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111Verbal Arts Centre — The Verbal Arts Centre based in Derry, Northern Ireland, is a specialist centre for the development of literacy through creative engagement where literacy is defined as the ability to read, write, communicate (talking listening) and comprehend.… …
112verbal noun — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms verbal noun : singular verbal noun plural verbal nouns linguistics a noun that is formed from a verb and ends in ing , for example swimming in the sentence Swimming is my favourite sport …
113verbal inspiration — noun : the theological doctrine that a divine inspiration extends to every word of a particular text those who defend the verbal inspiration of the Bible * * * verbal inspiration noun Dictation of every word of a book (usu the Bible) by God • • • …
114verbal transformation effect — A term introduced in or shortly before 1958 by the American psychologist Richard M. Warren (b. 1925), and his British colleague Richard Langton Gregory (b. 1923) to denote an illusory alteration of repeated words or sentences. For example,… …
115verbal diarrhoea — British, American & Australian, humorous, American & Australian, humorous if someone has verbal diarrhoea, they talk too much. It was awful a whole evening with this guy who had verbal diarrhoea …
116verbal note — noun : an unsigned diplomatic memorandum serving as an informal reminder of an unanswered question or request * * * verbal note noun In diplomacy, an unsigned reminder of a neglected, though perhaps not urgent, matter • • • Main Entry: ↑verbal …
117verbal diarrhea — {n. phr.} The inability to keep silent; over talkativeness. * /Archibald is a nice guy but he s got verbal diarrhea and he can t shut up for a single minute./ …
118verbal diarrhea — {n. phr.} The inability to keep silent; over talkativeness. * /Archibald is a nice guy but he s got verbal diarrhea and he can t shut up for a single minute./ …
119Verbal inspiration — Inspiration In spi*ra tion, n. [F. inspiration, L. inspiratio. See {Inspire}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of inspiring or breathing in; breath; specif. (Physiol.), the drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the… …
120Verbal interjection — In linguistics, verbal interjection is a part of speech which represents sounds, caused by some action ( for example boom ). They aren t used in formal speech or writings …
