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Definition of subordinate clause

A subordinate clause is a type of compound sentence. In this context, dependence and subordination are observed, since a main clause is distinguished from another clause that, in order to fully unfold its meaning, needs it. Subordinating links are essential to be able to introduce a subordinate clause within a larger structure and achieve […]

Definition of interrogative sentence

An interrogative sentence is used to find out something by asking a question. Visually, it is easily distinguished since it has a question mark at both the beginning and the end. Orally, however, it is recognizable by the intonation of the person who is asking the question in question. Those who specialize in grammar indicate that this type of sentence is […]

Definition of poetic function

The poetic function is very present in literature since ancient times but also in every contemporary expression of verbal communication that aims to generate or transmit beauty and make each message more attractive. It is one of the six functions of language that, many years ago, was recognized by the Russian linguist […]

Definition of Holy Week

For those who profess Christianity, Holy Week is a time when the final events of Jesus Christ’s passage through the Earth are commemorated. It has no precise date (sometimes it takes place in March and, other years, in April) but its liturgy always contemplates each phase of the Passion of Christ. It is a period […]

Definition of autobiography

Autobiography is a literary genre where the author narrates events from his or her personal life. Generally, these texts collect the most important experiences of the existence of the person writing. It can be said that an autobiography is a book of memoirs. Unlike a biography, where a writer tells the story of someone else, […]

Definition of digital photography

Digital photography arises as a result of the technological possibility of capturing images through equipment similar to traditional cameras but which has an electronic image sensor that includes photosensitive units. The contents, which may be immortalizing scenes from a family celebration, any everyday event or landscapes, for example, are captured in a digital camera.

Definition of outfit

Outfit is a term used in the English language to describe the clothing, look or wardrobe chosen by someone. FundéuRAE proposes that this anglicism be replaced in Spanish with the word ensemble. On social networks and websites specializing in fashion, it is very common to refer to this word […]

Definition of harakiri

Harakiri is a term that comes from the Japanese language. The concept, also accepted as hara-kiri in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), is formed with the words hara (which can be translated as "belly") and kiri (translatable as "cut"). Harakiri is a type of ritual suicide that is practiced in the […]

Definition of color theory

Theory is a concept that comes from the Greek word theōría. The notion refers to a hypothesis with effects that can be applied to an entire scientific discipline or to a sector of it; to a series of laws that relate certain phenomena; or to speculative knowledge. The idea of ​​color, meanwhile, refers to a […]

Definition of parallelism

Parallelism is the condition of being parallel. This term, which comes from the Latin word parallēlus (in turn derived from the Greek parállēlos), can refer to different issues. The concept, as an adjective, refers to something analogous or that has a correspondence with something else. In the field of geometry, meanwhile, surfaces or lines […]