The events occurred antecedently to the main incident, influencing its outcome.

Definition: The third syllable from the end of a word.

Example: In the word 'unhappiness', the antepenult is 'hap'.

Definition: The third-to-last syllable in a word.

Example: In the word 'banana', the antepenultima is 'na'.

Definition: Referring to the position that is third from the end in a sequence or list.

Example: In a race with ten runners, the antepenultimate runner finished in eighth place.

Definition: The third-to-last syllable or element in a sequence, especially in a word or list.

Example: In the word 'unhappiness', the antepenultimate syllable is 'hap'.

Definition: The use of a word or phrase in a way that means the opposite of its usual meaning, often for humor or irony.

Example: Calling a slow runner 'Usain Bolt' is an example of antiphrasis.