Question 1

a critical or explanatory note

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annotation

Question 2

a name, title, or designation

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appellation

Question 3

a person whose name is, or is thought to be, the source of the name of something

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eponym

Question 4

the study of the nature, structure, and variation of language

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linguistics

Question 5

ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by confusing it with one of similar sound

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malapropism

Question 6

a new word, expression, or usage

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neologism

Question 7

a particular manner of speaking

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parlance

Question 8

a regional dialect, especially a nonstandart one that has no written tradition

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patois

Question 9

a) using several languages

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polyglot

Question 10

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b) a person who speaks several languages

Question 11

a) of or related to the language of the common people

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vulgar

Question 12

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b) crude; indecent

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c) offensively excessive in the display of one's self or one's wealth

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