Literature

Definition of joke

A joke is a funny saying or witty witticism. It can be a spontaneous expression or a short saying or story that contains something that makes its recipients laugh. The joke can be oral, written or graphic. For example: «Grandpa told me a very funny joke», «They always make fun of me because I […]

Definition of newspaper column

Column is a common term in the field of architecture. It is the vertical support that allows the weight of a structure to be held up. The concept is also used to refer to a commemorative monument or to name an individual or thing that serves as support for a group of people or a structure. […]

Definition of bibliographic reference

A bibliographical reference is a series of information that makes it possible to identify a book or other type of publication, or a fragment thereof. The purpose is that the reader, upon finding a bibliographical reference, can locate the publication mentioned in a simple way. Reference, with origins in the Latin refĕrens, is a term linked to the […]

Definition of kiss

Ósculo comes from the Latin osculum and refers to a kiss of affection or respect. The term, therefore, is used as a synonym for kiss. For example: “I still feel his warm kiss on my cheek”, “He looked into her eyes and gave her the most tender kiss that could come from any mouth”, “A kiss […]

Definition of epic

Greek is the language in which the etymological origin of the term we are dealing with here is found. It comes from the word epopoiía, which is the result of the union of several clearly defined parts such as: epos which can be defined as “poetic or sung speech” and poiein which is equivalent to “create”. From […]

Definition of ethopoeia

An ethopoeia is a literary figure that describes the personality, behavior, or habits of an individual. The term comes from the Latin ethopoeia and has more remote antecedents in the Greek language. Ethopoeia, therefore, refers to the moral and psychological characteristics of the subject, with his virtuous properties […]

Definition of denotation

From the Latin denotatio, denotation is the action and effect of denoting (a verb that, when said of a word or phrase, refers to its objective meaning). The concept functions as the opposite of connotation. Denotation is linked to the meaning of the referential mechanism with the information transmitted by a linguistic unit. It is […]

Definition of connotation

The first thing we are going to do is determine the etymological origin of the term connotation that concerns us. Specifically, by doing so we can establish that it comes from Latin, being made up of the following parts of said language: the prefix “con-“, which can be translated as “completely”; the word “nota”, which is equivalent to […]

Definition of ill-fated

Aciago is an adjective used to name something unfortunate, unlucky, ominous or unhappy. The term has its origin in the Latin aegyptiācus, which can be translated as “fatal day”. For example: “It was an ill-fated comment that caused a great stir”, “I don’t want another ill-fated day that makes me rethink so many things”, “A […]

Definition of peremptory

Peremptory is an adjective that can be used to name the last deadline that is granted or the final resolution regarding a matter. The term, therefore, is used as a synonym for conclusive, urgent, determining or pressing. The etymological origin of the term comes from Latin, more exactly from the word peremptorius. It is composed of three […]